29 Mar

The Best Kept Oakville Business Resource Secret

By Ken Arp

I have rediscovered an Oakville business resource that I always knew existed, I just didn’t realize that it had evolved the way it has.  That business resource is the Public Library.  I was totally unaware that the Oakville Public Library has put so much emphasis on helping businesses by providing all sorts of free online services that you can access from whereever you like.  The truth is they aren’t actually free, we pay for them with your tax dollars.  The library subscribes to about 90 different databases and makes them available for free to those with an Oakville Public Library card.  Some of these databases are business oriented resources such as the directory of Canadian businesses that provides you everything you’d expect to get with a Scott’s Directory in electronic format for easy manipulation and formatting.  Others offer complete, searchable collections of countless magazines and newspapers.  You can even check out eBooks and read them on your computer or portable device.Oakville Business Resource - the Oakville Public Library

For some time now I admit that when I have driven by a library I’ve thought to myself “who goes to the library anymore with so much available online?”.  I had know idea that the library had kept up with technology and had become such a valuable business resource that is available to everyone.  Of course all of this is in reference to the Oakville Public Library specifically, you’d have to check with your local library in other areas to see how they compare.  I’ve only scratched the surface here on what they offer, I highly recommending dusting off that old library card and checking it out for yourself.

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