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Join Us on Culper Spy Day, Saturday, 10/3 from 10am-1pm
Spies do exist in the archive! Special Collections is pleased to participate in the 12th annual community-wide Culper Spy Day
Moving beyond spoken directions: A multimodal approach to guide people with visual impairments
Stony Brook University Libraries’ AI Research Scientist, Hojun Son Ph.D recently published the article, Assessment of a Multimodal Feedback System
Rubo Meet and Greet
Our humanoid robot, Rubo, arrived near the end of June 2026 and is still in the early stages of development
Announcing Our New JSTOR Digital Collections Portal!
Stony Brook University Libraries is thrilled to announce a major milestone in our ongoing mission to preserve, digitize, and share
The Human Library Returns this November 18th
The SBU Libraries and our partners are pleased to announce that we’ll be hosting our fourth Human Library event on
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Culper Spy Day
Conquer Your Research Journey: Mastering Scientific Literature & Identify Resources
Mapping Personal Values to AI Usage
Critiquing AI
Unlocking the Secrets of Historical Newspapers
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Pioneering the future of academic excellence through inclusivity, innovation, and global outreach.
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Our Anti-Racism Task Force works to build, preserve, and provide access to rich and diverse collections that reflect our global community.