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Slides from Mainebiz Momentum Convention 12/2012
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Sonya Durney Business and Government Team Leader
Portland Public Library
*please note: I am adding a few slides to reflect the narration that accompanied the slides… To start the presentation: I introduced myself as the PPL Business and Government Team Leader and then described the scope of the B+G Team (on the following slide)
Business Research
Law
Economics
Government Information
Financial Literacy
Work Skills and Career Development
Online business databases and directories available from your desktop with a library card
Trained, professional library assistance
Downloadable e-book and audiobook titles
Full-text, online trade journals and magazines
Relevant programming on important topics
Facility rentals Online language learning programs …and more.
Contact your local librarian to see what’s new at your library!
*The resources to be discussed during this presentation are specific to the Portland Public Library. Some databases are available to all ME libraries through MARVEL!; others may be available elsewhere – check with your local library. Anyone can get a PPL card – if they wish. Further, many libraries throughout the state are also developing strong relationships with their business communities.
Anyone in Maine can get a Maine State Library card
MSL Online Library Card Registration
Anyone in the Southern Maine Library District can get a PPL card at no charge
Counties served: Cumberland, York and selected Oxford county towns (Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell, and Naples)
Anyone can get a PPL card for $20 per year
New web pages arranged to follow the “Steps to Starting a Business” Entrepreneurial night - workshops and networking opportunities Free, business counseling (on a one to one basis) - conducted by representatives from SCORE A small business resource nook - print resources and contact information for local agencies Electronic Databases A series of small business workshops with local business leaders Established a chapter of Maine Entrepreneurs which use library facilities
Fall 2012 Workshops: Three Keys of Email Marketing Social Media Marketing 101 QuickBooks 101 Marketing Strategy Development Power of Email Marketing Understanding Your Business Numbers
Provide resource training workshops for Chamber of Commerce members.
Host seminars on:
social media how to do a press release how to create Powerpoint presentations
Allow use of library for after-hour training sessions to local business people
The public library in Presque Isle has launched a resource area to help people realize the dream of entrepreneurship or starting a nonprofit. WAGM-TV did a story on what they are offering. The library also offers: A Foundation Center Cooperating Collection
of grant resources USA passport application acceptance services
THE RESOURCES!
*for the presentation we looked at the databases live, in the following slides I provide useful video tutorials
The following slides contain links to suggested video tutorials *Please note that many of these tutorials are “borrowed” from other
libraries, so the library homepage will look different.
All PPL business databases will be found here:
How to Access the 2010 Census Data (3:50) - Gale Cengage
How to Generate a Demographics Report
(5:43) - Gale Cengage
How to Use Maps (7:30) - Gale Cengage
Reference USA and Entrepreneurship (3:17) - Alkek Library, Texas State University
Reference USA for Nonprofits (4:07) - Lake Villa District Library
Reference USA for Small Business - Lake Villa District Library
Job Strategies Using Reference USA (11:02) - Reference USA Resource Center
LegalForms (2:51) - Gale Cengage
Researching the Video Game Industry (2:50) - Chad Boeninger - Ohio University
How to Find a SWOT Analysis (2:30) - Chad Boeninger - Ohio University
Finding international industry information (2:21) - Chad Boeninger - Ohio University - 2nd half of the video is relevant to PPL resources
Quick Starts (4:27) -Gale Cengage Searching (2:21) - Gale Cengage
Basics (5:28) - Gale Cengage Case Studies (2:04) - Gale Cengage Content Types (6:00) - Gale Cengage Searching (5:23) - Gale Cengage
Online Newsstand
Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, Consume r Reports, Fast Company, Money and Inc.
MARVEL! –
The Wall Street Journal, The Kiplinger Newsletter, Entrepreneur, Harvard Business Review and more!
Morningstar Investment Research Center (2:54) - King County Library
Morningstar Investment Research Center (16:51) -
Morningstar Investment Research Center. You can PLAY ALL or watch individual videos on:
Companies Funds ETFs Markets Portfolios Help and Education Newsletters
Value Line Online Database - Overview (4:29) - Carmel Clay Public Library * Please note that PPL no longer carries the print version of ValueLine, we subscribe online only.
Value Line Tutorial Stock Screening &
Support Section (5:41) - Carmel Clay Public Library
Questions? Comments?
Sonya Durney (207) 871-1700 x 729
[email protected] PPL Business and Government Team (Group)
