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Green Society Reference Series Added to Credo Reference Collection

Sage Publications’ Green Society Reference Series includes: ·         Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide ·         Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide ·         Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide ·         Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide ·         Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide ·         Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide Look in Credo Reference for these and other materials on issues of…

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Improved Relevance Ranking in EBSCOhost Databases

At the beginning of August, users of EBSCOhost databases may note two changes in the defaults for searching and for how results are sorted:  1) The Result List sort will be defaulted to Relevance, from the current Date Sort. 2) To accomodate the new Result List sort default, the default search option will be changed from phrase…

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SimplyMap expanded to include additional demographic and marketing data

SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application with thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables down to the block group level. Some of the data sources are: U.S. Census includes data from the 2000 Census with estimates for 2008/2009 and projections for 2013/2014. Mediamark Research offers estimates of household usage and consumption (propensity) for thousands…

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Reallocation of Resources: Arbitron, Bondviewer, eMarketer cancelled

Because of underutilization, high cost, or access restrictions, we have not renewed the following online resources: Arbitron eMarketer Mergent Bondviewer We have alternate resources that cover similar information.  Please email research@babson.edu for any help with figuring out the best sources of information for your homework assignment, research project, etc.

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Leadership Video Clips Added to Books 24×7

With our subscription renewal of Books 24×7, the “Leadership Development Channel” (LDC) has been added.  The LDC is a collection of brief video clips covering a range of business topics: Change Management Communication Globalization and Emerging Markets Human Resources Leadership Personal Effectiveness Sales and Marketing Strategy and Innovation Sustainability and Social Responsibility Speakers are best-selling authors, experts…

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Roubini Global Economics Links now Functional

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 use the regular link to…

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Harvard B-School faculty videos now on Business Source Complete

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, insightful research, and practical advice…

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New Resource: Global Issues in Context

This database offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events. Includes hundreds of topical and country portals covering social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Portals include podcasts, video and interactive graphs. Check it out: http://libguides.babson.edu/globalissues  

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BCC Research market research reports now available

BCC Research is a market research company offering in-depth reports in the following categories: advanced materials, advanced transportation & technology, biotechnology, chemicals, energy and the environment, engineering, food & beverages, fuel cells, batteries, healthcare, information technology (IT), instruments, manufacturing, membrane & separation technology, pharmaceuticals, plastics, safety & security, and semiconductors. To access the source click…