Spring Break Hours

Break Hours Thursday, March 1st through Sunday, March 11th:

Thursday, March 1st - 7:45am-5:00pm;

Friday, March 2nd. - 8:00am-5:00pm;

Saturday-Sunday, March 3rd-4th - CLOSED;

Monday-Friday, March 5th-9th - 8:00am-5:00pm;

Saturday, March 10th - 9:00am-5:00pm;

Sunday, March 11th - 12:00pm-7:00pm (Don’t forget to set your clock ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time!);

Monday, March 12th - Back to the regular schedule.

Library Offering Extended Hours for Exams

The library will be open until 11:30 pm this Friday and Saturday evenings. Good luck to everyone with MOD III exams!

Take a test drive of the Global Marketing Information Database

Euromonitor is one of the leading database producers in global data and reports. Their Global Market Information Database (GMID) contains:

• hard-to-find statistics and demographics on 205 countries
• analysis of consumer lifestyles in over 70 countries
• market size data on over 300 consumer products in global markets
• 4,500 market research reports
• and more . . .

If you’ve been looking for a report on consumers in Azerbaijan, the growth in the market for bottled water in Malaysia, or information on the automobile industry in France - GMID is the database.

The Walker Management Library has a trial that runs through March 12th. Yes, we’re closing in on the end of MOD III and Spring Break is coming up soon (but not soon enough!), but please give this database a look and provide us with feedback.

To access the trial:

1. Go to: http://www.gmid.euromonitor.com
2. At the sign-in screen enter Vanderbilt (for company), business (for user) and global (for password).

We look forward to your feedback!

 

VUnetID Authentication for ACORN

Good news! You can now enter your VUnetID and password to login to ACORN (the library’s online catalog). Selecting “Account Login” from ACORN will display an updated login page where you can enter your VUnetID and password information.

Why should you login to ACORN?

• Renew materials you have checked out.
• See the status of materials you have checked out, items you have recalled, and late fees you have been assessed.
• View or edit your ACORN Alerts profile. ACORN Alerts allow you to receive notifications via email of new titles received in the library by selected authors or on selected subjects. This feature is only available when you are logged in.
• Change the address the library uses to contact you.
• Take advantage of additional personalized options scheduled for later implementation.

Questions? Contact WML Access Services staff at circulation@owen.vanderbilt.edu or call 343-2137. If you have any problems with your VUnetID when trying to login to ACORN, enter your previous ACORN ID and password to login and then contact Library IT Services at 322-7073 so they can further investigate the issue with your VUnetID.

More Healthcare and Biotechnology in MarketResearch.com Academic

We have upgraded our license to MarketResearch.com Academic to provide access to all reports that the company provides to universities. The two major changes that come with this upgrade are expanded coverage for healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical device markets. Reports are no longer delayed before we have access.

MarketResearch.com Academic continues to provide coverage in the following industry sectors: Business Services, Consumer Goods, Demographics, Food and Beverages, Heavy Industry (Energy, Chemical, Manufacturing, etc.,) and Life Sciences.

You must access MarketResearch.com Academic through this link or through the Walker Management Library website to gain access to all academic reports. (Typing in the URL in a web browser won’t get you access.) Be aware that MarketResearch.com does publish other reports, but they do not provide access to all of their reports through theacademic license.

Questions? Ask a Librarian!

Access Asia Reports Added to Business Insights Database

We have just expanded access to industry and company coverage for Asia within the Business Insights database. It covers 5 broad industry sectors: Energy, Consumer Goods, Finance, Healthcare and Technology. Now for each of these industry sectors all global markets are covered.

Key features of Access Asia reports:

• Detailed marketing data on over 50 markets in China, and over 300 sectors
• Up-to-the-minute analysis of new marketing and advertising trends
• SWOT analysis of key trends and developments in each market
• Five-year forecast data,with analysis taking stock of new market trends
• Coverage of all relevant sub-sectors and emerging niche markets
• Details of business developments such as mergers,acquisitions and joint-ventures
• Detailed analysis of companies and the markets and sectors they operate in, reports being updated every six months
• Future scenarios for company growth and potential pitfalls
• Review of the given market in context to the general Chinese market

Tip for Searching:

Business Insights provides a few different ways to access their reports. Some of their “Interactive Reports” are available on the opening page of the database. However, the majority of the reports are accessible only by using the search box on the lefthand side.

Questions? Ask a Librarian!

Cynthia Kutka, Walker’s New Librarian

A new librarian has joined the Walker Library staff! Cynthia Kutka comes to us from recent stints working for Huron Consulting Group in their Legal Business Consulting practice and First Data Corporation after getting her Master of Science in Management and Master of Library and Information Science degrees at the University of Denver. Prior to completing her graduate degrees she worked as a Managing Consultant/Project Manager for a software development company, a paralegal, and a reference associate at the University of Georgia Science Library. She’ll be helping with our information, consultation, and instruction services. Please help us welcome Cynthia; stop by and say hello.