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FT.com is back up

The vendor has been able to resolve the issue.  FT.com should be working fine now.   We are experiencing technical difficulties with FT.com.  Users will either see a login screen looking for an FT username and password (Babson College users are not required to setup an account with FT.com)or an error message that says “Sorry we…

ESG Manager is working again

The technical issues have been resolved by the vendor.  Funtionality has been restored. ESG Manager has reported that they are experiencing production issues.  Currently all functionality is unavailable for this service.  The vendor is working to resolve the issue.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Books24x7 is back up

The tech folks at Books 24×7 were able to resolve the problem.  The service is back up and running. Books24x7 is experiencing technical issues.  The vendor is working to resolve the problem.  We do not have a timeframe as of  yet for when Books24x7 will be back up and running. Please try again later.  We…

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New Company & Healthcare Professionals Database: AtoZ Databases

AtoZ Databases is a new resource you can use for business planning and job searches.  Similar to ReferenceUSA, you can either look up individual companies or screen by industry, location, size, and other factors such as whether the company is minority- or female-owned or whether it’s an importer or exporter. AtoZ Databases also includes a…

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Need statistics? Try Statista, our new database!

Statista is a statistical portal covering over 60,000 topics on a global scale. It includes data on over 600 international industries. Sources include market research firms, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases. Topical “dossiers” pull together relevant data into presentations. Access Statista from the Library’s Databases A-Z page or give it a try right…

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SSRN (Social Science Research Network) may be temporarily unavailable

SSRN announced a two-week break period during which they will be performing server mainteance, from June 24th to July 7th. During the break, SSRN’s abstracting eJournals will not be distributed, but they will continue to provide support for downloads, submissions, and subscriptions. However, there may be periods of time that the site is down. For…

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New Database: ImportGenius

ImportGenius is a great tool for identifying buyers and suppliers, tracking shipments of goods across the globe, tracking product supply chains, viewing supply networks, and more. The information is based on shipping manifests and customs data from the US, various Latin American countries, and India, with global coverage of shipping ports of origin. Find ImportGenius…

Vault Career Insider has a new platform

Vault released its new platform on June 1st.  Previous users will need to reset their password.  New users need to setup their password.  Check out this resource for help with a career search.

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New Online Language Learning Program Available

From Arabic to Vietnamese, and even including Pirate as well as Biblical Hebrew, Mango is a self-paced online language learning system offering 50 languages or language variations.  For each language there are two levels: Mango Basic teaches simple, practical skills for common, polite conversation situations in only a few hours, and  Mango Complete 2.0 teaches in-depth and…