Reading lists
Reading Lists can be overwhelming. Some are too long; you don’t know where to start. Some are too short; you want to find more. The reason is simple: reading lists on the internet are usually not…
Year: 2020
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What would I ask a librarian?
Here are a few ideas of the kinds of things students have asked in appointments: Can I ask____________? How do I know when I’ve searched enough? How to access a journal article, book, or other publication that’s…
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Upcoming workshop: Extracting geospatial data with the OverPass API (10/20)
Extracting geospatial data with the OverPass API (Online Workshop) Tuesday, 20 October 12 PM – 1 PM (China Standard Time) This session will provide an introduction to querying and extracting geospatial data from OpenStreetMap with the…
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Upcoming workshop: Introduction to R (10/15)
Introduction to R (Online Workshop) Thursday, 15 October 8 AM – 10 AM (China Standard Time) This workshop is the same material as the intro to R workshops before but in an online format. This workshop…
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Workshops (10/5-10/11)
Next week (10/5-10/11) offers four workshops. Two of them are onsite and two of them are online. NYU Shanghai workshops Introduction to R This workshop gets you started with using R. The session introduces the RStudio interface…
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Citation Clinic Workshops
Have you ever wondered: “How do I cite a Youtube Video?” “Can I cite myself as a translator?” “Are the citations provided by a database really reliable?” Whatever your citation questions might be, librarians are here…
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Library Essentials 101 Workshops this week
Do you have library questions? How to find and download an ebook? How to cite in your paper so you don’t get accused of plagiarism? Come to this workshop, where you get to pick what you want to learn! This…
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Three Online Workshops This Week
This week, you’re welcome to join us for three online workshop. Each will be held via Zoom, so you can attend from the comfort of your dorm or apartment. Please register ASAP! Event poster Data Visualization…
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What’s the big deal about sources and references?
Twenty years ago, a scholarly source was clearly different from everything else. Very little was online yet, but many voices were unjustly ignored. If you look at newspapers, magazines, or pulp novels, these are meant for…
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How to access full text articles, streaming films, and ebooks
You may feel frustrated searching Google after finding paywalls or questionable statements. The library has purchased many subscriptions to research, books, and film which may reveal this locked content. Unfortunately, you have to start from inside…