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Learn about key and best-in-class business information resources – what you really need to know! When: Friday, September 25, 11:00 a.m. and Thursday, October 1st, 5:00 p.m. Where: Horn 150 Instructor: Cynthia Robinson, ext. 5257 RSVP to research@babson.edu if you plan to attend.
During the semester Horn Library provides research support to members of the Babson Community during the following hours: Sunday 1-9 Monday 11-5 Tuesday 11-5 and 6-9 Wednesday 11-5 and 6-9 Thursday 11-5 Friday 1-5 Exceptions: Columbus Day Weekend Sunday, October 11 – No Research Consultations Monday, October 12 – Available 1-7 Questions? Email research@babson.edu.
Literature Resource Center contains up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. LitFinder is a very rich database of primary sources including poems, plays, stories, essays, and speeches as well as biographies, overviews, and images. Enjoy!
During the weeks from September 1-12, Research Consultations are available during the following hours: Monday – Friday 1:00pm – 5:00 pm Closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 7 If you have research questions, you may also email: research@babson.edu.
UN COMTRADE, the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database, is the largest depository of international trade data, containing well over 1.1 billion data records from over 140 countries. This is a comprehensive database useful for economic and industry research. Access it here.
SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service) is a leading provider of media data and rates, and our subscription includes the following services: Consumer Magazine Advertising Source Business Publication Advertising Source Out-of-home Advertising Source Direct Marketing List Source Local Market Audience Analyst These resources are used in marketing classes. Explore by following this link.
Remember the many volumes of Moody’s or Mergent’s Manuals with corporate news updates? These are now available online, going all the way back to the early 1900’s. Do you want to know what Ford’s revenues were in 1937? What dividend got distributed by Kodak in 1961? Check it out – here’s the link: http://libguides.babson.edu/mergentwebreports If…
The Directory of Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms provides contact and investment information for 2,300 VC Firms, over 10,000 Managing Partners, and over 11,500 VC Investments. The Environmental Resource Handbook provides access to over 7,000 associations, organizations, government agencies, awards & honors, conferences & trade shows, foundations & charities, national parks & wildlife refuges, research…
Did You Know? The Library provides current and historical local and global newspapers in a variety of ways: some in print, many electronically, and some in microfiche. Librarian Mary Gavett-Orsi has put together a helpful guide on Finding Newspapers.
Got a long commute, time on the treadmill, or a lengthy car ride on your vacation and want to pass the time listening to a good book? Try NetLibrary’s e-Audiobook service with hundreds of titles across many topic areas to choose from. Don’t feel like reading what the business gurus have to say, but want…
