March 23  |  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Census Bureau has updated their Decennial Census and American Community Survey data retrieval tools with their new, easy to use site, data.census.gov. In this session we will explore the new site, examine its features, and learn how to access the data. We will also explore the Missouri Census Data Center harvesting tools to get more Missouri centric data.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.