The times, they are a changing. What we’re all going through now is unprecedented. For better or for worse, these current events will eventually be taught in history classes. Let’s be a part of that. Let’s become active participants in…
National Library of Medicine Releases New COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19)
The National Library of Medicine has recently released the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19). This is the most comprehensive, machine-readable dataset on this topic to date, containing information on COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses. It contains over 29,000 articles (with…
My Research Life: Heidi Yeh
My Research Life is a blog series of interviews with Stony Brook people about how and where they do their research. Today librarian Jennifer DeVito talks with Heidi Yeh. Heidi is a double major in Biology with a focus in interdisciplinary…
New Virtual Anatomy Resource Available
University Libraries now has a new virtual anatomy resource available to faculty and students called, “Complete Anatomy,” by 3D4 Medical. Faculty can embed images or videos into lectures, track student progress and more. Students can use this resource to study…
The value of DH
I owe my interest and experience in the Digital Humanities to a professor who took me under her wing during my undergraduate studies. By my sophomore year, I knew I wanted to attend graduate school, yet I did not have…
Posted in Digital Humanities
SBU Libraries Announce New Visiting Assistant Librarian, Diane Holliday
Stony Brook University Libraries is very pleased to introduce our new adjunct, Diane Holliday, who will join as Visiting Assistant Librarian in Special Collections and University Archives. Diane graduated from Stony Brook University with a BS in Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, earned an MBA from…
An Introduction to Data Visualization in DH
In the opening lines of the English Studies special issue on data visualization in the humanities, Stony Brook’s own Elyse Graham defines this area of study as “a body of methods for exploring and explicating quantitative datasets,” adding that these methods have “grown in importance in the humanities with the rise of the digital age and, with it, the age of ‘big data’”.
LitCovid NIH curated guide to latest research on Covid 19
LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to 1121 (and growing) research articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are…
Posted in Health Sciences Library
Library events cancelled
In response to concerns over the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), we wanted to communicate to you in advance that all Library events and workshops to be held through March 31st will be cancelled or moved to an online format. Stony…
Posted in About Us
Consumer Guide for COVID-19
As there are more news stories than we can keep up with on the ever changing health infomration, the Health Sciences Library has added a page on its consumer health guide with authoritative information about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The guide also…
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