Music and Study

While research suggests that alternating your study location (e.g. home, library, coffee shop) aids in memory retention, adjusting the auditory environment in order to concentrate is a personal issue that varies from individual to individual.  Some apply ear plugs or noise cancelling headphones, while others prefer to loop a favorite track.  There are also a number of websites providing different types of ambient noise, ranging from natural sounds to simple white noise.

The NYIT Library subscribes to Naxos Music Library (NML). A collection of close to 1 million tracks and 70,000 discs, NML is the world´s largest online classical music library, offering everything from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor to John Cage's Percussion Works.  Listed below are a few favorites.  Enjoy!

• BACH, J.S.: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 (Casals)
• GOULD, Glenn: Original CBC Broadcasts - Bach, J.S.
• Popular Guitar Classics, EMI Classics
  
• CALLAS, Maria: Very Best of (The)
  
• BRAHMS, J.: Deutsches Requiem (Ein), Op. 45 (Klemperer)
  
• ARGERICH, Martha: Legendary 1965 Recording (The)
• VIVALDI, A.: Violin Concertos (Perlman)

And

• 50 Spiritual Classics, EMI Classics
• Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World…Ever!

Prezi: The Zooming Presentation Editor

Tired of using PowerPoint for your class presentations? Give Prezi a try. Launched in April of 2009, Prezi is a cloud-based program that allows you to create dynamic presentations online. With a zoomable interface and a customizable path, Prezi eliminates the need for slides (which move linearly and limit users' space for text and graphics). Instead, Prezi allows users to work across a single canvas, preset the course of presentations in any direction, and zoom in and out on content as needed.

If you're interested in working with Prezi, be sure to use your NYIT email address to register for a free student/teacher account which includes:

• 500MB of storage space,
  
• use of the Prezi editor at Prezi.com, and
  
• the option to download presentations and present
  offline.

To see Prezi in action, visit PreziVideoChannel on YouTube and don't forget to check out the Prezi cheat sheets at http://prezi.com/learn.

Thanksgiving Recess Hours

Education Hall Library
Monday, November 21: 9 A.M. – 9 P.M
Tuesday, November 22: 9 A.M. – 9 P.M
Wednesday, November 23: Closed
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday,  November 26: Closed
Sunday, November 27: Closed

Manhattan Library
Monday, November 21: 8 A.M. – 10 P.M
Tuesday, November 22: 8 A.M. – 10 P.M
Wednesday, November 23: Closed
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday,  November 26: Closed
Sunday, November 27: Closed

NYCOM Medical Library
Monday, November 21: 8 A.M. – 12 A.M
Tuesday, November 22: 8 A.M. – 12 A.M
Wednesday, November 23: Closed
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday,  November 26: Closed
Sunday, November 27: Closed

Wisser Memorial Library
Monday, November 21: 8 A.M. – 10 P.M
Tuesday, November 22: 8 A.M. – 10 P.M
Wednesday, November 23: Closed
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday,  November 26: Closed
Sunday, November 27: Closed


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

INTELECOM Online Resources Network

We are pleased to announce a trial to The INTELECOM Online Resources Network (IORN). IORN is a fully-hosted and searchable learning object repository designed to meet the growing demand for rich media in support of online, hybrid and face-to-face classes.

IORN includes:

• Video learning objects streamed on demand
• Content across academic disciplines
• Intuitive "search, save and stream" design
• Seamless integration within any CMS, LMS
• Enhance PowerPoints, blogs, lectures
• 508 compliant video
• Full and "per discipline" subscriptions.

This is currently a trial, if you would like to submit feedback please email contact us via email.

Link: Go to this database! Request login credentials
Trial period: November 2, 2011, 2011 – December 2, 2011
Publisher: INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications

Healing at the Speed of Sound: How What We Hear Transforms Our Brains and Our Lives

In this book, Don Campbell, best selling author of "The Mozart Effect" and Alex Doman, an expert in the practical application of sound and listening, show how we can use music and silence to become more efficient, productive, relaxed, and healthy. They are both scientists of Advanced Brain Technologies. ABT is the leader in sound brain fitness and has helped hundreds of thousands of children and adults throughout the world improve their lives.

The multimedia format of this book is enhanced with three sets of icons, an ear, an eye and a light bulb. These icons contain links to go to the website healingatthespeedofsound.com. The ear takes you to the Podcast, music downloads and other audio-based links. The eye takes you to the videos and other demonstrations to help you healing at the speed of sound.The light bulbs, those are the ideas with links to websites, research articles to help you make the most of this book.

To learn more about the authors or view the book links, the book trailer and endorsements click here.

ISBN: 9781594630828

GREENR: Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources

Researching the environment, energy or natural resources? Search GREENR and let us know what you think.

Link: Go to this database!

Trial period: October 11, 2011 - November 5, 2011

Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning

Articles in Databases

Very often you will need to search for information about a topic without limiting yourself to a particular journal, magazine, or newspaper; your goal is to locate citations about a subject, and/or full text articles. 

Your 2nd bookmark is to the library's Find Articles in Databases page.  These vertical search engines provide in-depth information on variety of subjects.  Unlike Google, what you are accessing is paid-for content from some of the world's leading publishers. 

While some of our resources cover more than 1 topic, these databases highlight specialized disciplines from architecture to neuroscience.   For advice on selecting from one of our many titles ask a librarian.  A best in class database that focuses on your major is another great bookmark.

Bookmarks for Success

• Bookmark: NYIT Journal Locator
• Bookmark: Articles in Databases

In Quotes:

"Asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime."

-- Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore. 

Improve Your Writing Today @ iTunes University

Who doesn't appreciate a good podcast?  Download 'Roy's Writing Tools' by Roy Peter Clark of The Poynter Institute.  Included are 50 free podcasts with an average listening time of 3 minutes, which cover everything from writer's block, to writing pace and structure.

Also available for download is Roy's 2 page guide 'Quick 50 Writing Tools' [PDF], what Wired senior editor and the author of What Technology Wants, Kevin Kelly, refers to as his favorite guide to writing: "After 30 years as both a writer and editor I can't think of much I would add to these 50 short tips. This PDF is now my favorite guide to writing well."

Description:

The Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark provides tools for your writing toolbox. Clark is the author of the book Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. Poynter's podcasts are sponsored by The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.

• Roy's Writing Tools (podcast)
• Quick 50 Writing Tools (pdf)

PIXAR Animation and NYIT

Did you know that PIXAR's beginnings were shaped here at NYIT by pioneering computer scientist, superhero and current Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios President, Dr. Edmund Catmull? @edcatmull.

For more information on PIXAR search the library's database Computers & Applied Sciences Complete. #NYITPride

Research Hacker: Bookmarks for Success

The following is Part 1 of a 5 Part series.  The series guides you through the process of creating an academic researcher's Web browser toolbar by highlighting 5 outstanding resources available to NYIT.

NYIT Journal locator

As publishers struggle to find a revenue model on the Internet, pay walls continue to rise.  You have probably been denied access to more than one website; sometime this can happen at a very important moment. 

The NYIT Library negotiates contracts on your behalf.  As a result,  NYIT Bears have access to 1000s, yes 1000s, of subscription based publications for free. Even better, access is available immediately from any location in the world, from New York City to Reykjavik, Iceland!

Create a folder in your Web browser's toolbar and name it Research.  Your first bookmark is to the NYIT Journal Locator. Use the journal locator to find and read newspapers like the Wall Street Journal, or magazines like the Economist.  Learn what full text newspapers, magazines and academic journals are freely available to you by performing a quick search.

Welcome

Welcome to another exciting year at NYIT!  Throughout the summer the libraries have been busy negotiating access to amazing new databases and ebooks.  Yes, you guessed correctly, all of this information is now free to you as members of the NYIT community.

To stay plugged-in throughout the semester and learn about these new resources and others, follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook, or simply read our blog.

Over the course of the coming weeks and months, you will learn how to use the digital library from anywhere in the world, how to log-in to the NYIT wireless network, and how to access the 1000s of resources now available to you as community members.

Already have a question you would like to ask?  Simply email us at askalibrarian@nyit.edu, or bookmark and visit libanswers.nyit.edu.

Let’s work hard and have a wonderful and successful year together!

Factiva Database Trial

The NYIT Library is please to offer a trial to Factiva.com.

Dow Jones's Factiva.com is a premier business and general reference resource with a broad collection of sources that reach across disciplines from business and current events to communications and technology, politics, foreign policy, and more. Factiva.com combines more than 28,000 sources to give users access to premium content from 159 countries in 22 languages. This broad range of content provides both local insight and global perspective on every business issue. Factiva.com gives users the power to monitor current news, track industry developments and global market activity, and research a global company.

This is currently a trial, if you would like to submit feedback please email Jeffrey Feinsilver at jfeinsilver@nyit.edu.

Link: Go to this database!
Trial period: 07-Jun-2011 - 07-Jul-2011
Publisher: ProQuest

New Ask a Librarian Launches

The new and improved Ask a Librarian service is now available 24/7 for all NYIT community members. This service builds a keyword-searchable knowledge base made up of questions and answers. Search engine users can plug in their questions to get immediate answers. Questions can be submitted through multiple channels.

To submit a question, do one of the following:

• Click the Ask a Librarian link on the library's homepage
• Send a text message to 516.324.2928
• Tweet your question to @nyitlibrary
• E-mail askalibrarian@nyit.edu

We also look great on mobile!
http://libanswers.nyit.edu