Business

The Business Information Center offers information about investments, careers, and starting and running a business, in one convenient location.

The business collection is located in the Adult Room just beyond the Adult Reference Desk. Plentiful parking and comfortable seating welcomes you and we encourage you to use our amenities such as our conference room and coffee bar.

We also provide magazines and directories at our “branch on the web” to support our print and audiovisual collection.

Do not hesitate to ask for help from any of our reference librarians during your visit. Bear in mind that you may also ask questions through email or phone as well.

News from the Business World

Stocks set for rough open

U.S. stocks were set for a lower start Monday, as investors expressed caution after pushing Wall Street to 18-month highs.
How to become an exec-for-rent

If you're like most senior company loyalists, the word "temp" probably brings to mind certain corporate characters. The receptionist who's always updating his Facebook page. The coder who spends more time on job search algorithms than on optimizing your site. The contract manager who never gets that her suit looks odd in your laid-back culture.
Job-search tool: Headhunters

Decent job listings are pretty scarce these days -- which is why it's more important than ever to get your résumé in front of the top headhunters in your field. Executive-search professionals serve their client companies by quietly cherry-picking candidates for high-level jobs, many of which are never advertised. And if you're not on the recruiters' radar, you may miss out on prime opportunities. These strategies can help you get on the gatekeepers' good sides: