Libraries and ITS Student Guide

This alphabetically arranged guide describes student services and resources provided by the NYU Libraries, Information Technology Services, and Classroom Media Services.

Keywords in blue text indicate a cross-reference to a related service.

INDEX

ALPHABETICAL LISTING
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I
J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R
S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

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Bibliography Style Guides and Software
Several abridged online writing guides and style manuals are available on the Libraries' QuickRef page, http://library.nyu.edu/quickref/. Find a printer-friendly introduction to citation styles at http://library.nyu.edu/research/rg57.html.

NYU Libraries supports the use of RefWorks, ProCite, and End- Note. Use these citation management software programs to:

Organize your research
Import citations from electronic databases and catalogs
Format your references in dozens of standard styles (MLA, APA, etc.)
Insert footnotes, endnotes, and a bibliography directly into your paper

RefWorks is free for NYU students, and the library provides classes about its use. For more information, see http://library.nyu.edu/bib/.

Blackboard
NYU Blackboard is the University's course management system. If your instructor elects to use NYU Blackboard for your course, you will see a link with your course title in the NYUHome Blackboard Classes channel.

To access an NYU Blackboard site for your course:

Make sure you have activated both your NYU NetID and NYUHome service (see NetID and NYUHome for information on activating your service)
Log into NYUHome (http://home.nyu.edu/) and click the Academics tab.
Under Blackboard Classes, click the link with your course title.

Borrow Books
Your NYUCard is your library card and can be used in Bobst Library for photocopying, printing, and microform printing.

Circulation (main floor of Bobst) is where library users check out and return books. Students in degree programs can have up to 200 items checked out at one time. Find complete borrowing policies at http://library.nyu.edu/services/borrow_renew.html.

Book Loan Periods at Bobst Library
Undergraduates - 28 days
Masters students - 60 days
Doctoral students - 120 days

Renew Books
Books borrowed from Bobst, Courant, Cooper Union, New York School of Interior Design, and the New School University libraries can be renewed at the library or on the Web at http://library.nyu.edu/services/borrow_renew.html.

Recall a Book
If you need a book that is currently checked out, being processed, on order, at the bindery, or off-site, you can place a Recall. When the book becomes available, the library will notify you by email. Look for this button in the BobCat record. For more information about recalls, see http://library.nyu.edu/services/recall.html.

Can't find a book that's supposed to be on the shelf? Try Quick Search.
If you can't find an item in the Bobst stacks even though the status of the book is "Available," fill out a "Quick Search" card (available throughout the library) and turn it in at the Circulation desk. A search will be conducted within 24 hours, and you will be notified of the results via email or telephone.