Classroom & Teaching Support

Blackboard

The NYU Blackboard online learning system enables NYU faculty to create full-featured, online course environments for classes without having to learn HTML. Blackboard features:

Easy access to content, including articles, images, and multimedia
Enhanced communication, including class email lists, discussion boards, and real-time chat
Streamlined assessment, including tests, surveys, and grading, as well as many other features

To access NYU Blackboard, have an activated NYU NetID and log into NYUHome. Click on the Academics tab, then click on the course link in the Blackboard Courses channel.

To create a Blackboard course, click the Request a course for this semester link in the top right corner. Complete and submit the form, then return to the NYUHome Blackboard Courses channel. Click the Update Blackboard Course List link at the bottom of the channel or simply wait for the course link to automatically appear later that day.

ITS provides extensive support for NYU Blackboard via the Blackboard Ask ITS knowledgebase as well as in person and by telephone. All help resources can be reached by clicking on the Help icon at the top of your screen once logged into Blackboard, or see www.nyu.edu/blackboard/help.

If you cannot find the information you are looking for in the knowledgebase, you can Contact Us using the Ask ITS help form, or call the IT Service Desk at +1 212 998 3333.

Classroom Media Services & Wired Classrooms

Classroom Media Services, a division of Campus Media, provides audio and video systems, projection equipment, laptop computers (PC and Mac), and accessories available for general purpose use for NYU University-Registrar-scheduled classrooms. Equipment, delivery, training, and technical support are provided. Two business days notice is required to guarantee equipment availability. For online request forms, a comprehensive list of general purpose classrooms, installed classroom equipment inventory, and other additional information, see www.nyu.edu/campusmedia or call +1 212 998 2655.

Additional ITS-managed hands-on classrooms are available for class sessions that require a computer for each student. All computers have access to NYU-NET, the Internet, and a full suite of software. For more information, see www.nyu.edu/its/classrooms.

Bobst Library has three Smart Computer Classrooms (one with 24 Macs and two with 22 PCs each) that are used for library instruction. They can be reserved for University courses or specialized computer instruction based on availability. Each classroom has a fully equipped instructor's lectern, multi-media projector, DVD/VCR, and ceiling-mounted stereo speakers. For more information, email blcc@library.nyu.edu or call +1 212 998 9014.

Computer Labs: Academic Technology Centers & CoLabs

For information on ITS Academic Technology Centers, and CoLabs, locations, hours, as well as software and technology resources, see www.nyu.edu/its/labs.

Computers in Bobst Library: NYURoam wireless is available throughout Bobst Library. All floors in Bobst also have Internet-connected computers.

The Bobst Library Computer Center (BLCC), located on Lower Level 1, has both Mac and Windows computers with useful software such as Microsoft Office. There are also NYUHome Stations on Lower Level 2.

For more information on computing resources throughout Bobst, see library.nyu.edu/services/computer.html.

Copyright and Permissions Support

Copyright and Fair Use Information
A handbook for the use of copyrighted materials in educational and research activities for the NYU community is available online at library.nyu.edu/copyright. You can find definitions and principles of educational fair use, NYU policy documents related to fair use, FAQs, and campus resources for further guidance.

If you have specific questions about using copyrighted materials or how to apply fair use, please send them to NYU's Fair Use Listserv, fairuse@nyu.edu. All questions will be reviewed by members of NYU administration and responded to promptly.

NYU Libraries Permission Support
Certain uses of copyrighted materials may require the permission of the copyright holder. NYU Libraries Permission Service is available to assist faculty with evaluating whether permission is necessary, identifying rights holders, and obtaining permission. For more information, please contact Melissa A. Brown, Scholarly Communications Librarian.

Digital Studio

The Digital Studio (Bobst Library, 5th Floor, South wing) is NYU's gateway to digital services supporting scholarship and teaching. Studio staff offer training and consultation with:

Multimedia Services - Scanning documents, images, and slides; digital video and audio creation; media conversions, video editing, and DVD authoring.
Media Publication - Creating podcasts using the Digital Studio's dedicated podcasting room and uploading audio and video content to NYU's streaming or blog services.
File Storage and Management - Archiving your digital content, such as documents, working papers, and images. Repositories include the Faculty Digital Archive, ARTstor, and Files 2.0.
Digital Project Planning - Devising workflows and timelines for production on your projects; determining the best technologies and practices for digitization and metadata creation; and identifying appropriate storage and delivery methods to meet your needs.
Learning Management Tools - One-on-one assistance for all Blackboard-related questions.

See www.nyu.edu/studio for additional information, or send email to digital.studio@nyu.edu.

Events Media Services

Events Media Services, a division of Campus Media, provides specialized media services and equipment for NYU-sponsored events and other non-classroom special events such as conferences, panel discussions, and simulcasts, available on a charge-back basis. For more information, request forms, and services costs, see www.nyu.edu/campusmedia or call +1 212 998 2655.

Faculty Technology Services

ITS Faculty Technology Services (FTS) offers a wide range of technology resources and assistance targeted toward the needs of NYU faculty and graduate students to help them make optimal use of computers, media, and Internet resources in instruction and scholarship. FTS technologists provide expert help with all phases of faculty projects, including the selection of equipment, software, and media to suit your purposes, and with adapting and authoring new material in a multimedia/Web environment.

Available services include support and training on the following:

Sponsored research, including piloting and prototyping. Assistance in grant planning and writing, software and hardware acquisition, and project implementation.
Web-based content management services and delivery tools, such as Blackboard, Luna, and the NYU Faculty Digital Archive.
Media production technologies for advanced imaging, video editing, sound and audio production, CD and DVD creation, podcasting, and streaming services are available at the Digital Studio on the second floor of Bobst library.
Collaboration technologies, including Internet2, real-time video communications tools, and network-based multi-site performances.
Advanced digital media services, including museum quality digital prints, laser cut flat materials, and 3D color rapid prototyping are available at the ITS Advanced Media Studio on the second floor of 35 West 4th Street.
Digital scholarship and web-accessible scholarly databases.
High performance computing software and networks, and supercomputing systems at NYU and at a variety of non-NYU facilities.
Statistical, qualitative, ICPSR, and GIS analyses of data via the Data Service Studio.
NYU Faculty Digital Archive (archive.nyu.edu), a repository into which full-time NYU faculty can deposit their work in digital form.

For more information about ITS-supported technologies for faculty, see www.nyu.edu/its/faculty, or contact the Digital Studio, a collaborative facility of the Libraries and ITS, at digital.studio@nyu.edu + 1 212 992 9233.

Global Library Services

Students and faculty at NYU Global campuses have access to an extensive range of online full-text collections including books, journals, audio, video and images through NYU Libraries' website. Librarians can help faculty identify online books and journals and recommend databases relevant to your syllabus. They can also assist you in creating Blackboard links to library content. For more information, see the NYU Global Library Services website: nyu.libguides.com/global.

Library Instruction

Learning to use peer-reviewed literature and other scholarly resources can be invaluable to your students' academic success. If you're assigning a research paper in class, you may want to:

Request a course-specific library instruction session tailored to the assignment and research needs of your class. For details, see library.nyu.edu/forms/instruct.html.
Assign your students one of the ready-to-go, downloadable exercises created by NYU librarians to help students develop library research skills. See nyu.libguides.com/libexercises.
Encourage your students to attend a pre-scheduled library instruction class. The schedule of classes is at library.nyu.edu/classes.
Encourage students to use the Library Research button on Blackboard course pages to link to BobCat, databases, and research guides in their subject area.
Refer graduate, honors, and advanced undergraduate students needing individual research assistance to a Subject Librarian; refer novices needing extra help to the Undergraduate Librarian. See Subject Librarians for contact information.

Linking to E-Journals in Blackboard

Links can be added to your Blackboard course for e-journal articles, images, and audio from the Libraries' extensive collection of licensed electronic resources. Directions for doing this yourself are available at library.nyu.edu/services/persistent.html.

The Libraries' Course Reserves department will create e-reserves links for you. The Course Reserve Request Form is at library.nyu.edu/services/reserves_faculty.html.

Reserves, Course

Instructors may place books, music, videos, personal materials, and links to e-journal articles, images, and audio from the Libraries' licensed collections on BobCat Course Reserves. Submit requests at library.nyu.edu/services/reserves_faculty.html.

See also Linking to E-Journals in Blackboard.

Subject Librarians

Bobst Library has 30 subject librarians who serve as liaisons between the library and academic departments. Contact your subject librarian to:

Recommend book or media titles for purchase.
Schedule library research classes for your students.
Request a library services update for yourself or demonstrations of discipline-specific databases for department meetings.
Schedule a consultation to learn more about library services, procedures, and collections.

For a full list of subject librarians and their contact information, see library.nyu.edu/research/lib_arc.html.

Technology & Computer Training Classes

Taking advantage of the technology resources available to you and your students can be invaluable to your research and to your students’ success. ITS classes and talks can help with training.

For information, see www.nyu.edu/its/classes.