What Can We Learn from Ask-A-Librarian Questions?
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Business Section Intern Olivia DiAcetis describes her spring 2024 project analyzing data from reference interactions.
Posted in: Business, Digital Scholarship and Data
Category: Business
Your Roadmap to Success: Write a Business Plan in December
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
Webinar Recording Now Available – African Americans in Business: Doing Historical Company Research
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
The webinar focuses on John Merrick (1859-1919), Co-Founder of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927), Founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Both the recording and transcript can be found on the African Americans in Business and Entrepreneurship: A Resource Guide.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Business Collections Orientation September 13
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
If you missed our business orientation in June, join us for another short webinar on our business collections at 1pm (EDT) on Wednesday, September 13. Since we can't show you everything in 30 minutes, we'll be using items related to Andrew Carnegie and the steel industry as examples of what you might uncover in these collections!
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
“Cool Off With Coffee”: Promoting Iced Coffee in Mid-Century America
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Despite a brief spike in popularity in the early 1920s, iced coffee was not a typical American drink. A number of campaigns from coffee cooperatives sought to change that.
Posted in: Business
New York in 1798: A Global City
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Explore New York City at the turn of the 19th century through two recently acquired copies of David Longworth's The New York Directory and Register for 1798 and 1806.
Posted in: Business, Rare Books and Special Collections
Reflections of a Business Reference Intern: Eric Yang, Spring 2023
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Business Reference Services intern discusses his project researching and reviewing online material for a future guide on personal finance.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Early Volumes Added to Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book Digital Collection
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Credit directories from 1859 to 1879 were added to the Dun & Bradstreet Digital Collection, depicting economic growth in towns across America in the 19th century.
Posted in: Business
Long Running Linen and Textile Journals Gifted to the Library of Congress
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
The Science, Technology & Business Division accepted volumes of Linen Supply News, Textile Rental, and Industrial Launderer, trade journals of TRSA. Stretching from the 1920s to the 1980s, these publications covered a broad range of industry issues including pay and benefits, sales, legislation, and technology.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor