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Searching for ways to connect in real life? Sign up for one of our upcoming community events at the Libraries like a guided meditation at Bobst or restorative yoga session at Dibner. If prototyping is more your thing, check out the SPARK Lab on the 5th floor of Bobst. For quieter reflection and inspiration, you can also visit the Engagement Collection on the 2nd Floor of Bobst, or one of our exhibitions like The River That Flows Both Ways in the 10th Floor North Reading Room of Bobst or Medicine x Engineering at Brooklyn Poly at Dibner.

In today’s newsletter:

An Interview with Dean Kristina Rose
The Riot Grrrl Collection at New York University
Women’s Labor March from the archives

Opening Lines

New at NYU Libraries

💸 Calling all NYU instructors: NYU Libraries’ Open Knowledge department is offering a new workshop this month on open educational resources (OERs) for course affordability. This hour-long session will introduce you to OERs as a tool to circumvent high textbook costs and offer practical tools for OER discovery and digital creation.

📣 NYU Data Services invites NYU students at all levels, researchers, and faculty to submit lightning talk proposals for Building Urban Data Community: NYU Open Data Creators’ Forum by March 20. (There’s also still time to enter this year’s Urban Data Visualization Contest for a chance to win a grand prize of $500 and get showcased at the event!)

📱 Don’t forget to update your MFA Duo app before March 11! Old versions of the Duo Mobile app will stop working for NYU Login.

Field Notes

An Interview with Dean Kristina Rose

Photograph of Dean of Libraries Kristina Rose reading a book from the NYU Libraries Engagement Collection.

Dean Rose recently spoke with Washington Square News as part of The Literary Issue, sharing insights on how the Libraries supports NYU’s device-free initiative, students’ relationships with physical books in a digital age, and the Libraries’ approach to AI.

“Most of my career has been spent working on that connection of figuring out how we connect people with our resources, so that’s really important to me,” said Dean Rose. “Sometimes, if you hit a barrier, you might not want to come back. You might go to Google or you might just think ChatGPT is a great way to get all your information — it’s not. I’m really invested in thinking about how we can make things much easier for people to use. How can we make our libraries more comfortable for people to be in?”

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Editor’s Pick

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The Riot Grrrl Collection at New York University

This research collection is for students and scholars interested in exploring primary sources on feminism, punk activism, queer theory, gender theory, DIY culture, print history, and music history. In this collection, you’ll find:

Archives from early Riot Grrrl creators, including zine‑makers, musicians, and activists.
Materials like letters, artwork, journals, photos, flyers, and audio/video recordings.
Documentation of how zines, bands, performances, and events were created.
Unique items showing both individual creativity and the movement’s growth.
Additional records of queer and feminist activism inspired by Riot Grrrl in the late 1990s.

Access the Collection

Research Tip
The Open Knowledge department offers expert guidance on copyright, open access, digital publishing, digital humanities, and emerging forms of creative scholarship. Students and instructors can even request consultations or instructional sessions on any of these topics! For more support, explore our research guide or attend one of our upcoming workshops.

Quick Answer

Are there any spaces in Bobst Library designated for graduate students?

Yes! Graduate student study spaces are located on the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors of Bobst Library. Floors 5 and 6 offer quiet, graduate‑only areas with swipe access and first‑come, first‑served seating. The 4th floor provides graduate‑only individual rooms that can be reserved. NYU PhD students may also apply for access to Bobst Dissertation Writers’ Rooms. For questions or assistance, email bobst-access@nyu.edu.

Unboxed

From the Archives

Black and white photo of crowd of women marching with signs in Washington Square Park.

Women’s Labor March, Washington Square Park: 1912, from the New York University Archives Photograph Collection (PHOTO.00001)

Reading List

Voices From Around the Libraries

Power of Shared Creativity

The Violet Edition
A conversation with Giana Ricci, Librarian for Fine Arts and curator of The Public’s Domain exhibition

Smart Devices Are Surveillance Devices

From the Square
An interview with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, NYU Press author of Your Data Will Be Used Against You

‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ Hits Too Close to Home in Our Dystopian Times

The Village Voice
“Orwell and Truth,” at NYU’s Kimmel Windows Gallery, explores the history of the writer and journalist who gave us the term “Orwellian”

An archival photograph shows Orwell, the tallest figure at center, on the front during the Spanish Civil War.

On the Calendar

Upcoming Events, Classes, and Workshops

All times are listed in Eastern Time - US & Canada

Community Events

Mindfulness Moment at Bobst:
- March 11, 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Bobst Library
- March 25, 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Bobst Library
Meditations on Earth: March 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Bobst Library
NYU Press Book Talk | Enduring Otherwise: Muslim Queer and Trans Worldmaking in Indonesia: March 18, 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Hybrid (NYU Wagner and Online)
Restorative Yoga with Gaby Garcia: March 24, 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Dibner Library

Classes and Workshops

Learn more about our workshops

Open Science: Tools, Resources, & Strategies: March 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Hybrid (Dibner Library and Online)
Open Educational Resources for Course Affordability: March 13, 11:00am - 12:15pm | Online
Creating Accessible Documents and Presentations: March 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Online
Manifold Possibilities: Getting Started with Multimedia Digital Publishing for Open Scholarship: March 24, 11:00am - 12:30pm | Hybrid (Dibner Library and Online)
Special Topics in Deep Learning: March 25, 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Dibner Library
Copyright 101: Introduction to Copyright and Fair Use: March 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Online

Data Services

NYU Data Services | Data Services classes

Featured Event

Building Urban Data Community: NYU Open Data Creators' Forum
Thursday, April 9, 2:30–6:30pm | 370 Jay Street
Reserve a Spot

Celebrate the possibilities of open data for urban research. Cosponsored by NYU Data Services, the NYU Marron Institute, and the Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP), this event marks the culmination of a yearlong effort to promote awareness of data sharing and preservation among NYU's community of urban researchers. The program will feature viewing and judging of this year's Re/Presenting Urban Data visualization competition entries, a keynote by Professor Shlomo Angel, and lightning talks from researchers across NYU.