1. Go to Library Class Homepage Click on http://library.rpi.edu.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. 1

2. International MBA : Library Session Sample Search: GE Wind Power August 2011 2

3. International MBA: Library Session August 2011 Library Contact: Colette Holmes Email: holmec@rpi.eduholmec@rpi.edu Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 Folsom Library, 3 rd floor North (341A) Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM Appointments Recommended 3

4. 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 4

5. Current Information: Wind Power Trade Publications – Specialty Magazines – Focus on Industry such power utilities Current Newspapers Browse recent issues for ideas 5

6. Identify Emerging Technologies 50 Most Innovative Companies O’Reilly Radar Technology Review – 10 Emerging Technologies 10 Emerging Technologies ZDNet Emerging Tech blog 6

7. Selected Current News Sources Computerworld Fast Company New York Times Wall Street Journal Technology Review NPR (National Public Radio) NPR 7

8. 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/ 8

9. RensSearch – Library Website Go to http://library.rpi.edu.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. 9

10. 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. 10

11. Statistics New York State Statistical Yearbook Statistical Almanac of the United States U.S. Business Statistics – Alphabetical Alphabetical – Subject Subject International Business Statistics E- Stats (US Census) (Measuring the Internet Economy) E- Stats 11

12. 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. 12