New Computer Install Status
We have passed the half way point for computer installs! The Mendoza IT started installing computers on March 3, 2008. To date, we have 189 machines installed. This number changes daily. Please check back for more updates.
I Drive Courseware Opt-In
I Drive Courseware folders have been created for all classes and sections for the upcoming/current semester, but will only be activated for use upon request.
CRSP Mutual Fund update
CRSP Mutual Fund database has been updated. The data are now available through March 2007 and can be accessed on the R drive at R:\cb_data\crsp\Mfund.
Keesing's World News Archive - Provides access to archive of original, accurate and objective news articles providing digestible but detailed summaries of world events, drawn from a wide range of press and other sources in a variety of languages. Digitized version of Keesing's contemporary archives, 1931-1986, and Keesing's record of world events.
Oxford Scholarship Online - A cross-searchable collection of full text for 2000+ Oxford books. Subject areas include economics and finance, philosophy, political science, religion, biology, business and management, classical studies, history, linguistics, literature, mathematics, music, physics, and psychology.
Mergent Horizon Contains up-to-date company description, stock price performance, and financial data. Allows users to perform industry comparisons and peer-group analyses, evaluate a company's business based on its products and services, and identify its competitors, major customers, suppliers and partners. Covers all companies actively traded on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges.
NEW EBSCOhost interface: An overview of EBSCOhost 2.0 is provided in the Flash demonstration.
Ebsco marketing web site also features new EBSCOhost 2.0 web pages, where you can learn more about its key features.
SimplyMap: web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for the United States. Usage info: Licensed for 5 simultaneous users. Access info: Each user is required to create a personal workspace.
Hoover's Company Records: Company information public and private companies including location, competitors, summary financials, top officers and company history for public companies.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry: Provides latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics.
College NewsHayong Yun, finance professor, received the 2008 Young Researcher Prize awarded by The Review of Financial Studies, a top-tier research journal. The annual prize, sponsored by financial services company JPMorgan, recognizes the best research accepted for publication in The Review by a recent Ph.D. graduate. Yun was presented the award during the annual conference of the Western Finance Association in June. Yun was recognized for his study, “The Choice of Corporate Liquidity and Corporate Governance,” which examines the relationship between corporate governance and the company’s use of cash and lines of credit to meet liquidity needs.
From Jerry Langley
The Arthritis Foundation's fifth annual Tailgate Party will be held on Sept. 20th in the Monogram Room, for our away game vs. Michigan State. It's a lot of fun and the proceeds go towards programs and services for those with arthritis in our branch's northern Indiana service area. I've also attached an RSVP form, if you're interested in attending. Please call if you have any questions (1-6078).
Quote of the Day
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
~ Dr. Seuss
MyFourThirds.com is dedicated to photography using the Four Thirds system, an SLR standard created to be digital from the ground up.At the heart of the site is a great and growing collection of images (both black-and-white and in color) from the site's users, posted in a variety of categories, from abstract to documentary to fashion to wildlife. Beyond the photography, MyFourThirds has a small but growing body of tips, articles, suggestions, polls, and links for the Four Thirds photographer. You'll find articles on digital workflow, software tools, places to shoot, and so on, many of them applicable to any photographer seeking to learn more about his art.
If you haven't tried the MCoBIT Knowledge Base which has a link under Mendoza IT in the second column, you might be surprised to find 500+ solutions to the most frequently asked questions about technology. It's very handy during the day but also on weekends and at night.
AP - Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pyrotechnics and pageantry.
AP - Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict.
AP - Michigan's attorney general announced he was charging Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick with two felony assault charges stemming from a confrontation between Kilpatrick and a sheriff's detective.
AP - A charter bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to an annual pilgrimage slammed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway early Friday, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.
AP - President Bush, the first U.S. president to attend an Olympics abroad, blended political messages for China and Russia with high fives and hugs for American athletes Friday.
