Bloomingdale Public Library Resources
Information is key to making good business decisions. The online business resources at Bloomingdale Public Library give you the current, authoritative information you need, when you need it. If you are a Bloomingdale Public Library cardholder, remote access makes our business resources available to you from your home or office, any time of the day or night. Nonresidents are welcome to use our resources in the library. Now there are even more reasons to make www.mybpl.org one of your favorite websites. We have recently increased our online holdings to allow you access to even more valuable business information. Bookmarking our site and saving your library card number on your computer makes our resources even easier to use.

Our new Public Records database compiles information about real estate transactions, new businesses, bankruptcies, and foreclosures.  Knowing about what is happening in the community can give your business a leg up on the competition. Local businesspeople will find this database very helpful and easy to use. Ask a librarian to demonstrate this database for you next time you are in the library.

Bloomingdale business owners will find plenty of uses for our new Thomson Gale Legal Forms database for business and personal use. This online collection of legal forms provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms. Included are real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant forms, and many others.  In most cases, you can open the form in Microsoft Word format, adapt the form to suit your specific needs, and save the form on your computer. Using the legal forms database can save valuable time for your business.

Our RefUSA database provides contact information for over 12 million businesses in the United States. Using the custom search feature, you are able to generate a custom list of businesses based on the criteria you select, such as location, business size, and business type. This allows you to create a targeted list for marketing, lead generation, or competitive intelligence purposes. The lists can be printed or downloaded into an Excel spreadsheet.  There is also a residential component that allows you to choose an area surrounding an address and get a list of local residents.

Once you discover the wealth of information contained in Business and Company Resource Center, you will return to it again and again. You will find full-text articles from popular and industry-specific business publications, company information, industry information, investment reports and market share and rankings. Any comprehensive research project should include exploring this versatile, useful site.

Click on our Research link at www.mybpl.org to access this information. If you are interested in finding out more about how these resources can help your business succeed, or how to use them, call Julie Keating, Adult Services Department Head, at (630) 924-2733. Appointments are available for a personal overview of our business resources. Don’t forget that your business has trained researchers available to you as close as the nearest phone or computer. Smart business people know that your local librarian can be a great asset to your business. We can partner with you to find the information you need in a timely manner. In some cases, we can find the information you need and email it directly to your desktop. As always, if you have a question, call the Reference Desk at (630) 924-2730 or chat with us live from our web page. The Library is committed to investing in resources that support community businesses and help them succeed.