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Sounds of Nature | NYUSH Reads Event

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The sounds of nature can be calming and restorative. In The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, Elisabeth Tova Bailey finds comfort by listening to her snail as it eats.

Come join us as we draw inspiration from the NYUSH Reads book to build a digital collection of nature sounds in Shanghai. 

In the first event of a multi-stage program, participants are invited to collect sounds through a trip to Gongqing Forest Park. Participants will form groups and collaborate to record sounds from nature.

This event will be followed at a later date by an editing workshop and a final showcase of all collected sounds.

Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 22

Place: Gongqing Forest Park

RSVP on Engage

Explore New Library via Guided Tour

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Join us for a library tour to discover the new library space and website. Walking around a new library can be confusing, which is why we’re offering these tours to help you navigate the new space. 

If you are curious about the hidden places in The library or just want to be the first one to explore the new space, this tour is for you. 

The tours will be conducted on various dates and times this Spring:

Tuesday, March 14

10:30 AM

3:30 PM

Thursday, March 16

11:15 AM

1:30 PM

Monday, March 20

1:30 PM

Tuesday, March 21

4:00 PM

Wednesday, March 22

11:00 AM

Please register in advance to secure your spot as we have a maximum group size of 8 people to keep the tours quiet and safe. Priority will be given to those who RVSP.

Come and join us for an exciting library tour to explore the hidden gems of our library space and website!

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The world will have a NEO-LIBRARY! – AI Art Open Call

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Everyone can be an artist, I mean literally. Now just open the webpage, put your thoughts into words, and the machine will turn the texts into images. 

Using the latest text-to-image AI art engines, we invite you to create your own artwork based on the theme “Neo Library“. 

No clue what it means? That’s right, because we don’t either. Use your imagination and show us what a neo-library looks like. Go crazy, but be ethical. Don’t feel you have to associate a “library” with any existing images or ideas, or use the term “neo library” as the keyword. 

The Library supports your work with two local resources, Stable Diffusion and Disco Diffusion, using local GPUs and with accessible UI. Resources to get you started with understanding and working with these tools can be found here.

https://stable-diffusion.ritsdev.top/

https://disco-diffusion.ritsdev.top/

Benefits of using these local resources

  • Privacy: Your outputs are not stored on our servers. Remember to save them.
  • No limit: Try as much as you want. No worries about running out of GPU quota.
  • Much faster

Note!

If any of the websites start to act weirdly, simply refresh the tab, and open the website in a private window. If this does not solve the problem, email Utku (uet200@nyu.edu), our web developer. The websites are also open to suggestions. Report technical issues on https://github.com/uetuluk/disco-diffusion-ui/issues. 

 

Again, what is it?

An open call where you are free to post and vote for your favorite text-to-image AI generated art pieces.

How to do it?

How to win?

Upload your work and invite your friends to vote for it: https://neolibrary.ritsdev.top/

Your creation may be selected to be the banner on the Library’s website or to be displayed on the digital screens in the new library space at Qiantan campus. Our expert judge is Assistant Arts Professor of Visual Arts Monika Lin. Others will also have chances to win prizes, including the most active contributors, and the creators of the most popular pieces.

Excited? I am! 

Questions? Need help? Just want to talk about it? Reach out to us via shanghai.library@nyu.edu, or meet in person.

Visit Citation Clinics

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October is Citation Month!

This October we’re putting citations in the spotlight! There’s always help available from the Library and the ARC when you’re struggling with citations, but this month we’re offering citation-focused workshops and activities.

The main event will be a series of drop-in Citation Clinics where you can meet with librarians and ARC fellows to get answers to all your citation questions:
  • Monday 10 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, ARC Entrance & Zoom
  • Tuesday 11 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, ARC Entrance & Zoom
  • Wednesday 19 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, ARC Entrance & Zoom
  • Thursday 20 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, ARC Entrance & Zoom
  • Monday 24 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, ARC Entrance & Zoom
  • Tuesday 25 October, 3:00pm-4:00pm, ARC Entrance & Zoom

Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/97239847849.

Throughout the month, the Library and ARC Wechat channels will share weekly citation tips, along with information about upcoming events and workshops. Keep an eye out and build your citation expertise!

Online Libroary Thursdays Starts Now

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Roary is BACK… ONLINE!

Do you have library questions during campus closure?

Join us for an online game to learn those answers and win PRIZES. 

The game will run from this Thursday to Sunday (3.24-3.27).

Mar. 24 – 27, 2022

Thursday – Sunday

Online

Follow the instruction below 😉

Instruction – How to…

1 Make sure you are connected to NYUSH VPN if off campus

2 Scan the QR code to log in with your NYU credentials

3 Enroll into the course (if you haven’t already)

4 Take the quiz

5 Make sure you get all the answers right!

6 Click Submit and finish

7 Check if you’ve got a notification for a Roary badge

8 The Library will contact you next week about how to pick up your prize.

22.3.14 Library Service Update

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Dear faculty, students, and staff,

In responding to the new changes of COVID regulation, our Library is here to support your learning, teaching and research. Contact us whenever you have any questions. We are available during regular working hours at shanghai.library@nyu.edu. For 24/7 assistance, you could also use the “Ask a Librarian” chat box on the website to receive instant responses to your questions. Through this instant chat service, librarians can assist you with a range of questions, including complex research questions, citation help, using e-resources, and guidance using ILL request forms.

Research and Instructional Technology Services

RITS has gathered some resources useful for online teaching and assessments to respond to the new changes in campus access and online instructions.
Should you need any support, please get in touch with RITS at shanghai.RITS@nyu.edu. We would offer consultation remotely by request.

Financial Terminals Remote Access

NYU Shanghai Library will open the financial terminals remote access to those who need to use them for course assignments and research projects during the remote teaching period, starting from March 14th, 2022.

Important Note:

  • You should use financial terminals only for the purpose of course assignments or scholarly research, with the knowledge that for-profit and/or personal uses are forbidden.
  • Please only log on to the terminal after reserving your time (China Standard Time). Only one user can use the Bloomberg/Wind service at a time. We ask our users to be attentive to their booked slots. Anyone who violates the policy will be banned from using the terminal until the end of the semester. 
  • Each Bloomberg/Wind terminal has a download limit through Excel Add-In (also known as API). When the terminal is at its limit, you will see an error message when loading data and wait for a week (for Wind) or a month (for Bloomberg) before it resets. Please remember to be considerate to fellow users – only download what you need or export data from the terminal interface directly which doesn’t count in the download limit of Excel Add-In.
  • If all the time slots for Bloomberg are booked, consider using Refinitive Workspace, also known as Eikon and the successor product to Thomson ONE. You can log in via the web platform, or via Refinitiv’s Mac and PC software on your own computer without booking a time slot. Individual account creation is required before you can log in. Librarians at Bobst Library process the requests once a week.
  • Please turn your VPN (vpn.shanghai.nyu.edu) on before you access Bloomberg, Wind or Refinitiv Workspace remotely. If you have any questions on VPN, please contact IT for help through shanghai.it.help@nyu.edu.

    To apply for remote access, please fill out applications online

    Bloomberg: https://forms.gle/L8dVmrf1SMzdczND6
    Wind: https://forms.gle/9RyjYQvKKTrUgvC9A 

Access & Borrowing

If you need help with acquiring library materials, or have any concern regarding your loaned items, please contact us at shanghai.circulation@nyu.edu.
For materials not available to you immediately, we highly recommend you to request scanned copies of a book chapter or journal article through our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service.

Meanwhile, we encourage you to access millions of e-resources through the Library website, which covers databases, ebooks, and multimedia resources.

This Thursday: Libroary Thursdays

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This semester, we prepared more fun activities and gifts for you. 

Stop by the 4th floor, learn some FAQ, and win prizes!

First come, first served.

12 PM – 2 PM

Thursday, 3/10/2022

Library, 4th Floor, Academic Building

What exactly is  Libroary Thursdays?

It tells you handy tricks and useful know-hows of NYU Shanghai Library through fun games and activities.

Books & Chill – enjoy some quiet time at the Calm Corner

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“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”

——Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

Reading for fun is a great way to relax, boost your mood, or take a mini-vacation from your daily stress.Join us in the Calm Corner (Room 614) to put down our screens and take intentional time to enjoy books of poetry, art, stories, and more.

Our Library staff will provide a selection of leisure reading books for you to explore, or feel free to BYOB (bring your own book). Come for a few minutes or longer, whatever you need to feel refreshed.

Light snacks, coffee and tea will be provided!

Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday, March 1 2022

Location: Calm Corner (Room 614)

This Thursday: Libroary Thursdays 🦖

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Don’t Miss Libroary Thursdays this Thursday!

This semester, we prepared more fun activities and gifts for you.

Stop by the 4th floor!

Learn some tips about Save My Spot and win prizes!

First come, first served.

12 PM – 2 PM

Thursday, 2/24/2022

Library, 4th Floor

Academic Building

What exactly is Libroary Thursdays?

It tells you handy tricks and useful know-hows of NYU Shanghai Library through fun games and activities.

Libroary Thursdays Back Again!

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Last semester, we held six events sharing various handy tricks and useful know-hows of our library through fun games and activities (such as ring toss, Kahoot, darts, ping-pong, etc.).

Topics covered Ares system, group study room, self-checkout machine, library collections and policies, etc.

Apart from various prizes, participants of each event can get one specially-designed digital badge. Those who get more badges are more likely to receive the Final Prize at the end of the semester.

Come take a look at the Final Prize winners from last semester:

  1. First Prize: 200RMB gift + Event T-shirt; 2 winners: Deng Kexin, Han Yixiao
  2. Second Prize: 100RMB gift + Event canvas tote bag; 3 winners: Zhang Steven, Zhang Jianing, Chen Yimin
  3. Third Prize: Event T-shirt + Event canvas tote bag; 5 winners: Shi Jiarui, Xu Zihan, Cao YiLing, Qian Xinnan, Lin Vinson

Wanna be part of them? Here’s the good news!

This Spring, Libroary Thursdays will be back, bringing more library-related tricks and know-hows, more joy, and more prizes for you.

Please stay tuned and stop by the 4th floor to win your prize!