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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
And no, sports fans, I do not mean the Southeastern Conference of college athletics fame. In this case I am talking about the Securities & Exchange Commission. In the Science & Business Reading Room, we have a microfiche set of SEC company filings that is one of our more regularly used items. I have featured …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post cover early examples of mobile or portable homes.
Posted in: Business, Inventions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post features Revolutionary era financier James Swan.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A funny picture of a squirrel who looks like he wants to come inside.
Posted in: Business, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Erie Canal played a major part in commerce in the history of the United States. Its creation helped to make New York City the chief port in the United States and opened the western part of the state and other western territories to increased settlement and trade.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Our guest author today is Gulnar Nagashybayeva a Business Reference Specialist. Gulnar has been with Business Reference Services of the Science, Technology & Business Division for almost three years. Previously she worked as Government Documents librarian/contractor at the Central Library of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She holds a Master’s in Library Science degree …
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
As part of a short series with the Sesquicentennial as a jumping off point, I used the 1860 Census in an earlier post as a way to find out more about the people living at the time of the Civil War. In this second post I wanted to show how Business staff might answer a …
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the Business Reference Desk in the Science & Business Reading Room. This is where to find us when you are at the Library if you need help searching for company information, trade data, information on a particular industry, or any other business-oriented topic. But, if you aren’t in the area or can’t come …
Posted in: Business, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
1. What is your background? I was born and raised in the small provincial town of Cherkasy, Ukraine. I graduated from the Cherkasy Banking Institute with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and auditing. During my studies in Ukraine, I participated in research activities, national olympiads, and presented my student papers at national and international …
Posted in: Business, Five Questions