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Bobst Library Holiday Hours

December 19, 2009

December 23 – Services close early at 5:45; Stacks and Lower levels close at midnight
December 28-30 – Library open 7am – midnight
December 24-27, 31, January 1-3 – Library closed
January 4 – Library open – Intersession schedule.

The complete holiday and library service schedule is available at: http://library.nyu.edu/about/hours/fall.html#holidays

BobCat Fully Functional

December 10, 2009

BobCat and BobCatStandard are now fully functional.

Users are able to sign-in, see their e-shelf, view their “library account”, place holds, recalls and offsite requests, and renew materials.

At this point we are still a little behind registering all of the check-ins and check-outs that occurred while BobCat was not fully functional. But we did [...]

BobCat Status Update

December 2, 2009

We are continuing to restore the BobCat functionalities that were lost during the Thanksgiving weekend as a result of mechanical problems. We anticipate that full functionality will be restored by Wednesday, December 2.
You can use BobCat to perform and refine searches, locate call numbers, see the basic record for an item and [...]

Term Paper Research Clinics

October 27, 2009

Bobst Library is providing one-on-one research assistance for NYU students who want help locating library materials relevant to their topic. Students are invited to make an appointment with a librarian who will assist you in developing an individualized research strategy for your topic.

HOW DO I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?:
Complete the online registration form at http://library.nyu.edu/research/termpaper.html
There is [...]

BobCat Unavailable 5/24/09 7-9am

May 22, 2009

BobCat will be unavailable on Sunday, May 24th from 7am to 9am due to maintenance. Users needing access can use BobCat Standard to locate items at: http://bobcatstandard.library.nyu.edu:8991
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Finals Week at Bobst Library

May 5, 2009

Reminder: During finals week, the Bobst Library offers some special services and support for the NYU community.
Extended Hours: The stacks are open for study until 3AM during final exams, May 2-13. Lower Levels are open 24/7.
Expanded Seating: We are offering extra seating in the 6th floor reference area and in the Avery Fisher Center [...]

New Databases

April 10, 2009

FIAF Intl Index to Film Periodicals
Previously on the SilverPlatter platform, is now available from Proquest.
https://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu/login?url=http://fiaf.chadwyck.com
Many articles are available in full text; those without full text are linked via SFX.
Retrospective Indexes from Wilson

Short Story Index Retrospective 1915-198
https://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu/login?url=http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SHR
Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective, 1913-1983
https://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu/login?url=http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=ASTR

Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective, 1900-1984
https://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu/login?url=http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=EDUR

For more recent additions to electronic resources, see
http://library.nyu.edu/collections/databases.html?category=NEW#items

BobCat Is Now Available

March 16, 2009

BobCat and BobCat Standard are now back online and available. Thank you for your continued patience during this extended downtime!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact the BobCat User Experience Team at http://library.nyu.edu/bobcat/comments

Customize Google Scholar

March 12, 2009

Reposted by popular demand (first posted Friday, February 23rd, 2007)
Are you a user of Google Scholar?
Wish you could link to all the full text the library provides?
Want to export Scholar citations into EndNote or RefWorks? Now you can. Here’s how:
1. Connect to http://scholar.google.com
2. Click on “Scholar Preferences”
3. Scroll down to “Library Links”
4. In the “find [...]

REMINDER: Spring Break Clean Up Graduate Student Workshop Series

March 11, 2009

Graduate Students:
Why not use Spring Break to “clean up” your research and organizational skills?
The NYU Bobst Library is holding a series of workshops and clinics especially for graduate students. These sessions focus on core skills like:
* Finding citations and expanding your research
* Organizing your research using an easy personal database called RefWorks
* Finding and ordering [...]