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BIC Orientation: MNA Summer 2009

BIC Orientation: MNA Summer 2009. The BIC is here and we CAN help. Orientation session. A lot of information. This presentation will be on the BIC website to review at your leisure. Efficient information finding. You will not be experts – please ask us for assistance when starting.

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BIC Orientation: MNA Summer 2009

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  1. BIC Orientation: MNA Summer 2009 The BIC is here and we CAN help

  2. Orientation session • A lot of information. This presentation will be on the BIC website to review at your leisure. • Efficient information finding. • You will not be experts – please ask us for assistance when starting. The BIC is here and we CAN help

  3. Goals • Orient to BIC’s: • Staff & Contact Methods • Services & Facilities • Data and Collections • Popular Databases • Getting connected and problem solving The BIC is here and we CAN help

  4. Staff & Contact Methods • Stephen HayesEntrepreneurial Spirit Endowed Business Librarian & Director, Thomas Mahaffey, Jr. Business Information Center • Barb “Pete” PietraszewskiBusiness Services Librarian • Michele ShawBranch Supervisor • Scott GaglioTechnical Support Consultant/Analyst • Beata FrelasTechnical Support Consultant/Analyst The BIC is here and we CAN help

  5. Staff & Contact Methods • E-mail: bicref@nd.edu • Phone: 574.631.9098 • In person: Monday – Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm Friday 8:00am-5:00pm • Web: http://bic.library.nd.edu The BIC is here and we CAN help

  6. Staff & Contact Methods • E-mail: • bicref@nd.edu – reference & information questions • Full Name • Contact information (phone, e-mail, etc.) • Note preferred method of contact • Best time to reach • What you want • What you will settle for • Date needed • Where & how you have searched The BIC is here and we CAN help

  7. Services & Facilities • Services: • Answers & Advice – Ask Business Librarian • Renew items – Renew Books Online • Interlibrary Loan – Interlibrary Loan Request The BIC is here and we CAN help

  8. Services & Facilities • Facilities (in the event that you find yourself here!): • Workstations • Fax machine • Copy machine • Scanner The BIC is here and we CAN help

  9. Data and Collections

  10. Data and collections • Academic information products • Differ from corporate products in price and content • Ask for information by content not product name • i.e. investment reports vs. First Call reports • Perspective • Business vs. Medical vs. Higher Education The BIC is here and we CAN help

  11. Data and collections • The BIC identifies, negotiates licenses, & pays for quality business databases and information resources (Note academic license restrictions on use) • Staff expertise on using BIC databases & information resources as well as other business information • Some information is still in paper and only in Hesburgh Library or the BIC • Giving USA • Corporate Giving Directory The BIC is here and we CAN help

  12. BIC Webpage- “Finding the Stuff” http://bic.library.nd.edu/ • Key BIC Webpage content areas you should know about: • Business Resources by Title • Find Business Resources by Subject • E-journal Locator • Other important links • Hesburgh Libraries – “Research by subject:” – Education, Biology and Life Sciences The BIC is here and we CAN help

  13. Popular Databases The following are SOME of the more popular databases and BIC resources and WHY The BIC is here and we CAN help

  14. ID & Passwords • To access library resources you must use your NetID and password. • NOTE: This is the same as your general university e-mail. The BIC is here and we CAN help

  15. GuideStar Premium • 300,000 organizations that file a Form 990 or 990-EZ • 70,000 private foundations • PDF version of the IRS filings • Data includes: • General Information: • Address etc. • At-a-Glance – financials • Organization Structure • Financials • Documents • Mission & Programs • People (with compensation) The BIC is here and we CAN help

  16. Business & Company Resource Center • 21,074,667 articles • many full text many back to 1980 • Investment reports and forecasts for more than 11,000 US and international companies and for 53 industries • prepared by Wall Street and international brokerage firms • Profiles of more than 100,000 public and private companies • Article Search allows limiting searches to peer-reviewed journals and by journal name

  17. Business & Company Resource Center • Select Advanced Search • Change “Content area” to “Company Profile/Products” • Enter “Non-profit” • Change pull down to “keyword” • Change pull down to “or” • Enter “not-for-profit” • Change pull down to “keyword” • Click green “SEARCH” button • Fancier, Search “medical” in the “industry description field” (Note: Catholic Healthcare West) The BIC is here and we CAN help

  18. Business Source Complete • Comprehensive business database of scholarly journals and business periodicals • Harvard Business Review • Chronicle of Philanthropy • Nonprofit World • Nonprofit Management & Leadership • Datamonitor Company & Industry Reports (latest editions) • SWOT analysis

  19. Business Source Complete • Select Company Profile from right hand frame • Search Catholic Healthcare West • Click on link to Datamonitor Report • Find “Top Competitors” section • Research the 1st competitor “Health Care Service Corporation” • Select Datamonitor Report • Find SWOT • Applicable to the not-for-profit situation?? The BIC is here and we CAN help

  20. IBISWorld • Industry Market Research Report has: • Executive Summary • Key Statistics    • Segmentation    • Market Characteristics    • Industry Conditions    • Key Factors    • Key Competitors    • Industry Performance    • Outlook • Business environment reports The BIC is here and we CAN help

  21. IBISWorld • 5 digit NAICS codes • 61131 - University/College • 62311 - Nursing Care Facilities • 62422 - Community Housing Services • 56111 - Human Resources & Benefits Admin. The BIC is here and we CAN help

  22. Academic Source Premier • Site license – unlimited access • Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. • Full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc. The BIC is here and we CAN help

  23. INSPIRE.NET • INSPIRE.NET – Indiana’s Online Research Library (http://www.in.gov/library/inspire/info.html) • Sign up for an INSPIRE PasswordUse this form to request a password for accessing the INSPIRE databases. A temporary (72 hour) password will be issued for immediate access. An annual password (that can be changed) will be sent to you by U.S. Mail.

  24. Use your Library Card

  25. Suggestions • Get a library card – if a “State” card is offered, get it • Locate and make friends with the closest publicly-funded College or University. See if you can buy library privileges. Sometimes “walk-in” patrons are allowed by contract. • BIC -- IF we can help, we will try to help.

  26. Feedback & Questions • Please give us your feedback. Go to “Feedback” on the BIC homepage – first column, ‘Support Services for:’ section, last link.

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