Business Archives as a Tool for Academic Business Researchers

This presentation details the relevance of business archives to business librarians in an effort to better support researchers. The presentation stems from a longer paper and shares information about the contents of business archives, accessing business archives, key findings from conversations with business archivists, and tips for business researchers. The presentation also includes additional resources and tools that can further benefit researchers and business librarians looking to become more familiar with using business archives.

By the end of this webinar, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the contents housed in business archives and their application
• Become familiar with locating, accessing, and using business archives
• Apply a series of tips for conducting research with business archives for efficient and effective use of business archives research

This webinar is for business and reference librarians. The content is quite relevant to business librarians looking to bridge the gap between academic and corporate archives to support researchers. Reference librarians on a general scale can find this useful for researchers who are researching businesses from a historical and even genealogical standpoint. The tips and resources will be beneficial to all.

The presenter, Annette Bochenek, is an Assistant Professor and Business Information Specialist at the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. Dr. Bochenek's research showcases her interest in information literacy and primary source research methods across disciplines. Additionally, she serves as a library liaison to Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Agricultural Economics, Social Entrepreneurship, and Film.

This webinar will be offered using Zoom. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. Closed captioning is available in the Zoom platform. You may interact with the presenter and ask questions through text-based chat. The webinar will be recorded and the link to the recording shared with registrants shortly after the live information.

For questions or additional information, please contact Ninah Moore at nmoore@ala.org