Global Entrepreneurship Week is next week, November 16th through 23rd. As part of the worldwide event, Morgan Library has a book display of current entrepreneurship titles by the coffee cart. Additionally, the Poudre River Public Library has several films and related discussions planned during the week.

Read more about the GEW movement

Poudre River Public Library events:
Tues, Nov 17th 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. , Main Library, 201 Peterson St.,
A series of short films from the TriMedia Film Festival. The film makers will discuss their experiences creating films and entering film festivals.

Weds, Nov 18th 7 - 8:30 p.m., Council Tree Library, 2733 Council Tree Ave.
Pursuit of Happyness film

Thurs, Nov 19th, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Council Tree Library, 2733 Council Tree Ave.
Lemonade Stories, a film about extraordinary entrepreneurs. Followed by discussion with Nick Tart, founder of JuniorBiz, LLC.

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EndNote is a bibliographic tool that helps you organized your citations. EndNote Web is a "cloud" version of EndNote and can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. To get started using EndNote Web, you must set up an account from a campus computer. Once you've done that, however, you can access from any Internet connection - on or off campus. Like EndNote, the web version works with Word and has a Cite While You Write (CWYW) application. It is easy to get started using. Keep in mind, however, that once you are no longer affiliated with CSU, your account will expire. Plan to transfer your EndNote Web citations to another tool such as Zotero.

For more information, view the free online tutorials at http://www.endnote.com/training

Or... attend one of the Libraries free hands-on training sessions.

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I've been getting this question alot lately, so as a refresher, here's how to do it.

From the Libraries homepage, go to the "Journals" link in the "Search" box. You can simply type the journal name, volume, issue, etc. here. Follow the links that will guide you to locating the article.

Another option is to go the Libraries A-Z list, scroll down to the "c's" and click on "citation linker." In this form, you can enter as much or as little info as you have (minimum journal title).

Either of these methods also allow you to locate journals in our collection.

Here is a brief video tutorial on how to locate an article or journal.

Finding an Article from a Citation

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Well, fall semester is in full swing and so it's probably a good time to start dreaming or planning your next travel escape, right? Thanks to the folks at Conde Nast Traveler here are some tips to help you blend in a bit more (dress-wise) on your next adventure for business or leisure. FYI... mullets are trendy in Russia.

Etiquette 101: Dress Codes

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The library is offering free EndNote training this semester. Classes are being offered throughout the semester. More information and registration information is available at:
EndNote for Researchers

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Google Docs is a great way to collaborate with others on a team on a project, paper, presentation, etc. Team members can be in the document editing at the same time while located across town, across the country.... anywhere with an internet connection. Here's a bit more about it:

Google Docs: Your deadline is near. Your classmate is far.

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Here is an interesting article from Inside Higher Ed on Open Access and steps that some universities are taking to facilitate the movement.
"Breakthrough on Open Access"
The article also provides some general information about Open Access and why the current publishing model of libraries paying high prices for journal subscriptions is unsustainable. If you'd like more information about Open Access, please see the SPARC website.

Have a good weekend!

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I discovered Glassdoor.com this summer. This website allows you to freely see salary and interview information as well as reviews from folks that work in those companies. This information is all confidential - the only caveat is that in order to view the information, you have to submit info about your employer. Read more info about it here:

http://www.glassdoor.com/about/overview.htm

FAQ's (including how to view info if you are a student and not employed)
http://www.glassdoor.com/about/faq.htm

This may be a worthwhile website to look at if you are considering working for a company, have an interview, or just want the inside scoop on what workers are making.

http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm

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Hope everyone had a good summer! I'll be posting to the blog about once a week during the academic year with information about business resources and other tips. Please check back frequently or consider subscribing to this blog with your feed reader.

As a reminder, I can be contacted at Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu or 970-491-4262. My office is located in 148 Morgan Library. Please contact me if you have any questions about using the library or business resources. I'm happy to help you out.

Welcome!

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Google has introduced some new features into their search engine. Check out this video that explains these options:

Good to know as you do all those Google searches this summer! Happy summer break!

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Along with facebook, businesses are using Twitter to reach customers. Here's a 2 minute video from CNNMoney about it.

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The NYS SBDC has a blog post that discusses reasons why business might consider using Facebook. Take a look at:

Facebook for Business

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Obsessed with tracking the Swine Flu? Here are some resources:

1. CDC - updates throughout the day. Provide RSS feeds and the ability to follow on twitter.
2. NPR is providing quite a bit of information on their website:

• NPR Swine Flu map
• NPR - "Flu Shots"
• Health Map

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Here are a couple of resources that are helpful for finding government business data:

USA.gov Business Data & Statistics

Business.gov

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Larimer County Workforce is sponsoring a Job Search Conference this Friday, April 24th. This is a free event, but registration is required - there are a few slots left. For more information, go to

http://www.larimerworkforce.org/index.php?pr=Job_Search_Conference_2009

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From Training magazine, here are the winners of the Training Top 125 for 2008. This is a list of the top companies of employer-sponsored training and development. Looking for a job? This might be a good list to review.

Training Top 125

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TradeVibes is a clearinghouse of sorts of new start-ups. You can browse for start-ups by topic, by those that are bullish or bearish, or those featured. This is a great site just to browse.

Check it out at: http://www.tradevibes.com/

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Welcome back from spring break! Here are a couple of websites/applications that I think may be of interest.

Dimdim, provides easy to use web-conferencing. It's free and seemingly very easy to use. I can see this as possibly useful for applications other than conferencing in the traditional sense - collaboration, etc. The other site, commoncraft, provides short instructional videos ("explanations in plain english") on a variety of topics, such as RSS feeds, social bookmarking, wikis, and blogs. Check these out - they're free!

Dimdim

Common Craft

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Featured in numerous high-profile publications, Trendwatching provides briefings and reports on current consumer trends. While their yearly reports are not free, they do provide free monthly trend briefings that are quite informative. Past monthly briefings cover such topics as Generation G, Perkonomics, half a dozen consumer trends for 2009, etc. Their site also provides an RSS feed to keep you posted on new briefings. Check it out at: http://trendwatching.com/

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I'll be returning to Rockwell again this semester to provide reference assistance to students on Tuesday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. in the South Foyer. This will begin on Tuesday, February 24th.

Pop by, say hello and ask a question!

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Welcome back to campus everyone! Over the break I became familiar with the Libraries map collection and other map resources and while doing so came across a couple of free online resources that may be of interest to business and economics researchers and students. Social Explorer maps census data from 1790 to 2007. GeoFRED is produced by the St.Louis Fed and maps additional data such as tax collections, unemployment, and housing data. Both products are relatively interactive and allow for downloading of data. To access:

Social Explorer
Note this site has a public and a subscriber component. Go directly to maps tab at the top to access public/free component. Also, it looks as though 2007 census data has not been loaded yet.

GeoFRED
Once in, click on "edit data/layers" to change and choose data series.

Enjoy!

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I've created a new business resources webpage that brings all my resource guides and other info on library business research in one central place. This can be found on the Libraries Research Guides page or the direct link is: http://libguides.colostate.edu/business

Welcome back. Hope everyone has a great spring semester!

-Louise

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Here's an interesting article from Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge discussing the future of the MBA.

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

A major finding is that MBA's need better education in globalization, experiential learning, and leadership.

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Besides this gloomy weather, here is something to get everyone ready for the Thanksgiving holiday.... statistics on Thanksgiving, courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Thanksgiving Stats

Happy Thanksgiving!

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I am interested in who is reading my blog. Please consider answering the survey below. There are only a few very short questions, so it'll only take a minute or less to complete. Thanks!

Blog Readership Survey

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I just recently came across this resource from the University of North Carolina Greensboro that lists various business databases and provides examples as to how to cite them in APA style. Very handy, especially this time of the semester. Note: This is a list of databases that UNC, Greensboro has in their library. Our collection of databases differs from theirs somewhat. Even so, there is quite a bit of overlap and so this resource is definitely helpful.

Citing Business Databases in APA Style

Of course, always double check citations with the APA manual. The most recent version is available at the library behind the Information Desk.

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An article in today's New York Times discusses how students at top business schools remain optomistic about the financial markets and job prospects.

"Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive" NYT 10/14/08

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I've been working with Fort Collins Public Library and PBS/Frontline World to present two programs on social entrepreneurship during United Way's Make-A-Difference Week and UniverCity Connection's Innovation Week. These events are free and open to the public. I encourage you to attend. This is a great opportunity to discuss social entrepreneurship in the Fort Collins/CSU community.

On Tuesday, October 21 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Fort Collins Regional Libray District will hold a Frontline/World Social Entrepreneurs film viewing and discussion panel at New Belgium Brewing Company. The film is a one-hour compilation of the 16-part Frontline/World Social Entrepreneurs Film Series. The viewing will be followed by a panel discussion with Gordon Thibodeau, Executive Director of United Way; Jim Henderson, Regional Representative for the Small Business Administration; and Genniphyr Ponce Pore, Larimer County Workforce Center.

On Friday, October 24 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., CSU Libraries will hold a brief film viewing from the Frontline/World Social Entrepreneurs Film Series and a panel discussion featuring graduate students from CSU's School of Business Global Scoial and Sustainable Enterprise (GSSE) program and Clayton Hurd, Director of CSU's Service Learning program. This event will be at CSU's Lory Student Center in the Grey Rock Room.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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As a reminder, the Libraries citation linker tool can help you locate an article from a citation (journal title, article title, volume, issue, date) or even to locate journals in the Libraries collection. The minimum amount of information required is the journal or magazine title. For example, if you are surfing the net and find an article abstract or just the portion of an article, and the rest is unable for free (Wall Street Journal for example), use the citation linker tool to locate it. If the library doesn't provide access or own it, this tool also gives you the option of requesting the article via inter-library loan.

The citation linker is available on the Research Databases page under the "find an article from a citation" link on the left sidebar. Here is a direct link: http://lib.colostate.edu/sfx/ejournals/

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I'll be offering "office/hallway" hours in Rockwell Hall South Foyer again this semester on Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. starting on September 17th. This is a good opportunity for students to get some library reference/research assistance without having to schlepp over to the library. Pop by and say hello.

If you can't make it then, I am also available at 148 Morgan Library during the week M-F. Usually, I'm in my office from 8-5, although it's a good idea to check if I'm around before popping by (I have numerous meetings and other commitments). You can reach me by email at Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu, phone 491-4262, or IM (Yahoo, Google, Aim): louisebizlib.

Please don't hesitate to contact me for your library reference/research needs.

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Welcome Back!

As you begin the fall semester, please note that the interface for Business Source Premier has changed. The new version provides added functionality, such as the ability to share folders and to search several databases at once. Also, it is now much easier to create citations. I think, overall, while the page is a bit busy, it is a much more intuitive interface.

Take a look at:
Business Source Premier

Let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy the long weekend!

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This summer I've come across several free tools that may be helpful, if not just plain fun, in organizing information and in teaching. Some of these were mentioned at the ALA conference in June and some at the COLTT conference in Boulder last week. Each of these is a free resource.

• Jing
To create quick tutorials. Very easy to use. Great for explaining something via email rather than a long-winded written explanation.
• bubbl.us

Mindmapping software. If you're more of a spatial rather than linear planner, this is the tool for you. Great for organizing information and brainstorming. Files can be shared.
• D.volver

Just plain fun for creating quick movies. Perhaps useful for explaining concepts.
• Google Maps

Create mashups. Can link with YouTube videos, webpages, etc.

Enjoy the last few days of summer break!

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The 2007 updated version of Journal Citation Reports from ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) is now available. In the past, the Libraries provided a direct link to this via our databases page. Now access is available only via our Web of Science access point.

To find: Go to the Libraries Research Database page http://lib.colostate.edu/databases/ and click on the link to Web of Science. Once in Web of Science, go to the "select a database" tab (yellow tab near top of page). The link to Journal Citation Reports is available on this next page.

Journal Citation Reports offer journal performance metrics that statistically analyze citation data and help to determine the journal's impact and influence in the global research community.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

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I recently came across a couple of organizational chart wikis. Free sign-up allows users to add and edit content or begin creating a chart.

• Forbes http://orgchart.forbes.com/
• Cogmap http://www.cogmap.com/

These sites are good examples of how social web tools (in this case wikis) can be used to share information that is often difficult to find elsewhere.

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Recently, EDUCAUSE and the New Media Consortium published the 2008 version of The Horizon Report. The 2008 report focuses on six areas of emerging technologies that will have an impact on higher education including grassroots video, collaboration webs, mobile broadband, data mashups, collective intelligence, and social operating systems. Examples are given of institutions and organizations that are using these tools as well as links to further reading. This is an excellent summer read as we all consider ways to use these fabulous tools in learning.

www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI08107.pdf

Enjoy the summer!

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The UN Statistical division has recently launched a new database, UNdata, that searches across all their statistical databases, over 55 million records, making it obviously much easier to search for global statistics. The interface is fairly intuitive and results pages provide information as to what database the statistics are pulled from. The database is available at:
http://data.un.org/

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I've just discovered that the OECD is offering access to all their statistics while their new aggregate database, OECD.Stat is in beta. Their website indicates that this will be free for the first part of 2008. Statistics cover a range of topics including agriculture, demographics, finance, education, health, science, productivity, etc. Check it out at:

http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/Default.aspx

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Northern Light started in the mid-nineties as one of numerous search engines vying to organize the Internet in its early days. The website has gone through various forms, including a fee-based service, but will now be offering a free business search engine. The official launch is in mid-April, but is now available in beta. From what I've seen so far, this looks like an excellent resource for finding business-related content on the web.

Recent article from Information Today
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=41368

Northern Light search
http://www.nlsearch.com/home.php

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This doesn't pertain to business or economics exactly, but is an exciting project. Europeana, is a digital library collection that brings together digital content from European museums, archives, libraries, and audio-visual collections. It's expected launch date is November 2008, but you can view a demo and provide feedback on its development. It looks like a very exciting project. Be sure to watch the "boots" video.

http://www.europeana.eu/

Enjoy the weekend!

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You may or may not have heard that earlier this year the NIH adopted a revised public access policy requiring all peer-reviewed articles that report on NIH funded research to be deposited in PubMed within 12 months of publication. ARL (the Association of Research Libraries) in conjunction with SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) have written a white paper that details how grantees can comply with the new policy. This is available at:
http://www.arl.org/sparc/advocacy/nih/copyright.html
This issue is of high interest within the library community. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

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If you are looking for information on local business news, ColoradoBiz Today is a good source for statewide information. Their website provides video interviews, blogs, web exclusives, executive interviews, business links, lists such as top private and public companies, and an event calendar. RSS feeds are also available for different content sections. Some articles from their print publication, ColoradoBiz Magazine, are available on the website. Check it out at:

ColoradoBiz Today

Additionally, CSU Libraries Regional Business News database provides access to the print magazine's articles from 1993. The database provides the ability to search within the publication and also set up email alerts or RSS alerts when new issues are available.

Regional Business News database

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If you are looking for statistics and aren't sure where to start, the U.S. Statistical Abstract is a good starting point. Statistics cover a range of topics including, but not limited to, demographics and business enterprise stats. Editions back to 1878 are available free online through the U.S. Census Burea.

The 2008 Statistical Abstract
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/index.html

Earlier and historical editions
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html

Happy statistics hunting!

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Something fun for Monday...
If you're interested in a change a pace from Google, try Ms.Dewey, an experimental version of Microsoft's Live Search. Enjoy!
http://www.msdewey.com/

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Just a reminder that I am in Rockwell's south foyer area on Tuesdays from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. with laptop - ready and willing to answer your business reference/research questions. Pop by and say hello!

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Welcome back to a rather chilly start to spring semester! Please remember that the library and librarians are here to help (and we have a coffee cart!).

A couple of updates:

Reshelving of Reference collection. The reference books are being rearranged to accomodate more computer work stations. This is a work is progress and may take a few weeks to complete. In the meantime, if you can't find something, please ask at the Information Desk.

Enhancements. Over the break, carpeting was replaced in the EIC (main computer workstation area). Additionally, last fall more group study rooms were added. (More reasons to visit the library).

Again, welcome back. I look forward to working with you all this semester. -Louise

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Faculty - please contact me if you would like me to come speak with your classes about library resources. I'm currently booking classes for the spring semester. I can either come to your class or you can bring your class to the library to one of our electronic classrooms. Of course if this doesn't work with your schedule, I'm happy to put together a resource guide handout for research projects or assignments.

Thanks! Hope you all had a fabulous winter break!

-Louise

Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu
491-4262

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Traveling over the break? The following two websites allow you to share your photos, videos, and stay in touch with friends and family. Enjoy!

TravelPod
http://www.travelpod.com

TravelBlog
http://www.travelblog.org

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About this time of year, I start getting numerous questions regarding the need for statistical information. If you don't know where to start and Google isn't turning up anything useful, try the following:

Statistical Sources Resource Guide
http://lib.colostate.edu/research/statsrc/
This is a good annotated list of places to start looking for statistics. Highlights: Nationmaster is great for international information; Larimer County Compass is excellent for local info; Statistical Sources on the Web from U of Michigan is a good clearinghouse of free online resources organized by category.

Google Government Search
http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
I"ve located hard-to-find government statistics using this specialized search through Google. It's worth a try to see what pops up. Results are limited to government sites.

Hopefully, that'll help you get started. If you are still not finding what you need, feel free to contact me at Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu

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CSU Libraries now has electronic access to Wall Street Journal (eastern edition) articles from 1989 to the present. Access is available in databases such as Business Source Premier and Academic Search Premier via the FindIt@CSU button. You can also browse the WSJ by entering the database directly (see below for the link). Access is also available via the journals search page. As with other Libraries electronic resources, you will need to have a library PIN set up in order to access from off-campus.

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest database)

Journals search page

Library PIN login (set up)

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns at Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu

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Hoover's reports are available in the LexisNexis Academic database - although they are a bit buried. Here's how to find them.

In the LexisNexis database (available from the Libraries Research Database link), click on the "Sources" tab at the top of the screen. At the far right of the next screen, you will see a box that say's "find a source." Type "hoovers" in the box and click "go." The next page will allow you to select the type of Hoover's report that you want to search including Company profiles, IPO reports, and industry reports. Just mark the box next to the ones you want and then click "ok - continue" (red box at the far right of screen). You can then search within the hoover's publications that you have selected.

http://lib.colostate.edu/databases/

If you have difficulties, please don't hesitate to contact me and I'll help you out.

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I love listening to NPR's Marketplace from American Public Media. They have interesting stories and I can usually catch the morning edition while I drive to work. They also have an excellent website where you can view transcripts of stories and listen to podcasts. How do the Colorado Rockies fit in? Well, this morning there was an interview with their sports commentator, Diana Nyad, about the baseball industry and big budgets vs. small. Here's a link to the transcript:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/12/big_wins_on_small_budgets/

The book mentioned in the story, Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game by Michael Lewis, is available through CSU Libraries or through the regional catalog, Prospector.
http://prospector.coalliance.org/screens/mainmenu.html

Marketplace website: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/

Go Rockies!

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Mediascrape provides videos from television news agencies around the world. With Google Maps integrated into its search interface, you can browse news videos by country or search by topic. Mediascrape's press page provides links to articles with more info http://www.mediascrape.com/Site/Press.aspx

Check it out at: http://www.mediascrape.com/News/Home.aspx

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CSU Libraries now has a subscription to NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Working Papers. You can access it via the Libraries catalog or directly through the NBER Working Papers website.
Catalog record:
http://catalog.library.colostate.edu/record=b2857136
NBER:
http://papers.nber.org/papers/

Posted by Louise Feldmann at 08:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I discovered this website this morning via a post on BusinessWeek Online with the entirely provacative title of "Gigapan: Don't click this site if you want to get anything done today." Hard to resist. Gigapan is a most excellent website of images that you can zoom around within. This is a development of the Global Connection Project with partners that include Carnegie Mellon, Google, and NASA Ames Research Center. Check it out at:

http://gigapan.org/searchGigapansList.php?keywords=&sort=popular

Global Connection Project
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~globalconn/

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The New York Times has announced that as of the evening of Tuesday, September 18th, they will no longer be charging for portions of their web site, specifically the TimesSelect portion. The newspaper is moving to an advertising based revenue model. Older articles, those in the public domain (1851 to 1922), will be freely available as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/business/media/18times.html?hp

CSU Libraries provides full-text access to The New York Times via the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database. Coverage is from 1851 and includes the PDFs of pages. The database is located under the New York Times in the Research Databases title list.

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Wondering where to start with your research assignment? Not at all organized? The Library undergrad and grad webpages now have an assignment calculator feature. This tool allows you to input a start and due date for an assignment. Once entered, the results page helps to structure your work on an assignment with links to helpful web sites. You can also enter your email, so that you get reminders to, hopefully, keep you on track. Scroll down on each of the following pages to find the assignment calculator.

http://lib.colostate.edu/users/undergrad.html

http://lib.colostate.edu/users/grad.html

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Here's a Friday afternoon tip. If you have a citation to an article and want to locate it in the library, use the Libraries Citation Linker feature. Go to the Research Databases link from the Libraries homepage. On the left navigation bar, you will see a link to "Find an article from a citation." Click on this. Once at the Citation Linker form, enter the information you have - you will need to enter the journal title at least - then click on "FindIt@CSU." The results indicate if the item is available electronically and links to those resources. It also provides a link to the catalog record if the item is available in print. If the Libraries does not have that article or journal, you may request it from interlibrary loan and a link to this is also provided.

Citation Linker form:
http://lib.colostate.edu/sfx/ejournals/

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Welcome back! As we start the fall semester, I'd like to point out a service that the library provides called Document Delivery. This service is provided through our interlibrary loan department and enables patrons to receive copies of articles via their Interlibrary loan account. This applies to articles that the library has only in print format and so is not available electronically. Instead of you having to come to the library, find the article, and make a copy, you can request that ILL do this for you. To use this service, you will need to set up an ILL account if you do not already have one. To request an item via document delivery, open your account, click on the document delivery link, and fill out the information.

• Interlibrary loan (ILL) - login and account set-up https://illiad.library.colostate.edu/illiad/logon.html
• Interlibrary loan questions
  (970) 491-1862

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Okay. We are finally ready to unveil our attempts at podcasting. I have created 5 short podcasts having to do with basic business research. Please let me know what you think! Email me at Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu

• Business Podcasts http://lib.colostate.edu/podcasts/BusinessResearch/
• General library Podcasts
  http://lib.colostate.edu/podcasts

Podcasts addressing basic library research.

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Hope your summer has been fabulous! The library has been busy this summer in preparation for the fall semester. We are in the process of adding more seating and several more group study rooms. During the fall semester, you will also notice that the reference collection will be rearranged a bit. About a quarter of the current collection will be moved to Reference South (near the maps) to make room for more computer study space. The business reference books will primarily remain in the Reference area. Volumes being moved to Ref South include older S&P Industry Surveys (1980's to 2002) and Moody's manuals from the 90's. Any changes to the location of items will be noted in the catalog records for items.
Please contact me if you have any questions.

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This is just a note to let readers know that I'll be posting to the blog infrequently during the summer break. Regular blog posts will resume when CSU's fall semester starts in August.

Thanks to everyone who has been reading the blog! Happy Summer!

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I'm quickly catching the podcasting bug and subscribe to several podcasts via iTunes to listen to on my iPod while walking or working out. The following are some good business podcasts and are all available on iTunes, which is free to download . You can listen to all via your computer; there's no need to have an mp3 player or iPod. These just provide a flavor for what's out there. Browse through the business podcasts at iTunes for many more (click on "podcasts" in the iTunes Store).

• American Public Media Marketplace
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/pm.html
• BusinessWeek

http://www.businessweek.com/search/podcasting.htm
BW provides a variety of podcast shows. I had difficulty accessing from their webpage but no problem via iTunes which organizes their podcasts nicely.
• HBR's IdeaCast

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/hbr/hbr_ideacast.jhtml
• The Wall Street Journal

Provide a variety of podcasts. iTunes is the easiest access point.
• Coffee Break Spanish

Okay, this isn't a business podcast, but what better way to learn spanish in a few minutes every day!
Available in iTunes.

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I'm a big fan of social software, although admittedly I'm not up to speed on everything that's out there. Here are some of my current favorites:

• del.icio.us
  http://del.icio.us/

Social bookmarking site. Organize your bookmarks and create lists. Good summer project :)

• LibraryThing
  http://www.librarything.com/

Okay, this is a bit librarian-esque, but if you've got a book collection you want to organize, very cool.

• Ning
  http://www.ning.com/

Create your own social network. All kinds of groups are on here. It's worth a look.

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A couple of entries ago, I talked about alert services. EBSCO databases now offers RSS feeds for customized searches. This means that you have the option to not only read alerts via email but also via your news feed reader. For more information: http://support.epnet.com/support_news/detail.php?id=204
EBSCO databases that are relevant to business and economics researchers are Business Source Premier, EconLit, and Communication and Mass Media Complete.

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I've created a new resource guide covering global social sustainable enterprise. I'm hoping that this will provide some background resources for those students and faculty involved in the new GSSE master's program starting this fall. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improving the guide or of resources to include in the guide. The link is below. It can also be located via the subject guides list available from the Libraries homepage. Click on "business." Once on the business resources page, it's located under the "resource and course guides" link.

http://lib.colostate.edu/research/business/globalsocial.html

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Many of CSU Libraries databases provide alert services. These services allow you to set up a database search that will run automatically weekly or monthly with results, either article citations or links to the full text of the articles, delivered directly to your email. In addition, some publishers provide table of contents (TOC) alerts. Detailed information about databases and publishers that provide alert services and how to set them up are available on the Libraries Alerts Services web page at http://lib.colostate.edu/research/alerts/

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Recently, there has been quite a bit of discussion on the business librarian's listserv, BUSLIB-L, about citation styles used for business. The general consensus is that there is no standard for business. If you are submitting an article for publication in a business journal, you'll obviously want to use the style that the journal calls for in its manuscript submisssion information. If you're a student, use the guide that your professor recommends or requires. The Library provides current print style guides in the reference area behind the information desk as well as links to online information. Please contact the Libraries information desk if you have any questions.

• Style Guides
  http://lib.colostate.edu/research/style/

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The library has acquired a new online database that provides electronic access to many popular business reference titles that we previously only had in print. The database includes several titles of interest to business students and faculty such as:

• Business Plans Handbook (volumes 1-12)


• Encyclopedia of Small Business


• Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns


• Manufacturing and Distribution U.S.A.

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Zotero (in beta) is a free resource for managing your research resources, much like EndNote... for those of you familiar with that tool. Zotero allows you to "collect, manage, and cite" found resources such as web pages, journal articles, or other resources with links to find the items later. Zotero's format is much like itunes, so it's easy to use and organize records and files. You can also create bibliographies in APA, Chicago, and MLA formats. And while it's still in beta, it is free and a good alternative to EndNote. You must have Firefox 2.0 in order to download Zotero (it's fairly easy to download Firefox 2.0). More information is available at the Zotero site... along with a most excellent short demo.

Zotero http://www.zotero.org/

Tip: Creating a bibliography in APA, Chicago, or MLA is fairly easy, but the info on how to do so is a bit buried. By right clicking on a folder, an option to create a bibliography appears.

Posted by Louise Feldmann at 08:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

CSU Libraries Subject Guides are a good starting point for your research. These cover a range of subjects and are created and compiled by the subject librarians at the library. For business and economics students and researchers, there are research guides that cover the topics of finding company information, industry information, international business, economics, and statistics to name a few. These can be located from the library's homepage... you'll see the link to "Subject Guides" under the "Find" column. The subject guides are arranged alphabetically. Here's the link to the business, economics, and statistics guides:

• Business Resource and Course Guidesl


• Economics Subject Guide


• Statistics Subject Guide

Posted by Louise Feldmann at 08:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The February issue of The Competitive Edge, CSU's e-business newletter, is now available. Begun in early 2006, the bi-monthly newsletter created by the office of CSU System Chancellor Larry Penley, covers business and economic development issues as well as Colorado industry information. From the premier issue: "Our goal is to offer solid information and insights related to key industries, research collaborations and resources that support Colorado economic development and business excellence." To give you an idea of the coverage, this month's issue has articles that include information about CSU's new MicroRx "Supercluster," soil science applications and their economic implications around the world, an update on India's economy, and a report on job growth in Northern Colorado. You can subscribe to the newletter and receive it directly to your email.

For more information:
http://edge.colostate.edu/

February's issue:
http://edge.colostate.edu/pages/email-feb2007.asp

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Working on a business class team project? Want access to your documents or spreadsheets from any computer with internet access? Check out Google Docs.

I recently used this for a collaborative effort to write up some conference meeting minutes. By simple creating an account in Google Docs, you can create a document or spreadsheet (much like Word) and then invite collaborators to either edit or view only. What I like about Google Docs is the ease of use and the ability to share a document without having to go through email. The other advantage is that you can access the documents from any computer with internet access and Web browser.
Check it out at: http://docs.google.com

Posted by Louise Feldmann at 09:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

You can now access me (Louise Feldmann, CSU's Business Librarian) via IM. You can either simply send a message using the Meebo widget located on the lower right of the Business Blog's main page or contact me using IM in Yahoo!, Google, or aim. My screen name is louisebizlib. I don't have set hours, but will be available and monitoring my IM accounts when I'm in my office.

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