Category Archives: Library News & Events

Event Recap: Long Night Against Procrastination

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On Monday and Tuesday (Dec. 6-7), the Library, ARC and Student Health Center offered the Long Night Against Procrastination in the Library.

In addition to the snack table outside Library, we also provided the Calculus and ARC Walk-in Writing Support, and the useful resources and encouraging words on Padlet displayed on the screen.

Missed this event? Don’t worry!

Every day – 24/7 – until the last day of this semester, in 400A (Relaxation Zone), we provided snacks, drinks, and final survival kits for you! You can also get relaxed here with those massage chairs, coloring tools and yoga mats.

This Thursday: Libroary Thursdays, 12-2 PM

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Libroary Thursdays is back!

Have 5 minutes between classes?

Stop by the 4th floor!

Learn some fun facts about our Library

and win prizes!

Section 1: 12 PM – 1 PM
Section 2: 1 PM – 2 PM
Thursday, 12/2/2021
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.

Help you power through finals: Long Night Against Procrastination

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Getting anxious for your final exams and projects? Library, ARC and Student Health Center are here to help you prepare for them!

Join us on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 6-7 from 6 – 8 PM for a Long Night Against Procrastination. Maximize your productivity, and cross all the items on your to-do lists!

6 – 8 PM (Shanghai), Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 6-7 | Library, 4th Floor, Academic Building

Research Librarians and Writing and Speaking Fellows will be available for consultations during this time. You can ask for help with:

  • Researching for your paper
  • Citing your sources and developing your works cited
  • Writing support for any stage of the writing process (organization, clarity, and more!)

PLUS: snacks, drinks, de-stress programs, ARC resources, and some encouraging words.

Social Media for Social Good: Twitter API Deciphered in Small Bytes

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On November 18, NYU Shanghai Library’s Data Services will host an event to introduce Twitter API as an accessible tool to retrieve data, conduct research, or build projects. Guest speakers will showcase their research and products for social good accomplished with the Twitter APIs. Start exploring the breadth of projects you can initiate or contribute to!

This event will be mix-mode.

Lunch will be provided. Sessions are free come free go.

Zoom link: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/94455746040.

Meeting ID: 944 5574 6040

Sessions:

11 AM – 11:45 AM （Shanghai） ｜ 10 PM – 10:45 PM (EST)

The farmers protest in India and the mobilization of the diaspora on Twitter

Dr. Stein Monteiro will present recent research on how online activism by diaspora groups living outside their home country can influence political activity in the home country through social media. Stein looks at the case of the #FarmersProtest movement in India, and the influence that the diaspora in Canada, US, UK, Australia and Gulf countries had on the overall Twitter conversation.

Dr. Stein Monteiro is a Senior Research Associate at Ryerson University (Toronto) in the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration program. Stein’s research looks at the integration of new immigrant groups into the host country’s culture and labour market.

1 AM – 1:45 PM (Shanghai) | 12 AM – 12:45 AM (EST)

A Social Media Study on the Effects of Psychiatric Medication Use

Professor Bruno Abrahao will showcase his research, A Social Media Study on the Effects of Psychiatric Medication Use, for our community to learn how they may collect and extract information from web services through APIs, and inspire the audience to explore the breadth of projects they can initiate or contribute to with developer tools as such.

Bruno Abrahao is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics at NYU Shanghai.

1:50 AM – 2:35 PM (Shanghai) | 12:50 AM – 1:35 AM (EST)

Twitter API Walkthrough

Twitter’s Senior Developer Advocate Suhem Parack will show us how to leverage social media data for our next project with the Twitter API. Feel free to bring your questions about accessing and using the Twitter API.

Suhem Parack is a Sr. Developer Advocate at Twitter who helps students and academics use the Twitter API for research.

2:40 AM – 3:30 PM (Shanghai) | 1:40 AM – 2:30 AM (EST)

Peta Bencana (Disaster Map Foundation in Southeast Asia)

Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 Nashin Mahtani will showcase her work on the life-saving platform PetaBencana.id, where she helped leverage data via Twitter API and co-led the platform expansion from a real-time flood mapping system serving 50 million people in Indonesia to a multi-hazard mapping platform serving over 350 million people in South East Asia. With a background in architecture, Nashin’s applied and research investigations center around water polities and infrastructures, communication and media philosophies, and epigenetic adaptations.

Nashin Mahtani is the director of Yayasan Peta Bencana (Disaster Map Foundation), a South-East Asian based non-profit organization developing software infrastructures for community-led disaster co-management. In 2021 she was recognized by Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 for her contributions to the region’s social issues.

Leak of Top Secret! – What We Are Offering on Double Eleven (11·11)

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Libroary Thursday again – but different!

Begin your amazing journey at the welcome station right in front of the elevator on the 4th floor, where alluring games and challenging questions are here waiting for you. You can earn stamps at game stations and exchange them for lovely prizes!

Here’s a quick peak at our games:

Target Game
Can you hit the target right in the middle with those shiny little darts? If not, don’t worry, here’s an alternative plan. Draw a lot from the corresponding box, and see what’s there waiting for you.

Kahoot Game
Take a friend with you, or make one at the spot. Compete in pairs, and the fun doubles.

Matching Game
This is a test on your memory and your knowledge about our library services. Pair questions with their answers. Stamps favor those with a quick hand and a good memory.

Ping-pong Game
Enjoy playing ping-pong on the basement floor? Then you can be a winner of our new game, too. This time we are using ping-pong and chopsticks (or spoon?). See who can move faster while keeping balance, and answer questions correctly.

Participants get stamps, and winners get more. More stamps lead to bigger prizes!
You can be our best prize winner! (Notice: First come first served)

Any time between 12 – 2 PM, Thursday, 11/11/2021 | Library, 4th Floor, Academic Building

Scan the QR code to RSVP!

Bloomberg Training Session | Next Monday, Nov.8

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Need financial market data for your research project? Come to the Bloomberg training session to get a head start!

In this workshop, the Bloomberg analyst will share with you the basics and functions of using the Bloomberg terminals, focusing on the module of Fixed Income:

  • World Bond Market,
  • Fixed Income Trading,
  • Yield, and Spread Analysis,
  • Bond Rating,
  • News Search, and
  • Data API.

He will also exemplify those concepts in real business and practical implications, like getting trading data for government bonds (liquidity, trading volumes, etc.).

12 PM – 1:30 PM, Monday, 11/8/2021 | Room 400A, Academic Building

This workshop is open to all students in person and online. Due to Bloomberg’s policy, there will be no recording provided after the session. Workshop slides can be shared with the participants if needed.

Scan the QR code to RSVP!

Roary is Hungry for Libroary Questions!

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Our next Libroary Thursday event falls right on the Double Eleven Day (双十一). This time we are going to play something BIG.

But first of all, we need your input!

Share one question you would like to ask us. (For example, is it possible to borrow a book that is not owned by our library? Where to find useful databases relevant to my research? … Anything you want to ask about the library. )

Your question will get a chance of entering the question bank, which is the base for our upcoming event. Those who have submitted their questions will be given access to the question bank BEFORE the start of the event, thus gaining an upper hand toward winning the final prizes.

To submit a question, send it directly through our library’s WeChat. If you would like to receive the question list, please leave your NetID, Or you can also choose to fill out this Google form.

Deadline to submit your question: 8 PM, 11/4/2021

The End of Squid Game | Thursday 4-5PM | Halloween

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Are you excited for Halloween? Planning to dress up and “treat or trick”? Taking a break from the writings and assignments?

Join “The End of Squid Game” and win blind box gifts!

Time: 4-5 PM, Thursday, 10/28

Location: 4th Floor, in front of the elevator

The idea of this activity is based on a recent popular TV show called Squid Game. But, we are Anti-Squid Game! We will make it laughable and funny.

Take one of the three activities, and get blind box gifts.

1. Remove stickers

Completely remove a sticker from the whiteboard, and present it to get a blind box! The contents on those stickers are jokes from Xiaoguo’s talk show, and it’s okay if you can’t read them – just remove it!

2. Push the sword

2-3 players as a group, participants need to push the sword into the barrel, and whoever pops the pirates out will get a blind box.

3. Tear out the picture

Tear out the outline of the picture, and whoever succeeds will get a blind box!

Here’s a quick peek of our blind box prizes!

Limited supply. First come, first serve.

Event Recap: Oral History Summer Apprenticeship Showcase Presentation

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On Thursday September 23, NYUSH Humanities and Library hosted “What Makes Us NYU Shanghai” – the Oral History Summer Apprenticeship Showcase Presentation.

The event attracted 28 students, faculty and staff from various backgrounds to attend and more joined online through Zoom.

Five student trainees took lectures on oral history in early June. After conducted their own research on topics of a common theme “What Makes US NYU Shanghai”,  the students shared with the wider NYU Shanghai community their research findings.

Prof. Shuang Wen introduced the background of this event.

Junyi Tang started from his own background in business and probed into what builds the identity of NYU Shanghai.

Yue Jia explored the public image of NYU Shanghai from the perspectives of Admission staff, parents, and peers.

Yining Yan looked into the design and experience of ARC.

Tracey Lan interviewed to explore the meaning and purpose of GPS.

Shu Min Tan shared her interviews with Chinese restaurant owners in Abu Dhabi.

Lauren Kata, Archives and Special Collections librarian in NYUAD also joined as a commentator.

The presentation sparked and fostered curiosities of the young minds at NYU Shanghai to rethink about what is history, as well as inspired and encouraged the class 2025 to try it out in the future.

New Changes in Library

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Welcome and welcome back for Fall 2021! No matter where you are, we are excited to meet you on the 4th floor in the Academic Building, at Shinmay, or remotely online. We have new resources and services ready for you:

The Wire China 

The  Library  now subscribes to The Wire China, a weekly news magazine dedicated to understanding and explaining China’s economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor and the environment.

Caixin (财新) Chinese Edition 

Many have asked about Caixin’s Chinese edition. It’s available now! Caixin’s English and Chinese editions offer unique content, as well as some duplicate articles.

Career Development Collection

Planning to take a test for graduate school? Working on your resume and interview skills? Exploring majors and careers? Stop by this expanded collection curated by the Library and CDC for inspiration. 

Enter the Library with Digital ID 

Tap your phone to enter the Library! Our entrance now supports both physical campus card and the new digital ID.

 Roary is back!

Some of you may remember Roary, the Library’s newest member! This semester, Roary will bring back the popular Libroary Thursdays with new games, activities and SWAG! Stay tuned to Library’s WeChat and Engage event page for Roary’s return. 

Beyond Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper

Have you read Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper? Stop by the Library’s display to taste this sweet-sour memoir, this year’s NYU Shanghai Reads selection. Explore additional books and videos curated here, or watch this video tutorial to discover other Library materials to whet your appetite for the year ahead! 

Libroary Thursdays: Event No. 5

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★Event No. 5: 

• Time: NOW! Scan the QR code to see how well you know your way around the library.

• Place: Academic Building 4F Library

• Prize pick-up: 1-3PM 05/06/2021, Academic Building 4F Library

• Event QR code: (Click on Event No.5)

★ Event Information

Rumour has it that some long gone creature has found its way back to the earth. 

The only thing we know is that it craves knowledge and companionship – 

especially from the youngsters.

No way, it was spotted in our Library! Help!! What should we do?

To comfort this curious little creature and celebrate his new friendship with us, we named him Roary, as roar means “I love you” in dinosaur. 

Now we introduce a fun event series called Libroary Thursdays (pronunciation: lai-b-roa-ry) to you, with our beloved new friend Roary.

Libroary Thursdays features the most handy tricks and useful know-hows of NYU Shanghai Library. In addition to getting various event-based gifts (first come, first served!), you are also encouraged to earn Libroary badges online. Those who have collected the most badges will enter our lucky draw to win the final prizes!

First Prize

200RMB gift + Event T-shirt

2 winners 

Second Prize

100RMB gift + Event canvas tote bag

3 winners

Third Prize

Event T-shirt + Event canvas tote bag

5 winners

Mark your calendar and roar with us!