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May
26
Two new entrepreneurial database trials
Posted by: Jan Wallace | May 26, 2011 | Comments Off on Two new entrepreneurial database trials
We currently have two trials running of databases with market research content for business planning: EBSCO’s Entrepreneurial Studies Source http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1736/ offers users full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, numerous case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles Proquest Entrepreneur http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1742/ includes scholarly journals, […]
May
9
Entrepreneurial Studies Source – Trial access
Posted by: Lindsay Ure | May 9, 2011 | Comments Off on Entrepreneurial Studies Source – Trial access
UBC users have trial access to Entrepreneurial Studies Source, an EBSCO database, until May 31. This database offers full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, numerous case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Seminar Series and Vator.TV, one of […]
May
6
Two streaming video collections available during May
Posted by: Christina Sylka | May 6, 2011 | Comments Off on Two streaming video collections available during May
UBC Library users have trial access during May to two streaming video collections from the Alexander Street Press, an electronic publisher of award-winning online collections in the humanities and social sciences. Filmakers Online Library (http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1735/) is an award-winning, cross-disciplinary collection of over 913 global documentaries, covering race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, […]
Jan
12
Trial access to Capital IQ
Posted by: Christina Sylka | January 12, 2011 | Comments Off on Trial access to Capital IQ
UBC students, faculty and staff have trial access to Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ database from January 11 until February 11, 2011. Capital IQ provides detailed coverage of public and private companies, private investment firms, and executives. It also provides data on capital transactions. Capital IQ’s software functionality includes sophisticated retrieval and personalization tools which enable users to screen the database […]
Nov
26
Trial access to the complete collection of Palgrave ebooks
Posted by: Christina Sylka | November 26, 2010 | Comments Off on Trial access to the complete collection of Palgrave ebooks
Library users have unlimited trial access from now until December 15th to over 4, 500 electronic titles currently published by Palgrave MacMillan. Visit http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1687/ to explore the complete collection. Palgrave MacMillan publishes textbooks, journals, monographs, professional and reference works in eight subject areas: Business & Management Economics & Finance History Language & Linguistics Literature & […]
New Books- The tyranny of merit : what's become of the common good? / Michael J. Sandel.
- Designing the best work-from-home you : how to work remotely (but not all the time) / Vennessa McConkey.
- 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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