1. Job Seekers
Use your public library!
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2. Useful Services
• Expert help
• Use computers,
copiers, Wi-Fi
• Audiobooks, DVDs,
CDs, downloadable
books & audiobooks
• News articles and
directory databases
• Find quality business
information sources
• Borrow materials from
other libraries
• Resume help online

3. Job Search & Careers
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4. Industry Trends
• Business magazine articles & industry
overviews
• Economic forecasts & statistics
• Business rankings
• Market share

5. Industry Trends
• Plunkett Research Online
• Standard & Poors
– Industry Surveys
• Gale Directory Database
– Market Share Reporter
• Value Line
– Industry Reports
• Business & Company Resource Center

6. Directories
• Lists of businesses by category
– Geography, size, sales, type of business
• Online directories allow you to combine
criteria
• Entries typically include:
– Addresses and contact info
– Officers/owners
– Sometimes competitors
– Size or sales data

7. Directories
Reference USA
Gale Directory Library
Lexis Nexis – Company Dossier
S & P for Public Companies

8. Jobs & Careers
• Ferguson’s
• Optimal Resume
• Job & Career Accelerator
• Learning Express Library
• Live Resume Help

9. Other Online Sources

10. News etc.
• ABI/Inform Research
• Business & Company Resource Center
• Lexis Nexis
• Wall Street Journal

11. Classes &Test Prep
• Learning Express Library
– Vocational & Aptitude Exams
– Computer Skills
• Universal Class
– Business
– Accounting
– Computer Skills
– Entrepreneurship

12. Other Sources
• Small Business Resource Center
• BNA Human Resources Library
– Workplace issues and laws
– Policies for employers, attorneys, and employees
– In-library use only
• Gale Directory Library
– Ward’s Directory
– Associations Unlimited
– Consultants and Consulting Directory
– Trade Show Directory
– Etc.

13. Ask Us!
• Come in!
• Call!
• Email! adultref@stcharleslibrary.org
• Text Us!
– Dial 66746
– Type AskSTC and your question
• Chat!
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