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Training Sessions at the Interior Library
The U.S. Department of the Interior Library offers regular training sessions for U.S. Department of the Interior employees.
Because of limited space, each training session is limited to a maximum of six people. Please RSVP
by e-mail at library@nbc.gov at least one week before the program if you are interested in attending any of the sessions listed
below.
Additional training sessions will be posted as they are scheduled. Please check this page regularly for changes or updates.
Electronic Resources on the DOI Library Website
NEW -- Every third Thursday of the month, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
(April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19 and December 17, 2009)
Please join the DOI Library Staff for a new, regular training series teaching patrons about the many electronic and online
resources available through the DOI Library's website. Every third Thursday of the month from 1 to 2 pm, the Library staff will
review facets of the website, including features and basic search techniques for online databases available to DOI employees at
their desktops. Databases such as HeinOnline, Westlaw, JSTOR, LexisNexis Congressional, and ProQuest National Newspapers will
be examined at the request of attendees. The Reference Staff will also be available to answer other specific online research
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The Gale Directory and Virtual Reference Libraries
Gale Group, part of Cengage Learning, is known for publishing authoritative directories on companies, publishers,
associations, and more. Gale is now able to provide these resources to the Interior Department in a digital format via the
Gale Directory Library. Additionally, Gale’s new Virtual Reference Library is also providing DOI personnel with electronic,
full-text access to authoritative reference titles on subjects such as American Indians, the environment, American history,
law, and natural science. Attendees to this session will learn how to search a single directory or e-book, or the entire
collection of each of these databases. The ability to cross-search, generate lists, analyze trends, and export citations
from these online collections will also be examined. This class will be taught by a Gale Group trainer.
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Wednesday
August 19, 2009
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
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Westlaw: Introduction and New Features
Thomson/West's Westlaw legal and legislative online database provides access to state and federal statutes, case law materials,
public records, and other legal resources. The West Key Number System, provided on Westlaw, is the master classification system
of U.S. law, claimed to be "the only recognized legal taxonomy". Its 16,000 databases not only contain legal information, but
access to hundreds of full-text newspaper and magazine articles as well. In this session, a Westlaw training professional will
teach you how to utilize Westlaw for your reference and research needs, introducing you to these databases and highlighting
newly added features that make Westlaw an even more user-friendly research tool.
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Thursday,
September 3, 2009,
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Federal Legislative History Research Using Library Resources
Those interested in learning the process involved in compiling an official federal legislative history will find this particular
training program invaluable. Attendees will learn how to use print and electronic resources available in the DOI Library to conduct
legislative history research. Included will be a look at how to put together an "official" legislative history using Library
resources such as the Congressional Information Service indexes, U.S. Congressional Serial Set (print and online editions),
Congressional Record, HeinOnline, and the LexisNexis Congressional Hearings and Research Digital Collections. This program will
be conducted by Reference Librarian Jennifer Klang.
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Wednesday,
September 16, 2009,
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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The U.S. Congressional Serial Set -- Digital Edition: Introduction and New Features
The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the Reports, Documents and Journals of the U.S.
Senate and House of Representatives, constitutes an incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of
American history. The Serial Set has been digitized by Readex and is available to Interior Department employees through the DOI
Library's web site. This class will introduce you to this valuable online resource and provide attendees with helpful hints for
searching the treasures of this collection. This program will be conducted by a Readex trainer.
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Thursday,
October 1, 2009,
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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HeinOnline: Introduction and New Features
HeinOnline is the world's largest image-based collection of law and law-related material with more than 75 million pages of
material stored digitally. HeinOnline is bringing previously unavailable content to the online research community in a
fully-searchable, image-based format. In this Library training session, you will learn how to use HeinOnline to search for
materials in their Law Journal Library, Federal Register Library, U.S. Supreme Court Library, Statutes at Large Library, and
the Department of the Interior Library, just to name some of the sources available. Each library contains documents dating from
the inception of publications contained in the library, many dating as far back as the mid-19th century, fully searchable and
available in PDF format. This program will be taught by a William S. Hein Company trainer.
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Wednesday,
October 21, 2009,
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
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Introduction to Matthew Bender Treatises on LexisNexis
Matthew Bender is a leading provider of analytical content such as treatises and practice guides with collections covering every
legal practice area. Matthew Bender content is renowned for the expertise of its authors and is updated frequently to ensure
currency and accuracy. This class will show attendees how to access and search through Matthew Bender treatises on subjects such
as bankruptcy, evidence, federal civil procedure, electronic discovery, and real property via LexisNexis. This program will be
conducted by a LexisNexis trainer.
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Wednesday,
October 28, 2009,
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Useful Federal Resources on the Web
While the Internet can be a great resource for federal documents, it is often difficult to know what reliable sites to go in order
to find the official materials that you are looking for. Join DOI Reference Librarian Jennifer Klang on this tour of valuable and
reliable sources of federal information on the Internet. Websites from the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office,
the University of Oklahoma, and the U.S. Census Bureau will be among those featured in this course. Designed for both the beginning
and advanced searcher, attendees will learn about resources for scientific reports, legislative documents, statistical information,
Native American documents, and other useful items.
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Thursday,
November 12, 2009,
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Compiling a Federal Legislative History: A Step-by-Step Example
Those interested in learning the process involved in compiling an official federal legislative history will find this program
invaluable. A specific Public Law will be the focus of a step-by-step piecing together of a legislative history, using print
resources such as the U.S. Statutes at Large, Congressional Record, and U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Online sources of federal
legislative history information will also be highlighted. This program will be conducted by DOI Law Librarian Maureen Booth and
Reference Librarian Shyamalika Ghoshal.
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Wednesday,
December 2, 2009,
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Introduction to the LexisNexis Congressional Database
Learn how to access and use digitized collections offered by LexisNexis that feature searchable access to Congressional reports
dating back to 1789, Congressional hearings dating back to 1824, Congressional Research Service (and earlier Legislative Reference
Service) reports back to 1916, as well as congressional Committee Prints back to 1830. These collections are now fully searchable
through one online search screen. Attendees will learn search techniques that can be used to locate digitized copies of these
materials essential in conducting thorough legislative history research. This program will be conducted by a LexisNexis trainer.
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Wednesday,
December 16, 2009,
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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