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News The Manhattan Library now subscribes to Game Informer, the most read video game magazine in the country. It is located on the 2nd floor of the library in the periodicals/magazines display. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 2/1/08; 4:31:40 PM -
Do you have a recent favorite book of your own? Let everyone know in the comments section below. Would you like the library's to purchase a book to be included in the collection? Use this form. · Village Voice, The Best of 2007 # - Sebastien Marion - News - 1/25/08; 10:20:48 AM - Welcome back to another fun and exciting semester. To get started here are the library hours: Education Hall, Art & Architecture, Old Westbury Monday: 9am-9pm Tuesday: 9am-9pm Wednesday: 9am-9pm Thursday: 9am-9pm Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: Closed Manhattan Library Monday: 9am-10pm Tuesday: 9am-10pm Wednesday: 9am-10pm Thursday: 9am-10pm Friday: 9am-10pm Saturday: 10am-7pm Sunday: 1pm-7pm NYCOM Medical Library, Old Westbury Monday: 8am-12am Tuesday: 8am-12am Wednesday: 8am-12am Thursday: 8am-12am Friday: 8am-12am Saturday: 9am-12am Sunday: 1pm-12am Wisser Memorial Library, Old Westbury Monday: 8am-10pm Tuesday: 8am-10pm Wednesday: 8am-10pm Thursday: 8am-10pm Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 1pm-6pm # - Sebastien Marion - News - 1/23/08; 10:38:13 AM - Below are the Fall 2007 final examination schedules for Manhattan and Old Westbury. Good luck! # - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/13/07; 2:32:05 PM - Your instructor is likely to recommend a specific style for citing your research paper. The style guides published by the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA) are the two most commonly used. To learn more about MLA, click here, and for APA click here. For additional information on citing electronic resources, please click here. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/6/07; 9:53:40 AM - Are you an undergraduate student with a high GPA and a record of service to NYIT? If so, you may qualify for the Ethel B. Silverstein Student Award ($150 per winner) offered by the NYIT Faculty Club and the Patrons of the Arts. Please click here for the Information Flyer and Application Form. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/7/07; 4:09:14 PM -
The latest edition of the NYIT Library newsletter is now available for viewing. You can read the Fall '07 edition and all previous editions here.
Columbus Day Library Hours
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/6/07; 1:42:59 PM - Education Hall Library: Closed Manhattan Library: 4pm - 8pm NYCOM Medical Library: Closed Wisser Memorial Library: 2-10pm # - Sebastien Marion - News - 10/6/07; 12:16:33 PM - The following are lists of recent
book additions to the library's collection. The books are arranged by
Library of Congress subject heading (A-Z) to
facilitate browsing by areas of interest. New
Books # - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/26/07; 3:05:15 PM -
Welcome back to another full and exciting year at NYIT. This year become one of the many people who subscribe to the library's news feed and visit the NYIT Library Blog regularly to learn about new and exciting resources aimed at facilitating your studies and career.
Medical Library E-News, August-September 2007
Over
the course of the coming weeks and months, we will learn how to use
NYIT Library's resources from both on and off-campus, how to log-in to
the NYIT wireless network, how to access the hundreds of resources
(e.g. new books, databases and websites) now available to
you as NYIT community members, as well as how to manage news feeds like
ours in readers such as Bloglines, Google Reader, or My Yahoo!. To get started if you would like to become a friend of the NYIT Library on Facebook simply click here. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/5/07; 9:05:44 AM -
Not certain what's been taking place at the NYCOM Medical Library this past Summer? Catch up by reading the latest edition of Medical Library E-News.
New Books Lists
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 8/29/07; 10:46:03 AM - NYIT New York's most recent new book lists are now available. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 6/25/07; 9:29:59 AM -  The NYIT Manhattan Library now subscribes to Make magazine an excellent read for both engineers and uber geeks alike! Ask for it today at the library's Circulation Desk. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 5/17/07; 1:17:53 PM - Education Hall, Art & Architecture Library Manhattan Library Wisser Memorial Library # - Sebastien Marion - News - 5/2/07; 9:36:13 AM - For anyone who missed it, here's the library's latest newsletter. And here are all of the library's newsletters. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 4/24/07; 12:43:43 PM -
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 4/20/07; 9:13:00 AM - Click here to watch a slideshow of Bear's visit. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 4/18/07; 10:03:10 AM - Bearcat, the NYIT library catalog, will be offline for a scheduled upgrade from 7 am to approximately 1 pm on Friday, April 6, 2007. If you still need to search the NYIT library catalog during this time simply perform the following hack. Load WorldCat, click "Advanced Search", "Limit Availability" to ZNT, and then enter your search parameters. WorldCat provides an index of over 62 million records from public libraries and universities throughout North America and indeed the rest of the world. Sound confusing? Simply stop in and speak with one of NYIT's friendly librarians. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 4/5/07; 1:18:07 PM - Education Hall Library Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: Closed Manhattan Library Monday-Thursday: 9am-10pm Friday, April 6: 9am-10pm Saturday, April 7: 10am-7pm Sunday, April 8: Closed NYCOM Medical Library Monday-Wednesday: 8am-12am Thursday, April 5 - Sunday, April 8: Closed Wisser Library Monday-Thursday: 8am-10pm Friday, April 6: 8am-5pm Saturday, April 7: 9am-5pm Sunday, April 8: Closed # - Sebastien Marion - News - 4/3/07; 10:09:57 AM - NYIT Career Services has arranged for The New York Times to do a presentation in Manhattan. The title is "Jump Start Your Job Search - Looking for a Job is a Job" and Mark Szollar and Adam Rosenberg, the managing directors of diversity and recruitment at the Times, are the presenters. Did you know you can read over 150 years of the Times (including today) from your apartment? Well you can! Simply click here, plug-in your information, and start searching the Times, and 5,000 other online newspapers and magazines. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 3/16/07; 1:58:12 PM - Visit www.nyit.edu or call NYIT's emergency number, 516-686-1010, for updates to NYIT's operating schedule.
Please travel safely. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 3/16/07; 1:07:30 PM - Education Hall, Art & Architecture Library Saturday, March 17th - Sunday, March 18th: Closed Monday, March 19th - Wednesday, March 21st: 9am - 5pm Thursday, March 22 - Sunday, March 25th: Closed Manhattan Library NYCOM Medical Library Wisser Memorial Library # - Sebastien Marion - News - 3/12/07; 11:39:25 AM - Drowning in a sea of information? Usability guru Jakob Nielsen Read:
Finally, you can visit Jakob's Website here. The site includes Alertbox, Nielsen's bi-monthly column on Web usability. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 3/7/07; 3:42:58 PM - As you can see below, the library now has a Facebook profile, and has created 3 new and exciting Facebook Groups. The three groups are:
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 2/28/07; 11:56:01 AM - The following are lists of recent book additions to the library's collection. The books are arranged by Library of Congress subject heading (A-Z) to facilitate browsing by areas of interest. Whether you are a student or professor you are more than welcome to suggest items for purchase. You may do so by completing this form. New Books # - Sebastien Marion - News - 2/21/07; 12:39:12 PM - With five central research libraries and 80 branch libraries, the New York Public Library System offers a wealth of information to both students and professionals alike - from over 60 databases that you can search from home, to an e-journal portal that includes 1000s of titles (e.g. you can read Harvard Business Review online from 1922 to present), to eBooks and eAudio that you can download to your handheld or laptop. Do you have your NYPL Library Card? If not, apply online and have one delivered to your apartment today! The New York Public Library is one of the great institutions of the city. The library will be featured in a one-hour documentary film premiering on public television in February 2007. Thirteen/WNET New York will present The People's Palace on February 22, at 9:00 P.M. If you have RealPlayer installed, you can watch a short clip here. Finally, if you would like to visit any library in the city, speak with a librarian about the Metro Pass.
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 2/15/07; 10:42:17 AM - The NYIT Library would like to welcome all new and returning students. Here's to a new beginning and a successful semester! To get things started, anyone who would like to keep track of library news, research tips and free e-journals and e-books, may do so by subscribing to the NYIT Library Blog. You can do so by placing our RSS Feed in your favorite blog reader (1, 2, etc.). Life science, medicine, and health profession students, Chief Medical Librarian Jeanne Strausmann and her staff at the NYCOM Medical Library have made the latest issue of their newsletter available for download. Included are tips on how to evaluate reliable Web sites, a website review of the National Technical Information Service, and much much more. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 1/23/07; 10:36:20 AM - Would you like to take a few books home for the holidays? Students registered for the Spring semester may check out up to 12 circulating books! Books can be charged out for 2 weeks, and renewed for another 2 weeks either online, or by calling the library. A few NYIT Library suggestions for this holiday, include:
Not sure where these books are located? Search the NYIT Library Catalog BearCat.
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/20/06; 12:16:08 PM - The NYIT Library staff would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday! # - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/20/06; 11:47:53 AM - Haven't you always wanted to improve your research skills? Now is the time. 2-credit undergraduate online course NYIT 120-Information Literacy will begin January 22nd, 2007, and run through April 13, 2007. Throughout this course you will assume a greater control over your own education by learning how to determine when information is needed, how to access and evaluate information sources properly, and how to select and use those sources effectively, ethically and legally in order to complete a well-organized research project, and become a lifelong learner. The research project must use information found through the search of databases, catalogs, indexes, and the Internet. The research project must also be outlined and organized effectively and demonstrate the ethical use and attribution of sources used. The purpose is to provide you with the necessary skills to research and write papers. These skills can then be applied to any future research, writing assignments and lifelong learning. Title: Information Literacy # - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/20/06; 10:39:03 AM - It’s almost time to set aside your syllabi, course outlines and homework, and do some pleasure reading. Amazon.com has just released its Best of 2006 book list, and while NYIT librarian Amy Young’s Bedlam Among the Bedpans didn’t make this year’s cut, many great reads can be found in both the editors and customers favorite lists. The New York Times has also released its 100 Notable Books of 2006.
Would you like the NYIT Library to purchase a book? Simply recommend a purchase. Feel like recommending an important book that you know others should be reading? Let everyone know by adding a comment. Update: # - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/13/06; 10:21:45 AM - Your instructor is likely to recommend a specific style for your research papers. The style guides published by the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA) are the two most commonly used. To learn more about MLA, click here; and for APA click here. For additional information on citing electronic resources, please click here. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 12/9/06; 3:51:12 PM - Come and meet NYIT Librarian Amy Y. Young, author of Bedlam Among the Bedpans. You will "die of laughter." Laughter, after all, is the best form of medicine for a long and healthy life. Place: Barnes and Noble 5th Avenue at 18th Street Update: Amy will also be holding a book signing at Borders in Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream on December 9th, from 1 pm to 4 pm. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/30/06; 10:12:08 AM - It’s almost time to set aside your syllabi, course outlines and homework, and do some pleasure reading. Amazon.com has just released its Best of 2006 book list, and while NYIT librarian Amy Young’s Bedlam Among the Bedpans didn’t make this year’s cut, many great reads can be found in both the editors and customers favorite lists. The New York Times has also released its 100 Notable Books of 2006.
Would you like the NYIT Library to purchase a book? Simply recommend a purchase. Feel like recommending an important book that you know others should be reading? Let everyone know by adding a comment. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/30/06; 9:54:27 AM - Come and meet NYIT Librarian Amy Y. Young, author of Bedlam Among the Bedpans. You will "die of laughter." Laughter, after all, is the best form of medicine for a long and healthy life. Place: Barnes and Noble 5th Avenue at 18th Street # - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/21/06; 3:21:25 PM - Education Hall, Art and Architecture Library Manhattan Library NYCOM Medical Library Wisser Memorial Library # - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/16/06; 9:40:02 AM - The most recent editions of the NYIT Library Newsletter and the NYCOM Medical Library E-News are now available. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 11/7/06; 9:59:07 AM -
And so begins author Khaled Hosseini's novel Kite Runner. Now available to the NYIT community in downloadable eBook format, Kite Runner – along with NYIT Library’s other 10,000 electronic books – can be read here.
Podcast:
Recently Khaled Hosseini participated in the Library of Congress National Book Festival. Listen-in as Mr. Hosseini talks about Afghanistan, the inspiration behind “The Kite Runner” and his experience as an immigrant in the United States. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 10/26/06; 10:25:54 AM - The following lists of recent additions to the New York Institute of Technology Library collection are provided to keep you informed of new materials as they arrive. The books are arranged by subject to facilitate browsing by areas of interest. Education Hall, Art & Architecture Library (PDF --63kb) Complete New Books List # - Sebastien Marion - News - 10/18/06; 2:32:33 PM - The NYIT Library hours for Columbus Day, Monday, October 9, 2006, are as follows: Education Hall Library: Closed # - Sebastien Marion - News - 10/6/06; 2:32:38 PM - Have a question that you need answered? There are a multitude of question and answer services currently on the web. Yedda is a knowledge sharing web site that lets you ask and answer questions of people with similar interests. Yahoo has experienced great success with another web based knowledge exchange, Yahoo! Answers. Finally, libraries have been offering services like these to customers for as long as many can remember. The New York Public Library offers telephone, e-mail and chat services. Here at NYIT, the library system provides Ask-a-Librarian. How does Ask-a-Librarian work, you ask? Simply, type a question, include your NYIT e-mail address, and wait for a response.# - Sebastien Marion - News - 10/4/06; 9:25:34 AM - # - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/27/06; 5:20:26 PM - Subscribe to the NYIT Library Blog's RSS news feed using either: # - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/26/06; 4:05:36 PM - Online undergraduate course NYIT-120: Information Literacy: An Introduction to Library Research will begin October 2nd, and run through December 15th, 2006. Throughout this course students will assume a greater control over their own education by learning how to determine when information is needed, how to access and evaluate information sources properly, and how to select and use those sources effectively, ethically and legally in order to complete a well-organized research project. The research project must use information found through the search of databases, catalogs, indexes, and the Internet. The research project must also be outlined and organized effectively and demonstrate the ethical use and attribution of sources used. The purpose is to provide students with the necessary skills to research and write papers. These skills can then be applied to any future research and writing assignments. Title: Information Lit Meeting Information: 10/02/2006-12/15/2006, On-Line, Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced # - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/20/06; 10:12:51 AM - Welcome to all new and returning faculty and staff members. The NYIT librarians encourage all faculty and staff to become familiar with our services, resources and procedures. A faculty that is well-informed about NYIT Library resources can better provide their students with successful academic experiences, and more productively facilitate their own research. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/9/06; 11:05:02 AM - Welcome back to another full and exciting year at NYIT. This year become one of the many people who subscribe to our news feed, and visit the NYIT Library Blog, to learn about new and exciting resources aimed at facilitating your studies and career. Over the course of the coming weeks and months, we will learn how to use NYIT Library's resources from both on and off-campus, how to log-in to the NYIT wireless network, how to access the hundreds of resources (e.g. new books, databases and websites) now available to you as NYIT community members, as well as how to manage news feeds like ours in readers such as Bloglines, Google Reader, or My Yahoo!.
To begin, we have heard the call and extended our hours throughout the week, and, yes, on weekends. Open Sundays, you ask? Absolutely!
The library hours for the current academic year are:
Finally, throughout the year, NYIT Librarians will point out thought provoking, innovative, and interesting articles circulating throughout the web. Here are a few to get you started:
# - Sebastien Marion - News - 9/6/06; 4:02:26 PM - Women's and men's restrooms, public telephones and a drinking fountain are now available on the 2nd floor of the Manhattan Library. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 8/7/06; 9:25:50 AM - We have made a number of improvements to the NYIT Library Blog. First, thanks to Yong Ra of NYIT's Technology Based Learning Systems, we have both a new web address, and new RSS feed. Our new home on the Web is http://webblog.nyit.edu/library. Our new RSS news feed is http://webblog.nyit.edu/library/xml/rss.xml. This news feed can easily be placed in any news aggregator. You might begin by reading former blog posts “How to Track Information by Using RSS” and “What’s All this Fuss I hear About RSS?” Alas, we have finally organized our complete archive, and offer the following sections. These sections provide access to all of our previous postings by topic, and each section may be monitored through its own RSS feed. The sections and news feed are: Art & Architecture (RSS feed) # - Sebastien Marion - News - 7/18/06; 11:54:48 AM - In addition to Internet Explorer the NYIT Library is now pleased to offer the Mozilla Firefox Web browser on all of its workstations. Are you new to Firefox? Read the primer available at WikiPedia, or read the WikiBooks entry Using Firefox. Not certain who's using Firefox? According to some reports, Firefox now accounts for 16% market share in the United States. # - Sebastien Marion - News - 7/14/06; 9:40:23 AM - The most recent edition of the NYCOM Medical Library's newsletter Medical Library E-News is now available for viewing. Interested in learning about what's been taking place in the library over the course of the last few semesters? The entire backfile of e-news is also online: |
