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Researching Brain Injuries: Finding Articles in Science Databases [check scheduled dates]
Description: Hands-on research workshop on how to search science databases for full-text articles in science research publications. Class will cover the features of searching Wiley Interscience, Web of Science, as well as many of our life science and medical databases.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Advertising Research for Business [check scheduled dates]
Description: Presents a synergistic approach to doing an advertising plan for your small business: from doing background market research to choosing the right information sources and finally designing an effective advertising plan
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
After Class Practice on E-Resources New to You [check scheduled dates]
Description: Bring your questions about searching electronic resources at SIBL. This is an opportunity for hands-on practice with a librarian for research assistance.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: This class requires some basic mouse and keyboard skills.
After Resumes: Researching Companies & Industries for Cover Letters & Interview Prep [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn about SIBL's vast subscription business databases and searching them to find company and industry information to tailor cover letters and prepare for interviews. Did you know you can download costly reports for free at SIBL? Use these resources in your job search to do company research, keep current, explore new industries, new careers, strengthen your cover letters, and prepare for interviews. Content includes specialized trade & business journals, articles on trends and company news, company profiles, industry surveys & snapshots, market research reports,investment analyst reports, company financials, rankings, and more! Class will highlight searching, and unique features.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Apparel & Textiles: Finding Industry & Technology Resources [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class introduces print, electronic resources and Web sites useful for researching the apparel and textiles industry and technology. Provides a discussion for the most appropriate sources to use for obtaining information on topics such as market research reports and trends, company and industry news, locating companies and manufacturers, fabric/fiber production and finishing, testing and measurement standards, tradeshows and associations for contact information.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Apparel Trends Research: Green, Smart, Performance, and More [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class will introduce you to many online databases for researching apparel trends in green, smart, and performance apparel --- and more. It will also include consumer reports and demographics, and finding industry apparel news, and forecasts.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Articles: Finding Them Electronically [check scheduled dates]
Description: Hands-on instruction covering the use of electronic indexes to find articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: This class requires some basic mouse and keyboard skills.
Beware! Personal Finance Caveats and Pitfalls [check scheduled dates]
Description: A review of resources covering areas such as: Budgeting and Taxes, Credit, Financial Planning, Home Ownership Resources, Privacy, Fraud and Scams, etc.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Bonds & Bond Mutual Funds: Investment Resources at SIBL [check scheduled dates]
Description: Introduces the best SIBL print and electronic resources, including Web sites, for researching bonds and bond mutual funds. Discover SIBL's financial services information.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Building & Construction: Finding Industry & Technology Resources [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching your building or construction industry? This class highlights SIBL's resources in the Building and Construction industries that include technology standards and information, industry news and analysis, company profiles, locating clients and business-related contacts, product news, market research reports, and more.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Business Basics [check scheduled dates]
Description: An introductory course discussing the essentials of opening a business in NYC. Include information on creating a business plan, developing marketing strategies, understanding business structures and generating financial statements. Offered by the NYC Dept of Small Business Services at SIBL. Register in advance at 212-618-8722.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Business Research: Databases from Home thru NYPL [check scheduled dates]
Description: Did you know about two great business databases with special content that is available with your Library Card from the NYPL website? Use them to keep current, explore new industries and careers, and prepare for interviews. Content includes specialized trade & business journals, articles on trends and company news, company profiles, industry surveys & snapshots, market research in Datamonitor Reports and articles, investment analyst reports, company financials, rankings, and more! Class will highlight searching, and unique features.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Business Start-up Resources & Services [check scheduled dates]
Description: Starting or expanding a business? This class gives an introduction to an array of online and print resources available for entrepreneurs needing information or assistance in starting or expanding their business. Class includes sample business plans and guides, service providers of business counseling, how-to videos, and an overview of the vast online resources for gathering market research for your business plan.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: none
Career & Industry Research in Renewable Energy [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching renewable energy? Energy from wind, solar, and biofuel will be growth industries for new jobs and careers. This class will cover SIBL's extensive business online resources for company and industry research, and career information on industry/occupational outlooks for renewable energy. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news and forecasts, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews into the renewable energy industry.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Career Transition: Finding Company & Industry Information [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching company information, new industries or careers, or preparing for interviews? This class will cover SIBL's extensive business online resources for company and industry research, and career information on industry/occupational outlooks. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news and forecasts, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews in new industries.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Companies & Contacts: Creating Customized Lists [check scheduled dates]
Description: Type of company, as well as location, size, and sales, are a few of the ways you can create your customized list for mailing lists, company research, contacts, and job searching.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Country Guides, Risks & Forecasting: Economist Intelligence Unit Database [check scheduled dates]
Description: Class will cover the international content of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Commerce (commercial guides to doing business in 55 countries) Risk Briefings (150 countries, updated daily), Industry Briefings, Country Reports (200 countries, updated monthly), Country Profiles (200 countries, updated annually), Views Wire (201 countries, updated daily), Country Finance (50 countries, updated annually), and World Commodity Forecasts (28 commodities).
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Digital Photography Resources for Professionals [check scheduled dates]
Description: The photography industry around our midtown Manhattan location has been transformed in the last five years. Digital technology offers new opportunities and challenges to photographers trained in analog film-based photography. We will describe information resources that photographers can draw on to learn about and keep up to date with this fast-changing field. SIBL offers both onsite and offsite access to advanced electronic databases and houses a library containing the latest technical books on digital color management, professional digital cameras, Photoshop techniques and large-format fine art inkjet printing. From our stacks you can access cutting-edge color science journals and professional magazines. We will also show you the hottest online discussion groups and websites where new equipment and processes are discussed on the Internet. And we’ll share our own experiences managing digital archives and metadata in such projects as the award-winning NYPL Digital Library.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Directories: Using Them to Find Companies and People [check scheduled dates]
Description: Hands-on training in the use of electronic directories. Also covers tips for compiling mailing lists.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: This class requires some basic mouse and keyboard skills.
Engineering Research with Compendex [check scheduled dates]
Description: Compendex® is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database in the world. Special features and search strategies will be highlighted. Compendex has over 9 million records and references over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports. Subjects include chemical and process engineering, computers and data processing, applied physics, electronics and communications, civil, mechanical and materials engineering, as well as narrower subtopics. With the addition of the historical backfile, online coverage is from 1884 to the present. Approximately 250,000 new records are added to the database annually. Compendex is updated weekly.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Evaluating Web Resources [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class assists information seekers in using criteria such as authority and objectivity to judge the quality of information on the World Wide Web. This class includes hands-on instruction.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Attendees must be current Web users who are familiar with common Internet terminology and skilled in using a mouse and keyboard.
Factiva: A Global News & Business Powerhouse [check scheduled dates]
Description: Search 9,000 publications from 118 countries in 22 languages. Explore Factiva's worldwide content and special search features to locate global news coverage, industry analyses, company profiles, market research, investment reports, and television and radio transcripts.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: basic computer skills
Find Financial Data using Mergent, Bloomberg, and S & P NetAdvantage [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class will cover the special search features and content in Mergent Online, Standard & Poor's Net Advantage, and provide help in searching Bloomberg. Additional financial resources and databases are introduced in these two classes: Stocks & Mutual Funds: Investment Resources @ SIBL and Bond & Bond Mutual Funds: Investment Resources @ SIBL.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Finding Astronomical Maps and Images [check scheduled dates]
Description: Find spectacular images and maps of galaxies, stars and planets by searching library resources and the Internet. Class will tour major repositories of online astronomical imagery worldwide.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Finding Books, Journals, and more [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class covers the basics of searching the research libraries catalog, CATNYP and the circulating online catalog, LEO. Provides hands-on instruction.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Attendees should be comfortable using a keyboard and mouse.
Finding Company & Industry Information for Career Transition [check scheduled dates]
Description: Extensive business online resources for company and industry research are highlighted, as well as career related information on industry outlooks, and occupational outlooks. Learn strategies for finding industry news and forecasts, and company information that will help prepare for a career transition.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Finding Quality Web Content in Databases [check scheduled dates]
Description: This session will cover how to find quality Web content in topical subject databases (free or fee-based), advanced Web searching tips and specialty search engines, and how to get started searching databases online to locate full-text journal or newspaper articles.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Mouse and keyboard skills needed.
Finding Science Research using Web of Science Database [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class will introduce you to hands-on searching in Web of Science, the largest science database in the world. In addition to searching features and strategies, the class will cover cited reference searching, a unique search method for locating all the science articles that have cited a particular article or scientist’s research. Web of Science has three multi-disciplinary databases, which can be search simultaneously: Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Dates of coverage: Science Citation Index -1900-present, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)--1956-present, Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI)--1975-present
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Finding the Statistics You Need [check scheduled dates]
Description: Introduces and highlights selected statistical sources, such as specialized subscription databases at SIBL, websites, and books. Strategies for finding statistical information, and various approaches, also covered
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Mouse and keyboard skills needed
Food Science: Finding Related Technologies Resources [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class gives an overview of print and electronic resources at SIBL for researching the technology used in the Food Science industry.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Foreign Consumers: Market Research, Lifestyle & Demographics using Euromonitor International [check scheduled dates]
Description: Euromonitor International combines Market Research Monitor and World Consumer Lifestyles databases. This interface integrates market research reports and consumer spending data into one database, and includes a 7 year archive of more than 850 consumer and retail reports plus 600 major market profiles. Create customized consumer world lifestyle reports on multiple countries and indicators. Global consumer market research, trends, market background, market forecasts & analysis, market size data, forecasts, and market shares are some areas covered. There is international coverage, plus over 300 reports for U.S. Markets. Download reports
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Foreign Market Information & Import/Export Statistics: USA Trade Online & StatUSA [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn how to access the market research and import/export statistics using two U.S. Dept. of Commerce databases: USA Trade Online and StatUSA.
USA Trade Online: Provides official exports and imports data on more than 17,000 commodities. Reveals what merchandise is being shipped, where it is being shipped, and how much it is worth. Quantity and value of exports and imports by Harmonized System codes, plus the total quantity and value of exports and imports for more than 250 countries and each customs district, are also included. Updated: Monthly.
STAT-USA: International trade and export information from the U.S. Department of Commerce including the National Trade Databank (NTDB), Foreign Traders index, and market research reports by product and country. Other national economic statistics, too. Click on Globus and NTDB to reach NTDB. Updated: Daily.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Free News & Journals from Home via 15+ EBSCO Databases [check scheduled dates]
Description: Spotlight on...Free News & Journals From Home via 15+ EBSCOhost Databases: An introduction on searching more than 15 full-text news and journal databases, available from your Home or Office via the Internet with an NYPL Library Card. Class will explore special features and the array of subject areas and publications.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Getting Started in Export Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: Highlighting electronic resources available at SIBL, this class introduces users to the wealth of export information resources and services available at SIBL. Intended for newcomers to exporting, this class will highlight steps in the research process using a case study and hands-on training.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Global Business News & More using Factiva [check scheduled dates]
Description: Search 9,000 publications from 118 countries in 22 languages. Explore Factiva's worldwide content and special search features to locate global news coverage, industry analyses, international company profiles, market research, investment reports, and television and radio transcripts.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Green Jobs: Career, Industry, Technology & Product Research for a Jumpstart on Tomorrow's Jobs [check scheduled dates]
Description: The promise of green jobs to restart the economy is all over today’s news. If you’re interested in knowing more about green jobs, in any industry, that will provide products and services that promote renewable energy resources, reduce pollution and conserve energy, this class is for you. It will introduce you to specialized resources to research growth areas for new jobs and careers. The class will cover SIBL's extensive business and technology online resources for the latest company, industry, technology and product research, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news, market research, new products under development, forecasts, the latest technology research, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals: Career, Industry & Technology Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: Jobs in health care and pharmaceuticals are expected to increase, as these will be growth industries for new careers, new jobs, and new opportunities. Are you interested in researching these industries to transition your skills or begin a new career? This class will cover SIBL's extensive business and technology online resources for the latest company news and industry research, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks, medical records technology news, medical products and medical devices. Class will include resources and strategies for finding health care and pharmaceutical industry news, market research, forecasts, technology, consumers, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Heaven's Above: Exploration Through Astronomy Resources [check scheduled dates]
Description: Interested in exploring the cosmos, and learning more about the galaxies? Join us for an introduction to using the astronomy resources at SIBL, and on the Web.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
International Emerging Markets: News, Industry Analysis, Companies & Manufacturers [check scheduled dates]
Description: Locate information on more than 80 emerging market countries in Central and Eastern and Southeast Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and MiddleEast, Australia, Latin America. Data and reports include full-text news articles, market –specific information, financial statements, company information and directory, industry analyses and reports, macroeconomic statistics, stock market indices, and economic statistics. Select and country and search. Includes over 13,000 publications. Updated: Daily.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Internet Marketing: Trends & Analysis using eMarketer for Digital Intelligence [check scheduled dates]
Description: eMarkerter is a SIBL database that covers U.S. and global e-commerce market research and trend analysis for online marketing, media, social networking, and emerging technologies. It is the most comprehensive database of e-business and online marketing statistics. New reports and articles appear daily on current trends, and forecasts, from over 3,000 sources. For instance, on site you can download free reports, such as e-commerce in a recession and its impact on consumers and retailers, U.S. advertising spending and the new reality, and online profiles of internet use, online consumers, and more.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Interpreting Financial Statements [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn more about how to intrepret the financial statements of companies, to understand their financial picture more clearly.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Introduction to Government Information [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class provides a brief overview of the various types of government information available at SIBL. Presents examples of information found from federal, state, city, and intergovernmental organizations. Also discusses government document formats.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: none
Introduction to Patents [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class provides a general overview of patents and informs Library users about patent resources available at SIBL. It gives the basic steps in conducting a patent search at SIBL. This class provides hands-on instruction.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Introduction to Science Information [check scheduled dates]
Description: Designed for students and those beginning research in science, this class covers basic research techniques for exploring scientific information at SIBL. Note: Medical and consumer health-related information will not be covered.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Introduction to Trademarks [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class gives a basic overview of trademarks and provides a brief look at the trademark resources available at SIBL. It gives the basic steps for conducting a trademark search at SIBL, and covers the procedures for registering a trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. This class provides hands-on instruction.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Investext: Current Broker & Analyst Reports on Companies [check scheduled dates]
Description: Search this database to find investment, company & industry reports from over 500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Search by company, industry, or keyword. Covers reports from 1997 to current month.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Investing In Stocks: The Basics [check scheduled dates]
Description: Introduction to basic investment terms and concepts such as risk and reward, IPO’s, p/e ratios, and relative p/e ratios. Other topics covered include ways to approach the investment decision and alternative stock investments such as mutual funds and ETF’s.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Investment Choices: What is Right for Me. [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class is designed to help investors focus on their goals, to recognize the potential risks and rewards of different investments, to teach some basic information about different asset types, and to help match individual goals to investment choices. Also, we review useful information sources.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers Career Resources: Vault and Wet Feet [check scheduled dates]
Description: Explore careers and employers with online insider guides from Vault and Wet Feet.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers Contact Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: Find Companies and Executive contacts for your next job.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers: Download a Customized Company List for Contacts [check scheduled dates]
Description: Find Companies and Executive contacts for your next job. Type of company, as well as location, size, and sales, are a few of the ways you can create your customized list for mailing lists, company research, contacts, and job searching.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Job Seekers: Explore Vault, the Premium Career Database [check scheduled dates]
Description: Find industry and career advice, job search and resume guides, and occupational surveys. Download Vault industry and career guides for free, from the Science, Industry and Business Library.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Jobs & The Stimulus Package: Growth Industries for Employment & Career Opportunities [check scheduled dates]
Description: With The Stimulus Packagee, 3.5 million jobs will be created or saved within the next two years. This class will assist you in researching growth industries information -- like healthcare, renewable energy, technology, infrastructure, education, and various service industries, such as green products and sustainability services, and more. This class will introduce you to SIBL's extensive premium business and technology online databases, many available only at the Library, with the latest company and industry reports, articles from trade and professional journals, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news, company information, market research, forecasts, and technology that will help you prepare for a career transition, and job interviews in new growth industries.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Computer typing and mouse skills are needed for this hands-on class.
Keeping Current on Elections: Resources for Voters [check scheduled dates]
Description: Update on online resources for researching the election issues, candidates and voting records, campaign fundraising and spending, donors and contributions, representatives and voting districts.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Keeping Current with Emerging Technologies. [check scheduled dates]
Description: Class will highlight content, advance searching strategies, and will search across multiple newspapers, business journals and market research on new products and technologies, with a focus on academic science and technology journals. The class will feature the Inpsec database, as well as other science and technology databases. Inspec is the largest database on all aspects of computers, information technology, physics, electrical engineering, manufacturing and production engineering, robotics, and related disciplines. Database includes 8,000,000+ abstract records, indexes 4,000 journals and 2,000+ conference proceedings each year. Coverage since 1968.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Legislative Research Resources @ SIBL [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class gives the basic steps in searching for legislative information at SIBL. It highlights SIBL's print and electronic resources in this subject area.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Let's Talk! Market & Investments [check scheduled dates]
Description: This session will cover what a market is (big or small), and how investments types and markets interact. There will be time for questions about markets and investment, or other questions that may have come up during the day while attending other classes.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
LinkedIn for Job Seekers: Strategies & Tips [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn strategies and tips on how to utilize your LinkedIn account in your job search. LinkedIn is a key networking tool for recruiters and hiring managers to identify and screen candidates. Class content will include tips on customizing your LinkedIn profile, strategies for determining LinkedIn groups to join, performing basic and advanced job search using LinkedIn, and other useful tips and strategies. This class has prerequisites, such as LinkedIn accounts must be created before class to allow for navigating LinkedIn during the class. Please see the Prerequisites section for more information.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: LinkedIn accounts must be created before class to allow for navigating LinkedIn during the class. Go to: http://www.linkedin.com/ to create your LinkedIn account before coming to the class. It is not necessary to have your profile fully developed, but it is helpful to have your profile in progress.
Locating Science & Technology Companies for Business: RefUSA and D & B Online Directories [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn how to locate science and technology related companies, across all industries, using two online directories, Reference USA and D & B: The Million Dollar Directory. Type of company, as well as location, size, and sales, are a few of the ways you can create your customized list for mailing lists, company research, contacts, and job searching.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Managing the Built Environment: Building Maintenance Sources & Services [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn how to exploit SIBL’s information resources on topics such as preventive maintenance (PM), HVAC, electrical wiring, green buildings, alternative energy, plumbing, indoor air quality (IAQ), fire protection, security, and environmental compliance. Find product information, industry news, trade shows, discussion forums, professional and trade associations, job sites and training seminars that can help you implement overall cost reduction in buildings. Class will guide anyone concerned with building maintenance, from commercial and residential property owners to building engineers, managers, and superintendents to to specialized library and internet resources, such as the Building Code of the City of New York and the National Electrical Code.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Market Research Information Sources [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class gives an overview of numerous U.S. and international resources to help the business person gather market research data at SIBL. Attendees will be introduced to many valuable market research sources, with full reports download, including forecasting, consumer demographics, industry surveys and trends, company news, new products, and access to thousands of trade journals across all industries for full-text articles.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Money Matters! [check scheduled dates]
Description: Money Matters! This class introduces savings and budget concepts. Reviews banks and banking products including debit and credit cards and introduces investment principles.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Mutual Funds and ETFs [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class clarifies the differences between mutual funds and ETFs. We explain concepts such as net asset value and capital gains distributions, and demonstrate how to read a mutual fund statement.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
NYPL's New Catalog: Features & Searching [check scheduled dates]
Description: NYPL's new catalog combines the LEO and CATNYP catalogs into one catalog to search for books, DVD's, journal titles, government publications, and other resources. This class will take you on a tour of the new catalog's features, and hands-on searching to explore strategies to help you find the library materials you need.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Online with Morningstar and Valueline [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class will guide potential investors in getting the most out of Morningstar and Valueline, two important financial information databases available at SIBL. How to locate basic stock and mutual fund information will be included, as well as demonstrating the advance search capabilites of each database. Join us for a demonstration on how to turn an investment concept into a short list of potential investments.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
RefUSA: Expanding Business Customers & Contacts [check scheduled dates]
Description: The database features and content of RefUSA, an online company directory, will be explored and highlighted with a focus on expanding your business customers and contacts. Bring a flashdrive to download your customized lists.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
RefUSA: Company Information for Job Hunting & Business Leads [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn about using RefUSA, an online company directory, to customize your company list, using research strategies, and locate the desirable companies to contact for employment or business leads. Bring a flashdrive to download your search results!
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
RefUSA: Finding Company Information for Job Hunting [check scheduled dates]
Description: The database features and content of RefUSA, an online company directory, will be explored and highlighted with a focus on finding out company information for your job hunt. Bring a flashdrive to download your customized lists.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Renewable Energy: Career, Industry & Technology Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching renewable energy? Energy from wind, solar, biofuels, and other alternative sources, will be growth industries for new jobs and careers. This class will cover SIBL's extensive business and technology online resources for the latest company and industry research, as well as career information on industry/occupational outlooks for renewable energy. Class will include resources and strategies for finding industry news, market research, forecasts, technology, and company information that will help your prepare for a career transition, and job interviews into the renewable energy industry.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Researching a Nobel Prize Scientist [check scheduled dates]
Description: Are you a high-school junior researching the life and work of a scientist for The Laureates of Tomorrow – NOBEL ESSAY CONTEST™? At the Science, Industry and Business Library you can find biographical encyclopedias, electronic databases, scientific magazines and journals where you can carry out in-depth historical research on the life, science and enduring impact of a Nobel Laureate’s discoveries.
This class will introduce you to this world-class research library and its facilities. We will show you how to find and cite reference articles, how to locate biographical books on scientists, obituaries in newspapers, as well as gain direct access to the original scientific papers in many of the advanced journals we carry in our collection. With databases such as Web of Science you can investigate the impact of your Nobel Laureate’s research by tracking how often the work is cited by other scientists. We have full electronic text access to such prestigious science publications as Nature. We will also show you how to access academic databases you can research from home for free with a New York Public Library card.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: There are no pre-requisites for this class, but to make the most of your visit please obtain both a New York Public Library Card and an Access card for use at any of NYPL's research libraries. Apply for a Library Card.
Read our guide "Researching a Scientist" (PDF).
Researching Biological Diversity @ SIBL [check scheduled dates]
Description: Hands-on exploration of electronic and print resources, including Web sites, on biodiversity topics and issues.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Researching Energy Sources of the Future: Finding Articles in Science, Technology, and Business Databases [check scheduled dates]
Description: Keep current with the latest energy research in an array of business, technology and science databases that index thousands of journals! & news sources
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Researching Engineering with Compendex [check scheduled dates]
Description: Search all aspects of engineering in Compendex, the main index of engineering literature with over 8 million citations to journals, reports, and proceedings. Class includes advance searching features, search strategies, and locating the full-text.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Basic Computer skills
Researching the 5 P's of Your Marketing Plan: Product, People, Price, Place, Promotion [check scheduled dates]
Description: The secret of making people want your products and services is in the 5 P's of marketing: product, people, price, place and promotion. This class will show you how to research each of the 5 P's to help you arrive at informed marketing decisions, increasing the potential for your business to grow.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Researching the Roots of Language: Finding Articles in Science and Technology Databases [check scheduled dates]
Description: Keep current with the latest language research in an array of life science, medical, and technology databases that index thousands of journals and news sources. Researching using selected SIBL databases will be featured, including Wiley Interscience, Nature full-text, and Web of Science.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Resume Lab: Assistance with Creating, Formatting, Saving, Printing & Uploading [check scheduled dates]
Description: Bring a written draft of your resume, and a USB drive for saving and printing, and get started! This is a supervised lab for you to create, and save, your resume in Microsoft Word. Assistance with resume formatting, proofreading, saving, printing and uploading resumes will be available during the lab. Please note: You will be typing your own resume; This is not an instructor taught class, or a career advisement session; This session is first come, first served for the first 15 people who sign up in person on the day of the class; To find a Resume Lab with pre-registration, check the NYPL events calendar for other locations @ http://www.nypl.org/calendar
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Basic mouse & keyboard skills and basic knowledge of MS-Word.
Science in the News: Genetically Modified Foods [check scheduled dates]
Description: This class will focus on researching a varity of topics of current interest using news and science databases, and the Web. The next topic is on Exploring Mars.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Science Journals & News from Home via NYPL Science Databases [check scheduled dates]
Description: Interested in current science and technology research – beyond the Internet and daily newspapers? Did you know you have access to thousands of articles published in over a thousand science and technology journals from your own Home computer with your NYPL library card? This class is an introduction to finding science and technology news and journals using NYPL databases that you connect to from your Home computer with your library card. Class will explore special features and the array of subject areas and publications. You can read current research on new energy sources, the environment, health, computer technologies, biology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, engineering, and much more!
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Searching Bloomberg (limited to first 5) [check scheduled dates]
Description: (limited to first 5)
This hands-on class includes overview and searching techniques to find securities and mutual funds. The class will focus on finding companies and securities information, and national and international stock market and economic data.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Basic Computer Skills
(limited to first 5)
Searching the U.S. Census Bureau Website [check scheduled dates]
Description: Learn how to retrieve U.S. Census data on the nation's population and housing, or demographic and industry data, directly from the Internet.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Mouse and keyboard skills needed.
Spotlight on Business and Company Resource Center [check scheduled dates]
Description: An introduction to searching Business and Company Resource Center. This database provides information on a variety of topics including company profiles, executives, mergers & acquisitions, ticker symbols, news & magazine articles, company histories and chronologies, financials, balance sheets, financial ratios, rankings, products & brands, Industry overviews and associations.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Basic Computer Skills
Spotlight on General Science Collection from EBSCO [check scheduled dates]
Description: An introduction to searching the General Science Collection From Ebsco. This database provides full text coverage for over 60 of the most popular sciecne publications, providing information on all aspects of the scientific world.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Basic Computer Skills
Spotlight on STAT-USA: Markets, International Trade, and Economic Data [check scheduled dates]
Description: STAT-USA delivers vital economic, market, industry, country, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Government. Learn to search all or selected databases in STAT-USA, create search strategies, and exploit special features to locate information to grow your business, career, personal finances, and community.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Basic Computer skills.
Spotlight on...CQ's American Government Database [check scheduled dates]
Description: An introduction to searching this database to explore people and issues in American government.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Spotlight on...INSPEC & Compendex Plus [check scheduled dates]
Description: An introduction into searching INSPEC and Compendex Plus, the largest databases in these fields. Learn to search these vast abstract and citation databases to explore international research on all aspects of computers, information technology, major specialities within engineering, electronics, robotics, physics, and related disciplines. Databases include 6,000,000+ abstract records, indexes 4,000 journals and 2,000+ conference proceedings each year. Coverage since 1968.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Spotlight on...Statistical Universe [check scheduled dates]
Description: An introduction to searching this statistical database and discovering its features. Database includes statistical information from the government and private sources, and covers both the U.S. and international countries. Economic, market, and demographic statistics included, as well as many other topics.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Those who attend should be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard.
Stocks and Mutual Funds: Investment Resources at SIBL [check scheduled dates]
Description: Discover SIBL's extensive and unique collection of financial services information. This class will feature the best print and electronic tools for researching information on stocks and mutual funds.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
Prerequisite: Experience with electronic databases
The Taking Back of Government Information [check scheduled dates]
Description: Hands-on research workshop on how to search science databases for full-text articles in science research publications. Class will cover the features of searching Wiley Interscience, Web of Science, as well as many of our life science and medical databases.
Location: Science, Industry and Business Library
