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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Discover resources at the Library of Congress that can be used to find relevant market research for your business idea.
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The quote “Advertising has a thousand principles, one purpose, and no morals” caught my eye and I had to know more about it, the man who wrote it, and how it fit into the history of advertising in America.
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
we published a post about the creation of Monopoly and only touched on Elizabeth J. Magie the creator of the game that became Monopoly. Since then I have found a bit more about her and discovered she had quite an interesting life and deserved her own post.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Posted by: Sean Bryant
On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the Science, Technology and Business Division will welcome NASA Goddard Planetary Scientist, Dr. Stefanie Milam, in person, to the Library's Pickford Theater at 11:30AM to discuss the James Webb and other new space telescopes and how they will reveal new insights into our solar system, and spark new insights into its formation, history, evolution, and composition. This program is presented through a partnership between the division and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Attend our Virtual Business Research Orientation on September 14, from 1-2 pm!
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the fourth and final post in our series about the Dry Goods Economist, and focuses on store displays and selling of goods.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the third post in our series about the Dry Goods Economist, and focuses on undergarments and corsets.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the second in a series of posts about the “Dry Goods Economist” a trade publication for those in the business dry goods business and focus on the fashion and beauty content.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the first in a series of posts about the “Dry Goods Economist” a trade publication for those in the business dry goods business.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor