Is open sharing of ideas and information important to you? Form a team or go it alone and make a video to demonstrate the value of information sharing as you see it. Deadline for entry: 05.26.11 For more information see…
Sustainability Watch
New database trial: Sustainability Watch. Access Sustainability Watch. Sustainability Watch provides evidence-based summaries on over 200 sustainability-related topics. Monitoring thousands of journals and periodicals, this product presents best practices in a variety of sustainability areas including environmental impacts and pollution…
Posted in Sustainability
Remembering Dr. Margot Ammann Durrer
Stony Brook University Libraries is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Margot Ammann Durrer. Dr. Durrer was one of the university’s most loyal and philanthropic supporters. In addition to establishing several student scholarships, she also made a…
New Music Librarian Publication
Music Librarian Gisele Schierhorst has authored an article appearing in the current double issue of the Music Reference Services Quarterly. “The Lives of Professional Classical String Players: A Selective Annotated Bibliography,” Music Reference Services Quarterly, 13, issues 3 & 4,…
Posted in Scholarly Communication
ScienceOnline migrating to Web 2.0
On Tuesday, 16 November 2010, the Science website, including all weekly article and issue content of the journal, Science, will transition to the new platform. The change is designed to put Science’s website into better alignment with industry standards. It…
Federal Depository Library Program: User Survey
From technical reports to consumer information, University Libraries has a wealth of government information for you. University Libraries is a of Federal Depository Library, and provides access to thousands of government publications in myriad formats on a wide range of…
Posted in Government Information
ScienceDirect Downtime
ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to server upgrade/maintenance on Saturday, Nov. 13th, from 7am to 1pm.
New Books & Other Materials
Interested in learning about new University Libraries books, DVDs, CDs and more? All our new acquisitions are listed on our New Books List. Highlights include: DVDs The great rock ‘n’ roll swindle [videorecording] Ganges [videorecording] / Excalibur [videorecording] / eBooks…
Posted in New and Notable
Reaxys Trial: New Web Tool for Chemistry Research
Reaxys is a workflow tool based on the content from CrossFire Beilstein, Gmelin and Patent Chemistry Database. Reaxys integrates reaction and substance data search with synthesis planning. It is an intuitive web-application with powerful and flexible search capabilities, including…
Community Outreach: Setauket Elementary School
One of Stony Brook University’s George Washington letters (1779) made a special trip off-campus and was viewed by over 500 children and their parents at Setauket Elementary School on Monday, September 13. The event was covered by News 12 Long…
