The University Libraries, with Central Mail Services, will now deliver books to campus offices.  Readers make their requests through the InfoHawk catalog.  Find out more about this service.

Make use of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, a comprehensive reference source: “International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching,Continue reading “Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History”

Business Week has ranked the Tippie College MBA program as one of the best in the United States.  Read about these superior rankings from Tippie College News.

Read the fall issue of the publication Transitions. “The purpose of this irregular electronic newsletter is to bring to readers’ attention some of the many new projects and developments affecting the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new products and programs, the open access movement and other alternative publishing models. Scholarly communication refers toContinue reading “Transitions: Scholarly Communication News”

The University Libraries provide access to SimplyMap, a Web-based tool that creates maps based on used-supplied criteria.  Data comes from government and industry sources.  Users can output to Powerpoint slides, Word documents, etc.  Find out more you can do with SimplyMap. To use this resource from the Business Library homepage, click on Sources A-Z.  ThenContinue reading “Demographic Information with SimplyMap”

Marvin A. Pomerantz, Iowa business alumnus, benefactor, and Board of Visitors member, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Read about the life of Mr. Pomerantz and his contributions to the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa Libraries have added the following newspapers to our online sources.  Click on the links below or search by title in the InfoHawk catalog. Proquest Historical Newspapers Atlanta Daily World This database provides full page and article images with searchable full text from the Atlanta world (1931-1932) and the Atlanta daily world (1932-2003). TheContinue reading “Historical Newspapers Added”

The University of Iowa Libraries provides full access to this major African-American publication.  As the Black Studies Center from ProQuest notes: “The Chicago Defender. Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded the Defender in May 1905 and by the outbreak of the First World War it had become the most widely-read black newspaper in the country, with moreContinue reading “Library Access to The Chicago Defender”

To ease difficulties that Library borrowers may have had due to recent flooding, there have been adjustments to material due dates. Remember that you can contact the Pomerantz Business Library, 319-335-3077, lib-bus@uiowa.edu, with any questions.

A new report from the Congressional Research Service covers the status of government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Financial Problems: Frequently Asked Questions (by N. Eric Weiss, 15 July 2008; order code RS22916) is available for free from the Center for Democracy and Technology.