Entering the second half of the strategic planning phase, SBU Libraries is in its feedback-collecting stage. Since our last update, found at https://library.stonybrook.edu/2023/05/26/strategic-planning-2023-at-sbu-libraries/, the libraries’ strategic planning committee has completed its abbreviated self-study. We drafted new mission and vision statements,…
The Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library has invited a panel of nurses in honor of Filipino American History Month in October. The panelists will speak on their experiences and challenges as Filipino American nurses. The panel discussion will be…
In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, May 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture…
Stony Brook University Libraries is excited to announce we will be partnering with Ithaka S+R and a cohort of select other universities on a new multi-year research project titled Making AI Generative for Higher Education. Leading this initiative is the…
Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld won the 2023 State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Excellence in Scholarship Award at this year’s conference. This honor is granted to a SUNYLA member who has published a particularly impactful research article.…
Stony Brook University has a new subscription to the New York Times website and mobile app. The subscription offers complimentary digital access to the New York Times for all Stony Brook University faculty, staff and students. This powerful digital resource…
SUNY Distinguished Librarian, Director of Global Library Initiatives, and Health Sciences Librarian Michael Bailou Huang was invited to deliver a presentation titled “ChatGPT and Its Potential Impact on Academia and Libraries” at four universities during a recent trip in China.…
Two Stony Brook Health Sciences Librarians attended the Canadian Health Sciences Library Association Conference June 3-5, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference theme was ‘From Information to Action’. Laurel Scheinfeld and Sunny Chung presented a paper during the Knowledge…
In February 2023, Stony Brook University Libraries embarked on its next Strategic Plan. The primary purpose of the strategic plan is to guide the future direction of the libraries and ensure that we are efficiently and effectively meeting the needs…
Special Collections & University Archives was presented the Kate Wheeler Strong Memorial Award by the Three Village Historical Society “in recognition of significant contributions toward the fostering of interest in local history and a fuller appreciation of the rich historical…