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.

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!

Happy Holidays!

Today is our last day of final exams and I know many of you are ready to settle in for a long winter's nap!  However, in addition to catching up on your sleep, I hope each of you have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. 

For of you who are graduating, congratulations on meeting this milestone in your life!

Remember the library closes today at 9 p.m. and will remain closed until the new semester begins January 17th at 7:30 a.m.

UnCollege at Stanford

One of the stronger business students at Mitchell brought me an interesting website to review.  It is about Stanford University offering three of their most popular computer science courses to the public this fall, online for free. The courses were so popular that Stanford’s doing it again in January.  There are seven computer courses and two courses on entrepreneurship -- and all free!  So, no tuition, no textbooks and no set times but you will have assignments you have to complete.  So, which ones do you want to take?

http://www.uncollege.org/archives/1441?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Uncollege+%28UnCollege%29

Where did this semester go?

Fall semester has passed way too fast or at least it has for us in the Library!  Final exams are now upon us and will end December 14th which is just a couple of weeks away.  We will maintain our current operating hours as posted on our website and the board outside the Library and hope to see you come in for a quiet place to study and prepare.  Then, it is time for you to relax and enjoy the holidays . . . until your return on January 17, 2012.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Where has this semester gone?  It just seems like yesterday we were welcoming you back to campus and now, the holiday season (and finals) are upon us.

I wanted to remind you of our operating hours during the Thanksgiving holiday.  The hours are:

Wednesday, November 23rd, 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday-Friday, November 24th-25th  - Closed
Sunday, November 27th - reopen from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends as you remember to give thanks for all that we have received.

HR Magazine

The latest edition of HR Magazine arrived in the library today and the cover article, "Paths to the Top" should be of particular interest to our business students who are considering HR as a career path.  There is a spotlight article on Mirian M. Graddick-Weir's career journey that truly brings home the importance of understanding how a business operates both from inside HR as well as outside HR.

Also, included are links to how HR can use social media tools and techniques in their job whether recruiting, hiring or updating employees on their benefits to having social media tools as part of one's resume.

Come to the Library Magazine Rack and review this issue as I highly recommend it!