Workshops (2/1 – 2/7)
Next week (2/1-2/7), join us for two online workshops: Welcome to NYU Libraries (Online Workshop) Tuesday, 2 February 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM (China Standard Time) An overview of library resources during this time of remote…
Author: NYU Shanghai Library
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Why search for a “literature review” or “annotated bibliography”?
College research ain’t easy. It’s nothing like the papers from high school, because the training wheels are off. You are part of the academic conversation. New vocabulary, technical writing, and using citations to talk with scholars/professors…
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Library System Outage Dec 31, 2020-Jan 5, 2021
Due to a planned power shutdown at Bobst Library in New York City, several library systems will be unavailable starting on Thursday, December 31 through Tuesday, Jan. 5. Services affected include Library catalog (BobCat), ejournals, ebooks,…
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Library Holiday Hours
Dear faculty, students, and staff, During the Spring Festival, NYU Shanghai Library’s services will be closed from December 25th-27th and January 1st-3rd. Academic Commons and stacks remain open as long as the Academic Building opens. Happy…
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Why doesn’t BobCat or ProQuest work like Google?
Librarians and professors suggest you start your research process from the library’s website because of filtering (described in our previous post). The librarians collect scholarly (peer-reviewed) material. That doesn’t mean every book on the shelf is…
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Long Night Against Procrastination 2020 Fall
Conquer finals with the LNAP! Papers are due, exams are coming, but panic is NOT setting in! Lots of work to get done? Come to the Long Night Against Procrastination, maximize your productivity, and cross-off items…
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How to use databases?
Part of a librarian’s job is exploring databases (collections of articles or books). These are described in the Articles & Databases tab as an annotated bibliography. To find the relevant databases across all collections use the…
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Why not just use Google?
When you’ve searched Google for a book, has Google ever suggested, “Go to your local library”? No. Imagining this is the book you are looking for. You typed the name in and the result is like…
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Online Workshop on Using RSQLite and Shiny App to Solve Business Problems
On November 19, the Library will host an online workshop on creating a business intelligence dashboard with the help of R Shiny and RSQLite. Participants will make an application that resembles this dashboard. Using RSQLite and…
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Workshops(11/9-11/15)
Next week(11/9-11/15), join us for two lunchtime online workshops: Introduction to QGIS (Online Workshop) * Tuesday, 10 November 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (China Standard Time)* QGIS is an open source software package…