Lisa Ellis commented on the blog post The New Home for Our Reference Blog
And if Factiva is difficult for students to manage, librarians can suggest that they make use of the more user-friendly, ABI Inform/Global.
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the blog post The New Home for Our Reference Blog
FYI..another source for Hoover’s Company Profiles is Lexis/Nexis. Simply go to the “Business” section, then select “Company Profiles”, limit under “Sources” to “Hoover’s Company Records – In-depth” and...
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While I applaud recommendations, these suggested sources are limitedly useful to those students working on the organic baby food market for two reasons: 1. Limited mention of baby food as a niche...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the blog post The New Home for Our Reference Blog
Although I was hopeful Lexis/Nexis changed its default sort feature to relevancy, Stephen and I ran a few searches to discover this is NOT the case unless the search retrieves “more than 3000 results”....
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new blog post: Just Released... WARC's new interface
WARC (World Advertising Research Center) introduced a new interface and added some new features and content such as AdSpend. For a quick overview of the new interface and all, view the free video...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the blog post What Apps to Load onto iPads We Will Loan?
I think it would be useful to students to have the following apps: Youtube NY Times (free?) WSJ (free?) NPR Worldcat Dictionary and thesaurus
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new blog post: Trial of Euromonitor's Passport Dashboards
I’m delighted to announce that Euromonitor International has unveiled a new tool called Passport Dashboards. This is a trial with our account and feedback should be sent to me and/or Michael Waldman....
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new blog post: Introducing eMarketer
eMarketer is an aggregator of marketing research related to online marketing and e-commerce. Information from different sources is evaluated by a process through which such information is weighed and...
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new blog post: Introducing Mintel Oxygen and Global Market...
Adding to the market research reports found in such databases as MarketResearch.com and Euromonitor, we have acquired Mintel Oxygen . Mintel Oxygen reports and news commnetaries cover the UK, Europe,...
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new blog post: What Model Calculators are being distributed?
I received an email reference question about what model calculators were being distributed and did not find this information anywhere in our signage throughout the library, at the library’s website or...
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new post, Gartner's availability to students vs...
There seems to be a problem with students gaining access to Gartner through the CUNY Portal. Last night a student logged in and was NOT presented with access to Gartner. However, when I logged in...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, Euromonitor access disabled, on the site...
This is most disconcerting. Since this is not the first time access has been denied to a database because of a contract or license hasn’t been finalized with Baruch’s legal team, I am wondering what...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, Summer Library Alternative for Fridays &...
Colleagues you may also want to be sure to tell students that NYPL’s Science, Industry and Business Library is open 11am to 6pm on Friday and Saturday. Be sure to tell students that they can also gain...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, Tech Sharecase, 25 July 2013, on the site...
Sorry to have missed this session due to annual leave. I had a question about the kiosks. Will there be more such kiosks throughout the library and/or elsewhere about campus since each only holds a...
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new post, New database: SimmonsOneView, on the site...
We recently acquired SimmonsOneView, an online decision-making system intended to assist marketers with determining a wide range of potential marketing considerations through the customization of...
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new post, Change in Factiva Sources by Industry Option, on...
Effective October 22, 2013, Factiva has revised the industry code hierarchy from 30 to 17 headings. While some of the former Source Groups will be moved into a new Source Group (i.e....
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, Change in Factiva Sources by Industry...
We will not know the true significance till December 10, the date more changes are expected. While I may still be able to search some publications in a subject area like “advertising” or “accounting”...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, New database: Simmons OneView, on the site...
How interesting! Though I am not sure of the quality and expertise of these tutorials to feel confident recomending them to our users.
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, Off Campus Access to Mediamark Reporter Is...
Please note when first-time Baruch users “Register” at MRI+ using their Baruch email and a password of their own choosing, they must then check their email to find a message from MRI+ and click on a...
View ArticleLisa Ellis commented on the post, Tech Sharecase-10 January 2014, on the site...
To add to what we discussed about Bearcat: Discussed the importance of teaching transferable knowledge of databases and encouraging users to consider refining their initial search. While Bearcat...
View ArticleLisa Ellis wrote a new post, Mintel Oxygen now known as Mintel Academic, on...
Mintel Oxygen is now known as Mintel Academic. Please update all handouts or printed materials distributed to users where the name may appear. Changes to the library’s website and LibGuides will be...
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Looking forward to hearing your opinions and engaging in civil discourse in the course. In reply to - Lisa Ellis wrote a new post, Welcome to the Blog Site for LIB 3010- Freedom and Security in...
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