celia ross michigan library association annual conference 2012
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Celia Ross Michigan Library Association Annual Conference 2012
If I can do it, you can, too!
Is this you at the desk when faced with a bizref question?
Keywords=Reference & Librarian
Core Four
• Company info• Industry info• Financial/Investing info• Consumer/Market info
BizRef Resources
Company profiles Consumer &
Market data
Raw data
And more!Industry
overviews
Directory Information
News/Trade articles
Country data
• Those article databases can contain a little bit of everything!
• Some databases have lots of useful “business” data, even if they don’t explicitly call themselves a “business” database!
• Federal, state and local governments can be great sources of (free!) business related information.
• A Google search, if done creatively, can yield all kinds of bizref clues.
• MeL! !!!
Remember!
Strengthen your Inner BizLibrarian
• Take a class or attend a workshop (you’re doing it right now!)
• Read a book (insert shameless self promotion here)
• Explore (so many resources, so little time!)– Steal from the best examples and make them your
own!
http://businesslibrary.uflib.ufl.edu/industryresearch
The big idea... Connect average businesses to knowledge, data, training, and business counseling in an approachable environment by positioning public libraries as the portal to economic development.
Contact: Bethany Kennedy [email protected]
http://prezi.com/lhfffqclzhil/librarybiz-connect-coop/
www.facebook.com/MakingSenseBizRef
Use coupon code MSBR12 to get $5 off! (that’s in addition to your 10% ALA member discount).
Shout it out loud!
• You’ve got bizref skillz!– Tell your boss, your colleagues, your patrons!
• Your library has bizref services & resources!– Tell your Small Business community– Tell your faculty & students
• You’re looking for bizref partners!– Look around and see “Who cares?”
Go forth and release!
