NYU and Tisch provide extensive resources for general computing needs (word processing, e-mail, and the internet) as well as more specialized, course-related needs (digital imaging, computer animation, and multimedia).
NYU's Information Technology Services (ITS) maintains four computer labs with Apple Macintoshes and IBM-type PCs and a wide variety of software. These labs are open to any student in an NYU degree or diploma program; just be sure to bring your NYUCard with you. One of the ITS labs is located in the Third Avenue North Residence Hall, and the other three are located at central locations around Washington Square. See the ITS website for lab locations and hours of operation.
In addition, NYUHome service is available from ITS to any NYU student in a degree or diploma program. The NYUHome portal provides access to your NYU e-mail, the Internet, and a variety of other web-accessible services, such as Albert and Blackboard. Students can set up a personal home page through NYUHome. For more information about NYUHome, including instructions on how to activate your account, see the NYUHome Help pages. Students can also check their e-mail or surf the Web at NYUHome stations located in the Tisch Common Room on the ground floor at 721 Broadway as well as at a variety of other locations around campus.
ITS also provides NYURoam, NYU's campus wireless network, which offers secure access to NYU online resources and the Internet from your laptop computer at a variety of locations. Instructions on how to configure your computer to access NYURoam are available on the NYURoam website, and, if you need help, they also offer hands-on wireless workshops.
Arts & Media Resources
In addition to course-related digital technologies available at Tisch, ITS provides a number of services and high-technology resources in support of faculty, teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and students working on faculty projects. A powerful array of hardware and software resources is available for image production, the creation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional animation, film and video, music composition and sound manipulation, and new forms of interactive computer multimedia.
Available services include:
- Support for sponsored research, including piloting and prototyping, as well as assistance in grant planning and writing, software and hardware acquisition, and project implementation.
- Access to and training in content and course management services, including Blackboard.
- Media production technologies for advanced imaging, video editing, sound and audio production, CD and DVD creation, and web-based multimedia and media streaming services.
- Collaboration technologies, including Internet2, real-time video communication tools, and network-based multi-site performances.
- Advanced digital media services, including museum quality digital prints, laser cut flat materials, and 3D color rapid prototyping.
- Training and consultation in digital scholarship, text analysis tools (in cooperation with the Libraries through the Studio for Digital Projects and Research), and the development and use of web-accessible scholarly databases.
- Access to and consultation in the use of high performance computing software and networks, and NYU supercomputing systems as well as those at the National Science Foundation centers.
- Support and training in statistical, qualitative, ICPSR, and GIS analyses of data.
For more information about ITS-supported technologies for advanced students, contact the ITS Faculty Technology Services Center (FTS Center) at 1-212-998-3044 or its.ftc@nyu.edu.
Help & Additional Information
The ITS Client Services Center (CSC) provides assistance and information about ITS services and resources and NYU computer and network use. To contact a CSC helpdesk representative, call 1-212-998-3333, send e-mail to its.clientservices@nyu.edu, or visit 10 Astor Place, 4th floor during the walk-in hours shown below. Answers to frequently asked questions about ITS services and facilities are available at http://www.nyu.edu/its/faq/.
ITS also offers a variety of free classes and workshops that can help you take advantage of the technology resources available to you in support of your research and coursework.
For a useful overview of the technical resources available from ITS and from the NYU Libraries, see their annual student guide. If you have additional questions, call the ITS Client Services Center at 212-998-3333 or browse the ITS Web site.
