On March 7th, students and faculty members met in the University Libraries’ Center for Scholarly Communication for an hour of literary karaoke in honor of Women’s History Month. Participants read excerpts from texts written by female authors. Selections included texts…
Scholars Present at the University Libraries in Honor of Women’s History Month
On March 1st, four Stony Brook University faculty members participated in a panel held at the Libraries in honor of Women’s History Month. The four scholars– Peg Christoff (Asian American Studies), Lisa Diedrich (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Victoria Hesford…
Tech Spotlight: JoVE
JoVE stands for, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and is a way for scientific researchers to easily access videos on experiments for the purpose of reproducing the experiments accurately. JoVE is the world’s first peer-reviewed scientific video journal. JoVE helps to significantly…
New interviews in the Women in US-Asian Relations Oral History Project
Just in time for Women’s History Month, the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies and the University Libraries bring you the next group of student interviews of prominent women currently working in US-Asian relations. The Women in US-Asian Relations…
Three Dog Night at SBU Southampton
A trio of intrepid canines provided stress relief and welcome diversion last night at SBU Southampton Library. Through CAPS and their PALS program, along with Southampton Student Life, we were able to bring Crystal, Jesse and Lucy to spend some…
From the University Archives: Flashback Friday – Stony Brook Union
Looking back and looking forward: the Stony Brook Union is currently closed for renovation, and 50 years ago today this photograph was taken as it was being built (February 1967). Designed by famed architect Jan Pokorny, it was constructed of concrete…
Tech Spotlight: Coursera
For those who don’t know, Coursera is a free online educational resource that offers courses in many different subjects. The website allows for full interation with a subject, from quizzes and video learning. Coursera has access to around 2000 courses from schools…
University Libraries Colloquium Series — Victoria Pilato & Jamie Saragossi
On February 16th the University Libraries hosted the second event in this semester’s Colloquium Series. Two library faculty members presented their current work. Victoria Pilato, Digital Projects Librarian, discussed her recent trip to Nairobi, Kenya as part of a…
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Special Collections Featured in Faculty Publication
Professor Paul Firbas’ recently published article features a rare book from Special Collections, SBU Libraries. In “Hemispheric Knowledge: Sarmiento de Gamboa and His Texts on the Strait of Magellan” (Annales de Literatura Chilena, December 2016, v. 17, no. 26), Firbas…
How Do You Have Fun with Reference Books?
The answer: Trivia Night! SBU Southampton Library played host on Tuesday, February 21 to dedicated teams of SOMAS, Occupational Therapy and MFA students as they vied to answer questions on categories ranging from The Wild West to Total Obscurities. Other…
