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New Research Database: Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law

Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law features a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.  It…

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Economist Kenneth Arrow Died – Read Some of His Books!

Renowned economist Kenneth Arrow, who won one of the first Nobel prizes in Economics, passed away yesterday. Are you interested in his books? Horn Library has the following ones: On ethics and economics : conversations with Kenneth J. Arrow by Kenneth Joseph Arrow, Kristen Renwick Monroe, Nicholas Monroe Lampros Publication: New York: Routledge Taylor &…

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Financial Times e-Paper Links Working Again!

You can now access the Financial Times e-paper again without needing a personal account.  Just use the link on the Library website.  Scroll down to the FT.com logo and click on it. If you would like to set up a personal account in order to view the e-paper and FT.com website content on your mobile device…

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Big Data, Economics, History, Politics, Philosophy, Science — Check Out Our New Books!

These are just some of the new books you can find on the Library’s New Books Shelf: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil Ecommerce Analytics: Analyze and Improve the Impact of Your Digital Strategy by Babson’s Judah Phillips The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age…

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New Tax Resource: Tax Analysts

The new Tax Analysts platform provides access to Tax Notes Today, State Tax Today, and Worldwide Tax Daily, as well as the Worldwide Tax Treaties database.  This resource provides global tax-related news and analysis.  You can access the platform via the Horn Library website, alphabetical listing of databases.   A guide to Tax Analysts will be…

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New BCC Research Reports

BCC Research, one of the market research providers to whose content we subscribe and provide access, has recently published the following reports.  You can access BCC Research via the Library website, list of databases.  You must be a current student, faculty member, or Babson employee to access these reports.                     NEW REPORTS PUBLISHED JUNE 2016…

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In the Library, summer’s no time to slow down!

People outside of academia often ask whether college staff get the summers off. They are surprised to hear that for the Library and other departments it’s often a very busy time: time for upgrades, introduction of new resources, maintenance, special projects, etc.  This summer is no different and Babson’s librarians are working hard on your…

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Virtual Reality? Milk Alternatives?

Geothermal energy, biopsy devices, renewable chemicals, smart machines, advanced drug delivery systems, remote sensor technology — all these are topics of new market research reports published by BCC Research in March.  And there are many more!  Whether for business planning or understanding the market a potential employer operates in, BCC Research publishes in-depth reports on…

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Looking for E-books on Technology Topics?

While we’ve not renewed our subscription to Safari Tech Books Online due to low demand and usage, many of the available titles can be found in our other e-book collections, such as Books 24×7 and Ebrary. You’ll find most of the titles you’ve accessed before on these and other e-book platforms. Just use the Power…

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