Librarians can find themselves in difficult positions when budding entrepreneurs, in search of answers that may determine the
fate of their businesses, rush into the library. Steven Assarian, a business librarian at Grand Rapids Public Library, remembers well the day he found himself in such a situation. “An entrepreneur obviously interested in serving tourists came in and asked very specifically whether a particular town was a resort town,” Assarian recalled.
它不仅是Assarian的工作，为有需要的商业计划创业者提供咨询，但他也负责教学业务研究技术的10-20人之间的类。找到并启动的形成过程中使用的相关信息的能力是企业能否成功的决定性因素。像Assarian图书馆链接企业家与当前和丰富的数据的压力是巨大的。
“Usually these are people who really need help,” Assarian said. “They just don’t know what’s available or where to begin the process.”
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