PPLD has a variety of resources available to you. There are many books on various aspects of business, finance, and investing. Books can be checked out for 3 weeks and may be renewed if there are no holds on the title. PPLD also has a large electronic library for ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. In addition, Penrose Library, East Library and Library 21C have a collection of business reference books available for reading in the library. Reference books do not check out, but check the catalog to see if there another copy that circulates.
In addition to the books, ebooks, audiobooks, and the reference collection, PPLD provides access to various newspaper articles including The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
The library also subscribes to databases which can help you find marketing and demographic information, starting a business, and sample business plans.
A PPLD library card is needed to access electronic materials such as databases, ebooks, emagazines, as well as to check out books.
Tips for searching the catalog:
Find a collection of current electronic books with the Business Essentials Collection.
Search the entire electronic catalog by inserting a broad term like business or an author or title into the search bar.
To search Business magazine titles, click on Subject, Select Magazines, and then click on Business and Finance. A selection of periodical titles will appear.
Covers management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment from scholarly and general-interest titles. Includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
A full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.
Coverage: 1984 - current
Coverage: 1980 - current
Colorado Springs’ daily newspaper from April 2, 1988 to current.
Includes the complete electronic editions of more than 2,000 U.S. newspapers and news video clips including The Gazette.
Reference Books do not check out, however, some titles will have copies that are circulated. The Business Reference Books are located at Penrose, Library 21C, and East. Not every location will have the same books.
Click Catalog to find a listing of Business Reference books in the collection.
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