NASDAQ to Compensate Face Book Investors

NASDAQ has announced that due to a 30 minute technical glitch on the day Face Book went public, they estimate they will need to compensate investors who missed the opportunity to buy $100M in compensation. An interesting read with more details from the Wall Street Journal today:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/05/facebook-nasdaq-wsj-idUSL1E8H5GJA20120605

Calling all accounting majors!

We have added a new tax accounting database from CCH titled "Intelliconnect".  You will find the database in the listing of our business databases.  I believe you will enjoy the ease of use in search interface as well as the depth of content as you study tax accounting.  And don't forget we also have ARM (Accounting Research Manager) which is an excellent resource for researching accounting topics from one database as well as RIA Checkpoint.  If you need assistant with any of our accounting databases, please stop by the front desk.

Welcome Back - Summer Semester 2012

Welcome back to the Summer Semester!  I hope each of you had a nice break between semesters and a great Memorial weekend with friends and family.  Now, back to school and hitting the books has arrived today.  The MCOB Library Summer hours are:

Monday - Thursday:  7:30 a.m.  - 9:00 p.m.
Friday:  7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday:  2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays:  Closed but the Main Library is open 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Visit our website to learn more about the resources and assistance we have available to help you with your course work this summer (http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/mcob/).

Where Did Spring Semester Go?

I am not sure where this semester went but it is all but gone!  We are now heading into our final exam week as our last classes were held Friday.  The library will stay open later to help your studying efforts during this time.  However, do remember that the library closes after final exams are over and interim session begins.  Here are our hours the week of May 6th-10th:

Sunday:  2 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Monday: Wednesday:  7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday:  Library closes through May 28th
May 29th:  summer semester begins and library re-opens

Good Luck on exams and congratulations to our graduating seniors!

Downloading eBooks

As our Library adds more eBooks to our collection, you may be asking specific questions on how to download to certain devices.  As you would suspect, it will depend on the eBook Collection and the device.  However,  Kathy Wheeler, one of our Senior Librarians, has created a LibGuide with a variety of examples:

http://libguides.southalabama.edu/content.php?pid=229516&sid=1898299

As you search our catalog, SouthCat, eBook versions will be shown or you can search directly into the eBook Collection with this link:

http://library.southalabama.edu/ebooks.html

Titanic Centennial

Are you as interested in the Titanic as I am?  There is so much news now around the sinking of the Titanic as we near the 100th anniversary of the sinking.  Perhaps not a business topic but certainly one about leadership and teaming.  How would you have responded under such circumstances?  What if you were the Captain of the Mystery Ship that did not stay and offer help to those passengers who were in the water or without life boats?

A librarian (of course!) by the name of Dennis Miles from Southeastern Oklahoma State University has created a very indepth course guide on various topics regarding the Titanic - do take the time to review:

http://libguides.se.edu/content.php?pid=279678&sid=2303616

Fortune Magazine, Barrons and More!

Our latest magazines and serials have arrived this week and there are so many interesting articles to read.  While I know everyone is heads-down on finishing this semester, I recommend taking a break and scan some of the latest business news.  Fortune (April 9th issue) focuses on the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time and what we can learn from them - do you know who they are?  Of course, we all think of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg but some others are just as interesting such as Sam Walton and Herb Kelleher.

Barrons (March 26th) highlights the "World's Best CEOs" with twelve of new entrants to this year's list.

Business Alabama (April) provides an overview of Alabama's highest paid women executives. Some of the company names may be new to you but worth checking out Alabama companies if your business career goal is to remain in Alabama.  Also, these female executives provide insight to their success as well as their vision that got them to the top spots.

We are now taking Gulf Coast Business published by the Mobile Press Register.  Local business news as well as topics such as social media, local real estate market and spotlight on local businesses makes this a must-read about our area.

Finally, Bloomberg Business Week (April 2nd) has a cover story on Steve Jobs and his views on Google Android but don't overlook an interview with the CEO of Yum Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, etc) and his views on expanding globally.  Mr. Novak has also published a book I just purchased for our library on leadership titled "Taking People with You".

Come review our stacks as our book collection is growing weekly and our magazine/newspaper rack always up to date!