A few weeks ago I began what will be a series of posts about company research. I pointed out that many states provide all of their residents with access to a suite of resources to help all residents with their information needs. Below are the links to these resources. I have found 45 states that provide such access, and 4 others that help the individual libraries negotiate with the companies that own these resources to provide access to their communities. While I have not had the time to examine every state's suite extensively, they all provide access to sources for finding newspaper and journal articles. My next post will go into more depth about how best to use these resources for improving your company research.
States Providing full access to residents:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
States assisting Individual Libraries:
Colorado
Washington
Many thanks, George, for putting this list together. I've been in need of this kinda of information for quite some time. I noticed, however, that your Indiana is incorrect - should be: http://inspire.in.gov/
ReplyDeleteThanks Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteChalk that up to a copy and past error... the link is fixed.
-George
Great work on this George! Can definitely use this for students about to graduate and some of our entrepreneurship initiatives.
ReplyDeleteHope you and your's are all doing well.
-hal