This month ScienceWatch.com released the highest-cited papers from 20 countries spanning the globe.  The countries featured were selected based on their papers published in […]

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The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) “the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society,” recently introduced a new search capability to its digital library.  This new technology enables users not only to explore existing data but also to discover unexpected information that goes beyond simple query results and helps to foster more research.
The new guided […]

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Over the winter break you should have received an email from NYU/ITS Client Services providing you with your new University ID number and NetID.  While you might not be too excited about yet another login and password to remember, your NetID can make doing research a whole lot easier.
After activating your NetID (go to: http://start.nyu.edu), […]

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In the pre-World Wide Web days, I once believed that  the only way to see prints, maps, photographs and other archival image collections in libraries was to make an appointment, sign in, move to a seldom visited room and wait for the material to be brought. I cannot say for sure if that is exactly […]

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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Dibner Library has assembled a new MLK resource guide of books, videos, web sites, and speeches.  In addition, the guide includes information on events happening on campus and around town.
As one of the most visible advocates of nonviolence, Martin Luther King, Jr. led to significant social change during […]

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MiBook takes a different approach from other e-book readers.  In contrast to some that have tried to duplicate the look and feel of the printed page, the designers and marketers of MiBook are fully aware that it is an electronic device.  It eschews the E ink technology found in many recent e-book readers that attempt […]

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You can now access Books24×7, a leading  provider of business, technical and engineering content, via Dibner Library.  Books24×7 contains thousands of digitized “best-in-class” books, book summaries, research reports and best practices.

Search for content in fields such as networks & protocols, software engineering, web development, and multimedia. You can also use the Browse Topics tree (pictured […]

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