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Aug
26
What Students Don’t know
Posted by: Jan Wallace | August 26, 2011 | Comments Off on What Students Don’t know
A new study at Illinois Academic Libraries studied college students’ reasons for not approaching academic librarians for help with finding information. According to the study authors, students’ research habits are worse than librarians have realized. Problems include over-reliance on Google, misunderstanding of search logic, and preference for simple databases over scholarly ones. Whose fault is […]
Jul
22
New Healthcare Administration Research Guide Published
Posted by: Jan Wallace | July 22, 2011 | Comments Off on New Healthcare Administration Research Guide Published
The David Lam Management Research has published a new research guide on Health Care Administration, for use by MBA and EMBA students at the Sauder School of Business who are researching topics related to business plans, marketing, operations, efficiency, purchasing, etc. in the healthcare industry.
Sep
15
Current awareness for business researchers
Posted by: Lindsay Ure | September 15, 2010 | Comments Off on Current awareness for business researchers
A new guide to current awareness tools and resources for business researchers is now available on the David Lam Library website. The guide highlights the types of alerts that researchers can set up to keep up to date with: – Latest business news – New books at the David Lam Library – Latest issues of […]
May
13
Research Help from the Lam Librarians
Posted by: Christina Sylka | May 13, 2010 | Comments Off on Research Help from the Lam Librarians
Need help with business research during the Lam Library closure? Consult with a Lam Librarian in person between 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday at Koerner Library’s reference desk. We are also available by phone or email. Check out our Contact Us page for the most up-to-date information on how to reach us.
Dec
10
December – Lam Library’s “Jump-Start Your Research Guide” Wins an Award
Posted by: Lindsay Ure | December 10, 2009 | Comments Off on December – Lam Library’s “Jump-Start Your Research Guide” Wins an Award
The David Lam Librarians have been recognized by their colleagues in other academic libraries in BC for their Jump-Start Your Research Guide. The guide, created to assist students with the critical thinking process necessary for approaching secondary market research, has won a prize in the ALPS LINK Gold Medal Contest. The contest invites academic librarians […]
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- How to work from home and actually get sh*t done : 50 tips for leaders and professionals to work remotely and outperform the office / Cynthia D. Spraggs.
- Subprime attention crisis : advertising and the time bomb at the heart of the Internet / Tim Hwang.
- Effortless : make it easier to do what matters most / Greg McKeown.
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