MondoPads
This September the Manhattan and Wisser Memorial libraries introduced MondoPad touch screen collaboration computers. Great for group work, they include the ability to share data, whiteboard, connect your own device, video conference and search the Web.
Control Kits can be checkout at both libraries' Circulation Desks. They include a wireless keyboard, mouse, remote control and stylus. For more information download the MondoPad Guide.
Database Trial – Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Abstract of the United States provides a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Available from NYIT campus locations, the library is hosting a database trial to the online edition (2013-Present) until December 1. Your feedback is important and will help determine whether the library will subscribe to this resource.
Eduardo Rivera
A warm welcome to Wisser Library’s new Reference and Instruction Services Librarian Eduardo Rivera. Eduardo joins us from Long Island University, where he served as a reference and instruction librarian, as well as the liaison to the Department of Education. He is the liaison to the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education. Drop-in and say “hello” or make appointments with Eduardo online.
Learning Glass new
The libraries are seeking faculty and students interested in learning glass. Learning glass is a new technology for recording videos that allows instructors to write lecture notes while maintaining face-to-face contact with students, creating online videos using a transparent whiteboard. The YouTube video below provides a brief introduction. If you would like to learn more email askalibrarian@nyit.edu.
Innovation Labs, Old Westbury
This September Wisser Memorial Library opened it’s Innovation Labs, a space where students and faculty from all Schools and Colleges can use and access the latest technologies. Located on the 1st floor of Wisser Library, current resources include:
- Raspberry Pi Ultimate Starter Kits
- Oculus Rifts
- Arduino Sparkfun Inventor's Kits
- Samsung 360° Spherical Camera
- GoPro Hero 4 Cameras
- And more.
Market Research
If you are researching a market NYIT’s digital library provides industry leading options:
- MarketLine excels at U.S. and global research. The industry profiles, country profiles and case studies are current, and include economic indicators, Porter’s five forces analysis and market segmentation.
- A great source for presentations, Statista compiles statistical data from more than 18,000 private and public sources aggregated from North America, Asia and Europe.
- Business Source Complete (BSC) includes full text business publications and 100s of scholarly journals. In addition to the ability to search by NAICS codes, BSC includes Harvard Business Review and McKinsey Quarterly.
Register for NYIT 120 – Information Literacy
In this 2-credit online course students will:
- Hone their ability to find the answer to any question with the right kind of search,
- Train their thinking to assess the accuracy of the answers they find online, and
- Understand the need for critical consumption of information.
From expert Google queries, to monitoring the Web with RSS and dashboards, students will learn how to take control of their own learning.
Reference
Reference sources are a useful way to learn more about a variety of topics fast. From Wikipedia to Wolfram Alpha many are freely available on the WWW. One way to locate them is to add context terms to your queries. For example, adding a term like tutorial, video, or diagram suggests a certain type of result.
The library provides access to many reference databases that can be used remotely, including:
- Oxford Reference – 100s of dictionaries and reference works in the humanities and social sciences, published by Oxford University Press.
- Credo Reference – An online collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies and quotations.
- AccesEngineering – The current editions of engineering references on a variety of engineering subjects.
- AccessScience – Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
Meet with a Librarian
In-depth research often requires resources and approaches that can be difficult to pinpoint on your own. Meet with a librarian subject specialist for guidance on your project or topic.
Group Study Rooms
Working on a team project? Practicing a presentation? The libraries offer group study rooms that can be reserved for 2 hours at a time, up to 6 weeks in advance.
Librarian Accomplishments & News
Workshops
New and Interesting Books
The following are new and interesting books in NYIT's collection. Email order requests to askalibrarian@nyit.edu.
Links of Note: 5 things we thought were worth sharing
To follow up on any of these announcements, please email askalibrarian@nyit.edu.
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