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Business Week Online recently reviewed Yahoo! Finance. The review gives the site 3.5 out of 5 stars. The verdict:
The portal’s upgrades make it a must-read for investors and business news hounds. But message board changes leave users wanting more.
You can read the full review here.
Do you think your textbooks are too expensive? According to NPR’s morning addition, some states agree, and they’re doing something about it.
More than a dozen states are considering laws that would restrict price increases for college textbooks. With many books now costing more than $100, college students and their families are facing huge bills on top of tuition costs.
You can listen to the story here.
MIT Libraries has a resource callled the Dewey Research Advisor. The advisor, currently in beta release, lists common research questions and points to resources to help find the answers. This is a good model for a business research FAQ, and is definitely worth a look. I’ve seen several questions and answers in the guide that I get asked several times a quarter. It appears that Wharton uses an identical system, only they call it the Business FAQ. I’ve tried to incorporate something like this in the Biz Wiki, and both of these resources give me some new ideas to consider.
NPR’s Morning Edition had a story this morning about Best Buy’s corporate work environment. The summary:
One company has abandoned the concept of a regular work day. Best Buy, the giant retailer of electronics, is encouraging much of its corporate staff to work whatever hours they want, and to do so wherever they please. The company says productivity is booming. Wendy Kaufman reports.
You can listen to the story here.
I’m giving a talk this morning to other bibliographers at our library. I’ve got 15 minutes to hit the high points of blogs and rss.
Why should a subject bibliographer read blogs?
Why RSS?
Why create a blog?
What other libraries/librarians are blogging?
How do I get started with RSS?
I'm Chad Boeninger and I write this blog for the students and faculty of Ohio University. I cover business research issues, databases and other resources, current business trends and topics, and much more.
