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Research Skills
Classes in this subject area:
"This is the Beat Generation" [check scheduled dates]
Description: In a 1952 New York Times article, John Clellon Holmes introduced the term “Beat Generation” and defined beat as “a sort of nakedness of mind, and, ultimately, of soul; a feeling of being reduced to the bedrock of consciousness…. A man is beat whenever he goes for broke and wagers the sum of his resources on a single number.” This class takes a closer look at this circle of writers who went for broke and explores the possibilities of researching their history.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Prerequisite: Participation in all classes assumes a basic level of computer skill and experience.
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
Digital Gotham [check scheduled dates]
Description: Did you know that you can search thousands of images and photographs of “old” New York City for free from your PC? This class will introduce you to a myriad of online resources, many of which are available from your own desktop. From digitized newspapers, magazines, and books to passenger lists, menus, and maps, come discover New York City history through a computer.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Prerequisite: Participation in all classes assumes a basic level of computer skill and experience.
Downloading with Confidence: eBooks, Music, Audio [check scheduled dates]
Description: Electronic books, music files, digital images, and audio programs—a wealth of resources await you on the Library’s website. In this hands-on training session, you will learn how to take advantage of new services that give you free access to new media—often from the comfort of your own home! Also, you will glimpse some recent exciting projects such as Google Books. Take this class to make the most of your Library card.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Prerequisite: Participation in all classes assumes a basic level of computer skill and experience.
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
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
Introduction to Literature Research [check scheduled dates]
Description: The study of literature requires not only the close examination of the texts, but also a thorough consideration of the history of their reception. This class explores the most up-to-date tools for literary research. Topics covered include specialty resources in poetry and fiction, essential databases of literary criticism, and online literature archives.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Prerequisite: Participation in all classes assumes a basic level of computer skill and experience.
Investigating New York City Architecture [check scheduled dates]
Description: Researching the architecture of a building in New York City can be difficult and bewildering. This class will introduce print and online resources that can make this process less daunting and more productive. The collections of The New York Public Library will be emphasized, but important resources throughout the metropolitan area will also be introduced.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Prerequisite: Participation in all classes assumes a basic level of computer skill and experience.
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
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
Researching an Artist [check scheduled dates]
Description: Utilizing books, periodical articles, and biographical material, this class will provide a systematic approach to researching a well-known or obscure artist. In addition, the class will cover auction indexes for artist listings as well as ephemeral material.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Prerequisite: Participation in all classes assumes a basic level of computer skill and experience.
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
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
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
