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.
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.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
RefWorks for the Health Sciences
(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.
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 room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library.
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Intro to Zotero
Learn how to organize your research by using a tool called Zotero. The workshop will get you set up, show you the basics of adding to and maintaining your database, and show you how to automatically create bibliographies in your desired style (APA, MLA, etc) directly from your account.
Meets in room PC2 on Lower Level 1 of Bobst Library.
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.
How to Find Translations
Meets in the conference room in the Reference Center on the 1st floor of Bobst Library.
Registration not required but recommended. You will be sent an automatic reminder e-mail the day before the session.
NYU Data Service Studio - What is it?
Come visit the Data Service Studio to: get an overview of facilities and services they offer, meet the staff, take a tour of the space and get all of your statistical, geographical and data-oriented questions answered.
Bobst Library, 6th floor, room 636
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
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.
Introduction to Google Earth
Come learn to play with Google Earth. Find your house, use sketch up 3-D models, and more!
Registration required. Select a date from this list then fill out the form on the bottom of the page.
Finding Data Sources
An introduction to major numeric and spatial data resources available on the web and through the NYU library. Explore the components of a typical data study, its files, and documentation. (60 min.)
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.
Statistical and GIS mapping
Bring your statistics and GIS questions and your data. Tell us what you're doing or drop in to meet other researchers at NYU. Demos will be announced. For more information, send email to data.service@nyu.edu . No RSVP required.
Statistics Clinic: Every Wednesday starting at 1PM
Meets in the Data Service Studio on the 6th floor of Bobst Library. data.service@nyu.edu, 212-998-3434.
Walk-in session, no registration required.