Louise B. (Louise Beerstecher) Krause

Louise Beerstecher Krause was an American librarian and writer known for work on business information services. She wrote The Business Library: What It Is and What It Does, a practical guide that helped define the role of the business library at a time when companies were relying more heavily on organized research and reference materials.

Records available during this search also connect her with Better Business Libraries and other library-focused publications, suggesting a career centered on making information useful in professional settings. The Project Gutenberg edition of The Business Library also shows her acknowledging help from fellow library workers and business librarians, which gives a nice sense of her place in a growing professional network.

Some biographical details about her life appear in book and author records, but not all of them were confirmed from strong primary or reference sources during this search. What is clear is that her writing preserves an early and thoughtful view of how librarianship could serve commerce, industry, and everyday business decision-making.