Library Hours May 12-June 6

The library will be open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday - Friday through Friday, June 6th.
CLOSED each Saturday and Sunday; CLOSED Monday, May 26th in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

New Database Available: 10K Wizard

Real-time online access and full-text search of extensive financial information for publicly traded firms. Allows users to not only view the latest SEC filings of more than 68,000 companies, but search historical filings, from the start date of each company’s existence, by keyword, phrase and name. The database provides easy searching, downloading, printing of financial data, directors and executives, insider transactions, etc. The service includes real-time SEC EDGAR filings, EDGAR archives through 1994, PRE-EDGAR Historical Index (listing) of all SEC filings to 1966, regulatory documentation and more. The mass download feature allows you to obtain up to 700 filings at once.  Check out the database now.

MarketLine Database Upgraded

The Library has upgraded our subscription to MarketLine. Locate detailed US & global companies (public & private), industries & over 215 country profiles from Datamonitor Market Research. Company data includes: SWOT analyses & case studies, detailed business descriptions, locations and subsidiaries, competitors. Industry profiles include: industry scorecards, Five Forces industry analysis, market overview, value, segmentation, share, and forecasts, and the competitive landscape. Special features: M&A data which can be searched or tracked, and, the Interactive Consumer Database with market data and forecasts on values, volumes, growth, brand & company shares.

Quotes from the Man Who Invented Management

Do you know whose quotes these are?

“In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from. “

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. “

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. “

In 1971, he created the first MBA program in California.

The Peter Drucker Literary Trust has donated books about and by him in many different languages. Stop by to browse them and learn how his thoughts continue to influence the practice of management.

Reading for Learning!

The Walker Management Library has received several new books you may find to be of interest.  We have new business best sellers, some are in paper and others on CDs.  We’re regularly buying new best sellers and invite you to stop and check them out!

SDC outage over the weekend

The SDC database will be unavailable for most of the weekend. 

“On the weekend of January 19, 2008 Thomson Financial is planning electrical and cooling maintenance at our primary data center that hosts SDC Platinum.The power down will begin at approximately 4AM EST on Saturday, January 19th and will last until 4PM EST on Sunday, January 20th.SDC Platinum will be unavailable for the duration of the activity.”

Improvements to Library Entrance

The 1st floor entrance doors recently received a much needed upgrade.  The old, noisy door hardware was replaced with new “panic bars” and outside handles that operate in a smooth and significantly quieter manner.   The doors were also repainted inside and out to additionally enhance the library entrance.

Global Market Information Database

The Walker Library has added a new data resource to our offerings. Euromonitor’s Global Market Information Database (GMID) contains 1M+ demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries. The historic and forecast data enable you to analyze trends from 1977-2016 with 6 years of historical data and 5 year forecasts. Unique country rankings help you to gauge one country’s position in the world relative to another. For each country, GMID covers economic data, and, lifestyle indicators such as disposable income, consumer trends, eating and drinking habits, home ownership statistics and health data. It also includes 4,500 market research reports on industries, consumer lifestyles and retailing for 71 countries.

Library Staff Honors

Three long-time library staff members are being recognized for their years of service this month.  Sylvia Grant has been with Walker Library for 20 years.  Elaine Hill (15 years) started her career at Vanderbilt with the Capital Campaign Office for Development and joined the library staff in 1995.   Laura Norris rounds out our group of honorees with five years of service at the library.  While Sylvia, Elaine and Laura have varied duties behind the scenes, all three of them are also part of the Access Services Team and provide excellent customer service for our library users on a daily basis.  Congratulations to these valued colleagues and friends!

Welcome new staff member Jeff Carrillo!

This week Walker Management Library welcomes our newest staff member, Jeff Carrillo. Jeff will be filling the position of Weekend Supervisor and will work a Wednesday through Sunday schedule. Jeff has just recently moved to Nashville from Chicago where he worked in the Circulation Department of the Ryerson & Burnham Library of the Art Institute of Chicago.