Slides from Mainebiz Momentum Convention 12/2012

1. Sonya Durney
Business and Government Team Leader
Portland Public Library

2. *please note: I am adding a few slides to reflect
the narration that accompanied the slides…
To start the presentation: I introduced myself as
the PPL Business and Government Team Leader
and then described the scope of the B+G Team
(on the following slide)

3.  Business Research
 Law
 Economics
 Government Information
 Financial Literacy
 Work Skills and Career Development

4.  Online business databases and
directories available from your
desktop with a library card
 Trained, professional library
assistance
 Downloadable e-book and
audiobook titles
 Full-text, online trade journals and
magazines
 Relevant programming on important
topics
 Facility rentals
 Online language learning programs
 …and more.
Contact your local librarian to see
what’s new at your library!

5. *The resources to be discussed during this
presentation are specific to the Portland Public
Library.
Some databases are available to all ME libraries
through MARVEL!; others may be available
elsewhere – check with your local library.
Anyone can get a PPL card – if they wish.
Further, many libraries throughout the state are
also developing strong relationships with their
business communities.

6.  Anyone in Maine can get a Maine State
Library card
 MSL Online Library Card Registration
 Anyone in the Southern Maine Library
District can get a PPL card at no charge
 Counties served: Cumberland, York and selected
Oxford county towns (Brownfield, Denmark,
Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell, and Naples)
 Anyone can get a PPL card for $20 per year

7. New web pages arranged to follow the “Steps to Starting a Business”
Entrepreneurial night - workshops and networking opportunities
Free, business counseling (on a one to one basis) - conducted by
representatives from SCORE
A small business resource nook - print resources and contact information
for local agencies
Electronic Databases
A series of small business workshops with local business leaders
Established a chapter of Maine Entrepreneurs which use library facilities

9. Fall 2012 Workshops:
 Three Keys of Email Marketing
 Social Media Marketing 101
 QuickBooks 101
 Marketing Strategy Development
 Power of Email Marketing
 Understanding Your Business
Numbers

10.  Provide resource training workshops for Chamber of
Commerce members.
 Host seminars on:
 social media
 how to do a press release
 how to create Powerpoint presentations
 Allow use of library for after-hour training
sessions to local business people

11. The public library in Presque Isle has launched a
resource area to help people realize the dream
of entrepreneurship or starting a nonprofit.
WAGM-TV did a story on what they are offering.
The library also offers:
 A Foundation Center Cooperating Collection
of grant resources
 USA passport application acceptance services

12. THE RESOURCES!
*for the presentation we looked at the databases live,
in the following slides I provide useful video tutorials

13. The following slides contain links to suggested video tutorials
*Please note that many of these tutorials are “borrowed” from other
libraries, so the library homepage will look different.
All PPL business databases will be found here:

14.  How to Access the 2010 Census Data (3:50) -
Gale Cengage
 How to Generate a Demographics Report
(5:43) - Gale Cengage
 How to Use Maps (7:30) - Gale Cengage

15.  Reference USA and Entrepreneurship (3:17) -
Alkek Library, Texas State University
 Reference USA for Nonprofits (4:07) - Lake
Villa District Library
 Reference USA for Small Business - Lake Villa
District Library
 Job Strategies Using Reference USA (11:02) -
Reference USA Resource Center

16.  LegalForms (2:51) - Gale Cengage

17.  Researching the Video Game Industry (2:50) -
Chad Boeninger - Ohio University
 How to Find a SWOT Analysis (2:30) - Chad
Boeninger - Ohio University
 Finding international industry information
(2:21) - Chad Boeninger - Ohio University -
2nd half of the video is relevant to PPL
resources

18.  Quick Starts (4:27) -Gale Cengage
 Searching (2:21) - Gale Cengage

19.  Basics (5:28) - Gale Cengage
 Case Studies (2:04) - Gale Cengage
 Content Types (6:00) - Gale Cengage
 Searching (5:23) - Gale Cengage

20.  Online Newsstand
 Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek,
Consume r Reports, Fast Company, Money and
Inc.
 MARVEL! –
 The Wall Street Journal, The Kiplinger Newsletter,
Entrepreneur, Harvard Business Review and more!

21.  Morningstar Investment Research Center (2:54) - King
County Library
 Morningstar Investment Research Center (16:51) -
Morningstar Investment Research Center.
You can PLAY ALL or watch individual videos on:
 Companies
 Funds
 ETFs
 Markets
 Portfolios
 Help and Education
 Newsletters

22.  Value Line Online Database - Overview (4:29)
- Carmel Clay Public Library * Please note
that PPL no longer carries the print version of
ValueLine, we subscribe online only.
 Value Line Tutorial Stock Screening &
Support Section (5:41) - Carmel Clay Public
Library

24. Questions? Comments?
Sonya Durney
(207) 871-1700 x 729
durney@portland.lib.me.us
PPL Business and Government Team (Group)