On October 17th, Dr. Javier Uriarte presented his research on the posthumously published memoirs of Alfred d’Escragnolle Taunay and the ways in which this text engages with the Paraguayan War. The talk, attended by both faculty members and students, was…
Alfred d’Escragnolle Taunay, the Paraguayan War, and SBU Libraries
Posted in Arts & Humanities, Events
SBU Librarian Presents at Geosciences Leadership Forum and Visits Capitol Hill
Stony Brook Librarian, Bob Tolliver, Head, Science & Engineering and incoming president of the Geoscience Information Society, was invited to speak at the American Geosciences Institute’s (AGI) Leadership Forum as part of a panel on issues of concern to the geosciences.…
New York Archives Week, October 18-25
Special Collections and University Archives is participating in New York Archives Week, October 18-25, 2017. Nationally, October is American Archives Month. Archives Week events are designed to raise the public’s awareness of the importance of preserving and making accessible our…
SBU Libraries hosts campus Map-athon event to assist Puerto Rico
SBU Libraries was proud to partner with faculty from the SBU History Department, The Geospatial Center at School of Marine and Atmospheric Studies (SoMAS) and SBU Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy to host a volunteer…
Lecture by Dr. Javier Uriarte in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month
On October 17th, the University Libraries will host a lecture by Dr. Javier Uriarte in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month: Javier Uriarte holds a PhD from New York University and is Assistant Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages…
Posted in Arts & Humanities, Events
The Wonderful World of 3D Printing
We’ve installed a new tabletop display in the Southampton campus library, highlighting just some of the things you can do with 3D printing. The technology is truly amazing, having made tremendous strides in the last decade to the point where…
Posted in Southampton, Technology
Tech Spotlight: Prezi
When you’ve put so much hard work into a presentation, you want people to pay attention when you give it. But we all know sitting through boring slide after boring slide doesn’t make it easy to stay awake. Try something…
New Exhibition: World War I Through the Lens
“World War I Through the Lens: Photographs of the Western Front, 1914-1918” 2017 marks the centennial of United States involvement in World War I. The Western Front was the site of a 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through…
Library supports Hispanic Heritage Month & disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico
The Library’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee contributes to the library’s charge in support of Hispanic Heritage Month and disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Library personnel will team up to stock and assemble a basket to be auctioned off at…
Posted in About Us
Bibliometric Workshop for Librarians
The Bibliometric Workshop for Librarians, the one-day event which aimed to promote practitioner research in Library and Information Science, was held on October 6, 2017. Janet Clarke, Associate Dean, Research & User Engagement at Stony Brook University Libraries delivered…
Posted in Bibliometrics, Library Science
