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August 28th, 2009
Welcome to this feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
Database name: lynda.com; from Lynda.com.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below our banner.
Description/focus: lynda.com provides thousands of online video lessons on the tools and techniques of software products including Microsoft Office, Adobe, Photoshop, SQL, AutoCAD, and others. Types of software include web design, content managment systems, databases, graphics, presentations, and more.
Start with this hint: If you think your own web site could use some updating, scroll down the list of Subjects to Content Management Systems. Drupal and Joomla! are especially popular and easy to use.
Why you should know this tool: The lessons at lynda.com are short, focused, and have the right amount of information without being overwhelming.
How this will help students: Students can go at their own pace to learn the basics, but they can also learn techniques that will make their presentations more professional and more logically organized.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this tool, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/mgmt/database. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMTAugust 21st, 2009
Welcome to this feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources. This week our hint leads you to a specific database but we are really featuring a quicker way of getting to our databases.
Tool name: MyMEL toolbar; from the Management & Economics Library.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, on the left, in the second box, click on MyMEL toolbar, and download in seconds.
Description/focus: This toolbar lets you have all of the MEL resources with you on your laptop or in your office. The first dropdown on the toolbar next to the search box is the list of databases.
Start with this hint: In the Databases dropdown, select D-J, scroll all the way down to Journal Citation Reports from ISI. Select Search for a specific journal and then enter the title of the journal where your most recent article was published to see the journal’s impact factor.
Why you should know this tool: MyMEL gives quick access to the databases, but also provides links to your department home page as well as MEL’s home page, RSS feeds, and the Document Delivery logon page so you can get articles and books not available at Purdue.
How this will help students: In addition to the above links, students will appreciate the quick access to the Courses & Tutorials page under BizTools, and OWL and Software Remote under Research Tools.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this tool, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/mgmt/database/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, MGMT, servicesAugust 14th, 2009
Welcome to Database of the Week — a new feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These weekly database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
Database name: PressDisplay; from NewspaperDirect.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below our banner.
Description/focus: PressDisplay provides access to over 1000 newspapers, in 39 languages, from 82 countries, with all sections in the original layout.
Start with this hint: Translate! If you use the search box at the top of the site to search all newspapers for a subject and the top story is in German, don’t worry if you’re a bit rusty… PressDisplay can translate it for you: double click on the article title, then press the Translate button under the headline.
Why you should know this database: PressDisplay provides more complete access to selected newspapers than either fulltext databases, which usually strip out pictures and advertisements, or newspaper websites, which don’t include all stories from the print edition.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Students can see real life examples of bias by comparing the coverage of an event in different sources. In addition, information can be found on companies that are not publicly traded and not followed in the traditional financial press; they are covered in regional newspapers because of local interest.
Cost: Paid by the Libraries.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/mgmt/database. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, MGMT, servicesAugust 7th, 2009
Welcome to Database of the Week — a new feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These weekly database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
Database name: Global Market Information Database, aka GMID; from Euromonitor International.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below our banner.
Description/focus: GMID gives you access to high-quality, detailed international market intelligence reports. You can find the latest information on an industry, find information on countries, consumers, and geographical areas.
Start with this hint: Under “Search” select “Menu Search” to select an industry and then compare the data for 2 or more countries.
Why you should know this database: GMID is one of our most powerful databases, providing domestic and international statistics on consumer goods and services, details on companies, and comprehensive economic information on countries.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Craft an assignment around the analysis of a market intelligence report, or use country consumer data to compare markets.
Cost: Paid by Krannert School of Management and the Libraries’ Information Access fund.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu.
Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/mgmt/database/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, MGMT, services