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Guide to the NYU Abu Dhabi Capstone Archives AD.MC.004

NYU Abu Dhabi Capstone Archives

Call Number

AD.MC.004

Date

2014 - ongoing, inclusive

Creator

Extent

3.2 Terabytes comprised of approximately 45,000 electronic files

Language of Materials

English .

Scope and Contents

One of the NYUAD Library's most frequently used collections, the Capstone Archives is the university's accumulating collection of submitted Capstone senior research projects, beginning with the Class of 2014 and continuing to the present. Submitting their senior Capstone project is a required step for students to complete their undergraduate education at NYUAD and collect their diplomas.

The collection is a living, growing digital collection that is being preserved by Archives and Special Collections, in partnership with the Library's Center for Digital Scholarship.

The collection represents a diverse sampling of the research, innovation, and creative endeavors of NYUAD undergraduate students.

Project files consist primarily of text-based essays. As the projects represent all majors across disciplines, a broad range of topics and research areas are explored across the collection.

Subjects

Topics

Places

Conditions Governing Access

Archived Capstone Projects that are open and unrestricted are available for viewing via the Capstone Archives Online Collection.

Student creators are given the option to restrict their project for a period of time, and some choose to do so. There are a variety of reasons why this might happen. For example, some students may wish to continue their research beyond their time at NYU Abu Dhabi, and are not yet ready to make it public. Other students simply opt not to make their research project open.

Administration of restricted projects and documentation around student author permissions is managed by Archives and Special Collections staff and follows a rights management timeline.

Conditions Governing Use

Open files in the Capstone Archives are available for research, study, and teaching. Copyright is retained by the student creators. Anyone who wishes to use or quote from a project for publication or commercial purpose, will need to contact the authors directly to obtain further permission.

Collection processed by

Lauren Kata

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Repository

NYU Abu Dhabi, Archives and Special Collections

Capstone Archives Online Collection, 2014 - ongoing, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Individual open projects are accessible online for the NYUAD/NYU community, with SSO authentication.

The online collection is primarily the written essay, paper, or report. Users may refer to the series "Capstone Festival Materials" and/or contact Archives and Special Collections for information about holdings related to practical media, posters, recorded presentations, and other supplemental data related to projects, that are not the written paper.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in series according to the four academic divisions: Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Science, and Social Science. Students at the time of submission will identify in which division their project belongs.

Projects are not organized by major, due to the fact that many students will have dual majors. Major programs are identified in each project record in the subject fields, and the collection may be filtered and sorted by major.

Conditions Governing Access

The Capstone Archives Online Collection lives in the NYUAD Library's Preservica Digital Preservation adn Access Repository. Open projects are avaialble to access with SSO authenticated sign on.

Externally hosted content

NYU Abu Dhabi Capstone Archives
https://nyuad.access.preservica.com/archive

Other Capstone Documentation, 2014; 2016-2023, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Other Capstone Documentation includes acquired audio and video from Divisional Capstone Festivals, student presentations about their projects, awards documentation, and other materials that are about Capstones but are not part of the projects themselves. Includes digital photos, videos, and slides. This series is minimally processed and preserved in its original transferred or acquired arrangement.

Arts & Humanities Division Capstone Festivals Archive, 2014, 2016-2022, inclusive

box: Electronic Records, E-records: AD-MC-004 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

2 Terabytes

Extent

1 Linear Feet in one document box and one records storage carton

Scope and Contents

Includes audiovisual materials (photos, posters, films, filmed performances) associated with Arts and Humanities Division student Capstone Projects.

This series also includes wo boxes (one document box, one records storage carton) of past programs and other printed materials associated with projects presented at various Capstone Festivals.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These files were either created by AV Library team members, or acquired from the Division.

Engineering Division Capstone Festivals Archive, 2016-2022, inclusive

box: Electronic Records, E-records: AD-MC-004 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

20.45 Gigabytes

Scope and Contents

Includes photos, videos, presentation videos, and Capstone booklets.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by the Engineering Division Operations Manager (Office of the Dean)

Science Division Capstone Festivals Archive, 2020-2022, inclusive

box: Electronic Records, E-records: AD-MC-004 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

21 Gigabytes

Scope and Contents

Includes filmed presentations and other accompanying materials by students who participated in the Science Division Capstone Festivals, 2020-present.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by the staff colleagues in the Science Division Dean's Office.

Social Sciences Capstone Festivals and Awards Archive, 2015-2022, inclusive

box: Electronic Records, E-records: AD-MC-004 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

2.17 Gigabytes

Scope and Contents

Includes rosters of Capstone Festival Awards, 2015-2022; and copies of photos from 2019 and 2022 Social Science Capstone Awards.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by colleagues in the Social Science Dean's Office.

NYU Abu Dhabi
New York University Abu Dhabi, C-2
P.O. 129188
Abu Dhabi
nyuad-asc-group@nyu.edu
https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/library.html