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For people here at the University of Michigan, beating Sparty never gets old. Whether it is on the football field, the basketball court, the baseball diamond, in case competitions, in job searches…it always feels great to one up our brethren school in East Lansing. This is the true nature of the great rivalry we share. This year, the business libraries at these two great schools are taking this competitive spirit and putting the rivalry to good use. We are starting a new tradition that will pit the students, staff and faculty at the two business schools to help out those less fortunate in our two communities.
For two months (April 1st through May 31st), the libraries will be leading competing food drives with their respective business schools. The William C. Gast Business Library will be collecting food for the MSU Food Bank. The Kresge Business Administration Library will be collecting for Saline Area Social Services and the Hope Clinic (Ypsilanti). This will be the third annual food drive for Kresge, but their first competition with another library. The libraries will be measuring the food donations in copy paper boxes. The winning library gets the all important bragging rights and a trophy (to be determined) that will move back and forth between the winning schools. The real winner will be the food banks that will be able to replenish their stocks at a time when donations are at their lowest.
During our food drives in 2011 and 2012, we collected over 50 boxes of food each year for Washtenaw County Food Banks. I know we can do better and hope the allure of beating Sparty will get the Ross Community motivated!
Go Blue! Beat Sparty!
Here are the specs:
Dates: Monday April 1 through Friday May 31, 2013
We will have drop-off boxes in Kresge Library at the Circulation Desk on the second floor items from Monday April 1, 2013 through Friday May 31, 2013.
Per the guidelines established by many food banks, we ask you to make sure that the donated items are:
• Non-perishable food products
• Contained in factory-sealed containers
• Currently not expired products
• Not in glass containers (most food banks avoid these as they can break in transit)
Food Items in great need include:
• Tuna Fish or other canned fish or meat
• Beef Stew, Meat Soups
• Hearty Soups
• Canned Spaghetti or Pasta
• Chili
• Beans (kidney, pinto, green, yellow, refried or black beans)
• Baby Food or Formula
• Ensure or other nutritional supplement drinks
• Rice
• Dry Beans
• Noodles, Macaroni
• Powdered Milk
• Pancake or Baking Mixes
• Cereal/Oatmeal
• Granola Bars
• Peanut Butter
• Jelly (in plastic jars)
Many Food Banks also collect unopened personal products including:
• Diapers
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Soap
• Shampoo
• Disposable Razors
• Travel sized personal products are also very useful
If you want to learn more about food banks and hunger in America, you can see this page on the Kresge Wiki.
If you have any questions, please contact Corey Seeman or at 734-764-9969. The contact at MSU is Breezy Silver - William C. Gast Business Library (Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing)
Thank you for participating in this exciting new competition and Go Blue!
| Comments (0)As of tomorrow, March 30,2013, access to our subscription to the EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) database will be discontinued. We have found that this move is necessary given limited resources and price increases that come with our continuing subscriptions.
Here are other resources that we currently offer to the Ross Community that provides data similar to what EIU offers. These include:
Country Overview Reports
Business Monitor Online
GMID Passport (Euromonitor) - http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/GotoResource.asp?71
Marketline Country Reports (Datamonitor)
Economic Data Sources
Global Financial Data
IMF eLibrary - http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/GotoResource.asp?74
OECD iLibrary - http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-link&resource=UMI00554
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We are pleased to announce the availability of the 2012 Kresge Library Annual Report. This is the sixth report from Kresge and it showcases the activities and accomplishments of the amazing staff at the library. You can read about our reference interactions with students, faculty and staff; support for MAP and other action-based learning programs; scholarship produced by Kresge librarians; and programs such as our second annual food drive.
In addition, we have a special section where we showcase our work to support for the four pillars of the Ross School of Business’s Strategic Plan: (Positive, Boundaryless, Analytic and Action).
Here are links to the current and older annual reports from Kresge:
The accomplishments recorded in this annual report are possible through the hard work and dedication of the 21 staff and librarians at Kresge. We are also grateful to the work of our part-time student employees and supervisors that keep us running 109.5 hours a week during the Fall and Winter terms at Kresge.
Due to the Winter Break,Kresge will observe altered hours for the following dates:
Friday March 1: 7:30am-5pm
Saturday March 2: Kresge Library Closed
Sunday March 3: Kresge Library Closed
Monday March 4: 8am-5pm
Tuesday March 5: 8am-5pm
Wednesday March 6: 8am-5pm
Thursday March 7: 8am-5pm
Friday March 8: 8am-5pm
Saturday March 9: 10am-10pm (regular hours resume)
Sunday March 10: 10am-1am
Monday March 11: 7:30am-1am
Kresge will be discontinuing our subscription to the EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) at the end of March 2013.We have found that this move is necessary given limited resources and price increases that come with our continuing subscriptions. We have (and will continue to) explore all options to support the diverse research needs of the Ross faculty, students and staff with the financial resources that we have.
Here are other resources that we currently offer to the Ross Community that provides data similar to what EIU offers. These include:
Country Overview Reports
Business Monitor Online
GMID Passport (Euromonitor) - http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/GotoResource.asp?71
Marketline Country Reports (Datamonitor)
Economic Data Sources
Global Financial Data
IMF eLibrary - http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/GotoResource.asp?74
OECD iLibrary - http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-link&resource=UMI00554
World Development Indicators
BCC Research provides access to market research reports and market forecasting in advanced materials, biotechnology, chemicals, energy, healthcare, sensors, plastics, nanotechnology, and other emerging technologies. Over 250 research reports are published annually. BCC Research is available at Flint and Dearborn campuses also.
| Comments (0)IBISWorld, a provider of industry reports on over 700 industries, has recently integrated their archival report content into the main industry reports platform. Archival reports are available for all 700 industries, with many reports dating back to 2001.
The archival reports can be accessed via an industry report page using the books icon at the top of the page, or you can search the archival reports using the US Industry Archives page.
IBISWorld can be accessed from the Library's A-Z Database page.
| Comments (0)We have just learned that WetFeet has undergone a change in their interface and the way that Ross Community members (current students and alumni) connect to the resource. You will now need to create an account on the site to download the guides and see the company information. You will need to log in each time you visit the site. Alternatively, you may also log in via facebook or LinkedIn. If you run into any problems creating an account, please contact the library and we will get right back to you.
| Comments (0)We are happy to report that Life Sciences Analytics is working again. Please also be sure to visit the Medical and Biotech Resources Wiki page for additional resources on this topic.
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