March 29th 2017 – Modified hours *The first floor of the North Reading Room will open at 11:45am today.* Please be advised that all study room reservations for the 1st floor of North Reading Room will begin at 11:45am.…
OER: Open Educational Resources
OER are Open Educational Resources. Open Educational Resources are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, textbooks, syllabi, lectures,…
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Tech Spotlight: Purdue OWL
Purdue Online Writing Lab, or “OWL” for short, is an online writing resource and instructional guide for students who wish to improve their writing techniques. Purdue OWL offers help in writing for essays, citations, Job search writing, English as a…
Take the Hemingway challenge, he dared.
A story in six words, that’s what they say Ernest Hemingway wrote. Taken as a challenge, he came up with the tragic: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Since then countless others have worked to pack just the right combination…
Tea Time Conversations at SBU Southampton Library
Although we’re a small campus, it can be hard to meet and interact with people outside of our usual orbits. We all have busy schedules and places we need to be. What’s needed is a chance to slow down and…
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Join Us on a Free Art Crawl! Friday, April 7 from 3pm-6pm
The University Libraries is pleased to be part of the campus-wide Art Crawl on Friday, April 7 from 3pm-6pm. This free, guided tour of galleries begins at 3pm in the Charles B. Wang Center Zodiac Gallery, but please join us at…
Women’s History Month celebration continues
The Stony Brook University Libraries’ Women’s History Month events continued on March 9, 2017 with a presentation by Dr. Patricia Aceves in the Special Collections Seminar Room. Dr. Aceves’ led an engaging talk called “Managing Power & Load: A Primer…
University Libraries Colloquium Series — Chris Kretz and Michael B. Huang
On March 16th, the University Libraries hosted the third event in this semester’s colloquium series, showcasing library faculty members’ research and professional development. Chris Kretz discussed his research on the history of commercial radio in the early 20th century, with…
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Tech Spotlight: Mapbox
Mapbox is a digital mapping tool that lets users represent all types of map data. Mapbox has paid options for groups and businesses, but its map-making products are free to individuals and open source on GitHub. The system is very…
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*Blizzard Warning In Effect – Modified Library Hours*
Tuesday March 14, 2017 – Updated 8:50am The following libraries are open: North Reading Room: 8:30am – 5:00pm Health Sciences Library: 8:00am – 11:00pm Southampton Library: 9:00am – 5:00pm All other libraries are closed. Please…
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