The World Bank (IBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offer excellent research resources on the global economy for everyone but particularly our students since we subscribe to the publications offered by the World Bank. The World Bank and the IMF are twin intergovernmental pillars supporting the structure of the world's economic and financial order.
The main difference between these two organizations is The World Bank is primarily a development institution while the IMF is a cooperative institution that seeks to maintain an orderly system of payments and receipts between nations.
Once you sign on the USA Libraries website, select the "Journals List" and key in World Bank and all the various resources will be shown via our subscriptions.
Also, this external link will guide you to the recommended reading list from the IMF:
http://www.elibrary.imf.org/page/list/recommended-reading-list
If you are required to do any research on the global economy, these links should be among those you utilize first:
http://www.worldbank.org/
http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Financial Spreadsheets, Data and Research
For those students in finance, you might find many useful resources on this website:
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/
The site includes data, formatted spreadsheets as well as research. The site is maintained by Dr. Aswath Damodaran who is a professor at the Stern School of Business at New York University. His research interests are in valuation, portfolio management and applied corporate finance.
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/
The site includes data, formatted spreadsheets as well as research. The site is maintained by Dr. Aswath Damodaran who is a professor at the Stern School of Business at New York University. His research interests are in valuation, portfolio management and applied corporate finance.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Hewlett Packard - Barron's Article
For those of you taking MGT 300 and have selected HP for your company analysis, the latest issue of Barron's has an article on the challenges CEO Meg Whitman and the five moves she needs to make now. We have Barron's in the library and encourage to read while in the library.
In the course guide I developed for this course, I encourage you to review the magazine and newspaper rack in the library -- this article validates that advice.
Also, remember any of my staff can assist you with your project for this class.
In the course guide I developed for this course, I encourage you to review the magazine and newspaper rack in the library -- this article validates that advice.
Also, remember any of my staff can assist you with your project for this class.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Ash Wednesday - can Spring Break be far behind?
It appears the City of Mobile had one of the best Mardi Gras seasons ever and I know many of you enjoyed the celebration but now time to hit the books and assignments again. But isn't Spring Break just around the corner and those beautiful beaches of ours calling your name? I bet so!
I want to announce our upcoming hours in March so you can plan for your fun as well as assignments. Our library will be closed for Spring Break from March 11th - 16th but will reopen on March 18th from 2 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. While we are not open on Saturdays, please note that the USA Main Library will also be closed on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.
I know many of you will still be soaking up the rays on the 18th or recovering from St. Patrick's Day but with looming assignments and exams due the week after Spring Break, we will be here!
I want to announce our upcoming hours in March so you can plan for your fun as well as assignments. Our library will be closed for Spring Break from March 11th - 16th but will reopen on March 18th from 2 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. While we are not open on Saturdays, please note that the USA Main Library will also be closed on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.
I know many of you will still be soaking up the rays on the 18th or recovering from St. Patrick's Day but with looming assignments and exams due the week after Spring Break, we will be here!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Business Source Complete now available!
Our library recently upgraded from Business Source Premier to Business Source Complete adding many more resources from additional peer reviewed journals to market research to Industry Reports. If you need assistance in learning to navigate the newly upgraded database or looking for specific information on the additional content, do come see us at the front desk.
Friday, January 27, 2012
MGT 300 - Spring Semester 2012
Welcome to the Spring Semester 2012 MGT 300 classes! I have created a course guide that will take each of you through library resources to complete your company analysis. Here is the link:
http://libguides.southalabama.edu/mgt300
My staff is trained on this class assignment (and several have already taken it) so they stand ready to help you as well as me.
http://libguides.southalabama.edu/mgt300
My staff is trained on this class assignment (and several have already taken it) so they stand ready to help you as well as me.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Spring Semester 2012 Has Arrived!
Where did the holidays go? It just seems like we were in the midst of the Christmas holidays but yet tomorrow our classes will begin for the spring.
Our hours for the spring semester are: Monday - Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please note we are extending our Sunday hours in response to survey requests so we are going to try it out. On Sundays, we will open at 2:00 p.m. and remain open until 10:00 p.m.
See you early in the morning!
Our hours for the spring semester are: Monday - Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please note we are extending our Sunday hours in response to survey requests so we are going to try it out. On Sundays, we will open at 2:00 p.m. and remain open until 10:00 p.m.
See you early in the morning!
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