Explore the world of Mad Men through collections from the U. of Iowa Pomerantz Business Library and Special Collections & University Archive. Online exhibit can viewed on Pinterest.
We now have campus wide (and off-campus) access to the Financial Times Historical Archive
To access go to http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/gale/FTHA
More info:
The Financial Times Historical archive, 1888-2006
The Financial Times Historical Archive delivers the complete searchable run of the world’s most authoritative daily business newspaper. Every item ever printed in the paper, from 1888-2006, can be searched and browsed by article and page by page. It includes over 700,000 pages of past issues for the stated period of coverage, including Special Supplements and the FT Magazine.
The first numbers from the 2010 Census will be announced today and two cool links reflecting new numbers have been added to http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/census. One is an interactive map for population change and the second is a snappy littleYouTube video explaining Apportionment. Iowa is one of the many states that will lose a seat or two in the U.S. House of Representatives due to application of the apportionment formula.
–Marianne Mason
Government Collections Librarian
The 2010 Iowa City Book Festival (ICBF), presented by the University of Iowa Libraries, has announced its schedule for the three-day celebration of reading, writing and books July 16-18. The Festival offers activities for the entire family: best-selling authors, hands-on book arts, kids’ activities, music and festival food.
For its second year, the ICBF has greatly [...] more
The January issue of Transitions, Scholarly Communication News for the UI Community is now available. Click here to read the new developments in scholarly communication covered in this electronic issue.
The library now subscribes to Mergent Horizon. This research site covers 6200 companies that are traded on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ.
Mergent Horizon enables the researcher to:
A link to our subscription can be found on our A-Z page and here.�
Click here to view a demo of Mergent Horizon.
The UI Libraries selected The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa, edited by David Hudson, Marvin Bergman and Loren Horton as the five millionth book for the collection. More information about this milestone can be found on the UI Main Library blog here.
On July 18, the UI Libraries will present the Iowa City Book Festival. The Festival will be held in Gibson Square, which is on the Main Library’s south entrance. The celebration will include bookseller tables, food vendors, music, book art demonstrations, readings and panel discussions.
For more information visit the Iowa City Book Festival site.
Check out the Biz Library’s new employment guide “Get Hired!” http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/gethired
Would you like to learn more about the Financial Crisis?
We have the source for you. Consult our Financial Crisis research guide to find analyst reports, current news articles, books, and vodcasts pertaining to the current economic issues.
