Foster Business Library News Updates:
February 10, 2006 — Factiva and Value Line databases
Dear B-School Faculty and PhDs,
FACTIVA NOW AVAILABLE FROM HOME:
Some good news! Access to Factiva is no longer limited to Business School buildings. Now you can access it from off-campus via the Libraries proxy server.
Factiva is a Dow Jones-Reuters database that provides full text access to the Harvard Business Review, New York times, all editions of Dow Jones publications including the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, plus thousands of other business publications. It's especially useful for business news, general news, and trade journals.
One of our favorite Factiva features is the "News Page" tab, which allows one to browse the most recent two weeks of Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Business Week, Barron's, Forbes, and Fortune.
To connect, go to the Foster Library webpage and select "Factiva." http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/
VALUE LINE ONLINE CANCELED:
And some not-so-good news. In January Value Line informed us that the cost for UW's online subscription would increase by 50%, effective Feb 1. After several weeks of unsuccessful attempts to negotiate a more reasonable and affordable price, we have canceled our subscription to the service and it is no longer available through the UW Libraries.
We regret any inconvenience this causes faculty, staff, and students. In the next few weeks week we'll be deciding whether to reinstate our print subscription to Value Line.
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
October 6, 2005 -- Trial for Historical Wall Street Journal
Dear B-School Faculty and PhDs,
The UW Libraries has begun a brief trial subscription to the Historical Wall Street Journal database through Proquest. We are considering starting a permanent UW subscription and need to ask for your help in evaluating the product.
This version of the WSJ is a full digital image database. What you'll see is the original newspaper as it appeared when published. You can either browse the paper by section or search by keyword, company name, personal name, stock quotes, etc.
The database covers the paper from its inception in 1889 through 1987. An additional year is added to the database as it comes off licensing royalty, so next year it will cover years 1889-1988.
The trial allows UW users free access until October 25, 2005. It can be accessed at:
- Click on "Proquest Historical Newspapers - The Wall Street Journal"
Please take a few minutes to try it out and let us know what you think about it. Both favorable and
unfavorable opinions will be appreciated. Please send your comments to balib@u.washington.edu or
scp@u.washington.edu.
Thanks in advance for your help. If you have questions about the database please contact Siew-Choo
Poh (scp@u or 543-4360).
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Community:
FYI, I'm passing on an announcement from UW Libraries Information Technology Services regarding an
upcoming change in the Libraries' proxy service.
Gordon Aamot
Old proxy service to be discontinued JULY 31, 2005
Over the last several years, one of the most significant changes we've
seen in the ways faculty, students, and staff use the UW Libraries has
been increased demand for remote access to licensed library resources like
ejournals and databases. To meet this demand, for the last 5 years the
Libraries has run an http proxy server to provide UW users access to
licensed resources from offcampus. This original proxy service required
browser configuration and used the 14-digit barcode on your UW ID card,
plus a 4-digit PIN, for authentication.
In order to make offcampus access simpler, last year the Libraries began
running a second and easier-to-use proxy service. The UW Libraries' new
proxy service does not require you to configure your browser and uses your
UW NetID for authentication.
Usage of the new proxy has grown to a point that it is no longer viable to
run the two proxy services in tandem. This announcement is to inform you
that the UW Libraries' old proxy service will be discontinued July 31,
2005.
To start a session with the new proxy, visit
http://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/, or click on the "Off-Campus Access"
link in the upper right corner of most pages on the website (both UW
Libraries and Health Sciences/Healthlinks).
Many users have found it useful to put a link to the new proxy on their
browser's Links toolbar. Creating a proxy bookmarklet allows you easy
access to the proxy authentication page when not searching from Libraries
pages. Information on how to install the proxy bookmarklet is available at
http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/proxyTools.html
More information about the new proxy service is available at
http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/ezhelp.html
To remove the browser settings for the old proxy service, please follow
the instructions at http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/remove.html
If you have any questions about using the new proxy service or removing
the old configuration from your browser, please contact us at
http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/contacts.html
THE FOSTER LIBRARY RESERVE DEADLINE FOR SUMMER QUARTER IS MONDAY, JUNE 13TH!
HOW DO I PUT MATERIALS ON RESERVE?
WHAT IS RESERVE?
WHAT TYPES OF MATERIAL ARE PLACED ON RESERVE?
WHAT ABOUT ELECTRONIC RESERVE?
Thanks! If you have any questions about Reserve or any other library
services, don't hesitate to contact us at 3-4360 or by email at
balib@u.washington.edu.
Thanks, Dan
-Dan Halligan, Circulation & Technical Services Supervisor
Dear Business School Faculty:
Here are the Foster Business Library hours for finals week and the coming
interim. We have extended hours this Friday and Saturday (June 3 and 4)
and will be open until 9pm.
Foster Library hours for finals week and the following interim are:
FINALS WEEK:
June 3: 8am-9pm
INTERIM WEEK:
June 11-12: closed
Hours for all University Libraries units are available at:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours/
Many library services, such as book renewals and access to databases and
online journals, are available on the Foster Library webpage, at
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/
Have a safe and happy summer!
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Faculty:
The Foster Business Library will be open with reduced hours on Monday, May
30, in observance of Memorial Day.
Foster Library hours for the three-day weekend are:
Saturday, May 28 9am-5pm
Hours for all University Libraries units are available at:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours/
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Faculty:
Here's some news about new databases and an easy, effective way to use the Libraries' proxy server to access electronic services from home.
MORE ONLINE BUSINESS CONTENT ADDED:
As part of a new statewide contract, the ABI/Inform database of full text periodical articles has
been significantly expanded, with many more publications and articles added that will be of interest
to the Business School community.
The next time you log on to one of the ABI/Inform databases, use the "Select Multiple Database"
feature and you'll find a much longer list of databases. You can check off the specific ones you want
to search or use the "Select All Databases" feature, with one click, to search all the databases
produced by Proquest. Besides Business articles, other subjects covered in the list include
Education, Social Science, and Medicine.
Notable among the new databases are:
In most cases, this new content is full text, available in your office, at home, or anywhere on
campus. The ABI databases are linked on the Foster Business Library webpage:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/
BOOKMARKLET FOR PROXY SERVER:
A bookmarklet is now available for the proxy server. You can add the new Proxy Bookmarklet to your
Favorites, Bookmarks, or Toolbar. Once you do, you can start using the proxy service to directly
access restricted resources without having to go back to a Libraries' website. When you are denied
access to a UW-licensed resource when off-campus, just click the bookmark, login with your UWNetID,
and you will be allowed access to the restricted database or ejournal. Installation instructions are
located at: http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/proxyTools.html
Users who tested the bookmarklet found it immensely helpful and one said it's "exactly what's
missing" from the proxy server.
Information about it and an "un-proxy a URL" tool can be found at:
For more about the proxy bookmarklet, go to:
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Faculty:
In the past month, Foster Business librarians have met with several Business faculty interested in
updating their knowledge of new research tools available through the library. With the tremendous
changes in databases, availability of online content, and research capabilities that have taken place
over the past few years, they found these short sessions very valuable. They were especially happy to
learn of how easily research can be done from their office, home, or while out of the Seattle area.
If you'd like an individual refresher session with a librarian on Business Library databases and
other Libraries services that are currently available online (for example, renewing books and
requesting books from academic libraries in Washington and Oregon) please contact the Foster Business
Library at balib@u.washington.edu, 543-4360, or send me a note. We'll meet with you in your office or
here in the library. We can cover the basics in less than half an hour or would be glad to spend
more time if you're interested.
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Community:
Here are the Foster Library hours for the coming interim, March 19-27.
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
Hours for all UW Libraries units are available at:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours/
Many of our services are also available remotely. Besides accessing
databases and e-journals, you can also renew books checked out from Foster
and other UW Libraries online. Just go to:
http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/screens/Linkuwnetid.html
Have a safe and happy spring break!
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
THE FOSTER LIBRARY RESERVE DEADLINE FOR SPRING QUARTER IS FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH!
HOW DO I PUT MATERIALS ON RESERVE?
WHAT IS RESERVE?
WHAT TYPES OF MATERIAL ARE PLACED ON RESERVE?
WHAT ABOUT ELECTRONIC RESERVE?
Thanks! If you have any questions about Reserve or any other library
services, don't hesitate to contact us at 3-4360 or by email at
balib@u.washington.edu.
Thanks, Dan
-Dan Halligan, Circulation & Technical Services Supervisor
Dear Business School Community:
The Foster Business Library will be open with reduced hours on Monday,
February 21, in observance of Presidents' Day. We will be open
our normal hours on Saturday and Sunday.
Our hours for the long weekend are:
Saturday, Feb. 19: 9am-5pm
Hours for all University Libraries units are available at:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours/
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Community:
During the past few weeks I've been thinking about how library resources can help support the operations side of the Business School--for example, breaking business news for current awareness, sources for background research for speakers and companies, ideas for improving office productivity, reliable country information, and personal investment advice. Here are some resources available via the Foster Library webpage (and at your desktop) that you might find useful in doing your daily work:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/
BUSINESS NEWS ONLINE
Free business news is everywhere these days. We've pulled together some
of the best free sites onto one webpage:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/guides/busnews.html
Two subscription services you'll find on this page are Factiva and
LEXIS-NEXIS. They cover thousands of newspapers and newswires and provide
coverage of literally all topics. You can search for current information
on companies, persons, or industries. LEXIS-NEXIS is available to current
UW faculty and staff from anywhere, anytime. Factiva is licensed only
for Foster, Balmer, and Mackenzie:
ABI/INFORM GLOBAL
ABI/Inform Global is a great source for finding popular and scholarly
articles on a wide range of business topics, including business education
and business schools, customer service, office management, workplace
diversity, marketing of services, and philanthropy. The full text
is provided for most articles:
More information about searching ABI/Inform Global is available at
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/guides/abi.html
HOOVERS ONLINE
Hoovers Online is an excellent place to start your search for company
information. Although its strength is in its coverage of US public
companies, it also covers international companies and large private
companies:
More information about doing company research is available at the
"Business Research Guides" link on the Foster webpage:
EIU ONLINE
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is one of world's largest providers
of international Business information--political news, economic analysis,
country information, etc. UW is one of the biggest subscribers to EIU
services in the United States (and not just "west of Chicago and north of
San Francisco";-) This is a great resource to consult if you're planning
an overseas trip or doing international business research.
You can find more international business resources at:
International Business Research
VALUE LINE
You now have desktop access to that old stalwart investment guide,
Value Line. Coverage in the online version includes what was in the
Standard and Expanded paper subscriptions. In addition to stocks,
the online version also covers mutual funds.
You can find more resources on investing on the Foster "Investing
Resources" page:
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Community:
The Foster Business Library will be open with reduced hours on Monday,
January 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will be open
our normal hours on Saturday and Sunday.
Our hours for the long weekend are:
Saturday, Jan 15: 9am-5pm
Hours for all University Libraries units are available at:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours/
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
Dear Business School Community:
This message is to let you know about two changes you'll be seeing soon in the Balmer Copy Center and
Foster Business Library.
Beginning the third week of each quarter, the Copy Center will reduce its
schedule to Monday-Friday daytime hours. Here is the winter quarter
schedule:
Hours of operation during first two weeks (Jan 3 - Jan 16):
Hours of operation after the first two weeks (Jan 18 -Mar 18):
The self-service print station uses the same Copy Services "Quick Card" as
the library photocopiers. The cost for printing is currently 8 cents per
page, but will increase to 10 cents per page on February 1st.
If you have questions about the Copy Center or printing, please contact
one of us. Thanks.
Gordon Aamot (aamot@u.washington.edu)
Tony Colinares (tcolinar@u.washington.edu)
October 12, 2004
Dear Business School Community:
Here's some quick information about the electronic business resources available to you at your
desktop from the Foster Business Library.
Databases
As University of Washington faculty, students, and staff you have access to a wealth of online resources for company, industry, management, financial, economic, scholarly articles, news, and other business information. Some of our most heavily used databases include ABI/Inform Global, Hoover's Online, and EIU Online (Economist Intelligence Unit). Most are available to you any time and any
place. A few however, like Factiva, are only licensed for use in the Foster Library or in Business School facilities.
You'll find links to all our business resources on the Foster Library webpage, at:
The URL below
lists our business databases by category (articles, company information, country information, etc):
A special note: last year, one of the resources to which we've subscribed the longest, Compact D/SEC
(aka Compact Disclosure), was discontinued by the publisher. We won't be getting new discs, but
we'll continue to make the older discs available for researchers. We've replaced it with Mergent
Online. Mergent (formerly known as Moody's) provides online access to information on US and
International companies including financials, stock, properties, joint ventures, subsidiaries, S.E.C.
filings, etc. We have a campus site license, so Mergent online can be accessed from home or office. Go to: http://www.mergentonline.com/compsearch.asp
Electronic Journals and Journal Articles
Here are some tips for finding electronic journals.
If you know which journal you want:
If you're searching for articles on a business topic or by a specific author but don't know which journals to look in:
It's our goal to help you find the information you need to be successful in your research, teaching,
and learning. If you have questions about finding e-journals, full-text articles, or any other
library questions please contact the Foster Library reference desk at 543-8012, Circulation Desk at
543-4360, or send email to balib@u.washington.edu. My contact information is also listed below.
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
September 30, 2004
Dear Business School Community:
Welcome back! The staff of the Foster Business Library look forward to seeing old friends again and making new ones, and working with you all this year to help make your teaching, research, and learning endeavors successful.
I know this is a busy time for everyone, but I want to alert you to a few changes you'll need to know about.
New Libraries' Website
You'll notice that the Foster Business Library webpage has a different look. The Foster redesign was part of a general Libraries' effort to make its pages more usable and inviting to library users. You can use the page to access library resources like databases, ejournals, and the UW Libraries Catalog, as well as renew materials you have checked out or request books held in other UW Libraries to be sent to Foster for pick-up. Check out the new Foster Business Library webpage at http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/.
Connecting from home with the new proxy server
Most of the databases, electronic journals and e-books available through the
Libraries are restricted to UW faculty, students and staff. You have two
options to access these UW restricted resources from off-campus:
New borrowing and fine policies in effect
The Libraries has implemented a number of new loan policies designed to
maximize access to library materials. The number of renewals has been
increased, date due reminders will be sent to borrowers with email in their
library accounts and the fine system has been changed to better motivate
borrowers to return material on time.
The number of renewals has been increased - most non-reserve items that check
out for more than 14 days can be renewed an unlimited number of times, items
that have a loan period of 14 day or less can be renewed three times. Books
needed by other borrowers cannot be renewed.
To help borrowers remember due dates the Libraries now sends email date due
reminders 2 days before material is due. Borrowers need to have an email
address in their library account to receive these email notices. Check your
library account to see if you have an email address listed.
The overdue fine system has been changed - overdue fines for non-reserve
materials will be $.50 per day with a 4 day grace period, on the fifth day
overdue the charge will be $2.50 with a daily increment of $.50 for each
additional day overdue. When an item becomes 21 days overdue a replacement cost
and a non-refundable $20 billing fee will be charged. Fines for reserve
material will stay the same.
More information is available at: http://www.lib.washington.edu/services/borrow/lib38.html
Foster Business Library contact information
Circulation Desk: 543-4360
--Gordon
Head, Foster Business Library
- Password: Historical
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
June 29, 2005 -- Old proxy service to be discontinued JULY 31, 2005
Head, Foster Business Library
June 9, 2005 -- Foster Business Library Reserve Deadline
If you would like material placed on Reserve for a class you are teaching
next quarter or to renew this quarter's material, please submit a Reserve
Request to the Foster Business Library by Monday, June 13th.
Fill out a Reserve Request Form each quarter you would like the
material on Reserve. It's very easy to put things on Reserve, you can
submit a Reserve Request Form the following ways:
-Come to the library and fill out a form in person.
-Fill out a form online at: https://www.lib.washington.edu/asp/uwnetid/ereserves/
Course Reserves are a service provided by the UW Libraries to support your
classes. Materials are brought in by instructors or taken from the library
collection, placed in a controlled access area behind our front desk, and
given shorter loan periods to maximize access to the materials.
Textbooks, solution's manuals, readings, sample tests, videos, etc. Pretty
much anything you're using as course materials can be on Reserve.
We can make your course materials available through the Web, searchable
and accessible through the online library catalog. E-Reserves work best for
shorter readings and handouts, if they are more than 30 pages, the files get
too large. We ask you give us clear photocopies or laser printouts to scan
with our sheetfeeder. The files are stored as Adobe Acrobat files that
students can access from home or campus. Articles and book chapters
can also be placed on Electronic Reserve, but we ask that you submit
them as photocopies so we can run them through our sheet feeder.
-UW Foster Business Library, 206.543.4360
June 3, 2005 -- Foster Business Library Finals Week Hours
June 4: 9am-9pm
June 5: 1pm-9pm
June 6-9: 8am-11pm
June 10: 8am-5pm
June 13-17: 10am-5pm
June 18-19: closed
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
May 25, 2005 -- Foster Business Library Memorial Day Hours
Sunday, May 29 1pm-9pm
Monday, May 30 1pm-5pm
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
April 20, 2005 -- Foster Business Library News
http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/proxyTools.html
http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/proxyTools.html
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
April 8, 2005 -- Foster Library - Faculty Refreshers
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
March 8, 2005 -- Foster Business Library Interim Hours
Weekends closed
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
March 8, 2005 -- Foster Business Library Reserve Deadline
If you would like material placed on Reserve for a class you are teaching
next quarter or to renew this quarter's material, please submit a Reserve
Request to the Foster Business Library by March 18th.
Fill out a Reserve Request Form each quarter you would like the
material on Reserve. It's very easy to put things on Reserve, you can
submit a Reserve Request Form the following ways:
-Come to the library and fill out a form in person.
-Fill out a form online at: https://www.lib.washington.edu/asp/uwnetid/ereserves/
Course Reserves are a service provided by the UW Libraries to support your
classes. Materials are brought in by instructors or taken from the library
collection, placed in a controlled access area behind our front desk, and
given shorter loan periods to maximize access to the materials.
Textbooks, solution's manuals, readings, sample tests, videos, etc. Pretty
much anything you're using as course materials can be on Reserve.
We can make your course materials available through the Web, searchable
and accessible through the online library catalog. E-Reserves work best for
shorter readings and handouts, if they are more than 30 pages, the files get
too large. We ask you give us clear photocopies or laser printouts to scan
with our sheetfeeder. The files are stored as Adobe Acrobat files that
students can access from home or campus. Articles and book chapters
can also be placed on Electronic Reserve, but we ask that you submit
them as photocopies so we can run them through our sheet feeder.
-UW Foster Business Library, 206.543.4360
February 18, 2005 -- Presidents' Day hours
Sunday, Feb. 20: 1pm-9pm
Monday, Feb. 21: 1pm-5pm
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
February 9, 2005 -- Library Resources for B-School Staff and Faculty
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
January 14, 2005 -- Holiday hours
Sunday, Jan 16: 1pm-9pm
Monday, Jan 17: 1pm-5pm
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
January 10, 2005 -- Balmer Copy Center Hours and Printing
Monday thru Friday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Monday thru Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Head, Foster Business Library
Manager, Balmer Copy Center
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/
http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/guides/which.html
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
Foster Business Library News Updates
Reference Desk: 543-8012
Library email: balib@u.washington.edu
Foster webpage: http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/
Head, Arts, Architecture, and Business Libraries
University of Washington
Box 353224
Seattle, WA 98195-3224
aamot@u.washington.edu
206-616-6431 voice
206-616-6430 fax
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