2020 Fall Semester: Reference and Virtual Chat Services

Welcome to the new semester!  Need help with research?  We are here to help! There are many virtual ways you can connect to librarians for research assistance; chat service is one of them.  Please see below for current chat services

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Study Room Time Machine

To avoid any confusion, no – the library does not have a time machine in a study room. At least, not in this century. We do, however, have a virtual game called Study Room Time Machine that we would like

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Michael Bailou Huang Keynotes at National Librarians’ Day Commemoration in India

Michael Bailou Huang, SUNY Distinguished Librarian and Director of Global Library Initiatives, was invited to present a keynote speech titled “Responding to COVID-19: Envisaging Role of Libraries” at National Librarians’ Day Commemoration & Prof S. R. Ranganathan Memorial Oration on

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Information about course reserves for Fall 2020

Due to continuing concerns over Covid-19, the University Libraries will not be lending or checking out any physical items (books) for Course Reserves for the Fall 2020 semester.  We are offering to scan a limited number of book chapters to

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Chronicling the History of Stony Brook University Libraries

July marks the 58th year of SBU Libraries! When did the first library open on the SBU campus? Why is the Melville Library a building within a building? And when did the catalog first go online? All of these questions

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New Digital Collection – Kronos Yearbooks

Digital Collection The Kronos: Stony Brook University, School of Medicine, Digital Yearbook Collection is now available to the public. This digital collection provides online access to the complete holdings of the yearbook. For this digitization project, print copies of the

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Clara Tran receives Chancellor’s Excellence in Librarianship Award

Congratulations to Associate Librarian Clara Tran, Head of Science & Engineering, on receiving the Chancellor’s Excellence in Librarianship Award!  Clara is the liaison to the Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical & Chemical Engineering departments, as well as the Electrical Engineering

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Diane Englot receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service

Diane Englot, Head of Resource Sharing in the Access & User Services department, is a recipient of a 2019-2020 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service. Diane began working at the University Libraries in 1989, first in the Special Collections

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LGBTQ+ Research Guide

June is Pride Month! The LGBTQ+ community faces a number of health disparities, compared to the general population. In order to address these specific needs, the Health Sciences Library offers a research guide on LGBTQ+ Health. One page is devoted

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2020 Summer Volunteer – Catherine Heiba

Chris Kretz and Clara Tran will be mentoring Catherine Heiba during this summer. Catherine received her Bachelor of Music at Rutgers University and Master of Music at University of Michigan. Currently she is a first year student of the MLIS

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