This guide will jump start access to your course resources and research tools. Each Tab outlines resources and best practices to assist your research practice.
GIS and GeoData are become increasingly sophisticated and comprehensive tools. This tab includes only a smally vignette on this knowledge discipline. Work with your colleagues and the librarians to further investigations. Reach out and recommend additional tools.
The NYIT Library offers students access to many databases full of trustworthy, vetted, and peer-reviewed sources, including articles, reports, and much more.
DATABASE PRO TIP: Always select full-text when searching for articles!
DATABASE PRO TIP: Select peer-reviewed when searching for academic articles!
DATABASE PRO TIP: To search for recent articles, narrow your search by changing the publisher date!
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Multidisciplinary database covering over 160 subjects. Great for finding peer-reviewed articles and up-to date-news articles from newspapers like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. |
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Multi-disciplinary full text database. Great for finding peer-reviewed articles. |
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Search or browse through full-text ebooks in a wide range of subject areas. Great for studying and for finding research paper sources. |
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Reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Great for current events and issues. |
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Covers today’s social issues, from offshore drilling to climate change, from health care to immigration. Great for researching current events and issues. |
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Dictionaries and encyclopedic resources for the Arts. Great for exploring research paper topics. |
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One of the world’s largest statistics portals providing access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources. Great for finding in-depth reports and statistics. |
| Purdue Owl MLA Guide | A fantastic guide to citing sources using MLA 8th edition, including the list of works cited and in-text citations. Great for all steps of the research paper process. |
| Purdue Owl APA Guide | A fantastic guide to citing sources using APA 6th edition, including the list of works cited and in-text citations. Great for all steps of the research paper process. |
| MLA 8 Reference Guide | Short PDF refernce guide revealing the structure of a citation in MLA 8, a list of core citation elements, and citation examples. Created by Portland Community College library. |
| Knight Cite Citation Service | Great for creating citations in APA, MLA, and more. |
| EasyBib | Great for creating citations in APA, MLA, and more. |
| Writing & Citing LibGuide | This NYIT guide offers these same resources and more for writing and citing your paper. |
| US Census | Great for finding demographics in the United States |
| American FactFinder | Great for finding facts, statistics, and demographics from the US Census |
| Pew Research | Great for finding statistics and reports about all subjects |
| Urban Institute | Great for finding statistics, reports, data visualizations and policy debates. |
| NYC.gov | Data sets for all aspects of New York City and the boroughs. |
Click on any link below to open a database. Enter NYIT ID when prompted.
As a student in New York City, you have access to NYPL's resources. Becoming a member of NYPL is easy. If the NYIT Library does not have a book you need, try searching the NYPL catalog. Borrowers can place a hold on NYPL books and have the book sent to the closest NYPL library.
