Tag Archives: Reference

20 Questions: Business Resources (SEFLIN)

This two-hour live online class will help you find the answers to business reference questions using free online resources. Business reference questions can be particularly challenging, and the information elusive and expensive. In this class, students will explore the answers to … Continue reading

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20 Questions: U.S. Government Information (SEFLIN)

In this two-hour online class, students will explore 20 U.S. government web pages that can answer frequently asked reference questions. The U.S. government provides its citizens with a wealth of information online, from simple facts to in-depth, detailed statistical information … Continue reading

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Foundations of Reference Service for Non-Librarians (SEFLIN)

This four-hour live online class will be held on May 1-2, 2012. Students must attend both days. Library staff who find themselves in the position of being the service provider may wish to acquire or refresh some of the fundamental … Continue reading

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20 Questions: Ready Reference (SEFLIN)

This class offers an introduction to using basic online resources to find quick answers to ready reference questions. Library users want information fast! This two-hour live online class explores 20 of the most commonly used ready-reference web pages where librarians … Continue reading

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Homework Help: Your Project is Due When? (Online) (NEFLIN)

Thursday, November 3, 2:00  - 3:00 pm on your DESKTOP This webinar will describe include tips and techniques to help you meet the growing demand for help with school work, of all kinds. It will describe stellar programs, and share information … Continue reading

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Get More Out of Google (Online) (NEFLIN)

Thursday, October 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon on your DESKTOP Nearly everyone knows about Google’s popular email program Gmail and “Googling” but did you know that there are Google tools for just about everything you could possibly want to … Continue reading

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Online Research Strategies for Librarians (Online) (NEFLIN)

Wednesday, October 26, 2:00 – 3:00 pm on your DESKTOP Increasingly, libraries have become the ‘go-to’ place for help with all kinds of things. Because you are the librarian, people expect you to either have all the answers, or to … Continue reading

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Become an Expert Google Searcher in an Hour (Online)

Register here Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. EDT Do you use Google every day? Mastering Google’s powerful search refinement operators and lesser known features could, over a year’s time, save you days scouring over irrelevant results. Even more … Continue reading

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SMS Services for Libraries (Live Online – PLAN)

According to the Pew Research Center, 72% of adult cell phone owners use text messaging. On average, teens send and receive five times more texts per day than adults; however, both of these demographics are sending questions, receiving notifications, and … Continue reading

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Expanded Humanities Resources (2 Days Live Online – PLAN)

In this 4 hour course, students will examine and discuss reference resources appropriate for answering and researching within the Humanities field. Print and electronic resources will be discussed. This live online will be November 15 & November 16 at 9:00 … Continue reading

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