Information for NYU Faculty

• Introduction
• Instruction & Research Resources
• Computer & Technology Support
• Communicating at NYU

Welcome to NYU Information Technology Services!

Information Technology Services (ITS) is NYU's central organization for technology-based services for University students, faculty, staff, and administrators. ITS provides computer services, Internet resources, and telephony services to the entire University. ITS connects people to people, to their work and studies, and to the information, training, and technical resources they need to achieve their goals. Service is our central focus and concern.

This page contains a brief overview for faculty of the services and facilities offered by ITS. We encourage you to explore this site by clicking on any of the popular links below or in the menu at the left, or by typing keywords into the search engine that appears on each page.

Instruction & Research
Resources

Instruction & Research Support

www.nyu.edu/its/instruction
www.nyu.edu/its/research
An overview of ITS resources for faculty and researchers.

The NYU Digital Studio

www.nyu.edu/its/studio
A collaborative facility of the Libraries and ITS, providing advanced technology resources and expert consultation for NYU faculty in all disciplines.

NYU Blackboard (Online Learning)

www.nyu.edu/its/blackboard
All NYU faculty can use Blackboard to create a course environment on the Web without having to learn HTML.

NYU Lists

www.nyu.edu/its/lists
NYU Lists are discussion lists which can be used by NYU faculty, staff, and students to exchange ideas about specialized topics, post deadlines or homework assignments, or confirm meeting changes. List mail may be received in an email account or accessed by using the List's web interface.

High Performance Computing Resources

www.nyu.edu/its/research/hpc
NYU supports high performance computing and networking for researchers and scholars. In addition to hosting New York City's fastest supercomputer, NYU is home to several high performance clusters and high-speed networks. Click the link above for details.

Multimedia Resources

ITS multimedia resources are available through the Digital Studio, the Advanced Media Studio, and the Fourth Street Academic Technology Center. In addition, NYU offers a variety of podcasting resources for faculty.

Data Services

library.nyu.edu/dataservice
The Data Service Studio, a collaborative effort of ITS and the NYU Libraries, provides expert consultation and resources in research methods, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and statistical analysis for NYU students, faculty, and research staff.

Wired Classrooms

www.nyu.edu/its/classrooms
Information about hands-on computer classrooms available for classes that require in-class computer use by students.

ITS Computer Labs

www.nyu.edu/its/labs
ITS provides two types of computer labs, ITS Academic Technology Centers and NYUHotSpots; the latter are "CoLabs." For locations, hours, and detailed resource lists, visit
www.nyu.edu/its/labs.

ITS Print Service

www.nyu.edu/its/print
ITS Print Service — new for fall 2009 — offers convenient and easy-to-use printing while also conserving resources and helping the environment. It includes all printing at the ITS computer labs and, with the appropriate software installed, can be used from your NYU-NET connected computer.

Faculty Accounts

www.nyu.edu/its/accounts/faculty
Descriptions of the ITS computing accounts available to NYU faculty, with information on how to apply.

Faculty Digital Archive

www.nyu.edu/its/faculty/fda and http://archive.nyu.edu
The Faculty Digital Archive is a place where full-time NYU faculty can deposit their work in digital form. In the Archive, it can be shared with the world, or restricted to selected people. It is intended to be a highly visible repository of NYU faculty digital scholarship. The FDA is organized into communities and collections. Communities contain and organize collections. Collections will contain faculty content. Collections will be owned and managed by faculty, who will have responsibility for adding, making available, and removing content. ITS Client Services and the Digital Studio will be available to assist faculty in this.

Digital Image Collections

NYU provides storage and management resources for digital image collections via the NYU Libraries' subscription to ARTstor.

Computer & Technology Support

Ask ITS Knowledgebase & Online Instructions

www.nyu.edu/its/askits
www.nyu.edu/its/faq
Have a question? You might be able to quickly find the answer yourself using the ITS Ask ITS Knowledgebase, or by browsing our website:

• NYU Blackboard
• Peer-to-Peer Applications
• General Computer and Network Security
• Your NYU NetID & Password
• Connecting to NYU-NET and other NYU Resources: On-Campus and Off-Campus
• NYUHome
• Communication Tools (Email, Lists, Email Direct, Public Directory, Podcasting, etc.)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• ITS Accounts
• ResNet (Residential Networking)
• Computer Use at NYU's Global Sites

ITS Help & Service Desks

www.nyu.edu/its/askits
A searchable knowledgebase of information and instructions, as well as information on how to contact the ITS Client Services Center.

ITS-Licensed Software

http://software.nyu.edu
ITS provides a variety of software to help you protect your computer and make the most of NYU-NET, including Symantec AntiVirus and Lavasoft Ad-Aware. The page also contains information about the Microsoft Developers Network Academic Alliance, which makes it possible for qualifying NYU Departments and Researchers to receive distributions of the latest Microsoft development tools, operating systems, server software, documentation and technical references. ITS also offers a wide variety of research computing software for use by NYU faculty and researchers; see www.nyu.edu/its/research/software for more information.

ITS Publications

www.nyu.edu/its/pubs
Browse or download various ITS publications here. Of particular interest to faculty are the Faculty Guide to NYU Libraries and ITS and Connect: Information Technology at NYU.

ITS Departmental Computer Support

www.nyu.edu/its/support/desktop
Information about special computer support services available to NYU departments through ITS.

ITS Classes & Workshops

www.nyu.edu/its/classes
Descriptions and schedules of the free ITS classes available to the NYU community each semester.

Communicating at NYU

Connecting to NYU-NET

www.nyu.edu/its/nyunet
This central page links you to information about all of the ways you can access NYU-NET, including from your home or office, using the NYURoam wireless network, from laptops at Bobst Library, or from NYUHome Stations around campus.

NYUHome

www.nyu.edu/its/nyuhome
An introduction to NYUHome (NYU's portal service), with instructions on how to get started.

Email at NYU

www.nyu.edu/its/email
An overview of the email service available to the NYU community through NYUHome and instructions on how to start using it, as well as information about the NYUHome spam filter and instructions on how to activate your own personal NYU email address. A list of NYUHome stations (public computers) around campus is available at www.nyu.edu/its/homestations.

NYU Lists

www.nyu.edu/its/lists
NYU Lists are discussion lists which can be used by NYU faculty, staff, and students to exchange ideas about specialized topics, post deadlines or homework assignments, or confirm meeting changes. List mail may be received in an email account or accessed by using the List's web interface.

NYURoam Wireless

www.nyu.edu/its/wireless
These pages contain everything you need to know to get your laptop computer connected to NYURoam, your campus wireless network.

Telephones & Voicemail

www.nyu.edu/its/telephone
Detailed information about using your campus telephone and voicemail, and information about authorization codes for long-distance calling.

The NYU Public Directory

www.nyu.edu/its/directory
This directory, maintained by ITS, lists all current NYU faculty, staff, and administrators, as well as students who choose to be listed. Each department at NYU has a representative that is responsible for reporting new employees and changes in directory listings.

Meetingmaker

www.nyu.edu/its/meetings
ITS provides licensed copies of Meetingmaker software to NYU faculty, staff and administrators. Meetingmaker allows you to maintain your calendar, arrange meetings, and coordinate your schedule with anyone on the network or over the Internet. To download your copy, log into NYUHome with your NetID and password, then click on the "Work" tab at the top right. On the left side of the Meetingmaker channel, click the link for your computer's operating system to download the software. Then, click the links on the right to download information about using the software. If you have any questions about meetingmaker, please send email to meetingmaker.help@nyu.edu.

Page last reviewed: September 8, 2009