The Adult Reference Services Section of the Main Library |
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| 125 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 238-3138 |
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This section of the Main Library contains a wide variety of book and non-book materials. |
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Collections and Services Available
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Audiovisual collections include:
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Business Resources
The Business Collection has resources and services for:
- People seeking information about jobs, careers, and potential employers
- Salespeople and others needing to compile lists of businesses
- Entrepreneurs preparing business plans and proposals for starting a new business
- Consumers seeking company contacts and addresses
- Investors evaluating stocks, mutual funds, annuities and bonds
- People interested in the export/import business
- Small business owners seeking information
Resources include:
- Many business directories, general and specialized, covering local, regional, national and international firms
- Investment services including Value Line Investment Survey, Morningstar Mutual Funds, and others
- Materials on international trade
- Computerized resources, including: Mergent Online (formerly Moody’s); Business and Company Resource Center; Reference USA (available at the Main Library only)
Additional Services:
- Historical business information about Oakland area businesses is available in the library's Oakland History Room.
- Tours, orientations, and presentations can be arranged for groups.
- To reach the Library's TTY for the hearing impaired call (510) 834-7446.
Frequently Asked Questions for Business Resources
Careers and Job Searching
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Our career collection offers information to job seekers trying to:
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Some useful websites for job seekers are:
We have circulating and reference books, job ads and newsletters and 2 computers reserved for people writing resumes and job searching. |
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Black History Collection
This collection consists of reference works covering major political and social figures, significant historical periods (e.g., slavery and Reconstruction), and artistic movements (e.g., Harlem Renaissance) in the African American experience. The materials include biographical dictionaries, almanacs, primary documents, chronologies, histories, and encyclopedias. This is a non-circulating collection. |
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Family History & Genealogy Collection The Family History & Genealogy Collection is made up of both reference and circulating books to get the amateur family historian started. The reference collection includes many volumes of the Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books and guides to research in California and many other states as well as introductory works and guides to undertaking ethnic genealogy. The circulating collection focuses on introductory works and basic guides. For the United States Personal Name Census on microfilm, as well as for obituaries and death notices from local newspapers, click here for the Magazine & Newspaper Room. Patrons requiring detailed local genealogical resources should consult the Oakland History Room. Look here for links to other family history sites. |
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Map Collections The extensive map collection at Oakland Main Library represents countries from around the world. City, state, country, regional, road, and trail maps make up the bulk of this circulating collection. Specialized maps such as earthquake, topographic, and local and international historical maps comprise a large segment of our map collection. These maps do not circulate. |
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Music Scores and Sheet Music Collections
The circulating music collection at Oakland Public Library is comprised of various types of printed music:
Also of significance is the popular songbook collection which is known throughout Northern California for its song index, which provides access to thousands of songs that are not in the online catalog. This collection of songbooks do not circulate. View Choral Music Collection by Title/Composer |
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Oakland History Room
The Oakland History Room is an important center for study of the history and current development of the East Bay. Its collection contains a wide variety of materials relating to the history of Oakland and the larger Bay Area, including books, magazines, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, sheet music, trade catalogs, and scrapbooks. Visit the Oakland History Room web page! |
Frequently Asked Questions for Science, Business & Social Science Resources
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| Page Last Edited February 20, 2009 |