Harold Washington Library Center
Business, Science and Technology
Business, Science and Technology fulfills the day-to-day practical information, current awareness, and research needs of the general public, business, labor, the media, government, students, teachers, professionals, and educational, scientific, and civic organizations. Subjects covered by Business, Science and Technology include accounting, advertising, banking, careers, corporations, insurance, investment, economics, small business, marketing, personnel, labor, personal finance, health and medicine, patents and trademarks, mathematics, energy, environment, pets, plants, gardening, cookery, home repair, construction, electronics, automobiles, and computers.
FOURTH FLOOR
400 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
| Business Information Center | Science and Technology Information Center | |
| (312) 747-4400 | (312) 747-4450 |
Featured Collections
- Extensive collection of company and industry directories to help identify and locate companies
- Access to annual reports and most Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- A career and job research collection
- Small business manuals for specific types of businesses
- The complete resources necessary to conduct searches for U.S. patents dating back to 1790
- A Science Fair Projects reference collection
- A large collection of industry and government standards, specifications, and construction codes
- Automobile repair manuals
- Consumer buying guides
- Electronic schematic diagrams for radios, televisions, VCRs, and computers
The Business Science and Technology subscribes to a wide array of current trade, technical, scientific, business investment, and general interest journals, magazines, and newspapers. Access to these periodicals is aided by printed, microfilm, CD-ROM and online indexes. The library also subscribes to many investment newsletters.