What's New

SIBL's public training program is changing and expanding. Here's a look at the most recent additions to our training classes and facilities:

Finding the Statistics You Need
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

Finding Quality Web Content in Databases
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.

Legislative Research Resources @ SIBL
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.

Searching the U.S. Census Bureau Web Site
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

Searching Financial Databases
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 and Compustat databases

Spotlight on...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 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. Future ‘Spotlight’ classes will focus on other popular databases