Starting Points: Historical Statistics on African Americans
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A few statistical sources on African Americans.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Category: Favorites From the Fifth Floor
What is…Trivia!
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Question: How can you test your knowledge and impress your friends? Answer: Trivia! Everyone loves trivia and Science.gov is asking us to “Test your knowledge of science trivia and take the Science.gov Trivia Challenge.” These trivia challenges are part of a continuation of the celebration of its 10th anniversary. The trivia questions were thought up …
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Arthur T. Emery and His BIG Book of Charts & Graphs
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Sometimes a book’s title and catalog record just don’t do it justice. A case in point is an item I found in the stacks recently and was attracted to purely because of it size – it is just over 5 inches thick. The rather prosaic title of this book is Emery’s Charts and Maps Showing …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Special Collections in Business, Economic, and Labor History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I have worked at the Library of Congress for just over 10 years and am still amazed by what I find. When I first started, the various directories, credit reference books, telephone books, and salary surveys thrilled me. Sometimes I felt that there was a book or journal on every topic. That feeling really hasn’t …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
WWII: Detail from War Supply Contracts
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about several titles that provide information on World War II war contracts.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Private Eyes
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The blog post is about Allen Pinkerton and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
The Ambitious Girl
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
This week I have been relocating to a new office. This is my first move since I joined the Library over ten years ago and boy have I accumulated a vast collection of files and paper. Many of these files have been buried away and it takes a move like this for some interesting stuff …
Posted in: Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Women's History
Pic of the Week: SEC! SEC! SEC!
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
Collecting and Preserving Websites
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
As librarians, we identify, evaluate, select, collect, describe, preserve and provide access to materials to facilitate use. As librarians of the 21st century, we have integrated digital collections such as ebooks, databases, datasets, and other digital objects into our traditional analog collections. What about websites? Do libraries collect websites? Back in January, I presented on …
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