Librarians Robert Tolliver (Head, Science and Engineering; President, Geoscience Information Society) and Kristen Nyitray (Director, Special Collections and University Archives, University Archivist) were invited speakers at the Long Island GIS (Geographic Information System) Users Conference held at Stony Brook University…
Colloquium Series fall semester finale 11/16
On Thursday, 11/16, two faculty members from University Libraries presented their research projects. Clara Tran presented on her assessment of the information literacy sessions provided to the WISE program each semester, Baseline assessment: Understanding WISE freshman students’ information literacy skills in…
Posted in About Us
Digital Humanities Open Mic at SBU Libraries, 11/13
On November 13th, the University Libraries hosted the third Digital Humanities Open Mic in Melville Library’s Center for Scholarly Communication. Presenters Darren Chase and Josh Teplitsky discussed important projects which inspired a conversation about the ways in which the digital humanities…
Posted in Arts & Humanities, Events
HSL Librarians at SCLS Veterans Fair
On November 13, two of the HSL librarians participated in a Veterans Resource Fair at Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Bellport. Jessica Koos and Gregg Stevens met public librarians from across Suffolk County and provided them with resources that would…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Library Outreach
CUATRO BASSO CONCERT POSTPONED
Due to illness today’s scheduled performance by Cuatro Basso is postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience. –Gisele Schierhorst
Posted in Music, Music Library
Tech Spotlight: The New York Times
It’s easy to get caught inside the bubble of Stony Brook University and forget that there is a whole other world out there! It’s important to stay in the know, not only about current events, but also about historical ones,…
University Libraries, Simons Center Gallery and Zuccaire Gallery Featured at Art Crawl
On Friday, November 3, guests of the Art Crawl experienced an exciting and diverse array of photographs, paintings, multi-media installations, and sculpture. Four galleries at Stony Brook University were featured at the second event of the semester. Art Crawls unite Stony Brook…
Native American Heritage Display in the Galleria
On November 1st, Stony Brook University Libraries with the assistance of the Libraries “Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity Committee” set up a display of Native American artwork and artifacts in the Melville Library Galleria. The exhibit was curated by…
Posted in Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Southampton Event in Library Journal
We’re happy to be a part of Library Journal‘s piece “Not So Trivial Pursuit” in their Reference 2018 supplement. Under the heading “Bolstering fun competitions with reference skills,” associate editor Mahnaz Dar compiles a number of examples of libraries who…
Posted in Reference, Southampton
Tech Spotlight: SINC Sites
If you’ve been around Stony Brook University’s campus, you’ve probably seen them: SINC sites, or Students in Need of Computers. SINC Sites are public computer labs run by the Division of Information Technology. SINC Sites have both Windows and…
