business research resources at the carson city library

Business Research

Resources

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

When starting a business…

How do you find it?

ResourcesAnywhere, Anytime:

• ReferenceUSA

• Business Decisions

• Gail Virtual Reference Library

• EBSCO Small Business Reference Center

• Zinio (Access to Digital Magazines)

• OverDrive (Access to eBooks and AudioBooks)

Digital at the Library:

• Foundation Center

• Lynda.com

Physical at the Library:

• Business Magazines

• Newspapers

• @Two Digital Learning Center Resources

• Digitorium

Staff at the Library

• Make an appointment for one-on-one assistance

Anywhere, Anytime

• ReferenceUSA (Library Card Needed)

• Business Decisions (will want to make an account to save previous searches)

• Gail Virtual Reference Library(Library Card Needed)

• EBSCO Small Business Reference

Center(Library Card Needed)

• Zinio(Library Card Needed)

• Mango Languages(Library Card Needed)

Anywhere, Anytime

Zinio• The Economist• Bloomburg Business• Bloomburg Markets• Bloomberg Pursuits• Kiplinger’s• Forbes• Popular Mechanics• PC World• Popular Science

Digital at the Library

• Foundation Center (only at the Carson City Library)

• Lynda.com

Physical at the Library

• Newspapers (Barron’s, Investors Business Daily, New York Times,

Business Weekly, Reno Gazette Journal, Record Courier, Nevada Appeal, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal)

• Magazines (Bloomberg Business, Entrepreneur, The Economist,

Forbes, Fortune, Prospecting and Mining Journal, Inc., Kiplinger’s, Money, Nevada Business, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Scientific American, Wired, and more)

• Ready Reference - Upstairs in @Two DLC (Directory

Nevada Mine Operations, Strauss’s handbook of business information, Carson City Master Plan, Community Resource Directory, Business Forms On File, Personal Forms On File, Official Handbook of Nevada Legal Forms, Nevada Business Directory, Hoover’s Handbooks, Valueline, Morning Star Fund Investor, and more)

• Circulating Collection – Available for Checkout

Physical at the Library

• @Two Digital Learning Center– Location for all physical newspapers, magazines,

and ready reference.

– With a Premiere Library Card you can:• Use of 3 Mac and 3 PC with Adobe Master Suite

(Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign) with drawing tablets.

• Use of Digital Equipment (digital camera’s, digital video cameras, tripods, headphones(when editing at library), and more.

• Access the Digitorium– You can eat in this space.– Access to MacBook Pro’s and Tablets to use within the library. – Sound booth– Green Screen and portable green screen– Additional digital equipment

Staff at the Library

One-on-One Appointments and Technology Reservations

Heather ButlerYouth Services Librarian776-887-2244 x1012hrbutler@clan.lib.nv.us

Aubrey WhiteYouth Services Assistant775-887-2244 x1006atwhite@clan.lib.nv.us

Tammy WestergardBusiness Manager775-887-2244 x1007twestergard@carson.org

Andrea MooreProgramming Outreach776-887-2244 x1019awmoore@clan.lib.nv.us

Susan AntipaAdult Services Librarian775-887-2244 x1016smantipa@clan.lib.nv.us

To use the Digitorium or @Two Digital Learning Center equipment contact Molly Walt.

Molly WaltOut of School Time Coor.775-400-2769mrwalt@clan.lib.nv.us

Sena LoydLibrary Director775-887-2244 x1018sloyd@carson.org

One-on-One Appointment Forms are available at every desk and online here:http://www.carsoncitylibrary.org/pdf/Appointment%20Request%20Form_EditSL.pdf

Sena Loyd

Library Director

775-887-2244 x1018

sloyd@carson.org

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