Now on view in the Central Reading Room is a selection of posters and concert photos from the University Archives documenting Stony Brook’s amazing concert history and legacy. In the 1960s and ‘70s, from punk to jazz to folk, SBU played host to…
Oeuvre in the North Reading Room Student Art Gallery
Visit Oeuvre our current exhibition of student art on the 2nd floor of the North Reading Room. Curator and artist Daniel Donato describes the exhibit: Oeuvre is an alumni and current Stony Brook University student open call art exhibition to…
Posted in About Us
Literary Karaoke: Halloween Edition…so inspiring, it was scary!
The University Libraries celebrated Halloween and the fall season with a literary karaoke event held in Melville Library’s Center for Scholarly Communication. Students, faculty, and staff gathered to share their favorite eerie texts and to enjoy some delicious Halloween candy.…
Posted in Arts & Humanities, Events
Art Crawl II: Friday, November 3, 3pm-5pm
Art Crawls unite Stony Brook University’s galleries through a series of free, guided tours led by expert curators. The University Libraries will be participating in the November Art Crawl. Join in at any point on the tours! The Art Crawl is supported by a Presidential…
Michael Huang Keynotes at Library Conference in China
Michael Huang, Director of Global Library Initiatives, was invited to present a keynote speech titled “Innovative Services at Stony Brook University Libraries” at the Academic Seminar on Digital Resource Construction and Knowledge Service held in Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China…
Colloquium Series: Open Access Edition, 10/26/2017
On October 26th, faculty members at the University Libraries presented on topics in open access, open data, and open educational resources as part of the Libraries’ programming in observance of Open Access Week. These lightning talks addressed topical issues…
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Dr. Elena Davidiak Presents at SBU Libraries, 10/30/2017
On October 30th, Dr. Elena Davidiak presented her research on bilingualism and identity as part of the University Libraries’ programming in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. She was joined by two of her graduate students who also shared their work…
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University Archives in “Gold Coast Classrooms” Exhibition
Artifacts from the University Archives are highlighted in the exhibition “Gold Coast Classrooms” at the North Shore Historical Museum in Glen Cove, New York. The exhibition brings focus and attention to Long Island’s historic gold coast mansions adapted for educational purposes. It…
How to make a Tiny Book Workshop a Success
On October 20th, the Preservation Department’s Bookbinder/Preservation Technician, Arielle Hessler, hosted How to Make a Tiny Book. The event and room were filled to capacity as interested campus community members learned the in-and-outs of making a tiny book; the series is…
Posted in Library Outreach, Preservation
Oya Rieger, PhD to Present 2017 Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture
In 1974, Anotnija Prelec accepted the challenge of establishing the new Health Sciences Library at Stony Brook University. Over the next 26 years, Toni built the HSC Library’s collections with passion and zeal. Her extraordinary knowledge of scientific publishing, coupled…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Library Science
