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Entries from September 2008

Credo Reference

September 25th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

NYIT Library is pleased to offer Credo Reference Service. Credo is a vast, online reference library, providing access to the full text of 100 of highly regarded and popular titles. Credo Reference contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology, […]

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Tags: Databases

NYIT Manhattan Library

September 24th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

Photographs of the NYIT Manhattan Library following the Summer 2008 renovation. Link

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Tags: Manhattan

Bloomberg Terminals

September 23rd, 2008 by Sebastien · 3 Comments

The Manhattan and Wisser Memorial libraries are now pleased to offer Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg system is a leading information service for global financial markets. At least 250,000 terminals are used by investment professionals around the world. The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer system that enables financial professionals to monitor and analyze real-time financial market data […]

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Tags: Business

Video: Quick tour of the library’s website

September 19th, 2008 by Sebastien · 1 Comment

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Tags: Video

LexisNexis Academic Tutorials

September 18th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

LexisNexis Academic is a major resource for researching business, news and legal topics. The full text of over 6,000 print, broadcast and online publications are included. Coverage of many events extends back for decades. These 4 interactive tutorials explain the major features of Lexis Nexis.

Tutorials

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Tags: Tutorials

Nationwide Survey Reveals that Hiring Managers are Looking at Your Social Profile

September 17th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

Do you have a Facebook, Myspace, or other social network profile? If so, heed this warning and in the future proceed with due caution. A new national survey recently revealed that 1 in 5 hiring managers are looking at social profiles prior to engaging employees. In effect, employers […]

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Tags: Employment

New York Public Library Newsletter

September 11th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

Celebrating its one year anniversary, the latest version of the New York Public Library (NYPL) Newsletter is now available for online reading. Every year we advise NYIT students and community members to take advantage of the incredible resources that are provided by NYPL. 1000s of e-journals, e-books, even download able movies are […]

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Tags: NYPL · News

Medical Library E-News - August/September 2008

September 9th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

The Fall 2008 newsletter of the NYCOM Medical Library, located at NYIT’s Old Westbury Campus, is now available to read.
The current newsletter provides NYCOM Library resource quick access links, laptop and reserve book regulations, NYIT id card rules, library hours, and more.

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Tags: News

New books at the NYIT Libraries

September 5th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

If you are curious as to what books the libraries have recently been purchasing new book lists for the Manhattan, NYCOM and Wisser Memorial libraries have just been published, circa January 1, through August 31, 2008. More importantly, if you are either a student or faculty member with a new books purchase request, we […]

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Tags: Books

Welcome Back Class of 2012 and Returning Students

September 4th, 2008 by Sebastien · No Comments

Welcome back to another full and exciting year at the New York Institute of Technology. This year become one of the many community members 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.
Over the course […]

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Tags: News