EBSCOhost 2.0 is live and the following new features have been introduced to the site. A new simpler basic searching screen The ability to preview an article or image by mouseover New result list New detail display New search history…
Origami Heaven Festival on August 3rd
The Charles B. Wang Center and Long Island Folding Enthusiasts (L.I.F.E.) are proud to sponsor the fourth annual summer origami festival. This year proves to be one of the most exciting, featuring an array of origami activities and exhibitions of…
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IM Reference
The library is making it easier for students, faculty and staff to ask for help! We are in the process of adding a widget to pages within the library website and catalog that allows you to IM a librarian without…
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics now available online.
Access to version 2008 of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (corresponding to the 88th edition of the printed book) is now available to the University community. The Handbook covers all types of physical science data commonly encountered by…
Washington Letter Visits Brewster House
On Saturday, May 17, the Library’s George Washington letter, written in 1779, made its first trip off-campus for a public viewing. The occasion was the designation of The Brewster House (c.1665) in Setauket being placed on the New York State…
News from Project MUSE
Project MUSE introduces linked subject headings (reproduced from Project MUSE’s recent email announcement) Users of Project MUSE articles and Tables of Contents in our recently-launched new format may have noticed an additional feature – “clickable” subject headings for each article,…
Gallica Digital Library
The Gallica Digital Library from the Bibliothèque nationale de France provides free access to thousands of digital books as well as 18th and 19th century journals. The collection includes material from various subject areas including chemistry, philosophy and history. The…
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A Wok Through Chinese Culinary History
A 3,000-course cultural feast… with no calories! Save and digest the history of Chinese cuisine at a dramatic new exhibition of the Jacqueline M. Neiman Chinese Cookbook Collection. Stony Brook University’s collection includes more than 3,000 cookbooks – from the…
Oxford Music Online
Grove Music Online is now part of the Oxford Music Online database. Grove Music Online includes the full texts of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition (2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), and The…
Oxford Art Online
Grove Art Online is now part of the Oxford Art Online database. Grove Art Online includes more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images. In addition to Grove, Oxford Art Online includes…
