Business & management – MIT Libraries News http://libraries.mit.edu/news News & updates from the libraries at MIT Tue, 24 May 2016 13:15:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 Why not Ask Us? It’s April! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/its-april/21999/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:35:47 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21999 Haydendesk5Let’s face it: the last half of the spring semester is here, papers are due, assignments need to be completed. The time seems right to highlight one of the best ways MIT Libraries supports teaching and research on campus.

With a simple click wherever you see an “Ask Us!” button, you’ll be sending a signal to librarians who pick up questions and get back in touch by 5pm the next business day. If a face-to-face discussion would help, research consultations are easy to set up. And if it’s something super quick, there’s a chat service from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday. Lots of ways to get in touch!

Librarians are always ready to assist the MIT community with any information need. Every department, lab, and center has a liaison librarian who specializes in resources connected to the people and research that happens there. Helpful staff are located at each of the Libraries’ service desks to assist with access questions or to help get you started. And don’t forget our great study spaces.

As the spring winds down, please be in touch. Ask Us! in April, and the rest of the year besides!

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Business resources for engineers and scientists http://libraries.mit.edu/news/business-resources-3/21786/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:00:22 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21786 This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business information resources that will help you understand the commercial potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for financial support. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace.

Location: 14N-132 DIRC

Register

Contact: Howard Silver

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Changes in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) improve analysis of journals http://libraries.mit.edu/news/changes-journal-citation/21804/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:00:16 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21804 logo jcr

Perhaps you’ve used JCR from Thomson Reuters to find the “impact factor” of a journal, to compare journals, or to discover a new place to publish your work. Until now, this was a fairly tedious process: for one, you had to search year by year.

However, change has come: the new version of JCR resides on the InCites platform and includes these new features:

  • Search the journal title with keywords
  • See the coverage years right away
  • See the Impact Factors back to 1997 for several journals
  • Download the journal profile (a table of Impact Factors and other measures by year) in three formats
  • Compare journals based on a specific indicator
  • Compare journals in a subject category easily from the home page

The Help button on the top of the homepage leads to further descriptions of these features and training videos. For any questions, contact Collections Strategist Michael M Noga, and happy hunting!

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Synthesis eBooks: A great place to start in EECS http://libraries.mit.edu/news/synthesis-ebooks-great/21801/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:28:41 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21801 m and c logo

The MIT Libraries is pleased to announce access to the latest collection in the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science. The Synthesis eBooks, or “lectures,” are 50-200-page overviews of cutting-edge topics in electrical engineering, computer science, and related disciplines. They serve as great introductions and reviews: ideal for catching up or starting out in a new area. Several MIT faculty are Synthesis authors. New titles include:

In addition to technical topics, some titles address the practice of engineering, such as Crafting Your Research Future: A Guide to Successful Master’s and Ph.D. Degrees in Science & Engineering.

Forthcoming titles will address topics such as antennas, quantum computing, and human-centered informatics.

Get access to Synthesis through the Libraries with this shortcut url: libraries.mit.edu/get/synthesis. Send any questions to Phoebe Ayers, EECS librarian.

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Access more consumer market research reports with Mintel Reports Academic http://libraries.mit.edu/news/access-consumer-market/21424/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:00:52 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21424

Access detailed research reports in several broad categories of consumer markets with Mintel Reports Academic. Our subscription covers the array of consumer sectors in the U.S. market plus some Western European countries. Each report provides very granular information in several sections:

  • analysis of the competitive landscape
  • market size and potential
  • consumer trends, and
  • attitudinal and behavioral data from consumer surveys.

Browse topics by sector, demographics, and themes and search by keywords to find all relevant reports and recent articles.

And for a limited time, receive trial access to Mintel Market Sizes. Access and download market size, market share, and forecast data for thousands of consumer goods categories from 35 countries.

For more resources like Mintel, see our guide to market research.

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BrowZine: A new tool for a new year http://libraries.mit.edu/news/browzine-year/21201/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:30:10 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21201 BrowZine

The MIT Libraries is happy to offer a new and easy way to keep up (or catch up) with journals from the comfort of your mobile device. A download of the app BrowZine, a subscription based service on trial this year, lets you choose scholarly journals from a variety of subjects, set up a “bookshelf,” and tap the latest covers to browse current issues or read what you need. “Reading lists” allow you to save articles for later (on the device being used). A web version is also available.

To get started, see the directions below or check out our BrowZine guide.

Comments or questions? Email our BrowZine team.

Thanks, and happy browsing!

From your browser: Simply visit the BrowZine website. It will automatically detect if you’re on campus and select your library; if off-campus, you will be prompted initially to select your library.

From your mobile device:

  • Download BrowZine: From your Android, iOS, or Kindle Fire device, visit the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or Amazon App Store. Search for “BrowZine” and download the app. (If you or any of your colleagues have previously been using BrowZine with our Open Access library, please delete the app and reinstall it.)
  • Access BrowZine: Tap on the app icon to open BrowZine. A list of libraries will appear, please select “Massachusetts Institute of Technology — MIT.”  Enter your credentials; these will be the same used for remote access.
  • Start browsing: Use the Subject dropdown menu to browse by subject categories or Titles A-Z to find a specific journal title by name.

 

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Need help creating a data management plan? Try the DMPTool http://libraries.mit.edu/news/creating-management/21028/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:00:20 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21028 DMPTool logoDid you know that your funding agency likely requires you to share your research data? And that you may have to submit a data management plan (DMP) with your next grant application? The Libraries have a new tool to help.

The MIT Libraries have customized the DMPTool, a web-based tool that guides you through writing a DMP specific to a funder’s requirements. From within the DMPTool, you can:

  • Use DMP templates for specific funders (e.g., NSF, NIH, DOE, NEH, and many more)
  • Access MIT-specific information and resources related to data management
  • Save and reuse previous DMPs to build a DMP for your next proposal
  • Request feedback on your DMP from a member of the Libraries’ Data Management Services team to help strengthen your funding application

To get started, access the DMPTool, click “Log In,” and choose “Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)” as your institution to log in via Touchstone.

Want to learn more about the DMPTool or data management plans? Join us for an IAP session, Data Management Plans and the DMPTool, on Tuesday, January 26, or contact Data Management Services.

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IAP 2016: Business research http://libraries.mit.edu/news/2016-business-research/21018/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:21:39 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=21018 Explore business databases and learn all about patents at our business research workshops.computers in library

Patent Analysis with PatSnap
Wed, Jan 20, 11am-12pm, 14N-132
Register
Contact: Anne Graham

Biotech Business Information for Engineers
Wed, Jan 20, 4-5pm, 14N-132
Register
Contact: Courtney Crummett

Patent Searching Fundamentals
Fri, Jan 22, 12-1pm, 14N-132
Register
Contact: Anne Graham

Basics of Obtaining a Patent
Mon, Jan 25, 3-4:30pm, 4-162
Register
Contact: Anne Graham

Business Information for Engineers and Scientists
Wed, Jan 27, 4-5pm, 14N-132
Register
Contact: Howard Silver


Browse all Libraries-sponsored IAP sessions

 

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New: Get B-to-B Market Research Reports from BCC Research http://libraries.mit.edu/news/b-to-b-market-research/20487/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:38:17 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=20487 BCC Logo

MIT Libraries now have access to BCC Research, a database that focuses on business-to-business market research reports.  Whether you are sizing up the global market for biosimilars or exploring industrial applications of lasers, a BCC report can provide statistical and analytical information on industry structure, major players and their market shares, industry dynamics, forecast, and international developments relevant to that field.

Search by keywords or browse for relevant reports in the following categories:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Transportation Technologies
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemicals
  • Energy and Resources
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Food and Beverage
  • Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies
  • Healthcare
  • Information Technology
  • Instrumentation and Sensors
  • Manufacturing
  • Membranes and Separation Technology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Photonics
  • Plastics
  • Safety and Security
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Bookmark the “get” URL for easy access: libraries.mit.edu/get/bcc. Looking for more information on a market?  Check out our guide to market research.

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Welcome to our new Business & Management Librarian! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/welcome-business/20491/ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:00:28 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=20491 Shikha Sharma headshotEarlier this fall Shikha Sharma, joined the MIT Libraries as the Librarian for Business and Management. She works with colleagues across several units to serve the Sloan School and the business and management needs of the MIT community across disciplines.

Please contact Shikha to discuss your teaching and research needs, arrange a library research session, or to develop research strategies. She can help you identify and leverage relevant business and management resources available at MIT Libraries and beyond. She also welcomes any suggestions or feedback you may have on our collections and services.

Prior to coming to MIT, Shikha worked at the University of Connecticut, where she is the Business, Economics, and Legal Studies librarian and also the Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Services.  In addition to these responsibilities, Shikha served on the Libraries‘ Collections Steering Committee and represented the Libraries on a university-wide Steering Committee on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.  She also brings experience in planning and administering campus-wide user surveys and leading a library instruction program.  Shikha has a very strong track record in developing effective and creative strategies for engaging with all students and faculty alike and she is eager to bring her skills and experience to the MIT Libraries.

Please join us in welcoming Shikha to MIT!

 

 

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Business resources for engineers & scientists http://libraries.mit.edu/news/business-resources-2/19985/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:17:31 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=19985 This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business information resources that will help you understand the commercial potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for financial support. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace.

Location: 14N-132 DIRC

Register for this workshop

Contact: Howard Silver, hsilver@mit.edu

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Author event: Cesar Hidalgo http://libraries.mit.edu/news/author-event-cesar/20052/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:52:10 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=20052 Why information grows bookcoverauthors@MIT is excited to announce:

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Business resources for engineers & scientists http://libraries.mit.edu/news/business-resources/19267/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:39:40 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=19267 This session will introduce engineers and scientists to business information resources that will help you understand the commercial potential for your ideas, how to find partners, and sources for financial support. We will use realistic examples and hands-on exercises with key resources to demonstrate how to match your ideas and discoveries with the opportunities and realities of the marketplace.

Location: 14N-132 DIRC

Register for this workshop

Contact: Howard Silver, hsilver@mit.edu

 

 

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Learn about country research: Attend a Business Monitor demonstration at MIT http://libraries.mit.edu/news/learn-about-country/17029/ Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:26:31 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=17029 BMI logo

Do you do research regarding business, industry, economics, or politics in other countries?  Learn how to do so more effectively by attending a demonstration from Business Monitor here at MIT.  Join us to:

  • learn resources for business, economic, and political research on countries worldwide
  • enjoy some refreshments!

When: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 2-3PM
Where: 14N-132
Register
Refreshments served

Business Monitor provides analysis and forecasts on countries, governments, industries and financial markets. Specialising in emerging and frontier markets, they cover macroeconomics, political risk and industries across 200 global markets.

A representative from Business Monitor International (BMI) (//libraries.mit.edu/get/busmon), will present about the database, including:

  • Walkthrough the platform, showing you how to quickly find content/data most effectively.
  • Highlight how you can be using BMI on a daily basis.
  • Show Operational Risk – their newest portal.

Interested in more information on countries? Take a look at other resources highlighted on our guide to Country Data & Analysis.

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Reference USA databases of US business and consumer information http://libraries.mit.edu/news/reference-databases/16824/ Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:54:40 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=16824 Reference USA logo

InfoGroup’s Reference USA provides basic information on over 25 million businesses and over 270 million consumers in the US and Canada.

  • Business data includes company name, location (address and geolocation coordinates), industries, size (sales volume and number of employees), year established, names of owners and executives, and more.
  • Consumer data includes: name, location (address and geolocation coordinates), estimated home values and household incomes, and more.

Recent enhancements include map-based and radius search features and historical business data (dating back to 2003).

For more sources of company information and historical business data, visit the MIT Libraries’ Companies research guide.  Want even older data?  Download business data back to 1997 from the ReferenceUSA Business Historical Data Files in the MIT Libraries Dataverse.

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IAP 2015: Finding Information: Search Tools and Strategies http://libraries.mit.edu/news/finding-information/16634/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:04:54 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=16634  

dataThe MIT Libraries are offering a whole series of classes to help you locate various types of information, from large data sets to companies you might want to work for. Some classes require advance registration.

Unlocking the Secrets to Company Databases
Wed Jan 14, 2:00-3:00pm, 4-257
Contact: MIT Global Education & Career Development, gecd@mit.edu

Biotech Business Information for Engineers and Scientists
Thu Jan 15, 4:00-5:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Courtney Crummett, crummett@mit.edu

Business Information for Engineers and Scientists
Fri Jan 16, 1:00-2:00pm, 14N-132
Howard Silver, hsilver@mit.edu

Patent Searching Fundamentals
Thu Jan 22, 12:00-1:00pm, 14N-132
Tue Jan 27, 4:00-5:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Anne Graham, grahama@mit.edu

Finding Research Datasets
Thu Jan 22, 3:00-4:30pm, 14N-132
Contact: Katherine McNeill, mcneillh@mit.edu

Public Opinion Data Resources
Tue Jan 27, 1:00-2:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Katherine McNeill, mcneillh@mit.edu

Overview of Citation Analysis
Wed Jan 28, 10:00am-12:00pm, E17-128
Contact: Randi Shapiro, shapiro@mit.edu

APIs for Scholarly Resources
Thu Jan 29, 11:00am-12:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Mark Clemente, clemente@mit.edu

For a complete list of all the classes offered by the Libraries this IAP, please see our calendar of events.

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Chris Bourg named director of MIT Libraries http://libraries.mit.edu/news/chris-bourg-named/16562/ Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:38:52 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=16562 CBourg photo blog

Chris Bourg (Photo by: Wayne Vanderkull)

Chris Bourg has been named as the new director of the MIT Libraries, effective in February. Provost Martin Schmidt announced her appointment today in an email to the MIT community.

Bourg comes to MIT from Stanford University, where she is currently associate university librarian for public services. At Stanford, Bourg oversees the largest division of the Stanford University Libraries, with six branches and a collection of more than 4 million volumes.

Bourg “has a deep appreciation for the critical role of scholarly communication in a research university environment, and how this communication links to education and service to the community,” Schmidt wrote in his email to the community. “She also has considerable experience with leveraging the capabilities of digital technologies in order to enhance library services.”

Bourg joins the MIT Libraries and MIT Press at a pivotal time, and will play an important role in guiding the redesign and renovation of library spaces. She will also lead the exploration of the Libraries’ role in new modes of learning and global engagement, and advance MIT’s commitment and influence in the area of scholarly communication and open access.

“I am very much looking forward to working with Chris as she undertakes the leadership of the MIT Libraries, particularly at a time when the nature of library services is evolving to accommodate a variety of needs related to research and education,” Schmidt wrote. “I know you will join me in welcoming her to the MIT community.”

As a senior officer with oversight responsibility for the MIT Press, Bourg will also provide strategic guidance to the Press, expanding international engagement and managing its evolving business models. The MIT Press is one of the largest university presses in the world; it publishes journals, scholarly books, trade books, textbooks, and reference works in print and digital formats in a wide range of academic disciplines.

Bourg’s appointment follows a nationwide search that began after the death of the Libraries’ previous director of 17 years, Ann Wolpert, in October 2013.

“I have long admired MIT’s commitment to openness, inclusion, and innovation,” Bourg says. “It is an honor to join a community of faculty, staff, and students with a global reputation for excellence, integrity, and service. I look forward to engaging in conversations across the MIT community about the future of library spaces, services, and resources. Together, with the talented staff of the libraries and the MIT Press, we have the opportunity to build on MIT’s legacy and to be a leader in creating new models for scholarly communication and research libraries. I am eager to get started.”

Read the full story on MIT News.

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The Springer Book Archive (SBA) is here! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/springer-archive-sba/16214/ Tue, 14 Oct 2014 20:22:15 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=16214 springer

You may know that for several years, MIT Libraries has had online books (2005+) from the prolific publisher Springer. Now we are pleased to announce the addition of approximately 47,320 more e-books across all fields of engineering, math, physics, life sciences, social sciences and more…through Springerlink!

Most of the titles in SBA were published between 1980 and 2005, but it does include some older books, such as Very’s Prize Essay on the Distribution of the Moon’s Heat and its Variation with the Phase (1891) and Economics Aspects of Immigration (1954). And, as before, you can still download chapters or whole books; great for a community on the go.

Another great service available to MIT is Springer’s MyCopy: a chance to buy a sturdy paperbound copy of a book for $24.99 regardless of the current price: Bargains!

Contact Michael Noga for further information, and enjoy your new access to older Springer books!

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OECD coming to MIT http://libraries.mit.edu/news/oecd-coming-mit-2/16049/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:05:12 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=16049 OECD logo

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is coming to MIT!  Join us to:

  • increase your knowledge of the world
  • get a leg up on your job search
  • enjoy some refreshments!

Join the Libraries for an event co-hosted by MIT Economics major Caroline Shinkle, the first-ever MIT student to be selected by the OECD to be a Student Ambassador. In this role, Caroline is raising awareness about the OECD within the MIT community.

When: Thursday, October 9, 2014, 3-4PM
Where: 14N-132
Register
Refreshments served

Kathleen DeBoer, Deputy Head of the OECD Washington Center, will present about the OECD iLibrary (//libraries.mit.edu/get/oecd), including:

  • Information the OECD provides on countries around the world, in areas such as:
    • Development
    • Employment
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Trade
    • and more…
  •  How to efficiently extract data from their vast array of statistics

Note: For those interested in working for the OECD, Ms. DeBoer will be available to meet in the afternoon before and after the presentation to discuss the application process. If interested, contact her at Kathleen.DEBOER@oecd.org.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. Today, 34 OECD member countries worldwide regularly turn to one another to identify problems, discuss and analyse them, and promote policies to solve them. It is one of the largest economics publishers in the world.

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What’s new at the Libraries this fall http://libraries.mit.edu/news/whats-libraries/15881/ Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:47:01 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=15881 nullWelcome back! The MIT Libraries have been busy over your summer vacation. We’ve made improvements, added new resources, expanded our services, and lined up great events for the fall. Here are some of the new things you can look forward to:

New website

  • Our homepage has a new look Everyone wants to look their best going back-to-school, including us! With your feedback we made major improvements to our homepage. The fresh new design features a streamlined search bar, less clutter, and easy to find hours, locations, research guides, and experts.

New resources & tools

  • Got data? Need help managing it? We can help MIT faculty and researchers manage, store, and share the data you produce. Evaluate your needs with this short checklist on our new Data Management website.

Expanded borrowing & easier renewing

  • More options for borrowing Borrow Direct, the partnership that allows you to borrow books from other Ivy League+ institutions, has expanded to include Johns Hopkins University. Search over 50 million volumes owned by Borrow Direct libraries through MIT’s WorldCat.
  • Keep your books longer You may have noticed this summer that you didn’t have to worry about renewing books as often. We launched automatic renewals this spring, giving you extra time with your books. Your library loans will now automatically renew 3 days before the due date, unless the book has been requested by another patron.

Upcoming events & exhibits

  • Fall exhibit opens Wired: A World Transformed by the Telegraph opens in the Maihaugen Gallery in September. Long before telephone or text, instantaneous messages travelled by telegraph. Explore the historic significance of this technological triumph of the 19th century through an exhibit featuring books, telegrams, photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera from the Libraries’ collections.
  • Fridays just got a little more fun, and furry Starting in October we’re expanding our popular therapy dog program. Now on the first Friday of each month this fall you can stop by Hayden Library for some one-on-one time with a dog. Petting a dog is great stress relief! Just drop by 2-4pm on October 3, November 7, or December 5.
  • Authors@MIT series returns The MIT Libraries and MIT Press Bookstore will offer a series of events with MIT authors. Join us in October for a reading by Ellen Harris who will discuss her most recent work, George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends on Wednesday, October 22nd, at 5:30pm in the Lewis Music Library. Stay tuned for more events to come.

Follow the MIT Libraries on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest news and events.

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OA research in the news: The cost of patent trolls http://libraries.mit.edu/news/research-news-patent/15735/ Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:03:46 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=15735 Catherine Tucker

Catherine Tucker

A new study by a Sloan researcher suggests that the recent increase of so-called “patent trolls”—companies that do little more than sue others over patent rights—has resulted in a huge loss of entrepreneurial activity in the United States. The study, by marketing professor Catherine Tucker, correlates patent litigation and venture capital (VC) investment using data from 1995 to 2012. The “evidence suggests that more lawsuits can distract management from developing new and innovative products, and may cause them to ignore products targeted by lawsuits, in addition to the more obvious litigation costs,” she writes. The paper says that VC investment would have been more than $21 billion higher over five years if not for lawsuits brought over patents by frequent litigators.

Explore Professor Tucker’s research in the Open Access Articles collection in DSpace@MIT, where it is openly accessible to the world.

Since the MIT faculty established their Open Access Policy in March 2009 they have made thousands of research papers freely available to the world via DSpace@MIT. To highlight that research, we’re offering a series of blog posts that link news stories about scholars’ work to their open access papers in DSpace.

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New! Access to the complete New Yorker http://libraries.mit.edu/news/access-complete-yorker/15649/ Fri, 30 May 2014 21:31:38 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=15649 New Yorker cover image        

The current issue and all past issues of The New Yorker—going all the way back to very first in 1925—are now available to the MIT community through our subscription to The New Yorker Digital Archive.

You can read the magazine in its full-color glory anywhere you have a browser and an internet connection (try it on your iPad).  So if you’re traveling light this summer and have a hankering for “The Talk of the Town,” those sometimes uproarious, sometimes inscrutable cartoons, and a little Eustace Tilley, check out The New Yorker Digital Archive.

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New! IBISWorld Specialized Industry Reports http://libraries.mit.edu/news/ibisworld-specialized/15498/ Fri, 16 May 2014 13:47:40 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=15498 IBISWorld logo

Ever found market research information via the IBISWorld database?  You now have even more!  The Libraries have just expanded our IBISWorld subscription to include their Specialized Industry Reports on niche and emerging industries.

Specialized Industry Reports cover the following industries:

  1. Advisory & financial services
  2. Business franchises
  3. Consumer goods & services (the most extensive category)
  4. Industrial machinery, gas & chemicals
  5. Life sciences
  6. Online retail
  7. Retail market (for selected products)
  8. Specialist engineering, infrastructure & contractors
  9. Technology

The database has approximately 600 Specialized Industry Reports and the collection is continually growing; this new coverage is in addition to their hundreds of in-depth reports on U.S., Chinese, and global industries.   To see the complete list and access the reports, go to IBISWorld.    Under Industry Market Research, select U.S. Specialized Industry Reports.

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Share your research data with openICPSR—free for a limited time! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/share-research/15323/ Mon, 12 May 2014 20:53:32 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=15323 openICPSR logo

Need to share research data you have collected in the social or behavioral sciences?  Have a funding agency that requires you to make your data publicly available?  Share your data through openICPSR!

A service of the ICPSR data archive, openICPSR is a research data sharing service for the social and behavioral sciences which provides:

  • Distribution through an established network of over 740 research institutions with powerful search tools and search engine indexing, enabling your data to be discovered and cited
  • Reliability of a trusted, sustainable organization with over 50 years’ experience storing research data
  • Review by professional data curators
  • The ability to accept and disseminate sensitive or restricted-use data

In order to make your data publicly available to others, openICPSR charges a deposit fee (different levels of service are available).  Normally this cost would be written into a grant proposal when planning your data management.  But if you have data right now to share, for a limited time through the end of the calendar year, you can self-deposit your data in openICPSR with no fee!

For more information:

  • For assistance in preparing your data for deposit in ICPSR for free this year, contact data-management@mit.edu.
  • For more information on all your options for depositing data with ICPSR, including professional data curation, contact deposit@icpsr.umich.edu.
  • Working on other issues related to data management or sharing?  Looking for a way to share data from other disciplines?  We can help!  Find out more about the Libraries’ data management services.
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Cite your data sources! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/sources-2/14912/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:52:14 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=14912 citation needed sign    data

You’re familiar with the importance of citing the literature that you use in your paper.  But did you know that it’s equally important to cite the sources of the data that you use?

Authors don’t always rigorously cite their data sources—have you ever had a hard time finding the data underlying a publication?—but citing data is equally important in order to:

  • Give the data producer appropriate credit
  • Enable readers of your work to access the data, for their own use and to replicate your results
  • Fulfill publisher requirements

Need guidance and examples?  See the Libraries guide to citing data.  For help in citing data—or in identifying sources of data behind publications—contact Katherine McNeill, Social Science Data Services Librarian, mcneillh@mit.edu.

Want to know more about improved standards and practices in the field for data citation?  See:

Image credits: futureatlas.com [CC-BY-2.0], infocux Technologies [CC-BY-NC-2.0]

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Discovering the Libraries: Enriching and simplifying research http://libraries.mit.edu/news/discovering-libraries-5/14820/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:27:07 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=14820 null

Priya Kalluri, ’16, doing research on several generations of Frankenstein adaptations, using MIT Libraries’ resources.

By MIT Libraries’ student blogger, Pri Tembhekar

Hello everyone! It is research season! Well at least many of us have design projects, theses, or final reports that require significant research. This week I’ll be highlighting some of the Libraries’ resources for research. You probably already know about finding print resources, such as books owned by the MIT Libraries. While this is a good first step, there are many additional sources of information that can add depth and breadth to your findings.

Subject matter experts are part of the Libraries’ staff and have specialized knowledge about subjects ranging from accounting to women’s and gender studies. These experts can provide research consultations for courses, theses, and other in-depth research. These consultations can be very valuable if you come prepared, and with a project that isn’t due in the next two hours. In case you are facing an impending deadline, these subject matter experts have kindly put together subject matter guides. For an example of how these can be used, take the one on energy. The experts have provided a list of easily accessible databases and journals along with short descriptions of their contents. This enables students to produce higher quality research than Google alone can facilitate. The guides are also a direct way to utilize MIT-only resources without much research into which resources are available and relevant. In short, some of the leg work has been done for you! For a particularly fun research guide, check out the one on designing and making stuff.

Along the same lines as the research guides, the Libraries provide class guides. Certain classes require substantial outside material and/or research from students. The professors can work with librarians to put together class guides especially usefully for that class. If your research is for a class, it is worth checking if there is a class guide for it. In my case, the guide for 10.27 (Energy Projects Lab) along with the Energy guide mentioned above and the Chemical Engineering guide were the foundation for preparing a meaty introduction to my final report in 10.27.

Finally, one of the simplest resources is a class textbook. The Libraries provide access to select textbooks online. I never thought to search for textbooks in the library until a friend mentioned last year that he wasn’t buying the textbook because he could access it through the Libraries. This is also useful if you find that you need a textbook for a class you aren’t taking or would like to peruse the textbook for a class you might take. Never hurts to look before you buy!

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Learn more about Mendeley–with pizza! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/learn-about-2/14765/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:30:34 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=14765 Mendeley logo

Meet Mendeley Representatives–Refreshments served!

When: Friday April 25th 3:30-5pm

Where: 14N-132

Come eat pizza and learn more about Mendeley, a tool that helps you manage and share pdfs and easily generate citations and bibliographies when writing.  Representatives from Mendeley,  MIT Mendeley Advisors and library staff will be on hand to meet you, answer your questions and get feedback on this great tool.

RSVP for the event.

Enhanced Mendeley Access for MIT Users

The MIT Libraries has purchased Mendeley Institutional Edition for the MIT community.  This gives MIT users more personal and shared space than what is available with a free Mendeley account.  To find out more see our Mendeley page.

Questions? Email personal-content@mit.edu

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Find business case studies http://libraries.mit.edu/news/business-studies/14576/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:41:29 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=14576 Need business case studies for a course? There’s no shortage of sources — a Google search turns up hundreds of distributors of business cases. Here are our top picks for cases on any subject within business and management.

Sloan LearningEdge
A collection of cases from Sloan in entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics, operations management, strategy, sustainability and system dynamics.

MIT Center for Information Systems Research
To find business cases on the CISR website, go to Publication Search and select Working Paper (case studies are found in this category).

Harvard Business School case studies
Harvard Business Publishing has thousands of business cases available. Our interlibrary borrowing service can obtain cases needed for your MIT-related coursework or research. Abstracts of HBS cases can also be found in Business Source Complete. Enter “Harvard Business School cases” in the SO Publication Name field.

ABI/Inform Global and Business Source Complete are Libraries databases covering scholarly articles and other types of literature in business and management. To find case studies, use the Document Type limiter in Advanced Search.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is resource for working papers in management and other social sciences. Use Title/Abstract search and include “case study” (in quotes) in your search.

Many websites list cases available for purchase. Here are some of the best-known distributors:

  • The Aspen Institute sponsors CasePlace.org, a distributor of cases and other teaching resources from a variety of publishers. Use Advanced Search and select Product Type: cases.
  • The China Europe International Business School provides access to cases through its China Case Clearing House. Although it distributes cases from schools worldwide, the emphasis is on China-related enterprises.
  • The Case Centre is an independent, non-profit organization focused on promoting the case method in business education.
  • The Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, distributes cases from business schools worldwide through Ivey Publishing.

Have questions about business case studies? Ask Us!

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Learn About Socio-economic Data at the ACS Data Users Conference! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/learn-about/14092/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:06:50 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=14092 ACS logo

Use data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which measures social and economic trends in the U.S.?  Learn how to optimize your work by attending the inaugural ACS Data Users Conference!

Held May 29-30, 2014 in Washington, D.C., the program includes presentations by ACS data users, top Census Bureau staff, and a lunch presentation by John H. Thompson, director of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Space is limited, register now!

Can’t attend the conference but want to be part of the community?  Join the ACS Data Users Group.

Want to learn more about the ACS or other population data from the Census Bureau?  Check out the Libraries’ guide to Census and Demographic Data.

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Be an OECD Student Ambassador: and have a chance to go to Paris! http://libraries.mit.edu/news/student-ambassador-2/13816/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:00:08 +0000 http://libraries.mit.edu/news/?p=13816 OECD logo

Interested in the world economy or international relations?  Then become an OECD Student Ambassador!  Deadline: March 30th.

Student Ambassadors are undergraduates who engage with the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and plan on-campus activities to raise awareness of the Organization and its work. Based on their performance, two outstanding Student Ambassadors will be selected to attend the OECD Forum in Paris in May 2015.

All Student Ambassadors attend an initial training in Washington, DC, May 31-June 1, 2014, and will receive a certificate of participation and a letter of recommendation.  Expenses for trips plus a budget related to promotional activities on campus will be paid by the OECD.

For more information see: the OECD Student Ambassador Program 2014-2015 Guidelines

Deadline for applications: March 30, 2014

Download the OECD Student Ambassador Program 2014-2015 Guidelines and Application

Email application materials to Elodie Turchi at washington.contact@oecd.org. For further questions, contact Ms. Turchi or Katherine McNeill, Economics Librarian, at mcneillh@mit.edu.

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