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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This year National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Not long ago, the Geography & Map Division tweeted this business map of Bristol, Bordentown, Burlington, and Mount Holly in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area. Naturally, the business librarian in me perked up, because it is a great example of how maps and company information can come together. When doing historical research on a local business, …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
African Americans history is full of business pioneers and the beauty product industry is no exception. From the more well-know Madam C. J. Walker to modern day mogul Rihanna.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
There are a few events like author talks and Q&As that those interested in business and science topics might be interested in at the virtual 2020 National Book Festival on September 25-27.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Sophie Lefebvre looks back on her unexpectedly virtual experience as a 2020 Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
2020 Junior Fellow Sophie Lefebvre explores advertising in telephone books and offers some suggestions for exploring and understand advertising though telephone books.
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Businesses rely on statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau supplies many of them, but business librarians also rely on them for all sorts of questions.
Posted in: Business, Census and Statistics
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
COVID has changed everything, including how people learn. Today we may use computers and the Internet, but correspondence courses as a way to learn have a long tradition in America.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post from 2020 Junior Fellow Sophia Southard looks at just a few of the African American owned newspapers.
Posted in: African American History, Business