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Learning Resources
Successful people know what they don't know and they use all the resources they can find to get the guidance and answers they need. Here are some resources to enhance the learning experience.
College Learning Centers Any NYU student enrolled in a CAS course is eligible to receive
academic support through the College Learning Centers. Conveniently located:
Weinstein Residence Hall
5-11 University Place, 1st Floor
Third Ave North Residence Hall
75 Third Avenue, 11th Street Entrance
University Hall (to open in January 2008)
110 East 14th Street, UHall Commons (lower level)
The College Learning Centers provide individual and group review
sessions for specific courses as well as Academic Success Workshops,
absolutely free of charge. Late hours are available. Learn more http://learning.cas.nyu.edu
Henry & Lucy Moses Center for Students with Disabilities
31 West 4th Street
The Center facilitates equal access to the programs and activities of the College and NYU. Matters relating to students who visit the Center are strictly confidential. Services cover a wide range of disabling conditions. In addition to working with students who have mobility, visual, and hearing impairments, the Center assists a significant number of students with learning disabilities and many others with chronic impairments, such as diabetes, cancer, HIV infection, psychiatric illness, head trauma, and seizure disorders. The Moses Center is staffed by a group of specialists who have a wealth of experience in helping students obtain necessary academic adjustments and accommodations based upon individual needs. In order to receive services from the Center, students must provide appropriate documentation.
The Writing Center
411 Lafayette, 998-8866
The Writing Center is
a part of NYU’s Expository Writing Program, College of Arts and
Science. It is a place where one-on-one teaching and learning occur,
where work always focuses on writing.
Writing
Center consultants are studying for or already hold advanced degrees.
Many are published writers. They receive significant training in the
teaching of writing, and they teach writing courses for undergraduates
across the University. At the Writing Center, students work with
consultants in private one-on-one sessions to become better writers and
thinkers. Students work with consultants at every stage of the writing
process and on any piece of writing except for exams. Computer Resources
Information Technology Services (ITS) 10 Astor Place, 4th Floor Helpline and information: 998-3333; e-mail: its.clientservices@nyu.edu
Information Technology Services (ITS), NYU s central organization for technology-based services for the University community, provides a wide variety of technology-related services to NYU students and faculty. E-mail and Internet access is available to all students enrolled in degree or diploma programs. NYUHome provides a portal for your e-mail and Internet activity and links you to NYU-NET, Albert, a host of on-line library catalogs (including BobCat), network news groups, and many other Internet resources. Students can access these services through their own computers and modems, through NYU's computer facilities, or through one of the NYU Internet stations in Bobst Library, the College Learning Center, and elsewhere. Computer labs are located in residences and other buildings on campus. These labs are equipped with Macintoshes and IBM-compatible PCs, laser printers, CD-ROM drives and related equipment, and a wide variety of software. The labs are available to all students. Please visit www.nyu.edu/its/labs/ for locations and hours. Also, discipline-specific resources are available to eligible students in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Classes and workshops are available to those who wish to learn more about using computers, networks, and related resources; schedules are available at any ITS lab, at any NYU library, and online at www.nyu.edu/its/classes/.
Library Services
70 Washington Square South, 998-2505
One of the largest open-stack libraries in the nation, with more than 2.5 million volumes, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library and Study Center offers a world of information on virtually any subject. In addition to books, journals, and other print materials, the library provides access to many non-print resources, including microfilms, computerized databases and other electronic information, extensive video and audio collections, a language laboratory, and computer equipment and software programs. Most materials in Bobst are accessible through BobCat, its on-line catalog, which also lists materials at a number of affiliated libraries. Library orientation sessions, which provide an introduction to BobCat, the journal collection, and index services, are held each semester, as well as workshops on research strategies and the Internet. Schedule of library instruction classes. For two weeks each semester Library Services holds term paper research clinics. Undergraduates wanting help locating library materials relevant to their research paper topics can sign up for a one-on-one appointment with a librarian. See the current semester's research clinic dates.
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