Have you checked out our new multimedia library guides?  We currently have 18 guides on an array of topics from chemical engineering to copyright law.  These guides are the best starting points for finding articles, books, video, news, and more in your areas of interest.  Scroll through the sample guides below or browse the complete […]

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Welcome Back! Another school year, another chance for a fresh start.  Taking the time to start the semester right can pave the way to academic achievement throughout the year.  A great way to kick off a successful semester is by becoming familiar with all the library has to offer.  Whether you’re a freshman or returning […]

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If you are a subscriber to CourseSmart, a provider of e-textbooks  (for more information about CourseSmart and other digital textbook publishers, see High textbook prices + Web 2.0 leads to alternative publishing models), you will be happy to know that books from the service are now available on the Iphone/Ipod Touch. Digital editions of textbooks […]

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In an effort to entice readers to purchase new books by an author, writers, publishers and e-book sellers like Amazon are offering some of an author’s older books as a free download.
The hope is that if a reader likes one book by an author, he may be willing to purchase others. There is some evidence […]

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If you’re traveling over summer break and want to keep up with your reading, there’s no need to fill up your suitcase with books.  You can a find a wide variety of technical books, textbooks and novels online.

To help you navigate the ever expanding collection of electronic books, check out our E-books Guide. It […]

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Everyone has their own tips and tricks on how to study for exams.  What works for your classmate may not work for you.  However, if your study plan involves bringing a lucky rabbit’s foot with you on exam day, then perhaps you might want to take heed of these suggestions:

Study in chunks – For example, […]

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Conducting research, teaching, finding funding, writing a thesis… balancing all the demands of graduate school can be a challenge.  Lucky for today’s grad students there is GradShare -an online graduate student community where you ask questions and get answers about anything affecting graduate students.
You begin by selecting an academic discipline, then explore different aspects of […]

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By now you’ve probably noticed those little orange icons that appear on websites.  And hopefully you’re using RSS to keep up to date with all your favorite websites and blogs (including this one!).  But are you taking full advantage of the power of RSS feeds? Not only is RSS a great tool to stay informed […]

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Do you work with raw data? Do you need help finding, accessing, understanding, manipulating, collecting, sharing and preserving data?
The Data Service Studio is a new service provided by NYU libraries and ITS that provides staff, software, statistical computing, and data collection resources to support NYU research and scholarship.
The facility features a 10-seat work and instruction […]

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The best time to start planning your future is right now.
No matter where you are in your education process, the earlier you start thinking about where you’d like to be after school the better. For great advice for job-seeking grads – and future job-seeking grads – read, Advice for Students: Start Planning Now for Life […]

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