Online resources

City Directory Collection

Digitized images of the Edina City Directory, 1941-1977; Hopkins City Directory, 1942-1977; Minneapolis City Directory, 1859-1950; St. Louis Park City Directory, 1933-1977. City directories list residents with their occupations, places of employment and spouses. Local businesses are listed by name and subject category, and directories are searchable by name or address.

Funded, in part, by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the former Professional Librarians Union of Minneapolis (PLUM)

Category: Genealogy and local history , Directories

Gale Business: DemographicsNow

Directory for businesses and residences. Demographic information for consumer and market research.

Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

Category: Business , Directories

Gale Directory Library

Directories and encyclopedias covering brands; local, national and international associations; financial aid; college and university faculty; national and international research and information centers; statistic sources; publications and broadcast media; and publishers.

Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

Category: Business , Directories , Education

Reference Solutions

Directories for Canadian businesses, and U.S. businesses and residences. Consumer/Lifestyles database offers market research.

Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

Category: Business , Directories

Ulrichsweb

Journals, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and zines. Includes ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting and indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.

Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

Category: Directories