Knowledge Sharing
State Research Library staff share their know-how and expertise. Web pages, on-site classes, outreach workshops, and other customer training programs for State agencies, businesses, professions, and other researchers take the mystery out of using the Library’s services and resources.
A new series of customized classes begun in 2008 helps small businesses, entrepreneurs, scientists, and researchers explore information opportunities and strategies. State Research Library professionals now offer hands-on training in the Library’s state-of-the-art computer classroom and in-house training at small business locations throughout the Capital District.
Library staff conducted extensive training sessions in 2008 for physicians, mental health professionals, and library staff at the SUNY Upstate Medical University Library in Syracuse, as well as training programs for State employees and the general public. Training outreach programs were tailored for State agencies, including the Civil Service Department, Division of the Budget, NYS Police Forensic Investigation Center, Office of Mental Health, Unified Court System, and the Office of the State Comptroller. Library staff gave Albany Regional Chamber of Commerce staff a quick study of the resources available to help small businesses and entrepreneurs grow their ideas.
The Library’s electronic newsletter "Library News For You" provides employees of State agencies with information on the resources the Library has to offer government professionals, as well as information on managing and preserving electronic documents.
Information Resources That Drive Research and Support Economic Growth
Online resources available 24/7 through NOVELNY, onsite collections of Industry Standards, full-text newspapers from around the State and the nation, and company and investment databases provide independent researchers and scholars, entrepreneurs, and innovators with the high quality R&D and other information resources they need to fuel innovation. Business users can access indices of economic literature, research data on business trends and conditions, and journals of trade and industry news. Collections include Federal and State documents, including historic and current standards specifications, plus the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards, U.S Federal and military standards and specifications, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standards, and New York State and the International Building Codes.
The Library continuously enhances its collections with additions in biotechnology, bioscience, nanotechnology, and environmental science for policy makers, consumers, researchers, and scientists. In 2008 additions to the print and online journal collections included Animal Biotechnology, Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Journal of Nanoelectronics & Optoelectronics, Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Nano Letters, and Nanotechnology, among others. Scientists and researchers find electronic resources, including databases such as ScienceDirect and Springer Protocols.
