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Wednesday,
September 6
Travel Information: Print & Online
The library offers a wide array of resources
to enhance the pleasure of members’ regional, national,
and international travel experience. Discover our extensive
collections of travel magazines, newsletters, videos, reference
works, and guidebooks. We will also visit the best websites
and databases for unbiased, accurate, and timely information
about transportation, lodging, tours, visas, maps, articles,
and government visitor advisories.
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Thursday,
September 7
Introduction
to Electronic Mail
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Learn
to set up electronic email accounts through free e-mail services
such as Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail.
This workshop provides instruction on composing, sending,
reading, replying, attaching files to email messages, customizing
your email account with blocks and filters, and basic e-mail
etiquette. |
Tuesday,
September 12 OR Tuesday, October 17
Getting the Most from Google
Search experts report that Google
is the most popular search engine for finding information on
the World Wide Web. A typical keyword query returns an
enormous number of “hits” or “results". But
are you finding the results you need? |
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This
workshop will help you save time, and improve your web searching
skills, by refining your search strategies using site-specific
operators in the “Advanced Search” mode. |
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Thursday,
September 14 OR Thursday, October 19
New Google Features
New search features and tools will be introduced
and demonstrated such as: PhoneBook, Movies, Street Maps,
Travel Information, Weather, Web Page Translation, and more.
We will also learn what Google can't do, and when
it's best to consult other search engines, directories, databases,
or print resources.
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Wednesday,
September 20 OR Friday, October 20
To Your Health @ the Library |
| Confused
by all the websites offering health information? This class
will help you find and evaluate authoritative websites for
trustworthy information. You will also learn about the Library's
health and wellness newsletters, magazines, reference sources
and databases for information on healthy lifestyles and specific
medical conditions. |
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Thursday,
September 21
Investment Information on the Web |
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This workshop introduces participants to financial portals
such as Yahoo! Finance, MSN Money, and MarketWatch.
The websites
to be examined cover company profiles, financial reports,
securities valuation, screeners, trading statistics, and insider
trading. We also look at sample web-based investment letters
such as Morningstar.com. |
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Tuesday,
September 26 OR Wednesday, October 25
(postponed to Jan/Feb
2007)
The Invisible Web |
A large percentage of the World Wide Web
is not searchable with a general purpose search engine such
as Google, Yahoo, or Teoma.com.
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“Hidden” or “Invisible” web contains
very high quality content that can only be searched by selecting
the best searchable databases. Learn how subject directories
and specialized databases can save you time and improve the
quality of your online search experience. |
Wednesday,
October 4
Introduction to Financial Newsletters
This seminar offers a basic
overview of the Library’s print collection
of financial newsletters and subscriptions such as ValueLine
Investment Survey. The Library holds
some forty different titles providing investment advice and
analysis, recommendations, commentary, and extensive financial
statistics. |
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will examine stocks, technical analysis, mutual funds, commodities
(eg. precious metals), portfolio management, and financial markets. This
class presents an opportunity for all members with
at least a basic understanding of investment methodology to
develop their knowledge in this area. |
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Computer
Basics
Part 1 on Tuesday, October 10 from 10 to 11:30 am ;
Part 2 on Thursday, October 12 from 10 to 11:30 am
This class, team-taught by MI's computer
technician and a reference librarian, will introduce “paper
and pencil” people to the hardware and software necessary
for basic computer use. As an introduction to computers for
personal use, the focus will be on set-up, navigation, vocabulary,
and troubleshooting tips.
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| Tuesday,
October 24
Online Communities
(postponed to
Jan/Feb 2007)
The Internet has made it easy for people with common interests
to form a variety of online communities using email bulletin
boards such as USENET, email discussion forums, LISTERV’s,
blogs, chat rooms, Wiki’s, and private social networking
“groups.” Learn how families, friends, classmates,
clubs, enthusiast organizations, and businesses benefit from
these new forms of virtual community for private, semi-private
and public access.
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| LOCATION
AND TIME: |
Library
Classroom on the 3rd floor
From 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm EXCEPT
"Computer Basics" and "To
Your Health @ The Library" |
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is no waiting list. However, "stand-by" is possible.
On the day of class, members may
be admitted five minutes
after class has commenced, if someone
does not show up. |
ADVANCE
REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED
Phone: 415-393-0102 Email:
reference@milibrary.org
Contact
information (esp. email and daytime phone) is required
for non-members.
CLASSES
ARE OFFERED FREE TO ALL
Funded in part by the Stanley S. Langendorf Educational Program
for Seniors at the Mechanics' Instititute
Revised: October 11, 2006
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