Standard & Poors Industry Surveys have always been the the best way to get financial and business information on over fifty of the largest North American and global industries. The S&P Register provided important business facts on over 100,000 leading public and private corporations worldwide, including current address, financial and marketing information, and a listing . . .Continue reading All That Business
Category: Research Resources
Preparing Your Mind to Write a Research Paper
As you approach the countdown to research papers, remember that sometimes what your brain needs most is a break. “After spending time in a quiet rural setting, close to nature, people exhibit greater attentiveness, stronger memory, and generally improved cognition. Their brains become both calmer and sharper…. When people aren’t being bombarded by external stimuli, . . .Continue reading Preparing Your Mind to Write a Research Paper
Research Deadlines
As you gather the research for your final papers and presentations, you may find that getting the best resource requires an interlibrary loan–borrowing an item from another library. If you need an article or book that Furman doesn’t own or have access to, all you need to do is request it through interlibrary loan. Learn . . .Continue reading Research Deadlines
Confused about Citing Sources?
You’re not alone! The library will be offering workshops on citing your sources next Wednesday (11/10) and Thursday (11/12), from 3:00 – 4:30 (although they may not last the full 90 minutes, depending on questions) in Room 041 on the ground floor of the library. We’ll talk about some resources that can help you create . . .Continue reading Confused about Citing Sources?
Planning for Those Final Papers
It’s not too early to start gathering research for your end of term papers and projects. You may find that getting the best resource requires an interlibrary loan–borrowing an item from another library. If you need an article or book that Furman doesn’t own or have access to, all you need to do is request . . .Continue reading Planning for Those Final Papers
Need Images?
Are you working on a project that requires images? Here are some resources you may find helpful: ARTstor is a database to which the library subscribes with approximately 500,000 images covering art, architecture and archeology. AP Multimedia Archive is another library database that contains over 700,000 Associated Press photos that go back to 1840 but . . .Continue reading Need Images?
Be an informed global citizen!
Europa World Plus offers the most comprehensive annual coverage of the world’s countries, regions, and organizations through narrative and statistical reports. The government, economics, and general living conditions of each area are presented. A couple of the most useful features are the General Survey articles and Recent Events presentations that appear for every world region. . . .Continue reading Be an informed global citizen!
We the Students
The newest display in the library’s government documents area uses some recent and well-publicized cases involving students to show how a case makes its way to the Supreme Court. Of course, the library has all the resources needed to track a case through the court system. The entire set of the U.S. Reports is shelved . . .Continue reading We the Students
New Databases
Over the summer the library has purchased or subscribed to several new databases which are up and running for your fall information needs. The U.S. Serial Set is a collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under directive of the Congress. It contains comprehensive and often detailed information on an extremely wide range of subjects. Its . . .Continue reading New Databases
Find Missing People at the Library
If you’re looking for people who disappeared in July, the library might be the best place to start: Jimmy Hoffa, infamous leader of the Teamsters Union, disappeared 35 years ago this month.The fall and rise of Jimmy Hoffa / Walter SheridanHoffa / Arthur A. SloaneOut of the jungle : Jimmy Hoffa and the remaking of . . .Continue reading Find Missing People at the Library