http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ en-us jlfwml@rit.edu 2008-05-03T09:04:51-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/library_events_information/index.html Welcome to the RIT Library and Imagine RIT! The Festival takes place from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. today and is designed to demonstrate what can be accomplished when, as RIT President Bill Destler likes to say, “the right and... 491@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Library Events Information 2008-05-03T09:04:51-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html The Wall Street Journal has a nice FAQ for folks who know nothing about recessions. For more articles on recessions check out this search in ABI. And of course take a peek at the books on recessions available from the... 460@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2008-01-21T13:44:40-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/assignment_tips/index.html Many assignments in international business require you to find basic country or cultural etiquette. The library has a number of resources for this. Start in the database CountryWatch. Look up your country and then go to the link "Cultural Etiquette"... 451@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Assignment Tips 2007-12-07T10:13:19-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html The New York Times has an interactive map showing the various percentages of mortgages throughout the state that are based on subprime loans. In most neighborhoods in the city of Rochester more than 50% of the mortgages are subprime and... 443@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-10-15T09:07:52-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html The annual BusinessWeek/Interbrand ranking of "The Best Global Brands" is featured in the August 6, 2007 issue. The top five brands are Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE and Nokia. See the whole list in the print copy of this issue which... 406@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-08-03T15:05:01-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan, was interviewed over the weekend by NPR about the stock market's large drop last week. He spoke about the mysteries of the market and chastised investors who were "worrying about your investments... 386@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-07-29T19:01:23-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/general_library_news/index.html Current RIT students, faculty and staff no longer need a separate PIN for their library accounts. Just use your RIT username and password to log into your account. Your library account can be viewed here https://albert.rit.edu/patroninfo~S3/ The library account can... 354@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ General Library News 2007-07-26T13:16:12-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html “As head of a global company, everything attracts me as a reader, books about different cultures, countries, problems. I read for pleasure and to find other perspectives on how to think or solve a problem." So says the chairwoman and... 352@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-07-20T16:28:21-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html According to Ad Age Nike is suspending the release of a new training show shoe endorsed by football player Michael Vick. Vick was recently accused of being involved with dog fighting and may soon be indicted. Read more about Vick... 351@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-07-20T10:08:32-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html The Chairman of the Federal Reserve yesterday told the House Financial Services Committee that the economy was expected to grow slower than anticipated in his previous statement to Congress. He cited "an ongoing adjustment in the housing sector" as the... 350@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-07-19T09:50:22-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html NPR's Morning Edition broadcast an interesting story on how the Chinese companies responsible for tainting pet food are not the targets for lawsuits by consumers who lost pets. Click here to hear the story and why lawyers are going after... 349@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-07-18T09:58:49-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html The New York Times has added a new section focusing solely on small business. The new section is available online at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/smallbusiness/index.html. The section includes articles about small business issues, a small business resource center with articles from previous issues... 340@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2007-05-16T08:59:59-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/assignment_tips/index.html Ordering your next research paper from an online service might save you some time, but according to this Sunday's New York Times you will just be "cheating your way to mediocrity." The paper tested three services and discovered that paying... 194@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Assignment Tips 2006-09-10T20:12:03-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/business_news_highlights/index.html Ever consider the role of failure? Take a look at the cover story of the July 10th issue of Business Week for one such examination: "Eureka, We Failed: How Smart Companies Learn From Their Flops." The story discusses why failure... 187@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Business News Highlights 2006-07-13T09:30:04-05:00 http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/database_news/index.html The library has added Social Sciences Citation Index! You can start using this product immediately at this link http://wally.rit.edu/electronic/socsci/socsci.html The new package adds: Social Science Citation Index, 1991-present ISI Proceedings, Science and Technology, 1991-present Current Contents, all seven subject editions,... 183@http://wally.rit.edu/blogs/cob_lib/ Database News 2006-07-12T14:32:05-05:00