Chicago EMBA Orientation:
Spring 2005
Orientation session
A lot of information. This presentation is
on the BIC website to review at your
leisure.
Efficient information finding.
You will not be experts – please ask us for
assistance when starting.
Goals
Orient to staff and service
Getting connected and problem solving
“Professional Literature” & finding and
searching in specific journals
Mahaffey Business Information
Center
Partnership between Mendoza College of
Business and University Libraries of Notre
Dame.
College supplies space
University Libraries supplies staff,
databases, resources, and workstations.
Staff
Stephen Hayes
Christian Poehlmann
Scott Gaglio
Beata Frelas
Andy Boze
Who to call
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 BIC Staff and services (574-631-9098)
– Professional Staff 8:00am to 5:00pm.
– Check http://bic.library.nd.edu/ for hours
 Stephen Hayes (574-631-5268) or Christian
Poehlmann (574-631-9099)
– Advanced information & research questions, data needs, search
suggestions, staff and service problems, service requests, special
needs.
 Scott Gaglio (574-631-9097) or Beata Frelas (574631-7176)
– Technical Support Issues
More Contact Suggestions
I can’t seem to get connected to …
– 1st, your local technical support, especially if you are
using your business PC
I can’t find anything on…
– Chris, Steve, or faculty member, we’ll help you
formulate your search and select the best resource to
search
I keep being asked for a password…
– Scott or Beata, you may have an firewall issue or
timeout problem
More Contact Suggestions
Where would you look for….?
– Chris or Steve, we’ll suggest the best place to look
Can you .. for me?
– Chris, he’ll let you know if we can meet your special
need
When in doubt call…
– Chris or MBA office, a proper referral will be made
Contact Methods
Telephone:
– Christian Poehlmann 574-631-9099
– Stephen Hayes 574-631-5268
– General Number (BIC staff) 574-631-9098
E-mail
– Bic.1@nd.edu
Services
Answers
Advice
Interlibrary Loan
Fax machines
Typewriter
Career Materials and Services
 MBA career office provides materials – BIC
houses and maintains collection
 Libraries does not offer an extensive collection of
career materials
 Print materials and directories
– Wetfeet press publications
– Directories (i.e. Executive recruiting, consulting firms)
– Job hunters guide to… (Chicago Job Bank)
 Fax machine for career and job placement
Electronic Resources
The URL for the BIC
– http://bic.library.nd.edu/
Printing
Printers are part of the Pharos system.
– All students allocated $100 worth of printing credits.
– The charge for printing (10 cents a side) will be
deducted from your allocation.
– When your allocation is exhausted, you may purchase
more credits from the OIT.
Data and collections
Data and collections
Academic information products
– differ from corporate products in price and content
Ask for information by content not product
name -- i.e. investment reports vs. First Call
reports
Data and collections
Library provides databases and information
resources
Staff expertise in finding information
Some information is still in paper and only
in Hesburgh Library
– Directories (Manufacturing USA )
– Misc. (Valueline )
ID & Passwords
To access library resources you must use
your NetID and password.
– NOTE: This is the same as your general university email. This is distinct from your e-Project ID and
password.
Factiva
 Dow Jones & Reuters joint venture
 5 concurrent users campus wide
 Publicly traded companies
 Company vs. industry comparisons
 Factiva industry grouping information
 Historic market data
 Publication Library of 8000 full text titles
– By title, industry, and region
– Wall Street Journal full text
Factiva
http://trials.proquest.com/ptc?userid=1058176
Password: welcome
Business and Company Resource Center
 5 concurrent users campus wide
 19,031,863 articles
– many full text many back to 1980
 Investment reports and forecasts for more than
11,000 US and international companies
and for 53 industries
– prepared by Wall Street and international brokerage firms
 Profiles of more than 100,000 public and private
companies
 “Article Search” allows limiting searches to “Peerreviewed journals” and “… by journal name”
Business and Company Resource Center
http://trials.galegroup.com/pubacd/
Username:
new
Password:
beginings
Web Resources - Airlines
 International Air Transport Association (IATA)
– IATA is the trade association of the world's international airline industry.
• http:⁄⁄www.iata.org
 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
– BTS is a statistical agency engaged in data collection and analysis and a
national source for transportation data.
• http:⁄⁄www.bts.gov⁄
 Air Transport Association (ATA)
– The ATA is an organization that focuses on supporting and assisting US
airlines by promoting the air transport industry and the safety, cost
effectiveness, and technological advancement of its operations.
• http:⁄⁄www.airlines.org
 Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)
– TIA represents all components of the US travel industry; promoting US
travel and tourism. It is also the source for travel industry research,
analysis and forecasts.
• http:⁄⁄www.tia.org
Web Resources - Continued
 Statistics Canada
– Statistics Canada, the country's national statistics agency, is the
officialsource for Canadian social and economic statistics, and products.
• http:⁄⁄www.statcan.ca
 Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC)
– The ATA promotes safe and reliable air transportation of people and goods
to the benefit of Canada.
• http:⁄⁄www.atac.ca
 Association of European Airlines (AEA)
– The AEA is an umbrella organization for the major air carriers of Europe,
representing member airline interests at the international and European
level.
• http:⁄⁄www.aea.be
Web Resources - Continued
 European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFFA)
– ELFAA is a non-profit making organization that represents and protects
the needs of low-fare airlines and their customers.
• http:⁄⁄www.elfaa.com
 European Regions Airline Association (ERAA)
– ERAA is an association of more than 230 companies, representing the
entire industry, including 70 airlines and over 160 associate and affiliate
members comprising aircraft and engine manufacturers, international and
regional airports and avionic suppliers and service providers.
• http:⁄⁄www.eraa.org
Library Resources http://bic.library.nd.edu/
 Market insight (Standard & Poor’s Industry Surverys)
– Browseable and searchable interface to a variety of finance-related
information, including profiles of companies, industries and nations.
Includes information from EDGAR, CIA World FactBook, and
DRI/WEFA.
 Mergent online (Industry Reports)
– Successor to FIS online, provides access to fully searchable data on more
than 10,000 companies on the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq exchanges,
including SEC filings and annual reports. Replaces print products from
Moody's (Mergent): Bank and Finance Manual, Transportation Manual,
International Manual, Public Utility Manual, OTC Unlisted Manual, OTC
manual. Access info: You must be using a PC and Internet Explorer or
Netscape 6 or greater to use FIS/Mergent Online.
Library Resources http://bic.library.nd.edu/
 Business source premier (EBSCO)
Comprehensive business database of scholarly journals and
business periodicals. Indexes and abstracts more than
4,500 business titles with coverage from 1965; of these,
3,600+ with full text.
– Datamonitor Company & Industry Reports
Questions
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FAQ 1
Why is there only 1 Bloomberg?
– COST, MONEY, DOLLARS.
• The Bloomberg stations cost $612/month for ONE workstation
– SEE: “But Bloomberg won't budge on pricing” (THE
BLOOMBERG MACHINE: If he runs for mayor of New York,
what happens to his empire?, Tom Lowry, 04/23/2001, Business
Week p.76
Why can’t I download from Bloomberg?
– Because Mike discourages it.
– It would cost us $1700 per month, per workstation.
FAQ 2
How come the Libraries doesn’t have a
subscription to the electronic version of
(insert favorite journal’s name here)?
– Usually no individual subscriptions to electronic
business journals.
FAQ 2 - continued
– Rely on electronic full text aggregators
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Factiva (8000 titles)
Business and Company Resource Center (19 million articles)
ABI Inform/Global (1616 publications)
Business Newsbank (500 newspapers, newswires and business
journals )
• Business Source Premier (2,140 scholarly business journals)
• Lexis/Nexis Academic (5,000 publications)
FAQ 3
How do I know which aggregator has the
journals I want?
– Electronic Resources Gateway web page
• Electronic Journals (e-Journal Locator)
FAQ 4
What is the password for Factiva?
– No individual passwords
– Logging onto the campus network validates as
authorized user
– Prompted for a password?
• Go back to the Libraries’ Electronic Resource Web page and
re-launch the product.
FAQ 5
Can I get these databases and resources
from off campus, in my office, or
elsewhere?
FAQ 5 - continued
Yes!
– Computer cluster or branch library logon is like the BIC
– Campus housing has a direct connection to the campus
network
– Off-campus and dialing into the OIT modem pool
connects directly to the network.
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