METRO NY Economics & Business Librarians

Thurs, Oct 16th, 11AM ET on Zoom
Join us for an online, in-depth session designed for librarians looking to assist researchers with exploring and sizing medical markets. Speaker Drew Wright will share his information-seeking expertise across three domains: Market landscape; Diagnosis and procedures; Insurance, billing, and costs. This session will focus especially on resources and strategies for assisting biomedical startups.

Thurs, April 3rd, 2025, 10AM ET
Join us to tour New York Public Library’s Thomas Yoseloff Business Center and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). North America’s preeminent public business library, The Yoseloff Business Center offers an array of free resources for those interested in personal finance and investing, small business, financial research, and career services.

Thurs, October 24th, 2024, 10AM ET
Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence, but what does it mean for subject librarians? We'll look at some of the ways that AI is changing how research is conducted, review critical approaches to evaluating AI tools for research, and discuss what AI literacy means in a library setting. Speaker: Carol Choi, Data Reference & Collections Librarian, NYU Libraries.

Thurs, April 18, 2024, 11AM ET
Join us at the Baruch College Subotnick Financial Services Center for a tour of the simulated trading floor. Learn about the structure and use case for a simulated trading floor from a Professor and Librarian who uses the space for instruction. Baruch alumnus and Bloomberg Equity Analyst Daniela Machado will join us to discuss Bloomberg Professional, academic subscriptions for college campuses, and answer any questions from librarians thinking about setting up their own simulated trading floor.

Thurs, Nov 2, 2023, 10:30 AM ET
There are a handful of documents public companies must file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These documents, while steeped in legalese, contain a wealth of information and serve as the backbone for libraries’ major financial data products. This session will walk you through the different SEC documents, what they contain, and their utility to researchers. Examining source documents adds a level of comprehension to financial research.

Thurs, Nov 10, 2022, 11AM ET
Learn about how the NY Research Data Center (NYRDC) at Baruch facilitates access to restricted-use microdata from a variety of statistical agencies. Our speakers will cover: The restricted-access demographic, economic, health, and other data available through the NYRDC. Examples of the types of questions that can be explored using RDC data. How researchers can apply to use data via the NYRDC. Speakers: Shirley Liu (Economist) and Diane Gibson (Executive Director) from the NYRDC at Baruch.

Thurs, April 14, 2021, 10AM (ET)
Tour the newly renovated Business & Career Center at Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. The Business & Career Center features a variety of individual/small group rooms, technology for loan, and event spaces. The Center welcomes entrepreneurs, freelancers, job seekers and anyone seeking a secure financial future. Phase One of the Central Library's Renovation Plan has been completed, and the tour will also include visits to the new Civic Commons, New & Noteworthy, Major Owens Welcome Area and Grand Lobby spaces.

Thurs, October 7, 2021, 10AM ET
Join our community for our fall event at Bryant Park. Meet at the Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain. We will share updates while social distancing: BYO coffee and mask! After catching up, we will advance to SNFL for an informal walkthrough of the 5th floor Business Center and rooftop terrace.

Thurs, June 10, 2021, 10AM ET
Join our Economics & Business METRO community for our Summer Townhall event—we want your input! We’ll be sharing updates from our member libraries, debriefing our poster session event, brainstorming future directions for our group, and discussing plans for fall reopenings.

Thurs, October 29, 2020: 1PM ET / 10AM PT
Lightning Talks: "Corporate Annual Reports: Supply & Demand", Elizabeth Marshall & Alie Visser, University of Western Ontario; "The Pandemic is the Precedent: Publishing Our First OER Adaptation in 2020", Georgia Westbrook, Touro College Libraries; "Crisis vs. Change Management: An Appreciation in Light of COVID-19", Corey Seeman, University of Michigan; "Study Abroad at Home: Library Collaboration with the School of Management Global Programs", Carolyn Klotzbach-Russell, University at Buffalo; "Building Resilient Community Relationships During COVID-19", Annette Bochenek, Purdue University Libraries (formerly of Barrington Area Library); "Crises of Our Own Creation: Where Did the Time Management Go?", Chloe Dufour, University of Pittsburgh; "Undercover: Strategies from a Librarian in an MBA Student’s Clothing", Reece Steinberg, Ryerson University

Thurs, October 17, 2019, 10 AM ET
Join the METRO Economics & Business Librarians community to tour St. John's University's Davis Library. The Davis Library maintains one of the most comprehensive risk, insurance, and actuarial science collections in the world. Ismael Rivera-Sierra, Director of the Library, will lead the tour, which will highlight their unique holdings, including databases and rare archival materials.

Wed, April 17, 2019, 10 AM ET
Speakers include Helena Escalante (New York Public Library, SIBL) and Neely Tang (Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business Management Library). Discover how Helena and Neely support innovation and work with interdisciplinary teams and founders as they launch new ventures and startups.

Thurs, October 17, 2018, 10AM ET
The METRO Economics and Business Librarians group is presenting a program on Financial Literacy Resources and Services. Our speakers will be Dan Hickey (NYU Bobst) and Kathleen Kalmes (NY Public Library, SIBL). Please join us for this topic of concern for all and resources, services, and programs available to assist our patrons.