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.