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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Business Reference has a new research guide, "Gig Economy: A Research Guide." Take a look at the gig economy of today and introduce yourself to some of the Library's resources on the topic!
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Clocking in? Punching out? Where did these come from? Read this post for more information on time recording and tabulating machines.
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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
On April 18, 2024 the Science & Business Reading Room hosted an event to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the John Adams Building being opened to the public.
Posted in: John Adams Building
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the second of a two part series on Shipping World, looking specifically at issues from 1940, which provide an interesting vantage point to look at the Second World War and find information on British shipping of the time.
Posted in: Business, Transportation
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the first of two posts about the publication Shipping World and Herald of Commerce; a great resource for the history of shipping and shipbuilding. See what the earliest issues from 1883 and 1884 can offer!
Posted in: Business, Transportation
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The ice keeping your beverage cold has a fascinating history that includes ice harvesting, war contracts, artificial ice machines, a financial panic, and not one, but two Ice Kings.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are doing any research related to the history of transportation, the Library of Congress has many resources that you might need.
Posted in: Business, Transportation
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post takes a look at two of the figures on the the doors of the John Adams Building - Ts’ang Chieh and Cadmus.
Posted in: John Adams Building
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post takes a look at two of the figures on the the doors of the John Adams Building - Thoth and Hermes.
Posted in: John Adams Building