Book description
Aligning with current difficult economic times, this book helps
libraries assist users entering or already involved in the small
business community. Authors Weiss, Serlis-McPhillips, and Malafi are
public librarians who have incorporated small business services within
their library. In their book they point the way to addressing the needs
of job seekers, and those starting or operating their own businesses,
offering Innovative programming ideas Easy to translate suggestions into
day-to-day operations Suggestions to helping clients become business
literate on the web, on paper, and out in the world of work Whether
patrons need resources to start their own business, search for a new
job, or locate demographic statistics to help them market their existing
product, this resource will help you answer questions and meet their
needs. Luise Weiss is the former head of adult reference and the
Miller Business Resource Center at Middle Country Public Library in
Centereach, New York. A graduate of Cornell University, she holds an MLS
from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science and a BS from
SUNY Stony Brook. Although retired, she works part-time at the Miller
Business reference desk and teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the
Palmer School. She has served as chair of ALA's BRASS Business
References Sources committee and has been a member of the BRASS Business
in Public Libraries committee. Sophia Serlis-McPhillips is the
coordinator of adult reference and the Miller Business Resource Center
at the Middle Country Public Library. She earned a master's degree and a
certificate in public library administration from the Palmer School,
where she is an adjunct professor. She is on the NOVEL (New York Online
Virtual Electronic Library) steering committee and has served on the
ALA's BRASS Business in Public Libraries committee.
