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The Management & Business Studies (MBS) Portal http://www.mbsportal.bl.uk. Linda Arnold-Stratford Lead Curator: Management & Business Studies The British Library Linda. Arnold-Stratford@bl.uk. What is the MBS Portal?.
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The Management & Business Studies (MBS) Portalhttp://www.mbsportal.bl.uk Linda Arnold-Stratford Lead Curator: Management & Business Studies The British Library Linda. Arnold-Stratford@bl.uk
What is the MBS Portal? • A new British Library website for Management and Business Studies which brings together print and digital collections • Contains downloadable full text research reports, working papers, book chapters, videos and articles from high-quality publishers of management research • Available in the reading rooms and remotely • Can be tailored to suit your interests and can alert you to new content which matches your subject interest • Free to use
What are the Benefits? 24-7 access to full text, high quality digital content – for free Find more relevant material: we give access to hard to find research reports or material which can be hidden behind membership barriers Save time: Find print and digital formats in one ‘hit’ from your own desk, then choose the delivery route that suits you (including Amazon) Dissemination: Management researchers can log their research papers with us getting it in front of more than 90,000 professional managers – helps to get it used and show impact User led: User panels will help develop the site so that the MBS Portal will always represent their needs
User involvement • User panel of 13 senior researchers and managers helped develop the user requirements • Partners:the main professional bodies for management research and practice • Focus groups: regular focus groups will be held to ensure we are still representing our users' needs.
Any questions? Portal Address: http://www.mbsportal.bl.uk Email mbseditor@bl.uk Linda.Arnold-Stratford@bl.uk