The Business Reference collection includes investor services, corporate directories, information for job seekers, and other business related reference books, newspapers, magazines, and online resources.

Business Databases
Most of these databases can be accessed from home using your Glenview Public Library card number as prompted.

Business Source Premier A business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database More provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998 in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.Hide Chicago Consumers' Checkbook Consumers' CHECKBOOK is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization that evaluates the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies to provide consumers information to help them get high quality services and products at the best possible prices. Chicago Sun Times The Chicago Sun-Times covers politics and government on the local, state and national level with coverage from 1986 to present. Chicago Tribune Detailed indexing for The Chicago Tribune with coverage back to 1985. Daily Herald The Daily Herald is the third largest newspaper in Illinois covering the communities: North West Cook County, DuPage, Lake, McHenry and Kane Counties and Fox Valley. E-Journal Portal Find specific online publications by title or by subject. Gale Legal Forms View and select legal documents and forms for standard legal transactions. Gale Virtual Reference Library A cross searching platform of e-reference books on multiple topics including Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business, and more. Glenview Announcements Pioneer Press local newspaper for Glenview, IL. JobNow JobNow provides you with practical tools, career resources, a resume builder, and interview tips and coaching, to help you get a job. Learning Express Library Test preparation tutorials (middle school through graduate level including: GED, Advanced Placement, ACT, PSAT, SAT, GMAT, and GRE), More licensing exam preparation (for civil service, plumbing, electrical, nursing and more), job search & workplace skills courses, and online computer courses for Microsoft Office programs. Hide LexisNexis Express In-depth full text news, business and legal sources from major US and world newspapers, trade publications, company profiles and SEC filings. Legal research available in library only. Mango Self-paced web-based language learning system for 22 languages and 15 ESL courses including Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, French, More German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Angielski dla polskich rozmówców (English for Polish Speakers), Inglés para hispanoparlantes (English for Spanish Speakers), and Inglês para falantes do português brasileiro (English for Brazilian Portuguese Speakers).Hide Morningstar Identify stocks or funds to find out what analysts have to say about that investment, or input two or more stocks and/or mutual funds to see how they work together as a portfolio. New York Times The New York Times famous for its slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print." and recipient of numerous Pulitzer Prizes, provides national and foreign coverage from 1985 to present. Newsbank: America's Newspapers The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers including: the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, More the Daily Herald, the Glenview Announcements, the New York Times, major metro Newspapers, and local newspapers throughout Illinois.Hide OCLC FirstSearch A gateway to multiple online databases. Search for articles from business and management periodicals, journals, newswires, and newspapers. More Published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting proceedings are available from the Proceedingsfirst database.Hide Proquest Search The Wall Street Journal, and several other nationally known magazines and journals. Proquest Newsstand Detailed indexing to the following selection newspaper titles: USA TODAY, Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Barron's, More The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, the Advocate and more.Hide Record Information Services The Record Information Services' Database can provide you with public records of new homeowners, new business licenses, foreclosures, and More bankruptcies in Cook, Dekalb, Dupage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties.Hide ReferenceUSA An online telephone directory database used for residential and business listings nationwide searchable by name, geographic location, yellow page heading, business size or sales volume. Regional Business News Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications) covering metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. S&P NetAdvantage Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to popular Standard & More Poor's research products such as Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Mutual Fund Reports, and Bond Reports. Hide Value Line Investment research and rankings for stocks, funds, and options. Wall Street Journal Comprehensive coverage the world's leading financial newspaper from 1984 to present.

Employment Resources: The Glenview Public Library offers many resources for the job seeker.

• Online Job Searching

Helpful Websites

Banking and Credit:

• Bankrate.com
  Compare mortgage rates, auto loan rates, certificates of deposits.
  


• Investing in Bonds
  Information on all types of bonds including prices and yields. Includes investor education.
  

Business Management:

• State of Illinois Business Services
  Links to Illinois Business Organization Acts, Corporate/LLC Information Search, Publications and Forms, and Illinois Uniform Commercial Code.
  


• SBA Illinois
  Small Business Administration Illinois Office.
  


• City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
  City of Chicago guide to starting a business, financial assistance, licenses/taxes, permits, zoning, inspections and utilities.
  


• Glenview Chamber of Commerce
  


• World Chambers of Commerce Network
  Worldwide chambers of commerce and industry gateway.
  


• Business.GOV
  The official business link to the U.S. Government.
  


• SIC-Standard Industrial Classification Search
  SIC classifications and statistics, still in use while NAICS is being phased in.
  


• NAICS-North American Industry Classification System
  Classification System used by Federal statistical agencies. These codes can be used to locate companies within a particular industry.
  

Calculators:

• OANDA, The Currency Site
  The advanced and comprehensive provider of foreign exchange, currency trading, and information services.
  


• Mortgage Affordability Calculator
  Use this calculator to determine the maximum loan amount for which you qualify, based on standard lender rules.
  

Charities and Donations:

• GuideStar
  National database of charities and nonprofit organizations.
  


• BBB Wise Giving Alliance
  Detailed reports on hundreds of charities from the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance.
  

Company Information:

• Hoover’s Online
  Information on major companies.
  


• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—EDGAR
  

Investor Education:

• StockCharts.com Chart School
  


• The Motley Fool Fool's School
  Advice on investing.
  


• InvestorWords
  Financial glossary.
  

Quotes, Charts and Annual Reports:

• BigCharts
  Current and historical stock quotes.
  


• Real Time
  News, stock quotes and actionable insight for members and non-members.
  


• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—EDGAR
  


• MSN Money
  

Savings Bonds:

• Treasury Direct
  U.S. Government securities information.
  


• U.S. Savings Bond Value Tables
  Values for Series E, EE, I Bonds or Savings Notes, 1941 to current.
  

Statistics:

• U.S. Department of Labor-Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Look up U.S. economics statistics for inflation and consumer spending, wages, employment, demographics, business and industry, and much more.
  


• FedStats
  The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
  

Stock Markets:

• CME Group
  


• Chicago Stock Exchange
  


• NASDAQ Stock Exchange
  


• New York Stock Exchange
  

Stock Splits:

• Yahoo Finance Stock Splits Calendar
  

Taxes:

• Federal Tax Forms and Information
  


• Illinois Tax Forms and Information
  


• Cook County Assessor’s Office
  


• Tax Forms for Other States