Getting Oriented

Bobst Library
• Hours
• Access & Borrowing Policies
• Floor Maps
• Group Study Rooms & 24-hr. Study Areas
• Library Instruction Classes
• Services for Graduate Students

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• FAQ
• How To’s

Finding Information at NYU Libraries

• How to Find Books Tutorial
• Connect to BobCat (search for books)


• How to Find Articles Tutorial
• Connect to databases (search for articles)


• Browse an E-Journal or E-Book


• Subject Specific Research Guides (for hospitality, management, marketing, real estate, and more)

Business and Government Information

• Virtual Business Library (VBL)
• Real Estate Library
• Business FAQ
• Harvard Case Studies ($6.50 ea., no institutional subscription available)
• US Government documents research guide
• Government Organizations and the U.N. Research Guide

Critically Evaluating Information

• How to Evaluate Information
• Critically Evaluating the Logic and Validity of Information (Cuesta College)

Writing Help

• NYU Writing Center
• Help for Writing Papers (St. Ambrose U.)
• Online Writing Lab: Writing a Research Paper (Purdue U.)
• Writer’s Handbook (U. Wisconson-Madison)

Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

• SCPS Academic Policies
  --Publication Manuals and Writing Styles
  --Statement on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
• NYU Libraries Bibliography and Footnote Style Guide
• Plagiarism: How To Recognize It and How to Avoid It (U. Connecticut)
• Acknowledging Sources (U. Texas Arlington)
• Citing Information and Avoiding Plagiarism (SWITCH Lib. Consortium)
• Research and Documentation Online [MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE] (D. Hacker)
• RefWorks

Further Help

• Ask-a-Librarian
• Bobst Library Reference Desks
• Make an Appointment with a Subject Librarian