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July 18, 2006

New Electronic Reference Books

The Libraries' collection of electronic reference works is constantly expanding. Here are a few of the new Management titles. To access these works, simply look them up by title in infoLink, the Libraries' catalog.

The Encyclopedia of Management
Marilyn M. Helms, ed.
5th ed.
Thomson Gale
2006

The Encyclopedia of Management covers over 300 topics in management theories and applications, written by academics and business professionals who have first hand knowledge of the particular topic or essay they are contributing. Topics include: aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, supply chain management, and much more.

International Directory of Business Biographies
Neil Schlager, ed.
St. James Press
2005

Features in-depth biographical narratives on more than 600 notable businesspeople. Covers the career paths, business achievements, leadership styles, business strategies and impact of Fortune 500 and Global 500 corporate leaders and entrepreneurs.

Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining
John Wang, ed.
Idea Group Reference
2006
(Available also in print at Ref QA 76.9 D37 E52 2006)

Covers all aspects of data mining and warehousing. Each entry contains a brief abstract with a link to a lengthy essay and bibliography.

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July 13, 2006

New Business Databases via EBSCO

As of the end of this month, the Libraries will no longer subscribe to ABI Inform Global, ABI Inform Dateline or ABI Inform Trade and Industry. Our new business databases are EBSCO's Business Source Premier and Regional Business News. In addition, the Infotrac databases, Onefile and Expanded Academic, have been replaced by EBSCO's Academic Search Premier.

Business Source Premier contains full-text articles, company and industry profiles, market research and country reports.

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July 10, 2006

Data Source of the Month--Statistical Universe

Statistical Universe is July's featured data source of the month. Statistical Universe indexes publications from state and private (New York State, AAA), national (Census, Transportation), and international (UN, World Bank) publications. Some publications are available online, others are merely indexed by the database. The Libraries own a microfiche set that contains much of the material which is covered in the database. For help with Statistical Universe, ask a Reference Librarian.

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July 07, 2006

Database of the Month--IngentaConnect

July's highlighted database is IngentaConnect. This is an multidisciplinary full-text database which covers many topics and disciplines.

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EconLit has a new Look

EconLit has a new look this month. It is now available using the EBSCO interface. It can be accessed the same way and contains the same information.

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