Extensive Tour: Physical & Virtual Tour of the Library
A 30-min. "driving tour" of NYU Libraries' web site will acquaint you with the Libraries' catalog/databases and introduce you to services such as reference, Ask-a-Librarian, and interlibrary loan. A 30-min. walking tour follows to help you get your physical bearings around Bobst. (60 min.)
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Finding Books and Articles
Discover the advantages of using NYU Libraries' resources over Google and other Web search engines. Learn how to find books and articles using BobCat, NYU Libraries' search system. For deeper article searching, learn about the Libraries' subscription databases (there are more than 1,000) and how to identify the databases most relevant to your research topic. Plus, discover techniques for searching effectively within databases and guidelines for critically evaluating the information you find. (60 min.)
Meets in room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library (except where noted).
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based tool, free to members of the NYU community, that helps manage and organize your research. As you search catalogs and databases, you can import references directly into your own bibliography file then automatically format footnotes, endnotes, and works cited using standard styles (MLA, APA, etc.) Learn how to use RefWorks features such as RefShare (facilitates data sharing and collaboration) and the built-in RSS feed reader. (75 min.)
Meets in room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library (except where noted).
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
RefWorks for the Health Sciences
(90 min.)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Google Expert
Learn when and how to use advanced features in Google, Google Books and Google Scholar to find books, get full text journal articles, and create bibliographies. (60 min.)
Meets in room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library (except where noted).
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Intro to EndNote
Similar to RefWorks, EndNote is a tool for organizing your research. It allows you to import catalog and database references directly into your own personal bibliographies and automatically format works cited, footnotes and endnotes in standard styles (MLA, APA, etc.) (60 min.)
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
E-Book Collections
This session provides an introduction to the library's full-text e-book collections -- multidisciplinary, reference, and subject-focused (history, literature, science, technology). There is special focus on ebrary, our largest academic collection, and its many new features, including options for highlighting and note-taking, storing page markers, and saving to a virtual bookshelf. (45 min.)
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Thu., Sep 24 2009 -- 11:00AM
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Tue., Sep 29 2009 -- 11:00AM
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Thu., Oct 08 2009 -- 04:00PM
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Tue., Oct 13 2009 -- 04:00PM
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Walk-in session, no registration required.
Using Article Databases at Bobst: See What’s New
The database page on the library’s website has an updated layout and many new features, including options to save searches and customize individual sets of databases that may be searched simultaneously. This 45-minute session will provide a general introduction to new options for accessing and organizing database research at Bobst.
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Tue., Sep 22 2009 -- 03:00PM
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Tue., Sep 29 2009 -- 12:30PM
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Thu., Oct 15 2009 -- 11:00AM
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Tue., Oct 20 2009 -- 04:15PM
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Walk-in session, no registration required.
Finding New York City and New York State Statistics
This session will focus on strategies for locating statistics about New York City and New York State. A number of resources will be highlighted as well. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues related to demographics, economics, public health, vital statistics, government and social services, housing and census data. (45 min.)
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Thu., Nov 12 2009 -- 06:00PM
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Fri., Dec 04 2009 -- 06:15PM
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Walk-in session, no registration required.
What is Atlantic History
Professor Karen O. Kupperman will be speaking informally on the topic “What is Atlantic History” on Monday, November 9, 2009 in the Bobst Library’s Reference Conference Room at 1:00 pm. Come and hear one of the most distinguished practitioners in the growing area of Atlantic Studies talk in an informal setting. The Bobst Library Reference Conference Room is located on the first floor of the library in the southwest corner of Bobst.
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Mon., Nov 09 2009 -- 01:00PM
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Walk-in session, no registration required.
SPSS/PASW - Introduction
An introduction to the SPSS/PASW data analysis package. Topics covered include: creating and editing data sets, computing and recoding variables and an introduction to syntax; a follow-along guide for the tutorial can be found on The Data Service Studio's FDA.
In addition, instructors are invited to send an email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials. (90 min.)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
SPSS/PASW - Intermediate
A discussion of the SPSS/PASW data analysis package for more experienced users.
In addition, instructors are invited to send an email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials. (90 min)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
SAS - Introduction
An introduction to the SAS data analysis package. Topics covered include: creating and editing data sets, computing and recoding variables and an introduction to proc commands; a follow-along guide for the tutorial can be found on The Data Service Studio's FDA.
In addition, instructors are invited to send an email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials. (90 min.)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
STATA - Introduction
An introduction to the STATA data analysis package. Topics covered include: creating and editing data sets, computing and recoding variables and an introduction to basic commands; a follow-along guide for the tutorial can be found on The Data Service Studio's FDA.
In addition, instructors are invited to send an email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials. (90 min.)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
R - Introduction
An introduction to R, the open source data analysis package.
In addition, instructors are invited to send an email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials. (90 min.)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Atlas.ti - Introduction
An introduction to the qualitative software package Atlas.ti; it is a versatile workbench for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual, graphical, audio, and video data. An overview of the tools it offers for accomplishing the tasks associated with any systematic approach to unstructured data will be included.
In addition, instructors are invited to send an email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials. (120 min.)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
ArcGIS - Introduction
An introduction to GIS mapmaking using the ESRI ARCView software. A follow-along guide for the tutorial can be found on The Data Service Studio's FDA. (90 min)
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
ArcGIS - Geocoding
An introduction translating addresses to map coordinates with latitude and longitude using the ESRI ARCView software. Prior experience using ESRI ArcMap required.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Survey and Questionnaire Software
Walk through the steps of designing, scanning, and mounting survey questionnaires via Survey Monkey and Remark OR. In addition, instructors are invited to send email to data.service@nyu.edu to arrange individualized in-class tutorials.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Typesetting with LaTeX
Learn how to typeset for academic publications using LaTex with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.