Welcome to the Digital Studio, NYUAD's gateway to digital services supporting scholarship, teaching, and coursework. The Digital Studio, located on the first floor of the NYUAD Library, offers a collection of information technology services to faculty, students, and staff working on a wide range of projects. The Digital Studio works closely with our Digital Studio colleagues based in Bobst Library to provide a comprehensive resource for faculty, students, and staff.
NYUAD faculty, students, and staff can visit the Digital Studio to use digital media equipment, receive assistance, and gain access to various supported technologies.
Queries and requests for additional information can be directed to nyuad.libhelp@nyu.edu
Overview of Services
As you work on your projects, the Digital Studio staff is available to provide you with the following types of assistance.
Guidance
We provide many types of advice and consultation to guide projects, including help with planning projects, selecting the correct tools to achieve the project's goals, and following best practices in the use of new technology.
Hands-on Assistance
We can also help faculty, students, and staff use the various tools that we offer. For instance, we can demonstrate how to digitize video, use a learning management system such as Blackboard to create a course website, or use file management software to archive research documents.
Supported Tools
We support a variety of systems and software applications that have been selected to help faculty, students, and staff meet their goals. The technologies we support are below.
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Online storage and organization of most file types; tools for sharing and/or versioning.
| Distribution | Storage | Media | Budget/Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Files (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted, Institutional; PublicDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-termRetrievalDirectory structureBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeAny |
Time CommmitmentSmallLearning CurveLow |
|
Webspace (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted, InstitutionalDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-termRetrievalDirectory structureBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeAny |
Time CommmitmentSmallLearning CurveLow |
|
Faculty Digital Archive (FDA) (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted; Institutional; PublicDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeArchivalRetrievalMetadata, keyword, taggingBack-upBit preservation |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeAny |
Time CommmitmentMedium/LargeLearning CurveMedium |
Online storage and organization for image files with some viewing or presentation tools.
| Distribution | Storage | Media | Budget/Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Luna Insight (What's This?) |
AccessRestrictedDeliveryWeb; Off-lineDependenciesCross-platformAudienceIndividual; NYU departments or community; Inter-Institutional |
TimeframeShort-termRetrievalInstitutional cataloging; Metadata, keyword, taggingBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeImage (JPEG, TIFF) |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
|
ARTstor (What's This?) |
AccessInstitutionalDeliveryWeb; PortableDependenciesCross-platformAudienceIndividual; NYU departments or community |
TimeframeLong-termRetrievalInstitutional catalogingBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeImages (JPEG, TIFF) |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
System of tools to enhance online learning including presenting content, communication and collaboration, and assessment.
| Distribution | Storage | Media | Budget/Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Blackboard (What's This?) |
AccessRestrictedDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceIndividual; NYU departments or community |
TimeframeLong-term (two years plus one semester)RetrievalNon-indexedBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size< 1MBFile TypeAny |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
Online publication of original content in text or media format with some tools for commenting, tagging, and subscribing.
| Distribution | Storage | Media | Budget/Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Streaming Media (What's This?) |
AccessPublicDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeLong-termRetrievalNon-indexedBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeReal Video |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveHigh |
|
Podcasting (What's This?) |
AccessPublicDeliveryWeb; PortableDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeLong-termRetrievalNon-indexedBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeMP3 |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveHigh |
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Blogs (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted; PublicDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeLong-termRetrievalMetadata, keyword, taggingBack-upGenera back-ups |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeAny |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveLow |
|
Wikis (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted; InstitutionalDeliveryWebDependenciesCross-platformAudienceALEX Pilot Testers |
TimeframeShort-termRetrievalNon-indexed; Directory structureBack-upGeneral back-ups |
Average File Size< 1MBFile TypeAny |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
Tools for converting media from analog formats to digital formats that are either portable or web-based.
| Distribution | Storage | Media | Budget/Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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DVD (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted (Faculty/Advanced Student Projects) DeliveryPortable; Off-lineDependenciesCross-platform; DVD PlayerAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-termRetrievalNon-indexed; Directory structureBack-upNone |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeVideo (MPEG2) |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
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Audio Digitizing (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted (Faculty/Advanced Student Projects) DeliveryPortable; Off-lineDependenciesCross-platform; CD PlayerAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-term; Long-termRetrievalNon-indexed; Directory structureBack-upNone |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeAudio (MP3, AIFF) |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
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Image & Document Scanning (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted (Faculty/Advanced Student Projects) DeliveryPortable; Web; Off-lineDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-term; Long-term; ArchivalRetrievalAllBack-upNone |
Average File Size1MB-1GBFile TypeImages (TIFF, JPEG, PSD, GIF, PICT, Others) |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |
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Video Digitizing (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted (Faculty/Advanced Student Projects) DeliveryPortable; Web; Off-lineDependenciesMini-DV; VHS; DVD; Laser Disc PlayerAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-term; Long-term; ArchivalRetrievalAllBack-upNone |
Average File Size1GB+File TypeVideo (Compressed .dv, .mov, Compressed MPEG4, Sorenson, h.264, Others) |
Time CommmitmentHighLearning CurveHigh |
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Optical Character Recognition (What's This?) |
AccessRestricted (Faculty/Advanced Student Projects) DeliveryPortable; Web; Off-lineDependenciesCross-platformAudienceAll |
TimeframeShort-term; Long-term; ArchivalRetrievalAllBack-upNone |
Average File Size< 1MBFile TypeMicrosoft Word; PDF |
Time CommmitmentMediumLearning CurveMedium |

