We just added two new features Data Visualization and Heat Mapping to ReferenceUSA.
Nancy Spidle from ReferenceUSA, will also be at the Small Business Expo May 8th at Sahara West Library. Be sure to stop by the ReferenceUSA booth and talk with Nancy about what ReferenceUSA can do for you in building your business.
Also check out our Hot Topic – Small Business, Starting and Building or the Databases A-Z – Business and Investing page for more information on starting and building a business.
Online Workshop: Start, Manage, Grow! How Businesses can use ReferenceUSA
Day/Date: Mondays (starts November 7 and runs through December 19)
Time: 12:30 PM PT (1 hour)
Entrepreneurs and business owners will learn how to use ReferenceUSA to find the mission critical information necessary to start, manage and grow a business. Topics include:
To register for any of the session dates, go to Start, Manage & Grow your Business and choose a Monday to attend.
Online Workshop: ReferenceUSA Search Essentials
Day/Date: Fridays (starts November 4th and runs through December 23)
Time: 9:00 AM Pacific (1 hour)
Designed for the patron new to using our database, ReferenceUSA this hour-long session will cover all the basics of getting started with ReferenceUSA. Attendees will need an internet connection and a phone line to participate. The training will cover the Four Essentials anyone, particularly anyone new to ReferenceUSA, would want to know in order to be successful in using the resource. Lots of time will be reserved at the end of the session for questions.
To register for any of the session dates, go to ReferenceUSA Search Essentials and choose a Friday to attend.
Online Workshop: Uncovering the Hidden Job Market: Career Search Strategies using ReferenceUSA
Day/Date: Wednesdays (starts November 2 and runs through December 28)
Time: 12:30 PM Pacific (1 Hour)
Attendees will learn how to use ReferenceUSA as part of their Career Searching Strategy. Included will be information on the importance of having accurate information for applications and resumes, creating engaging cover letters, assembling a network of references and referrers, finding key persons at a business to act as mentors, building datasets of potential employers based on skill set, work history and preferences as well as how to prepare for interviews and interactions through thorough research.
To register for any of the session dates, go to Uncover the Hidden Job Market and choose a Wednesday to attend.
Doing homework in your pajamas? Need information? Visit our online reference department – Gale Virtual Reference Library and get the information you need. As a bonus we added search boxes for all the other information resources. What’s cool? Search in one of the widgets, and you get information from the resource and as an added bonus information on the subject from our other resources. Don’t have a library card from LVCCLD? Then download our app – Access My Library - available for Apple and Android devices and select one of our libraries as your ‘home library’. (You have to be within 10 miles of one of our libraries). Once bookmarked you will have access anywhere.
