Graduate Student Services 

Request a course-specific library instruction session tailored to the assignment and research needs of your class by the Library Subject Specialist in your discipline.

Encourage your students to take advantage of pre-scheduled library instruction classes. [Schedule]

Introduction to the Library - Library tour & introduction to BobCat

Research Strategies - Search techniques for the electronic library

Refer students to the Term Paper Research Clinics held every fall and spring. Librarians work one-on-one with students to help them develop a research strategy for their topic. [Online appointment form]

Refer freshmen and sophomores who need individualized help in using basic research tools (online catalog; databases for finding articles) to the Undergraduate Librarian.

Refer honors students and upperclassmen doing in-depth research to the Library Subject Specialist in their field for individualized assistance.

Add a link to key library resources on your class web site.

(e.g., research guides in your discipline, library tutorials, email reference service, web evaluation criteria, Term Paper Research Clinics). [Contact the Undergraduate Librarian]

Request multiple copies of printed library guides to distribute in your classes.

How to Get Started Using NYU Libraries [Contact the Head of Instructional Services]

Research Guides in anthropology, art, etc. [Contact your Subject Specialist]

Introduce your students to primary sources in the Library's specialized collections, (e.g., archives, manuscripts, government documents). [Contact your Subject Specialist]

Request a presentation of NYU Libraries' services for teaching assistants in your department to introduce them to the library's catalogs, databases, and suggested criteria for evaluating Web sources. [Contact the Head of Instructional Services]

Request a library services update for faculty, e.g., demos of discipline-specific databases for department meetings. [Contact your Subject Specialist]