Minneapolis Central Library
Second Floor At-a-Glance
The Business, Science and Government Documents area of Minneapolis Central Library provides both print and electronic resources that span an incredible range of topics. If you want to find an address, write a resume, check a stock quotation, repair your car or find a recipe, this is the place to begin. Our varied menu runs from agriculture to zoology, computers to cooking, resume writing to real estate, stock quotes to statistics, engineering to handicrafts, home repair to homeopathy, and consumer advice to chemistry.
Business, Science and Government Documents includes the library’s depository collections and responsibilities. We receive four kinds of depository materials: from the federal government, from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, from the state of Minnesota and from the Metropolitan Council. What kinds of materials are depository? Almost one million federal documents (such as census statistics, the Economic Report of the President, and United States Statutes), every patent and trademark issued from 1790 to date and thousands of state documents (such as the Economic Report to the Governor and the state budget). These local, state and federal government publications provide information and primary source data to the business community, genealogists, historians, students, and many others.
DESTINATION COLLECTIONS/LEARNING COMMONS:
Special areas have been created for use of the following collections. The areas contain a combination of printed and electronic materials. Each area has computers set up with a special start page which provides guided access to materials supporting the collection.
Online resources:
- MicroEntrepreneurResourceCenter (MERC)
A joint project of the library and the Neighborhood Development Center, Inc., funded by a grant from Ameriprise Financial, features several workshops to assist the aspiring small business entrepreneur research and start a business plan.
Other resources:
- Bi-weekly individual counseling available to entrepreneurs and small business owners, offered by SCORE, America’s Small Business Counselors and Minneapolis CPED (Community Planning & Economic Development)
- Classes on Selling to the U.S. Government, offered in partnership with the Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Online resources:
- Typing Instructor Deluxe
- Resume Maker Pro
Other Resources:
- Star Tribune Job Kiosk
- Weekly offerings of classes, workshops and individual counseling on job hunting, resume writing, and interviewing skills; offered by librarians and partnership organizations, including Goodwill/Easter Seals & HIRED
Online resources:
- Classification and Search Support Information System (CASSIS)
- PubWest
Other resources:
- Bi-weekly classes on patent searching
Online resources (all require password to access):
- StatUSA and USA Trade Online
- NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
OF SPECIAL NOTE:
Consumer and Medical Table:
An area for popular consumer information (car-buying guides, product evaluations) and basic medical information (dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories)
Cookbooks:
More than 6,000 titles back to the 1880s, including classic cookbooks, American, U.S. regional, ethnic and international cuisine, cooking methods and distinctive chefs and food preparation stylists
Directories:
Geographic and industry-specific company directories
Investments:
Current and historical information on public companies and a variety of investment vehicles (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.) Local stock prices back to 1929; national quotations back to 1891.
Primary legal source material:
Federal, state, and Minneapolis statutes, codes and ordinances, regulations and rules, from the founding of the republic in 1789, and the territory in 1849 forward.
Public Review documents:
Environmental assessment worksheets (EAW) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for current Minnesota projects and historical reports of note, also Nuclear Regulatory Commission environmental reports
Industrial Standards and Codes:
Current and historical standards from targeted standards-issuing organizations, including ANSI, AWWA, and others. Current focus is on standards with broad interest and applicability across industries and on standards related to fast growing metro area industries comprised of small businesses. (Construction, medical equipment and devices, etc.) Current and historical building and fire codes.
Auto Repair Manuals:
Includes manufacturers’ shop manuals for vehicles sold in largest quantities each year, from 1920s forward.
LC CALLNUMBERRANGES:
GB-GE Physical Geography, Oceanography, Environmental Sciences
HA-HJ Statistics, Demographics, Investments, Labor and Management, Marketing and Advertising, Taxation, Economics, Industries, Commerce, Transportation, Communication
Q-V Mathematics, Science, Health and Medicine, Agriculture, Technology, Military & Naval Sciences
ALL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS HAVE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS CLASSIFICATION NUMBERS – Examples: A 93.10/2:160, HE 3.3:15/2
Senior Librarian/Floor Supervisor: Linda Fritschel
Senior Librarian/Govt. Documents and Patents Coordinator: Helen Burke
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Resource Librarians
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BOLD type = Primary Areas of Responsibility
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Phone Number
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Email
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Carrie Brunsberg
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Consumer Information; Govt. Documents, Federal
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612-630-6126
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Helen Burke
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Govt. Documents, Federal; Public Review Documents (EIS); Govt. Documents, State & Local
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612-630-6121
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Linda Fritschel
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Business; Business Directories, Science, esp. Environment, Small Business, Investments
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612-630-6102
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Mary Kay Harris
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Small Business; Taxes; Business
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612-630-6122
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Walt Johnson
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Patents & Trademarks; Science, esp. Biology, Chemistry, Physics; Govt. Documents, State and Local
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612-630-6101
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Mary Linden
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Jobs & Careers; Standards & Codes; Science, esp. Biology, Chemistry, Physics
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612-630-6128
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Jim Magnuson
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Investments; Science, esp. Medical
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612-630-6127
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2nd floor iDesk – 612-630-6017