We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Brenda Boyer, Assistant Professor, School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University, will be the keynote speaker at the Ready for Success Summit! Her roles have included being a high school teacher librarian, consultant, instructional designer, researcher, and professor. Her most current research involves the study of first-year college…Continue Reading Summit 2024: Keynote Speaker
Year: 2023
Ready for Success Summit March 15, 2024
Registration for the Ready for Success Summit is now LIVE! Misinformation. AI. Deep fakes. Paywalls. Copyright. Citation. Search algorithms. How well are your students prepared to navigate and understand the modern information landscape? Join us on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Stony Brook University for a day of presentations and discussions with teachers, librarians, and…Continue Reading Ready for Success Summit March 15, 2024
SUNYLA 2023
We were honored to present on our Ready for Success project at this summer’s SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA) conference held on the stunning campus of SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx from June 14-16. Speaking to a room full of college librarians, we walked them through the design of our program along with feedback from…Continue Reading SUNYLA 2023
Diving into Mis- and Disinformation
When Laura Pombonyo was arranging to bring her Social Work class to SBU Libraries as part of our grant program, she had a specific focus in mind. Attending our retreat over the summer had left her with a lot of research-related ideas and concepts that she thought would be of value to her students. But…Continue Reading Diving into Mis- and Disinformation
Fairy Tales and Theories and Databases, Oh My!
We had fun with Tracy Kohl’s 12th grade AP English Literature class on Wednesday, January 18! They are working on a project that involves choosing a well-known fairy tale, such as Cinderella or The Little Mermaid, and analyzing it by considering a variety of theoretical perspectives. Students used SBU’s databases that index scholarly articles on…Continue Reading Fairy Tales and Theories and Databases, Oh My!
Breaking out the Breakout Boxes
As part of our Ready for Success project, we had Brentwood High School classes visit the SBU Libraries over our Winter Session for some on-site activities. Not every class was the same, though. Some had specific research projects to tackle while others were more open-ended and focused on exposing the students to research in general….Continue Reading Breaking out the Breakout Boxes
Using Primary Sources to Research Black Historical Figures
On January 11, Kimberly Williams brought her Black Culture & Society class to SBU. The students had chosen a Black historical figure to research, with the goal of creating a presentation. When they came to SBU, they were able to explore a plethora of primary sources using databases such as video interviews with prominent twentieth…Continue Reading Using Primary Sources to Research Black Historical Figures
Exploring Sources on Elie Wiesel
On Wednesday, January 4, two of Patricia Orechovsky’s tenth grade honors English classes came to SBU for an exploratory journey through both the open web and the SBU’s databases. They were searching for content related to Elie Wiesel’s Night, which they will be studying and writing about for several weeks. They found so much! Students…Continue Reading Exploring Sources on Elie Wiesel