Yesterday afternoon the University Libraries hosted faculty members from a variety of disciplines in a conversation about the 2017 Modern Language Association Convention in Philadelphia. Faculty members discussed their conference presentations and shared their thoughts on the value and changing…
University Libraries Presents: STEM Speaker Series
The University Libraries is pleased to announce its first lecture of the spring 2017 STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Dan Davis, Chair of Department of Geosciences. His talk, “Mapping the Geology of Long Island Through Time at and Below…
Open Access Policy FAQ
What is an Open Access Policy? An open access policy provides a basis for Stony Brook University to preserve the work of its scholars in its online repository, Academic Commons, (or other open access archives) and to provide access to…
Posted in Open Access, Scholarly Communication
Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian presented an invited lecture titled “New Roles of Academic Librarians” at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China on January 10, 2017. Over 200 librarians from…
Tech Spotlight: American Film Scripts Online
American Film Scripts Online is a database of screenplays and scripts, most of which were never published or available to the public. This database allows for the users to look through different scripts and obtain a better sense for learning and…
SBU Open Access Research: High impact and on the rise
SBU Research Data SBU Open Access Publishing Activity 87,621 articles published by SBU scholars and researchers, 1966 – 2015 1602, or ~2% of those articles are open access 27,628 articles published by SBU scholars and researchers, 2006 – 2015 6% of…
SBU Southampton Library Celebrates Jules Feiffer
In honor of his 88th birthday, the SBU Southampton Library is celebrating all things related to the remarkable career of Jules Feiffer. Our Book Lounge features a display of his works in our collection, ranging from cartoons and graphic novels…
New Home for Recreational Newspapers and Magazines
We are in the process of moving the recreational newspapers and magazines from their temporary home on the 2nd floor of the North Reading Room to the reading nook in the Central Reading Room. We hope that this new setting…
Posted in Renovation News
Tech Spotlight: Making Sense of the News
Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens is an online curriculum produced and taught by faculty at The University of Hong Kong and The State University of New York. The aim of the course is to…
Posted in Libraries
Introducing the Book Lounge at SBU Southampton Library
We’d like to take a moment to introduce you to the new Book Lounge located inside the SBU Libraries’ Southampton branch. The new Book Lounge is a multi-faceted space designed to provide: A quiet zone for light discussion and reading.…
Posted in Libraries, Southampton
