This film has generated a lot of discussion online; beware of spoilers if you search now.
After watching, the library invites you to explore any ideas it brought to mind. For example, what does it mean to doubt? Why do we doubt? What is it about science fiction that highlights flaws in current society? What is in store for the future?
The books below are but a short list for continuing your education through conversation with filmmakers, authors, and classmates.
Some of you have raised concerns that our library space is not meeting your expectations in terms of noise level and seat availability.
Our Library is a space that strives to accommodate the various types of learning activities, be it silent self-study, or light group discussions. We rely on you, the responsible student, to maintain that balance and harmony. Please be mindful of your peers’ needs when you are in the library. It is as simple as
Remember that our library space is for the entire NYU community. Let’s be considerate to one another.
How can we work with coal? Whose lives are affected by each change made or missed?
Continue the conversations begun as you watched the film, with classmates, professors, or visiting lecturers. Dig deeper into the processes, people, and permutations of coal, its refinement, regulation, and replacement. The following links lead you to reports and books. Ask a librarian to locate additional avenues of research.
When it comes to researching music, nothing beats listening to the real thing. Whether you’re looking for western classical music, jazz recordings, folk music, or ethnographic recordings, NYU Libraries has several streaming audio databases to help you find high-quality sound recordings from world-class performers, along with detailed liner notes that you might not find through services such as Youtube or Youku.
Naxos Music Library (with an emphasis on Western classical music and selections of world music and folk recordings) and Naxos Jazz Music Library are rich resources for sound recordings that you can stream directly from your computer.
Whether you are listening for research or for pleasure, Naxos has a wealth of recordings that you can browse by genre, performer, or keyword. You can also create playlists of albums you need to come back to.
On the go? Take Naxos with you with the Naxos or Naxos Jazz mobile apps, available through iTunes and Google Play
Congratulations! You’re now ready to save personal playlists, and enjoy NML everywhere through the mobile apps. Your login is now functional. Log in to the NML app and enjoy!
Please note that under certain rare circumstances, it can take up to 15 minutes for your registration to be completed.
What does the Library mean to you? A place for you to study with friends? A book bank where you can find a kindred spirit? A battlefield in times of essay dues and project deadlines?
Your story matters to us! Tell us about your experience now to give us an opportunity to improve your experience.
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If you have completed the Library Student Survey, we would like to offer a small gift – come to our Library front desk. You can also take part in a lucky draw to win attractive prizes below by submitting your email address at the end of the survey.
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Drs Santtila and Weslake present this film to prompt discussion about assessing the value of a creation, specifically, how that assessment iregards the creator’s character. If a creator’s poor ethical choices are revealed over time, how do those affect criticism of the creation?
Movies prompt conversation, whether disagreement, emotion, or endorsement.
The list of titles and links below are a gateway to read about ethics, art, and criticism. Later links also explore Manhattan’s history, architecture, or urban design. Listen to more music by the movie’s composer. Ask at the library for travelogues, memoirs, or novels about different boroughs.
Most online library systems will be unavailable starting at 17 March (Saturday) 5 AM. This outage is due to University work on Bobst Library’s power supply.
Services affected include library catalog (BobCat), ejournals, ebooks and databases. Please plan your research accordingly. In the meantime, our library website will still be available.
We are expecting the above systems to be restored and available by 18 March (Sunday) 3 AM. The exact restoration time may vary depending on any technical issues that may arise.
For the most up-to-date information about the system status during the outage, visit our Libraries’ System Status Update Page.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
In the following weeks, we will continue to release a series of posts to introduce resources on statistical computing, data visualization and to help you catch up with the ever-changing industry trends.
We therefore present to you the Data Resources Mini Series – Not Just Buzzwords.
If you missed Library’s workshops on Data Visualization Toolkits and Tableau, the books and e-resources we recommend here can be a good start for an overview of data visualization – from principles, through practices, to techniques and reflections.Next time we will share resources to help you catch up with the ever-changing “data industries”. Stay tuned!
I have four books to recommend for data visualization that combine depth of statistical reasoning with aesthetically appealing images, good writing, and ample examples.
The first two – The Visual Display of Quantitative Information & The Elements of Graphing Data – are all time classics. They are books that laid the foundations for the practitioners of the field; early works that are never outdated, even in the digital era. Edward Tufte has other great books which we left out of this list.
The Truthful Art is a very nice introductory reading to the general audience. It provides in-depth analysis & examination of pieces of visualizations, and interesting things like the same data presented in many ways. – Yun Dai, Educational Technologist for Data Services Continue reading
Have you been reading the Financial Times?
NYU Shanghai now has a group subscription to FT.com. You have access to FT content as long as you are in campus, dormitory, or connected to NYU Shanghai VPN. Continue reading
Not sure what to read this weekend? Looking for something different? This Spring, the library staff are sharing their favorites.
We are happy to announce the beta release of the new BobCat interface.
Click on ‘Try BobCat Beta’ tab on NYU Shanghai Library website
BobCat is NYU’s branded name for our Library discovery platform!
The new BobCat Beta interface has a modern look and feel, and offers new features in addition to all the features of the current interface (BobCat Classic). Both Classic and Beta will run simultaneously through the entire spring semester.
Watch a 5-minute walkthrough of the features of BobCat Beta. Continue reading
