NYIT Library Blog

Imagine that you are commuting to NYIT Manhattan on the subway, the other passengers on the train looking at you curiously as you read from what looks like a small computer screen that you are holding in the palm of one hand.
The NYIT/NYCOM Library System is pleased to make e-book readers available for use […]

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NYIT community members have at-home access to over 100,000 free, full text magazines, journals and periodicals. Included are everything from Rolling Stone, to Harvard Business Review, to IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. This brief YouTube video demonstrates how.

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The latest new book lists for the Manhattan, NYCOM and Wisser Memorial libraries are now available. Included are new titles acquired from June 1 2009 through present. If you are either a student or faculty member with a book purchase request, please fill out our request form, or speak with one […]

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Customizing information retrieval is an increasingly important skill. This brief video will demonstrate how to create both e-mail and RSS feed alerts using the library’s Proquest and Academic Search Complete databases.
After clicking the link below and watching this video you will have the ability to scan 1000s of journals, magazines and newspapers without visiting a […]

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Throughout your academic career and your professional career you will be asked to present information in front of your classmates and peers. For most people this isn’t a pleasant experience. That having been said, a little anxiety goes a long way in keeping you on your toes! Preparation and practice do make […]

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As part of NYIT’s commitment to sustainability, a new print control system is being implemented in the libraries and computer labs at the Old Westbury and Manhattan campuses. The new system aims to eliminate excess use of paper, toner, and other resources associated with printing.
Each semester, each student at the Old Westbury or […]

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This brief video will demonstrate how to print Microsoft Office 2007 PowerPoint slides as 6 slide per page handouts. This year the library will produce a number of informative videos ranging in topic from how to cite a research paper, to how to access 1000s of free journals online from the comfort of your […]

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If you are interested in trying to reduce the costs of purchasing required textbooks, read Kim Clark’s article on “4 Ways to Get College Textbooks Free,” from the U.S. News & World Report. In the article, Kim mentions that libraries make textbooks available. We provide this service at NYIT, lending textbooks from our […]

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Welcome back both new and returning students. There will be plenty of time for new friends, creating fond memories and, yes, hard work too. To begin, here is a very short video walking you through the NYIT Library’s website and some of its more prominent features.

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