Schaumburg Township District Library
130 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL   60193
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Business Information and Educational Opportunities for Library Users

March 2006

In this issue:  1.  Business Program  2. Adult Classes  3. New Business Books 

4. Book Review  5.  Database of the Month   6. Useful Websites  7. Quotable Quote

   

BUSINESS PROGRAM 

Register at the Adult Information/Magazine Desk (847) 923-3349 for business programs.

  

  

International Business Network
Wednesday, March 29 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 7 - 9 p.m.
Adult Classroom
 
Local business terms, customs and etiquette can be very confusing.  If English is not your first language and you need help with improving your business communication, please join the International Business Network.  Meet and network with others trying to improve their effectiveness in the business world.   
 
  
ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES

For registration and fee information, call the library's Computer Assistance Desk at (847) 923 3352.

Computer Security and Maintenance 

Saturday, Feb.  25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  .  .    1:30 p.m. 

Protect your computer against hackers, popups, spyware and viruses.  Learn to backup files, update your computer and perform basic maintenance.  Freeware programs will be used in class.  Introduction to the Internet and Windows XP class required.
 
Microsoft Windows
Friday, Mar.  3 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Mar.  17 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7:30 p.m.
 
This class will get you started in the Windows program.  It will give you basic information on what this program can do.
  
Microsoft Publisher
Saturday, Mar. 11  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .  . 10:30 a.m.
 
Explore different ways in which Publisher can help you create professional, in-house marketing materials for print, Web and email. 
 
  
NEW BUSINESS BOOKS 
  
Annual Book of ASTM Standards - 2005  R  389.6 Annual
  
How Dell Does It:  Using Speed and Innovation to Achieve Extraordinary Results  650.9 Holzner, S
  
Six Men Who Built the Modern Auto Industry  650.92 Johnson, R
  
Alpha Dogs:  How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack  658.022 Fenn, D     
  
The Big Moo:  Stop Trying to be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable    658.8 Big
 
Book Reviews 

Registration is not necessary for the following book review.

 
A Coach's Book (re)View

Tuesday, Feb. 28 . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  . 7-8 p.m.
Conference Room 

Beyond Reason:  Using emotions as You Negotiate by Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro.  Whether negotiating for a raise at work or with an angry teenager at home, effectively used emotions can help you achieve the results you want.  
 
Tuesday, Mar. 29 . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  7-8 p.m.
Conference Room
 
Change Your Questions, Change your Life:  7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work by Marilee G. Adams, Ph.D.  This wise book teaches readers "Question Thinking" - a powerful technique to affect the future by our design. 
       
DATABASE OF THE MONTH
  
Forms Online

Forms Online is a database containing thousands of forms including government, business, personal and tax forms.
 
This database is available from home for STDL cardholders. 
 
 
USEFUL WEBSITES
 

Electronic Identification

Biometrics – from the U.S. Department of Defense - Information about the use of biometrics by the U.S. Department of Defense for national security purposes.  The "Biometrics 101" section contains terminology, types of biometrics systems such as fingerprint, hand, face, and voice. Also features references, tutorials, links to news and updates on the use of biometrics by the U.S.military.

http://www.biometrics.dod.mil

Biometrics- from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Site presents concerns with biometrics.  The site discusses accuracy of the systems and privacy, current biometrics initiatives, attributes and components of biometrics systems, types of systems (such as fingerprinting, facial recognition, and voice verification) and related information.

http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/biometrics/

 RFID(Radio Frequency Identification Tags) - from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Site also presents concerns about RFID technology and its potential uses and abuses.
http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/RFID/

  
Website information provided by Claire Obrecht
  
  
Marketing Your Business 
  
Neil Anderson, Founder and President of The Courage Group, and a frequent speaker at the Schaumburg Township District Library, will be discussing the ABC's of getting free publicity for your business at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25.  The presentation will be offered at Borders Books and Music, 1540 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg.  For more information and to register, call (847) 330-0031 or go online at www.bordersstores.com/events.
  
QUOTABLE QUOTE 

"If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion."
George Bernard Shaw, 1910  
  

Thank you for subscribing to Electronically Yours, a newsletter that highlights STDL services and resources that will help you succeed in business. Feel free to include these announcements in your newsletter or forward to your customers.

  
Electronically Yours, 

John Ericson, Corporate and Small Business Liaison

Schaumburg Township District Library   •   (847) 923-3334   •   jericson@stdl.org 

  
 

 

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