Business Reference http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business Just another Falvey Memorial Library Blog weblog Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 en Bizminer http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/26/bizminer/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/26/bizminer/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:49:30 +0000 doverfie http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/26/bizminer/ A hint to using the new bizminer database:

At the top of the first page, click on “academic site” and then you can do your search without being asked to pay for the results.

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/26/bizminer/feed/ MRI+ University Internet Reporter http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/24/mri-university-internet-reporter/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/24/mri-university-internet-reporter/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:46:21 +0000 lhauck http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/24/mri-university-internet-reporter/ MRI+ is an outstanding research tool every marketing major will want to add to his or her toolbox.  Based on a national consumer survey this database allows you to generate reports on user demographics and media exposure keyed to products.  Product summary reports can also be used to calculate market share by user or volume consumed for product catagories or brands.

Before you get started with MRI+, you need to create an individual user name and password with your Villanova email address.  This resource is only compatible with the Internet Explorer browser (sorry Firefox and Safari users).  

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/24/mri-university-internet-reporter/feed/ New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/23/new-palgrave-dictionary-of-economics-online/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/23/new-palgrave-dictionary-of-economics-online/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:42:23 +0000 lhauck http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/23/new-palgrave-dictionary-of-economics-online/ The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics aspires to be the “definitive scholarly reference work for a new generation of economists.” Given the caliber of it’s contributors and scope of the encyclopedic articles included, this resource should be the first stop for undergraduates and researchers looking for orientation to and context for unfamiliar economics topics. Faculty’s pedagogical goals may be well served by assigning articles from this source as supplementary reading. This encyclopedia contains almost 2000 articles and will be updated quarterly. It is browsable by JEL topics or alphabetically and supports simple keyword searching.

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/23/new-palgrave-dictionary-of-economics-online/feed/ Business Dynamics I Homework ? http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/09/business-dynamics-i-homework/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/09/business-dynamics-i-homework/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:32:07 +0000 lhauck http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/09/business-dynamics-i-homework/ I’ve had a few questions about the BDI homework.  I’ll try and answer them here:

1.  You don’t have to use APA or MLA format for your list of sources read for this first homework.  Simply cutting and pasting basic bibliographic information is sufficient.

2.  You may fill in the grid using short answers.  Complete sentences are not necessary.  If there is not enought room in the grid to completely answer, you may expand the grid or attach a seperate piece of paper.

3.  You should read 3 articles from each source to get a feel for the types of publications hosted by each platform (Google News, Corp web site, ABI/Inform).  Use one representative article to answer the questions in the grid.

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/09/08/taking-a-small-business-abroad/feed/ Starbucks Books http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/27/starbucks-books/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/27/starbucks-books/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:17:14 +0000 doverfie http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/27/starbucks-books/ The Starbucks books are now available for circulation from Bartley Hall 2008. Full time office hours (9-4p - M-Thursday) begin Sept. 2, 2008. Call 610-519-4374 to hold a book for pickup in the meantime.


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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/27/starbucks-books/feed/ Databases A-Z link… http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/databases-a-z-link/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/databases-a-z-link/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:23:00 +0000 doverfie http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/databases-a-z-link/ The database link problem reported last weekend has been repaired. Please call 610 519-4270 in the event that you encounter problems with any of the library’s webpages.

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/databases-a-z-link/feed/ Fall Hours http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/fall-hours/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/fall-hours/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:02:53 +0000 lhauck http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/fall-hours/ Welcome Back!  For the week of August 25th the BBIC will be open on a part-time basis.  Stop by on Monday morning and meet Dan.  Dennis will be in Tuesday afternoon.  Merrill’s covering Wednesday afternoon and Linda will be in on Thursday.  Look forward to full time staffing after Labor Day.

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/22/fall-hours/feed/ New Resource: Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-encyclopedia-of-business-information-sources/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-encyclopedia-of-business-information-sources/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:28:02 +0000 lhauck http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-encyclopedia-of-business-information-sources/ Somtimes the best research is never published, it resides within people and institutions.  The Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources is an aid to connecting to industry insiders.  It provides access to trade and professional associations as well as manuals, directories, encyclopedias, article databases and statistical databases.

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]]> http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-encyclopedia-of-business-information-sources/feed/ New Resource: BizMiner http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-bizminer/ http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-bizminer/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:19:21 +0000 lhauck http://blog.library.villanova.edu/business/2008/08/06/new-resource-bizminer/ Bizminer Academic offers “Sole Proprieter and Start-Up” and “Industry Financial Reports” with average income statements, cash flows, balance sheet and financial ratios for benchmarking and projections for smaller private enterprises. It is searchable by keyword, SIC code or industry cluster. It’s a nice online compliment to D&B’s Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios [REF HF 5681.R25 I561], Troy’s Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios [REF HF 5681.R25.T68], and RMA’s Annual Statement Studies [REF HF5681.B2].

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