BU Libraries Business Blog
February 02, 2009
Two Database Trials
There are two database available on the Libraries' Trial Databases page that may be of interest to students in Management and Economics. The Historical Statistics of the United States database covers U.S. statistics back to 1790, including data on population, trade, and other economic factors. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is a classic work of the Economics field. It has well over 1000 entries and has been recently updated. Both databases can only be accessed on campus.
Posted by chailey at 06:44 PM | Permalink | General News
October 08, 2008
Company Directories
The Libraries subscribe to two databases that have the ability to select data to develop lists of companies and their executives. To develop a company list using Lexis Nexis, click on the Business button at the top of the homepage. Once in the Business section, click on the Dossier Create a Company List link on the left side of the screen. Companies can be sorted geographically, by industry, sales, and by number of employees (size). In the Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage database, click on the Companies button at the top of the page. Use the pull-down menu under Advanced Search to select Register Executives, Register Private Co. or Register Public Co. Results can then be broken down geographically, by industry, stock exchange, etc.
Posted by chailey at 03:57 PM | Permalink | General News
September 22, 2008
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
The Libraries have just subscribed to Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage database. NetAdvantage offers on-line access to popular Standard & Poor's research products such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and Credit Week among others. This database is of use to any business student researching companies, the market, or industries.
Posted by chailey at 05:30 PM | Permalink | Database of the Month
September 10, 2008
Business & Company Resource Center Upgrade
The Business & Company Resource Center has been upgraded with additional financial information for companies. The Financials tab, which can be accessed from the Company Record screen, leads to tabs labeled Fundamentals Analysis and Financials Dashboard. The Fundamentals Analysis page contains information on the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and Ratios. The data is presented with the option to compare to prior periods, compare to major competitors, or compare to specific companies. The Financials Dashboard page contains links to Market Summary, Major Indices, Market Movers, Market Sectors, Mutual Funds, ETF Screener, A-Z Stock Listings, World Markets, CEO Wealthmeter, Stock Splits, Oil/Energy,Metals, Currencies, Bank Rates, Treasury Rates and Calculators. Historical data and charts are available for some variables.
Posted by chailey at 06:04 PM | Permalink | Featured Database
July 22, 2008
PolicyArchive
PolicyArchive is a digital library of public policy research derived from the U.S. government, institutes, and think tanks. Materials are gleaned from such sources as the Center for American Progress, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Aspen Institute, as well as an extensive collection from the U.S. government. Subject areas of interest to business students include Business, Economics, Labor, Manufacturing and Industry, Law and Ethics, Trade, and much more.
Posted by chailey at 03:19 PM | Permalink | General News
July 17, 2008
Joe Nocera's Best Business Books
Joe Nocera, Business columnist for the New York Times, recently compiled a list of the best non-fiction business books. Books on the list which are owned by the Libraries are listed below. For a complete list, click here.
The box: how the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger HG 4928.5 L48 1989
The devil's candy: the Bonfire of the Vanities goes to Hollywood PN 1997.B67963 S26 2002
Do you sincerely want to be rich? Library Annex HG 4530.R37
Father, son and co.: my life at IBM and beyond HD 9696.C64 I4887 1990
The Go-go years Library Annex HG 4910 .B74
Greed and glory on Wall street HG 5129.N5 A8 1986
Indecent exposure: a true story of Hollywood and Wall street Library Annex HV 6684.N5 M35 1982
The informant HV 8144.F43 E53 2000
The kingdom and the power PN 4899.N42 T574
Liar's poker HG 4928.5 L48 1989
The smartest guys in the room HD 9502.U54 E5763 2004
Titan: the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. CT 275.R75 C47 1997
Posted by chailey at 08:23 PM | Permalink | General News
May 08, 2008
DocuTicker
If you have ever searched the web, but despaired of getting reports from "authoritative" sources, DocuTicker may be the web site for you. DocuTicker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations. There are reports available on a wide variety of topics. If you've seen a government or research study mentioned in the news, DocuTicker is a good place to go to find the full-text.
Posted by chailey at 09:15 PM | Permalink | General News
March 28, 2008
Online & Data Services Move
The computers, statistical programming manuals, and ICPSR codebooks formerly located in the Online and Data Services Office have been relocated. The two computers containing Datastream, World Development Indicators and other data products are now in an alcove in the Government Documents room. The manuals are available on shelves near this area. ICPSR codebooks will primarily be accessible online via the ICPSR website Posted by chailey at 08:51 PM | Permalink | General News
