Archive for September, 2015

Statista – Now Available!

This is the sixth in a series of “Resources and Services” posts from the Faculty of Cowles Library, intended to increase awareness of the quality resources and services (many of them new!) available to Drake students, faculty, and staff. Earlier posts are listed at the bottom of this page.


 

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Transforms complex topics into clear, conceptual and visually striking designs. Includes many easily-downloadable infographics, as well as easy-to-use attribution. Check out Statista today! 

Statista

 

 

Statista is an online statistics portal providing access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.

 

 

 

 

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Bringing together data from over 18,000 sources – Statista allows Drake faculty and students to flexibly import over 1 million ready to use statistics in PPT, XLS, and PNG formats.


 

 

Previous Resources and Services announcements:

1) New York Times Digital Subscription
2) Chronicle of Higher Education
3) Oxford Very Short Introductions
4) Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily
5) Business Expert Press

Business Expert Press Now Available!

This is the fifth in a series of “Resources and Services” posts from the Faculty of Cowles Library, intended to increase awareness of the quality resources and services (many of them new!) available to Drake students, faculty, and staff. Earlier posts are listed at the bottom of this page.


Cowles Library is excited to announce the addition of a new Business ebook collection: Business Expert Press (BEP)!

Business Expert Press (BEP) includes over 300 ebooks that meet the needs of business stuBEPpicturedents who want concise and practical course readings and reference works. All ebooks offer:

  • No DRM (Digital Rights Management)
  • Downloadable PDFs
  • Unlimited users

Examples of topics include:

  • Marketing and Management
  • Economic, Financial, Legal & Analytical aspects of Business
  • Information Systems
  • Business Ethics

Check out Business Expert Press!


 

Previous Resources and Services announcements:

1) New York Times Digital Subscription
2) Chronicle of Higher Education
3) Oxford Very Short Introductions
4) Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily

Special Event – September 15 – 17

Cowles Library is pleased to announce that the Reading Room will be the site of a CNN Focus Group following the Republican debate on Wednesday, September 16. Portions of the building (including the Reading Room and Atrium) will be closed to public access from Tuesday, September 15 through the morning of Thursday, September 17. All library services and other study facilities will continue as normal throughout the event window.

The Nine BEST Scientific Study Tips

The folks at AsapSCIENCE have put together a great little 3 1/2 minute video on proven study techniques. Enjoy . . .

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