Filed on May 27th 2009 in Featured Resources
Want to be a rocket scientist? You're in luck! The Dibner Library is pleased to announce the addition of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) electronic library to its collection. Containing over four decades of technical information and documents, this database is the source for all things aerospace. AIAA's seven technical journals feature original...
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Filed on May 18th 2009 in Library News
The Dibner Library was a very busy place this past year. From September until the final exams were over last week, more than 260,000 people passed through the library gates to study, borrow books, do research, collaborate on projects or visit with friends. Among them were 30 NYU-Poly students who were not just studying in the library, but actually working there. Throughout the semester...
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Filed on May 08th 2009 in Technology, Culture & Society
Great collections have always been vulnerable, but recent disasters are fueling a race to digitize and preserve cultural relics. It is well known that in ancient times, the famous library in Alexandria burned down resulting in the loss of its irreplaceable collection. But cultural relics are just as vulnerable today, perhaps more so in an age of explosives, bulldozers, and large scale...
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Filed on May 05th 2009 in Library News
Now until June 1st, take the opportunity to try out: Synthesis Digital Computer Science and Engineering Collection - a new electronic collection covering 30 engineering areas, primarily related to electrical engineering, computer science, and bioengineering. It contains relatively brief introductions (50-250 pages) to complex topics written at an advanced undergraduate level. These...
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Filed on May 05th 2009 in Scholarly Publishing
For those of you who are tired of having to lug heavy textbooks around, and also happen to be gadget oriented, reprieve may be just around the corner.
Amazon plans to unveil on Wednesday a new Kindle designed especially for textbooks. The current Kindle e-reader has a screen that is too small to display the photographs, charts and graphs that are a prominent feature of many textbooks. The...
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