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EMBA OrientationAugust 11, 2008

Library 101:

Getting the most out of Falvey

Presented by Dan Overfield

http://www.villanova.edu/

Our New Look!

Important links on Falvey

• Resources by Subject • Everything we offer is categorized by primary topic. There is also an A-Z list of

database resources.

• VUFind – Library Catalog • Find books, Electronic Journals, DVD’s, and use Guided Search to combine search

terms.

• Question Center • Ask, answer, and browse our full research question databank.

• Library FAQ’s and other helpful hints. While on campus you can click on “tips and guides” to download EndNote, a citation management program, for free.

Bartley Business Information Center

http://beta.library.villanova.edu/About/LibrariesandCollections/VBL

Bartley Business Information Center

• Located in Bartley Hall – Office 2008. • Make an appointment or stop by during our hours.

• (610) 519-4374

• Research consultations• Online appointment scheduler is available from our website during the semester.

• Call or email if you wish to schedule outside of our regular hours.

• A concentrated library website featuring only business specific resources.

• Also features a resource finder, course blogs, our contact information, and an archive of this and all previous library demonstrations made to date for your reference.

Top Resources

• For Articles about a topic– Including journals, newspapers, trades,

magazines, etc.

1. Business Source Premier2. ABI/Inform3. Lexis-Nexis4. Business & Industry 5. Find It -

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=buh

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjK0cxK2ZiNys1K0c1KzIxZCsyNWIrOCsyZWM1KzEwMmEmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=3260

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://search.rdsinc.com

Top Resources

• For Company Research• Including limited private company data

1. Mergent Online – Public / Global2. Lexis-Nexis – Public / Private / Global3. Morningstar – Public4. ValueLine – Public 5. Market Insight – Public 6. Marketline – Public / Private / Global7. Euromonitor (GMID) – Public / Private / Global

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.mergentonline.com/compsearch.asp

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://library.morningstar.com/

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.valueline.com/secure/vlrc/research.html

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://umi.compustat.com/

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://dbic.datamonitor.com

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.portal.euromonitor.com/portal/server.pt

Top Resources

• Data and Statistics

1. Mergent – Financial Ratios / Data on companies

2. Global Financial Data • Historical data on exchanges, commodities, etc.

3. Euromonitor (GMID)

4. Economist Intelligence Unit • Country data, historical and current.

5. Global Insight• Excellent source of global statistical data.

http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=http://www.globalfinancialdata.com

FYI

• Flexible Schedules– Call or email if you would like / need to meet outside of

our regularly scheduled hours.

• Document Scanning– If you cannot get to the library, maybe I can get it to you.

• Familiarity with Resources– If nothing else, I can quickly direct you to resources that

will best match your research problems.

Contact

The Business Team has four librarians to provide research assistance to the Villanova School of Business.

http://www.library.villanova.edu/services/about_falvey/contact_us.html