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Go to Library Class Homepage

• Click on http://library.rpi.edu.

• On left-side of page, click Help link.

• Mouse over Course Guides, select Lally School.

• Click International MBA Students: August 2011.

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http://library.rpi.edu/

International MBA : Library Session

Sample Search: GE Wind PowerAugust 2011

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International MBA: Library Session August 2011

Library Contact: Colette Holmes•Email: [email protected] •Voice Mail: 518-276-8331•Folsom Library, 3rd floor North (341A)•Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM•Appointments Recommended

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mailto:[email protected]

Passwords & Tech Help

Sample Logon Window for Off-Campus Access– Your RCS Userid and Password– One sign-on for most library services

-- Linking tool for article databases to locate full text

-- Licensed database/resource, requires authentication

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https://opac.lib.rpi.edu/patroninfo

Current Information: Wind Power

• Trade Publications – Specialty Magazines– Focus on Industry such power utilities

• Current Newspapers• Browse recent issues for ideas

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Identify Emerging Technologies

• 50 Most Innovative Companies• O’Reilly Radar• Technology Review– 10 Emerging Technologies

• ZDNet Emerging Tech blog

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http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2011/

http://radar.oreilly.com/

http://www.technologyreview.com/tr10/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech

Selected Current News Sources

• Computerworld • Fast Company • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • Technology Review • NPR (National Public Radio)

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http://opac.lib.rpi.edu/search~S1?/tcomputerworld/tcomputerworld/1%2C3%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=tcomputerworld&1%2C%2C3

http://sfx-serv.lib.rpi.edu/sfx_troy?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/sfxit.com:azlist&sfx.ignore_date_threshold=1&rft.object_id=110978979595259&rft.object_portfolio_id=



http://opac.lib.rpi.edu/search~S1?/ttechnology+review/ttechnology+review/1%2C3%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=ttechnology+review&4%2C%2C4

http://www.npr.org/

Goggle Scholar

• Scholarly publications• From one place, search across many

disciplines and sources• Articles, books, theses, abstracts, citations– RPI (SFX)– Public domain– Licensed, but not owned by RPI

• http://scholar.google.com/

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http://scholar.google.com/

RensSearch – Library Website

• Go to http://library.rpi.edu. • Click subject resources tab. • Select Management, Business and Eco (General)– Click journals tab, look at News and Trade publications.

– Click companies tab, look at Company Overviews.

– Click guides-tutorials tab, look at Industry and Market Reports at Folsom Library.

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http://library.rpi.edu/

Company Search for General Electric

Mergent Online •Enter company name in left search box as directed. •Click Go button. Look for company name in search results.

Sector to determine company as public or private.

Note ticker symbol is ge.

Do not include Inactive companies in search results.

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http://libproxy.rpi.edu/login?url=http://www.mergentonline.com/

Statistics

• New York State Statistical Yearbook• Statistical Almanac of the United States• U.S. Business Statistics– Alphabetical – Subject

• International Business Statistics• E- Stats (US Census) (Measuring the Internet

Economy)

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http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/

Patent Search Example

• Use handout provided for today’s class.• Example - “GE wind power” patents• Uses Google Patents database.• Look at:– U.S. patents– Recent patents – keyword search– Specific company

• Not a detailed patent search.

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