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Locker and Dissertation Writers' Room Policies

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Lockers

There are lockers throughout Bobst Library which may be rented by matriculated NYU students, NYU faculty, and NYU staff.

Lockers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. They are rented at the Library Privileges office on the first floor. Renters may choose their locker (subject to availability). Lockers are available at several locations on most stacks floors. There are four tiers of lockers in each location; those at floor level and at the top level (about 5 feet above the floor) are usually rented last. It is unusual for all of the lockers in the building to be rented, though the most desirable usually go quickly.

Terms & Fees

Rentals are made on a semester basis. Once a locker has been rented, it may be renewed indefinitely (one academic year at a time) as long as the renter continues to be a valid NYU matriculating student, faculty, or staff borrower at Bobst Library. Rental fees are as follows:

TermFee
Fall only $25.00
Spring only $25.00
Summer only $25.00
Full academic year (Fall/Spring/Summer) $65.00

Regulations

  1. The rental fee is non-refundable.
  2. Only personal materials and checked-out library materials may be kept in the locker. Non-circulating and uncharged library materials are not to be stored in the locker at any time.
  3. No food or beverages may be stored in the locker.
  4. No hazardous materials may be stored in the locker.
  5. The Library is not responsible for any items kept in the locker. Do not store valuable property such as laptops, iPods, etc., in the locker.
  6. Inspections of book lockers are conducted regularly by Library staff, who are authorized by the renter to remove materials which violate the locker regulations (i.e., non-circulating, uncharged, overdue, hazardous, or consumable/food items).
    • Overdue materials will be returned to the Circulation Department and the fine for the period overdue will be entered in your library record.
    • Uncharged and non-circulating materials will be removed from the locker. A fine of $5.00 per item will be charged to your library record.
    • If violations are found on two inspection tours, locker use privileges will be permanently revoked.
  7. You may not change lockers unless there is something physically wrong with the locker you have been assigned.
  8. Material left in locker after expiration will incur a clear-out fine of $10.00, charged to your library account.  The library is authorized to dispose of any personal material stored in the locker after the expiration date.

Dissertation Writers' Rooms 

 

A DWR is a shared office space (located on floors 4 & 5) that is quiet, scholarly, and intended for serious doctoral-level work. Upon entering the space, subscribers choose one of the numerous desks and work as long as they wish. Each room includes 10 partitioned desks, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Amenities include your own personal Moby (mobile storage cabinet) or locker located near your assigned room, state of the art ergonomic furniture, single seating tables, and strong wireless access.  

 

Eligibility:

Subscriptions to the Dissertation Writers Rooms are made available to NYU Doctoral students who have finished their comprehensive exams and are qualified by their department to pursue dissertation research or writing; are maintaining matriculation; and whose principle NYU library is Bobst, IFA, Courant or the Brause Library. Students selected to be subscribers must supply proof of eligibility by providing the DWR form signed by their dissertation committee chair. They must also be in good standing with the NYU Libraries.

Note: due to high demand, we regret that access to DWR’s at Bobst Library are not available to NYU Law, Medical or Dental students or doctoral students from the Consortium or affiliated libraries.

 

 

Subscriber Selection

 

Dissertation Writers' Room spaces are assigned by lottery at the beginning of each academic year to qualified individuals (see Eligibility).  Access to the pre-assigned rooms is for the duration of one academic year with access for all subscribers expiring at the end of August of any given year.

 

Lottery

All eligible Doctoral students interested in access to a Dissertation Writers' room in Bobst library should enter the online lottery prior to its closing on the second Sunday of the Fall semester.  Visit https://webapps.library.nyu.edu/raffle/ to enter.  Odds of being selected are dependent on the number of entrants.

 

 

Terms & Fees:

 

Subscriptions to Dissertation Writers' rooms, along with their assigned storage, are for one Academic year (Fall, Spring, and summer semesters) with all subscriptions expiring at the end of August of that academic year.  Students who meet all eligibility requirements and are in good standing with the NYU libraries are welcome to enter the lottery for the next academic year.

 

All spaces and assigned storage must be cleared out and keys returned to the Library Privileges department by the date indicated on the user agreement.  If the subscriber fails to do this there is a $20 clear out fee as well as key replacement fees of $110 if applicable. 

 

There are currently no fees for use of the DWR or Moby.

 

DWR and Moby Usage Regulations:

  1. The library food and drink policy applies to all Dissertation Writers' rooms. (See Food and Drink Policy.)
  2. A strict no camping policy applies to the Dissertation Writers' rooms. Subscribers may not leave any personal items or research materials in their assigned room unattended.
  3. Only personal materials and checked out library materials may be stored in a subscriber's assigned Moby or Locker.
  4. Inspections of assigned storage are conducted regularly by Library staff who are authorized by the renter to remove materials that violate regulations.  Fines may be applied to a subscriber's library account for:
    1. Uncharged and non-circulating materials.
    2. Food items or inappropriately stored beverage items.
    3. If violations are found on two inspection tours DWR privileges will be permanently revoked.  
  5. Do not store valuable property such as laptops, iPods, etc., in Moby or locker as the library is not responsible for any items stored.
  6. Subscribers will be given specific regulations depending on the type of storage they have been randomly assigned in the lottery (Moby or Locker) at the same time they sign their user agreement.

 

Questions?

Contact the Library Privileges service window during our scheduled hours at 212-998-2550, or use our Contact Access Services form to submit your question online.

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