[Libs-Or] Business Information Workshop

[Roberta Richards]

Biz Buzz: Business and Marketing Reference Sources

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Portland Community College, Cascade Campus
TEB (Technology Education Building), Room 215

Description:

Do questions about bond ratios, business plans, or NAICS codes make you
nervous? Do you know more about literary genres than business
terminology? If so, this workshop, led by Heidi Senior from the University 
of Portland, is for you!

Increase your comfort level with business information at this hands-on
workshop focusing on some of the most common business questions,
including

* funding sources for small businesses
* consumer demographics
* company financials
* business ratios
* industry statistics and sources for marketing information
* answers to your questions about business topics


The workshop will focus on free online sites and commonly-available
print resources and the information provided will be applicable to all
types of libraries. Participants will gain hands-on experience in using
the resources, and a toolkit of finding aids for business information
will be provided.

About the Presenter:

Like many reference librarians, Heidi Senior has an educational
background in the humanities and social sciences. While in library
school at the University of Washington, she received a crash course in
business reference by working for nearly two years in the business
library. At the University of Portland, where she has worked since
1998, she is the library's liaison to the Robert B. Pamplin School of
Business. Heidi is active in the Business Reference and Services
Section of ALA/RUSA and currently chairs the Business Interest Group of
Oregon within the Oregon Library Association.

Cost:

Student/retiree rate: $25.00
PORTALS member rate: $35.00
non-member rate: $45.00


Registration:

Register for the workshop at <http://www.portals.org>http://www.portals.org.


For additional continuing education opportunities, visit NW Central at 
http://www.nwcentral.org/



Roberta Richards, PORTALS Coordinator
SY LIB 202, Portland Community College
PO Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280-0990
rrichard at pcc.edu
phone: 503-977-4571
fax: 503-977-4977  
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