Guides: Reference Services: Training & Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

Exploring Social Explorer

May 27 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Nestled in our newest database is data from sources like the Census, American Community Survey, crime data, COVID data, and much more! With these resources, you can easily design your own maps and tables to create a vibrant visual representation of the statistical information you need.

In this session we will explore the database, highlighting its abilities and showing how you can use the maps and tables to better present your data!

You will receive a confirmation email with login instructions after you register.

Webinar Recordings

Did you miss a webinar or need a refresher on a topic? View our past webinars by selecting a link below.

Training Media for State Employees

Reference Services provides an extensive collection of training videos with leader guides for use by state employees in the following topics for individual or group use:

Diversity
Harassment
Customer Service
Leadership
Management
and more!

You can see the full listing of our training media in our catalog. All of our resources can be checked out with a Missouri State Library Card.

Book-a-Librarian

Whether it's for a group or one-on-one assistance, a dedicated professional librarian can give a FREE class or presentation on the topics below, in any combination. Classes and presentations can be done in-person or via webinar as best suits your needs.

Julie Cox, Outreach and Training Librarian

Julie Cox
Training Librarian
julie.cox@sos.mo.gov
573.522.2796

Library Resources for State Employees

The Missouri State Library Reference Services Division is YOUR library—the library for state employees. If you don’t know much about us, or if you want a refresher on the many resources and services we provide for state employees, this class is for you! We will cover how to access our digital collections of ebooks, research articles, magazine and newspaper pieces, business profiles, legislative research tools, and much more!

Internet Search Tips

Looking for some simple and effective ways to enhance your Internet search skills? Look no further! Join us as we cover web and information literacy basics, explore search engine options, and introduce easy ways to modify your searches to get better results.

Navigating the Census

This class is focused on providing basic information and tools to help data seekers find needed material in the U.S. Census website. Step-by-step instructions on how to use the Census website's data.census.gov to retrieve data files from the 2010 Census and the Census Bureau's yearly American Community Survey are introduced.

Accessing State and Federal Publications

Learn how to access thousands of digital publication files produced by the federal government and all Missouri state agencies covering budget reports to agency histories through the federal government websites and State Publications Access Program archive database.

To book a FREE class, webinar or presentation, contact our Outreach and Training Librarian, Julie Cox, at julie.cox@sos.mo.gov or 573.522.2796.

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