JacksonLine - June 2009: Jackson Library: Stanford GSB

Lifetime Privileges
Databases for Alums
Alumni Toolbar
No Forrester or Capital IQ
Twitter
Summer Reading
Business Websites

Columns

Revisting the Classics
Career Corner
Trivia Question

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The new Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online [electronic resource] edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume

This classic four volume dictionary has moved to an electronic format allowing for a better and easier searching. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics can be found on our library database page. This second edition is updated from the 1987 edition and “contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world’s leading economists.” The online interface is excellent, providing a table of contents on the left side of each entry linking to abstracts, keywords, article, references, and a bibliography. A wonderful addition to our collection of outstanding resources. Database

The 29% solution : 52 weekly networking success strategiesby Ivan R. Misner and Michelle R. Donovan

This guide to networking by Misner, the founder and chairman of BNI (Business Network International), is an invaluable roadmap for businesspeople seeking to develop or fine-tune a necessary and often overlooked skill. Misner and Donovan's title stems from a study that spawned the six degrees of separation theory, which actually revealed that only 29% of the population is connected to this extent. The authors say that despite its proven necessity, networking is scarcely taught in business schools, and their self-study course aims to fill the void with a self-assessment test and 52 weeks of assignments to beef up networking skills. HD69.S8 M576 2008

Who was the only politician to have signed all four documents fundamental to the creation of the United States of America

Answer:

Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers, signed the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris (1783), which established peace with Great Britain, and the U.S. Constitution (1787).

In addition to his accomplishments in business and science Franklin is said to be responsible for the insurance company, the city hospital an academy in Philadelphia that would later become the University of Pennsylvania and my favorite the public library.

JacksonLine - June 2009

Your Library After Graduation

You may no longer be a student, but you will always be part of the Jackson Library and the GSB Community. Jackson Library is always open to you virtually and physically.

Log on to the Jackson Library Website from your home or office to access catalogs, business websites, research guides, blogs and answers to FAQ's.

Lifetime Library Privilege

Lifetime courtesy access and borrowing privileges are extended to GSB Alumni for personal and professional advancement. If you plan to stay in the area or just plan to visit from time to time, apply for a Jackson Library Alumni card at the Library Access Desk. While in the library stop by the Reference Desk where staff are always ready to help with your research needs. Browse the wall of business journals or check out the latest popular business book.

Access Seven Premier Library Databases
with a SBSAA Life Membership

Access these premier databases from your desktop or laptop with a paid subscription to the Alumni Association

ABI Inform ( Access to Periodicals & WSJ)
Business Monitor Online (International)
Business Source Premier (Periodical & Company Info)
Factiva (Newspaper, Periodical and Company Info)
Reference USA (Business Directory)
Tablebase (Statistical Tables)
Wetfeet Press (Info for job seeker and employers)

For details contact Laura Moore or Erica Richter

For All Things Alumni - Download the Alumni Toolbar

Download the Stanford GSB Alumni Toolbar, designed by Jackson Library staff specifically for alums with quick links to alumni resources and services. The toolbar allows alums to access email, search the directory, read news about GSB reunions and events and Lifelong Learning opportunities. The toolbar also links alums to the library resources such as “ask a librarian,”catalogs, business websites, library databases as well as a quick link to google from the toolbar.

Forrester and Capital IQ

Forrester and Capital IQ will not be available to students after June 14th. Returning students can re-register during the fall quarter for access to these databases. Students will be notified about the registration process before the start of the fall quarter.

Twitter

Follow Jackson Library on Twitter to get the latest news and information on library events, research topics, business related resources and research questions. Follow StanfordGSBLIB or link http://twitter.com/StanfordGSBLib

Summer Reading

It’s summertime, and the time is right for some easy readin’. Our popular book shelf has just the thing...

The post-American world by Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek editor and popular pundit, predicts that despite its record of recent blunders at home and abroad, America will stay strong, buoyed by a stellar educational system and the influx of young immigrants, who give the U.S. a more youthful demographic than Europe and much of Asia. A lucid, thought-provoking appraisal of world affairs, this book will engage readers on both sides of the political spectrum. CB161 .Z34 2008

Click : what millions of people are doing online and why it matters by Bill Tancer

Destined to become a primer for online marketers and usability experts this book sheds new light on the mind set and curiosities of the average Web surfer, i.e., your friends and neighbors. Click : what millions of people are doing online and why it matters guides the reader through the search patterns of 10 million Internet users, challenging myths and making new discoveries about the psychology of consumers, illustrating that clicks speak louder than words and can reveal unspoken truths about individual drives that are not expressed via other forms of media. ZA4235 T36 2008

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A sense of urgency by John Kotter

Change can strike fear in the hearts and minds of everyone. Harvard Business School professor John Kotter is the master of change and in his new book he identifies the single biggest factor to successful change, which also happens to be his number-one principle: creating a true sense of urgency. It will resonate with those charged with carrying out new corporate strategies or implementing transformation, he details strategy with four supporting tactics: bring the outside reality in, behave with true urgency every day, selectively look for upside possibilities in crises, and effectively confront what he calls the no-no's. HD58.8 .K673 2008

Lessons from Private Equity any company can use by Orit Gadiesh, Hugh MacArthur

For present and future CEOs, the authors offer a little book on how to borrow techniques used by successful private equity firms. They reveal how the most talented PE firms have discovered a formula for value creation that is reaping success and is outstripping corporations. Six private equity disciplines your company can adopt are outlined. HG4751.G33 2008

Business Websites

Each month librarians meet to review websites to determine their business value. These sites offer relevant information at no charge, though some offer additional information for a fee. This month's selections are:

Research Round Up is a Business Filing Databases, with links to business registration sites for the states.

Gallery of Graphic Design contains advertising images from the past, indexed by advertiser, magazine, product, etc.

Jack's Favorite Quote of the Month

"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said"

~Peter F. Drucker

Send your comments, questions, suggestions to Jan Driscoll.

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