http://blogs.babson.edu/library Horn Library Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:44:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During the month of March, Horn Library is offering the following INFOsessions about some of our key resources: InfoSession Date Time Room Secrets of Searching the Business Databases: Proquest & Ebscohost  Wed 3/3 5:15 p.m. Horn 150 Bloomberg Intro Thu 3/11 4:00 p.m. Cutler Center Bloomberg Intro Thu 3/11 5:30 p.m. Cutler Center Capital IQ Fri 3/12 2:00 p.m. Cutler Center Bloomberg Level 2 Thu 3/25 4:00 p.m. Cutler Center Bloomberg Level 2 Thu 3/25 5:30 p.m. Cutler ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2010/02/23/march-library-infosessions-schedule/ ISI Emerging Markets pulls together business information from news sources, market research organizations, credit and risk rating agencies, equity analysts, and more for over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the MIddle East.  This resource contains company, industry, and country profiles, business and political ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2010/02/10/did-you-know-in-depth-country-analyses-in-isi-emerging-markets/ As of today, we no longer have access to ARTstor.  http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2010/02/01/artstor-no-longer-available/ The President’s Office has negotiated a one-year trial membership for a new e-resource now available to the Babson community:  Eduventures   Eduventures is the industry leader in research and consulting for higher education institutions. They facilitate the exchange of best practices among members and conduct actionable research and analysis on shared challenges. ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2010/01/25/new-resource-eduventures/ RGE Monitor launched a new website, roubini.com.   Users who had previously set up a username and password for RGE Monitor can continue using this when accessing this resource.  New users need to first follow a special link provided for setting up a username and password, then quit the site and ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2009/12/14/roubini-global-economics-replaces-rge-monitor/ Find downloadable e-audiobooks or book summaries via the following resources: Netlibrary Books 24x7 (Soundview Executive Book Summaries) BusinessSummaries http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2009/12/07/making-holiday-travel-plans-want-to-listen-to-a-good-book/ Dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories across all disciplines -- for quick topical overviews, concept look-ups, company listings, and more.  It's all in the Virtual Reference Shelf.  Some sample resources are: Brands and Their Companies Business Plans Handbook Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms Directory of Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Online) Encyclopedia of Emerging/Global Industries Encyclopedia ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2009/12/04/need-to-look-up-a-quick-fact-try-our-virtual-reference-shelf/ If you thought that ProQuest was just an article database, you're in for a big suprise!  There's so much more:  The new BROWSE tab nicely categorizes available reports from such publishers as Datamonitor, Freedonia, First Research, Economist Intelligence Unit,  and others.  Dissertations are also included in the list as well as Hoover's company profiles. ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2009/12/01/did-you-know-access-industry-reports-in-proquest/ EBSCO's Business Source Complete database now includes a business video collection with 55 videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.  The series features engaging video lectures from renowned professors and experts at the Harvard Business School. All lectures are captured from executive education programs, and offer groundbreaking ideas, ... http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2009/11/17/harvard-b-school-faculty-videos-now-on-business-source-complete/ Try our new database, Global Road Warrior, the ultimate business travel guide that covers 175 countries.  It includes country facts, climate, society and business culture, demographics, money and banking, travel essentials, points of interest, security briefing, medical, transporation, communications,  embassies and consulates. http://blogs.babson.edu/library/2009/11/04/global-road-warrior/