For those of you taking MKT 385 this semester, I developed a course guide that includes the library resources as required in this course. I used the course syllabus provided by Dr. Sharland and also had his approval after he reviewed the guide. I hope you will find the guide useful (there is a feedback mechanism under the tab titled "Help and More") and do come see me or any of the staff at the front desk if you need further assistance in this course.
Here is the link to the guide:
http://libguides.southalabama.edu/mkt385
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
"Meet the Firms Day" in the Library August 31st
Our annual "Meet the Firms Day" for 2011 is August 31st from 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and the library will close from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. to prepare and host this event. The objective of the event is to provide our senior accounting students and our local CPA firms an opportunity to meet each other and to prepare for jobs and interviews after they graduate.
While the library is closed, students can use the available computer labs downstairs. We will re-open at 3:00 p.m. until our normal closing at 9:00 p.m.
We are delighted to host this popular event and welcome our visitors!
While the library is closed, students can use the available computer labs downstairs. We will re-open at 3:00 p.m. until our normal closing at 9:00 p.m.
We are delighted to host this popular event and welcome our visitors!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Fall Semester starts Monday August 22nd
The Mitchell College of Business Library has been closed during our Interim Session but I, along with another member of my staff, use this time to catch up on everything that we need to do and to prepare for the start of a new semester.
I can hear the band practicing outside, students are moving in and I am seeing students in our hallway wanting to know "is the Library open yet". Not yet but almost!
We will open Monday, August 22nd at 7:30 a.m. and our fall semester hours will be posted on the outside board and on the library website. However, we also have our semester hours on bookmarks we have available in the library and hope you will pick up several when you arrive back on campus.
We will be closed for a short period of time on August 31st for an annual event where we host local CPA firms to meet our senior students. We will post the hours (11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) so you will have plenty of time to prepare plus ensure there is another computer lab for your use.
Other closures will be Labor Day (September 5th), Fall Break (October 2-4) and Thanksgiving (11/23 at Noon but re-open Sunday, November 27th).
Also, note that we will not begin opening on Sundays until September 11th at 2 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
So, this is much to remember so just come get a bookmark and you can enter into your own calendaring system so you are aware of our hours this fall semester.
We look forward to your return next week!
I can hear the band practicing outside, students are moving in and I am seeing students in our hallway wanting to know "is the Library open yet". Not yet but almost!
We will open Monday, August 22nd at 7:30 a.m. and our fall semester hours will be posted on the outside board and on the library website. However, we also have our semester hours on bookmarks we have available in the library and hope you will pick up several when you arrive back on campus.
We will be closed for a short period of time on August 31st for an annual event where we host local CPA firms to meet our senior students. We will post the hours (11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) so you will have plenty of time to prepare plus ensure there is another computer lab for your use.
Other closures will be Labor Day (September 5th), Fall Break (October 2-4) and Thanksgiving (11/23 at Noon but re-open Sunday, November 27th).
Also, note that we will not begin opening on Sundays until September 11th at 2 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
So, this is much to remember so just come get a bookmark and you can enter into your own calendaring system so you are aware of our hours this fall semester.
We look forward to your return next week!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Summer Semester is over?
Wow - where did the summer go? Our summer semester ends today! The MCOB Business Library will be closed during our Interim Session from July 31st - August 21st and will re-open on August 22nd at 7:30 a.m. ready for our new incoming freshmen, transfer students and returning students and faculty. We look forward to seeing you on August 22nd!
Friday, July 22, 2011
How to make $6B in 2 years (teaser: may include a library)
It can be done! In the most recent edition of Fortune magazine, there is a great article on how the Skype deal came to be. Basically, Silver Lake Partners and a venture firm, Andresseen-Horowitz, bought Skype from eBay for $2.75B. In May 2011, the new owners announced they were selling the company to Microsoft for $8.25B!
Of course, this transaction is an example of the current technology bubble but what would make this transaction grow by 6B in two years is a great read and we have this current issue in the MCOB Magazine Shelves.
The real kicker, however, is when one of the critical meetings was to be held between the venture capital company and Cisco's Tony Bates. Mr. Bates had long been an admirer of Andresseen but when he came into the Andresseen-Horowitz office, he found they had a library! So, Mr. Bates began looking at the books to see if any of his favorites was in the library and couldn't find one of his particular favorites by William Gibson titled Neuromancer. As Mr. Bates tells the story, he said that this became a great opening to the discussion at hand.
You just never know the impact of libraries and reading books may have in your future business discussions - come see us and browse our books - we have alot to offer you!
P.S. and yes we do have Neuromancer in the Main Library (PS 3557.I2264 N48 1984)
Of course, this transaction is an example of the current technology bubble but what would make this transaction grow by 6B in two years is a great read and we have this current issue in the MCOB Magazine Shelves.
The real kicker, however, is when one of the critical meetings was to be held between the venture capital company and Cisco's Tony Bates. Mr. Bates had long been an admirer of Andresseen but when he came into the Andresseen-Horowitz office, he found they had a library! So, Mr. Bates began looking at the books to see if any of his favorites was in the library and couldn't find one of his particular favorites by William Gibson titled Neuromancer. As Mr. Bates tells the story, he said that this became a great opening to the discussion at hand.
You just never know the impact of libraries and reading books may have in your future business discussions - come see us and browse our books - we have alot to offer you!
P.S. and yes we do have Neuromancer in the Main Library (PS 3557.I2264 N48 1984)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Harvard Business Review - it's all about collaboration!
The latest edition of the Harvard Business Review (July-August 2011) is in the library and the theme is about collaboration. Articles range from "Are you a collaborative leader" to "Building a collaborative organization" which should be very interesting to those in management.
For those of you in marketing, there is also an article on "What is your social media strategy" that outlines four ways companies are using technology to form connections as well as an article on the Group phenomenon and understanding more about this latest online discounting approach.
Finally, a great read on how the CEO of Bayer Corporation created a lean growth machine to a case study of how management has to decide who has to be let go in a downsizing initiative when all of his employees have the same performance review scores.
Indeed - this issue, as always, contains alot of material for those in management, marketing, HR, etc. in our journal/magazine section - come enjoy!
For those of you in marketing, there is also an article on "What is your social media strategy" that outlines four ways companies are using technology to form connections as well as an article on the Group phenomenon and understanding more about this latest online discounting approach.
Finally, a great read on how the CEO of Bayer Corporation created a lean growth machine to a case study of how management has to decide who has to be let go in a downsizing initiative when all of his employees have the same performance review scores.
Indeed - this issue, as always, contains alot of material for those in management, marketing, HR, etc. in our journal/magazine section - come enjoy!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Mitchell College of Business Faculty Publications in the spotlight!
One of our more popular offerings in the library is the collection of our faculty's published research. I decided to create a special reading area with the publications in a bookshelf dedicated solely these writings. We will also create an index to the specialization of each of faculty member's research so if a student needs to learn more about a specific area of research, we can guide them to our faculty's research in addition to the other library resources.
If you haven't been to the library lately, you should come check us out - we keep adding resources every day to assist you while you are at MCOB.
If you haven't been to the library lately, you should come check us out - we keep adding resources every day to assist you while you are at MCOB.
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