Business Reference 101 : Business Reference 101

Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 to Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Description:  This course is for public, special and academic librarians and other researchers and library staff who may feel somewhat intimidated when faced with business reference questions. It is a “101″ approach, meaning that it is primarily targeted at those who are not very familiar with this subject area. Seasoned business researchers could take Business Reference 101 as a refresher course to brush up on their skills.

Learning Outcomes: Students will receive an overview business reference; learn the basics of company information search strategies, and corporate finance and accounting will be covered briefly; discuss issues involved when a business reference question involves a foreign company or industry; basics of investing and strategies for finding market information, including historical data and data on defunct entities; and reviews the highlights of the course.

Presenters: Celia Ross is the Library Instructional Design Coordinator at Columbia College Chicago and the liaison to their Arts, Entertainment & Media Management department. She has gained practical business reference experience in a variety of settings, including a venture capital firm, a large public library, a global consulting firm and academic libraries.

Prerequisite information:  none

Level:  Beginning

Type of delivery system:  Virtual

Type of recognition earned:  Certificate

Fee:  Registration fees are $130 for RUSA members; $160 for ALA members; $190 for non-ALA members; and $100 for student and retired ALA members.

To register online: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=eventsdist&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=D