Research: Publications

RESEARCH INTERESTS

History of Archives & Libraries
History of Long Island, NY
Cartography
Indigenous Histories
Videogame History

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Nyitray, Kristen J. Long Island Beaches. Postcard History Series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2019. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Ann M. Becker. Stony Brook: State University of New York. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.

Book Chapters in Edited Volumes

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Transliteracy in Archives: Engaging Students with Primary Sources.” In Libraries Empowering Society Through Digital Literacy, edited by Prudence Dalrymple, Heather Todd, Luisa Marquardt, and Charles Wanjala. IFLA/De Gruyter Library Publication Series (in press, 2025).

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Archivists and Emotional Labor: Preserving Personas and Personal Identities in Archives.” In Archives and Emotions: An International Dialogue—Past, Present, and Future, edited by Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio. History of Emotions, Peter N. Stearns (series editor) and Susan J. Matt (series editor). (London; New York: Bloomsbury, 2024): 163-184.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “Flexible Work Empowers: An Inclusive Strategy for Recruitment and Retention of Academic Librarians.” In Innovative Library Workplaces: Transformative Human Resource Strategies, edited by Lisa Kallman Hopkins and Bridgit McCafferty (Chicago: ACRL Editions, 2024): 271-282.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Librarian Mentorship through Mutual Scholarship: An Approach to Foster Higher Morale and Strengthen Collegiality.” In Toxic Dynamics: Disrupting, Dismantling, and Transforming Academic Library Culture, edited by Monica D.T. Rysavy, Russell S. Michalak, Trevor A. Dawes, and Jon Cawthorne (Chicago: ACRL Editions, 2024): 303-325.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “Mind the (Training) Gap: A Case Study in Assessing Metadata Competences by Transforming Records for a Multi-System Migration,” In Transforming Technical Services through Training and Development, edited by Marlee D. Givens and Sofia Slutskaya) Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2022): 69-78.

Refereed Journal Articles

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Archival Enterprise Across Early Modern Europe: A Review Essay.” Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists 39, no. 1 (2023).
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/vol39/iss1/1.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “A Role by Any Other Name: A Content Analysis of Digital Asset Management on Library and Archives Job Boards.” Journal of Digital Media Management 11, no. 2 (2023): 180-189. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “From Pathfinder to Indigenized: An Assessment of LibGuides for Indigenous Studies by ARL Member Institutions.” College & Research Libraries 83, no. 6 (2022): 1014-1031. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.83.6.1014,
https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/25299.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Christine Fena. “More than Recipes: Enriching a Campus Common Read with Historical Cookbooks.” Teaching with Primary Sources, Case 23, Society of American Archivists (July 2022): 1-13.
https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/TWPSCase_23_More_Than_Recipes.pdf.

Nyitray, Kristen J., Dana Reijerkerk, and Chris Kretz. “‘There Will Be an End, But We Don’t Know When’: Preserving Diverse COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Through Oral History.” Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 18, no. 2 (June 2022): 280-300. https://doi.org/10.1177/15501906221079052.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “(Re)Moving Indigenous Knowledge Boundaries: A Review of Library and Archival Collection Literature Since the Enactment of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).” Collection Management 48, no. 1 (2022): 22-47. doi: 10.1080/01462679.2022.2033144.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Searching for Paumanok: Methodology for a Study of Library of Congress Authorities and Classifications for Indigenous Long Island, New York.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 60, no. 2: (2022) 19-44. DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2021.1989640.
Dataset: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17205846.v1.
Open access: https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/library_articles/44.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Digital Repository Legacies: A Case Study in Assessing Organizational Trustworthiness.” Journal of Library Administration 61, no. 7 (2021): 793-812. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.1972729.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Searching for Paumanok: A Study of Library of Congress Authorities and Classifications for Indigenous Long Island, New York.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 59, no. 5 (2021): 409-441. DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2021.1929627.
Open access: https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/library_articles/45.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Sally Stieglitz. “Spies in the Archive: Acquiring Revolutionary War Letters Through Community Engagement.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 18, no. 2: 44-58 (2017). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rbm.18.1.44.

Articles (non-peer reviewed)

Nyitray, Kristen J. Standing features column “Rare Treasures” in the online edition of Stony Brook University Magazine: https://mag.stonybrook.edu/category/extras/rare-treasures

  • “Bytes of History,” spring 2024
  • “Melville Milestone,” fall 2023 
  • “Environmental Champions,” spring 2023 
  • “Cooking Up History,” fall 2022
  •  “Poetic Beauty,” spring 2022 
  • “Trailblazing Women,” fall 2021 
  • “From Special Collections,” spring 2021

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Game On to Game After: Sources for Videogame History.” The Alert Collector. Reference & User Services Quarterly 59, no. 1 (Fall 2019): 7-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7219.

Stieglitz, Sally and Kristen J. Nyitray. “Using Oral History to Assess Community Impact: A Conversation with Beverly C. Tyler, Historian, Three Village Historical Society.” Engaged Scholar Journal 22, no. 2 (2017): 115-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v2i2.166. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Lisa Patterson. “Chinese Culinary History.” Flavor and Fortune 19, no. 1 (2012): 33, 35. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. “William Alfred Higinbotham: Scientist, Activist, and Computer Game Pioneer.” Biographies. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 33, no. 2 (April-June 2011): 96-101. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5771315.

Nyitray, Kristen J. “The AIDC 100 Archives” and “Library Overview: Stony Brook University.” In Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries edited by Philip N. Cronenwett, Kevin Osborn, and Samuel Allen Streit. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2008.

Blogs

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Using Native-Land.ca Data for Studying Indigenous Long Island, New York.” Guest blog post. Native Land Digital. Published September 27, 2021. https://native-land.ca/using-native-land-ca-data-for-studying-indigenous-long-island-new-york

Nyitray, Kristen J. Stony Brook University Libraries, News Blog, 2006-present.
Authored more than 250 blog posts to promote the department and related library activities.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/author/knyitray

Newsletters (selected)

Nyitray, Kristen J. “60 Years of the Melville Library!” LILRC Newsletter 42, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2024): 5-7. https://lilrc.org/Newsletters 

Contributor to “A Guide to Art on Campus.” Stony Brook Matters, August 23, 2023.
https://sbmatters.stonybrook.edu/a-guide-to-art-on-campus.   

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Max Fink Papers Span 65-year Career of World-Leading Expert on Catatonia and Electroconvulsive Therapy.” Archival Elements. Newsletter of the Society of American Archivists Science, Technology, and Health Care Section​ (Summer 2018): 28-30.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Raiford Guins. “Tennis for Two: The William A. Higinbotham Game Studies Collection at Stony Brook University.” Metropolitan Archivist 20, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 6-8.
https://www.nycarchivists.org/resources/Pictures/Metropolitan_Archivist/Metropolitan-Archivist-Volume-20-No-2-Summer-2014.pdf

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Stony Brook Special Collections and University Archives.” Metropolitan Archivist 15, no 2 (Winter 2010): 35.

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Repository Profile: Special Collections and University Archives at Stony Brook.” Metropolitan Archivist 10, no. 2 (Summer 2005): 12-15.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Ann M. Becker. “Portrait of a University: Documenting Stony Brook.” Metropolitan Archivist 10, no. 1 (Winter 2004): 3-5.