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Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
December is Write A Business Plan Month, an annual reminder to create and maintain a roadmap in order to achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions. In this post, we highlight a few helpful resources to get started.
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The Library of Congress will be hosting a virtual panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cancer diagnostics and treatment on December 5, 2023. This event is sponsored by the Library's Health Services Division and Science Section and is part of its annual Cancer Moonshot series.
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Business Reference project This Month in Business History has three new entries that feature United Farm Workers, César Chávez, and Dolores Huerta.
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Hispanic American History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer's Stationer the trade publication for American stationers features many wonderful images of stores from around the United States and can be used for more than understanding the trade, such as for images of businesses around the U.S.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
The latest version of Automotive Industry: A Research Guide is now accessible to researchers. While the guide covers information on vehicles, the Library has other relevant resources on automobile industry workers in our This Month in Business History feature.
Posted in: Business Reference Guides, Labor, Transportation
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer's Stationer was a trade publication for stationers in the United States who sold many products to the growing American business sector including furniture and filings systems.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
With Halloween trick-or-treating right around the corner, it's a great time to take a sweet peek in the Confectioners Journal, a trade journal for the candy industry.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the first of three posts about the trade publication Geyer's Stationer, the magazine for the stationer trade since its founding in 1877. It shows what was sold in stores, as well as providing a window on the changing American business landscape.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Georgette Green answers five questions about her decades of work at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Five Questions