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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DIAL Modem Connections
ITS provides dial-up access to NYU-NET from your modem equipped computer. To use NYU DIAL service, plug your computer into an active telephone jack and configure the modem to dial 1-212-253-4NYU (1-212-253-4698).Use your activated NetID and password to log in. Detailed configuration instructions are available at www.nyu.edu/its/nyunet/dial/ and on the NYU-NET CD. There is no charge for this service beyond the cost of the phone call. If you live in an NYU-owned residence hall, you should use NYU ResNet service instead of DIAL. See also www.nyu.edu/its/nyunet/ for other methods of connecting to NYU's campus-wide network.

Digital Studio
The Digital Studio (Bobst Library, 2nd floor) is a collaborative effort between the Libraries and ITS that enables faculty and other NYU scholars to use digital tools and content to enhance their scholarship. Digital Studio staff offer training, consultation, and assistance with the following: primary text collections available online and at the Studio; text scanning, PDF creation, and optical character recognition (OCR); image scanning (including film, slides, and transparencies) and editing; digital video and audio creation, conversion, and editing; DVD authoring; standards and best practices for digitization and metadata. www.nyu.edu/studio/

Directory Services
NYU's Public Directory includes contact listings for full-time faculty and staff, as well as students who have elected to have their information included. The Directory can be accessed in a variety of ways:

www.nyu.edu/search/
The Directory channel in NYUHome (http://home.nyu.edu/)
NYU's new 24-hour Voice Activated Directory: Dial 1-212-998-1212 and select option 1 (currently offers faculty and staff listings only)
The University switchboard (8:00am-7:00pm, M-F): Dial 0 when on-campus, 1-212-998-1212 when off-campus

If you are a student and wish to opt in or out of the Directory, or if you need to make a change to your current Directory listing, visit the ITS Start page (http://start.nyu.edu/), enter your NYU NetID and password, then click the "NYU Online Student Directory" link and follow the instructions.

Disabilities Services
Bobst Library provides assistance using the library for students with disabilities. Two adaptive technology rooms on Lower Level 1 provide computers that read text aloud, magnify print, and facilitate "hands-free" computing. For information, call 1-212-998-2519 or visit http://library.nyu.edu/services/disabilities.html.

ITS has wheelchair-accessible workstations at the Multimedia Center, the Third Avenue Center, and the Tisch Hall Lab (see the Computer Labs section for hours and locations). The ITS Multimedia Center also provides an adaptive technology project room with a screen reader system, and voice recognition, text to speech, and visual organizing software. In addition, computer workstations throughout all four ITS labs have built-in assistive technologies. If you have questions about using these resources, please contact the ITS Multimedia Center at 1-212-998-3421 or visit www.nyu.edu/its/assistive/.

Dissertations
Link to "Articles via databases" on the Libraries' homepage to connect to Dissertation Abstracts. The full-text of all dissertations published since 1997 is available for "FREE DOWNLOAD" for NYU students. Non-NYU titles published prior to 1997 can be requested through interlibrary loan. For more information on finding dissertations, see http://library.nyu.edu/research/rg9.html.