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Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
An increasing percentage of all retail sales are e-commerce sales. To find resources on the e-commerce industry, take a look at our recently published "E-Commerce: A Research Guide."
Posted in: Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
The lyrics to the holiday hit song "Santa Baby" feature a wish list of expensive things, but platinum is the only item in the song that the United States government considers a critical material. Unwrap the history of this important metal at the Library of Congress.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are interested in cryptocurrencies or fintech more broadly, we have recently updated our Fintech: Financial Technology Research Guide.
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides, Money
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
A look at the history of food adulteration in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century and the actions that lend to enact legislation for food standards.
Posted in: Chemistry, Cookbooks and Food, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The ZIP code has been in use for a few decades now, but a 1946 telephone book for Washington, D. C. shows the system in use before the ZIP code was introduced.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
One helpful tool to start when researching charities is The Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Resource Guide, one of the many library guides that we offer in the Business Section.
Posted in: Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Cats have long had their little claws in advertising and that likely isn't going to change.
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Produced from 1919 into the 1990s, the Women's Bureau publication "Bulletin" is filled with articles about women working in various industries. Of particular note, a series of issues from the 1940s illustrate women's many contributions to defense industries and the war effort in the Second World War.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Women's History
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Join us virtually on October 30 at 1p.m. (ET) for a discussion with author Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate about her book, "White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation" and how she utilized various Library resources to provide a well-researched account of the racial dynamics that have shaped the fast-food industry.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos