On its maiden voyage the University Libraries boat S.S. Melville won Second Place at the 2012 Roth Pond Regatta. This was the fist year for the Libraries at the regatta. S.S. Melville was bravely piloted by Kathleen Maxheimer and Kristen Cinar, and they…
University Libraries@SUNYLA 2012
Janet H. Clarke, Associate Director for Research and Instructional Services, will present at the SUNYLA 2012 Conference. The State University of New York Library Association (SUNYLA) 2012 Conference will be held at the Fashion Institute of Technology, June 6 through…
University Libraries@SUNY CIT 2012
Darren Chase, Web Librarian, will participate on a learning through digital storytelling panel discussion along with Stony Brook University colleagues from Teaching, Learning and Technology, and the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. The SUNY Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT)…
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SUNY CIT 2012
SUNY CIT 2012 will be at Stony Brook University, May 29 – June 1. The Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) is SUNY’s largest and most prominent event on instructional technology in educating, providing a forum for faculty, instructional support…
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Constantia Constantinou Presents at the International Conference in Qualitative and Quantitative Measures in Libraries, Limerick, Ireland
Constantia Constantinou Presented “Knowledge for the ages: Preserving rare collections through digitization and content-based access” at the International Conference in Qualitative and Quantitative Measures in Libraries, May 22-25, 2012, Limerick, Ireland.
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SBU Libraries to Enter Their First Roth Regatta!
This Friday the Stony Brook University Libraries are attempting something never before attempted in the history of the Stony Brook University Libraries – entering a boat in the annual Roth Pond Regatta! Staff members throughout campus have been showing their…
Extended Hours for Finals Week Announced: May 4-15
Beginning Friday, May 4, the public reading rooms of the Main Library will be open as late as 4 AM on some nights. Security guards will be checking University IDs to ensure public safety. For complete schedule, click here. If…
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Asian Heritage Month Events
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month at the Charles B. Wang Center. There’s a full lineup of events all month. Check out the hereandnow theatre company, performing April 12, 2012, 7 PM.
Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies
Asian American Pacific Islander Collection at the Library of Congress
This Collection was launched in 2008 and features the archives of Carlos Bulosan, Betty Lee Sung, and Asian Adoptee Archive, among many others. The Asian American Studies librarian is Reme Grefalda, regr@loc.gov, 202-707-6096. http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/aapi/index.html
Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies
Researchers Boycott Elsevier
Publisher of scholarly journals Elsevier is being boycotted by thousands of researchers who oppose Elsevier’s skyrocketing prices and support of ending open access publishing initiatives. As reported in science and technology blog the Singularity Hub, Researchers from around the world…
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