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Basic Library Skills

After Class Practice on E-Resources New to You
Description: Bring your questions about searching electronic resources at SIBL. This is an opportunity for hands-on practice with a librarian for research assistance.
Prerequisite: This class requires some basic mouse and keyboard skills.

Articles: Finding Them Electronically
Description: Hands-on instruction covering the use of electronic indexes to find articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Prerequisite: This class requires some basic mouse and keyboard skills.

Business Research: Databases from Home thru NYPL
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.

Directories: Using Them to Find Companies and People
Description: Hands-on training in the use of electronic directories. Also covers tips for compiling mailing lists.
Prerequisite: This class requires some basic mouse and keyboard skills.

Finding Books, Journals, and more
Description: This class covers the basics of searching the research libraries catalog, CATNYP and the circulating online catalog, LEO. Provides hands-on instruction.
Prerequisite: Attendees should be comfortable using a keyboard and mouse.

Free News & Journals from Home via 15+ EBSCO Databases
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.

NYPL's New Catalog: Features & Searching
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.

Resume Lab: Assistance with Creating, Formatting, Saving, Printing & Uploading
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
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Basic mouse & keyboard skills and basic knowledge of MS-Word.

Science Journals & News from Home via NYPL Science Databases
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!