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Get online research help — click the ‘Ask Us’ button available on the header of every library webpage. If chat is offline, see below for more research assistance.
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Ask your questions via email.
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Visit the Reference Desk
A professional Librarian can answer your questions at the Reference Desk in the Central Reading Room, Melville (Main) Library.
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Contact a Librarian
If you have questions that require subject expertise, you may want to contact our Librarians directly.
*For the Health Sciences Library: Call 631.444.3099 or email: refhsclib@stonybrook.edu.
*For Other Branches (Music, Chemistry, etc.) and Collections: See this page.
