Journalist, author, and historian Bill Bleyer will present “Long Island Naval History in Wartime, with an emphasis on World War I” on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Mr. Bleyer will discuss the sinking of the San Diego, the only American…
Tech Spotlight: Greenshot
Taking a screencap the old-fashioned way is not very efficient – press the PrtScn button and presto! You now how a giant cap of your entire desktop that now needs to be imported into a graphics editor. Streamline your screencapping…
The Music Library’s Reel-to-Reel Recordings
The Music Library’s reel-to-reel recordings represent the early history of the University’s Music Department. For several decades, faculty and student recitals, symphony, chamber music and choral concerts were recorded directly to the reels, and archived in the Music Library. Among…
Tech Spotlight: iTunes U
iTunes U is a great source of free educational materials. You can access it through iTunes on your laptop or through the iTunes U app on your phone or tablet. Hundreds of universities and cultural institutions offer free access to…
Art in Focus Series
Stony Brook University Libraries is proud to present the first in a number of events celebrating the arts this year. The Art in Focus lecture series will be launched at the Southampton Campus Library, in the heart of the artistic and cultural world of the East End.…
Posted in Southampton
Tech Spotlight: GoodReads
One great way to relax after class is to sit down with a good novel. However, sometimes it is hard to find a great book to sink your teeth into or to remember if you’ve read that author before. Some…
Tech Spotlight: Pixabay
As we all know, plagiarism and intellectual property rights are prime subjects these days for academics and business people alike. It’s difficult to find sources of media that are available for use without stepping on someone else’s intellectual property rights.…
Tech Spotlight: PDFescape
Sometimes Adobe Acrobat just doesn’t do the job when you need to work with a PDF. Limited functions, clunky controls… or maybe you’re just on a computer that doesn’t have the appropriate program and you don’t have the permissions to…
Tech Spotlight: Quizlet
Take your studying into the 21st century with Quizlet <https://quizlet.com/>! This innovative website and app allows students and teachers to leave behind old-school flashcards and move into the interactive studying of the future. Using the website, students and teachers worldwide…
Conserving History: Setauket Land Deed, 1752
A rare 1752 Long Island land deed, from the papers of the Childs and Lockwood families, was recently professionally conserved. The collection of Eversley Childs (1867-1953) and family members, who resided in Crane Neck, Village of Old Field, NY, New York…
Posted in History, Special Collections & University Archives
