Resources Available
The RCRL offers a variety of resources for patron use:
Books and periodicals collections — 500 books and subscriptions to various newspapers and business magazines. Books can be reserved by request by telephone or over the Internet.
Personal computers — Three (3) personal computers (PCs) running Windows 7 operating systems with Internet connectivity for use by its patrons.
Wireless Internet connection — Wireless Internet connectivity that patrons can utilize to access their own laptops, iPads, or other mobile devices.
Business software — The PCs have current versions of the most frequently used business software:
- Microsoft Word 2010
- Microsoft Excel 2010
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
- Microsoft Access 2010
- QuickBooks
Audio podcasts — instructional podcasts to assist small businesses on key topics
Printer — Wireless printer connected to the Library PCs for document printing.
- As a courtesy and economic consideration, we recommend that patrons who have e-mail access send longer documents to their own e-mail account so they can be printed at home or their place of business.
Useful Links — Each PC also has key websites loaded on the desktop and/or stored as a bookmark for ease of access by our patrons. Click here for a list of these Useful Links
Putting Essex County First
This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA's funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested two weeks in advance. Contact Deborah E. Collins, Esq., Director, Small Business Development and Affirmative Action, Hall of Records, Room 449A, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102. Telephone: (973) 621-2010.