1. BIC Orientation: MNA Summer 2009 The BIC is here and we CAN help

2. 2 Orientation session A lot of information. This presentation will be on the BIC website to review at your leisure. Efficient information finding. You will not be experts – please ask us for assistance when starting. The BIC is here and we CAN help

3. 3 Goals Orient to BIC’s: –Staff & Contact Methods –Services & Facilities –Data and Collections –Popular Databases Getting connected and problem solving The BIC is here and we CAN help

4. 4 Staff & Contact Methods Stephen Hayes Entrepreneurial Spirit Endowed Business Librarian & Director, Thomas Mahaffey, Jr. Business Information Center Barb “Pete” Pietraszewski Business Services Librarian Michele Shaw Branch Superviso r Scott Gaglio Technical Support Consultant/Analyst Beata Frelas Technical Support Consultant/Analyst The BIC is here and we CAN help

5. 5 Staff & Contact Methods E-mail: bicref@nd.edu bicref@nd.edu Phone: 574.631.9098 In person: Monday – Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm Friday8:00am-5:00pm Web: http://bic.library.nd.eduhttp://bic.library.nd.edu The BIC is here and we CAN help

6. 6 Staff & Contact Methods E-mail: –bicref@nd.edu – reference & information questionsbicref@nd.edu Full Name Contact information (phone, e-mail, etc.) Note preferred method of contact Best time to reach What you want What you will settle for Date needed Where & how you have searched The BIC is here and we CAN help

7. 7 Services & Facilities Services: –Answers & Advice – Ask Business Librarian –Renew items – Renew Books Online –Interlibrary Loan – Interlibrary Loan Request The BIC is here and we CAN help

8. 8 Services & Facilities Facilities (in the event that you find yourself here!): –Workstations –Fax machine –Copy machine –Scanner The BIC is here and we CAN help

9. 9 Data and Collections

10. 10 Data and collections Academic information products –Differ from corporate products in price and content Ask for information by content not product name –i.e. investment reports vs. First Call reports Perspective –Business vs. Medical vs. Higher Education The BIC is here and we CAN help

11. 11 Data and collections The BIC identifies, negotiates licenses, & pays for quality business databases and information resources (Note academic license restrictions on use) Staff expertise on using BIC databases & information resources as well as other business information Some information is still in paper and only in Hesburgh Library or the BIC –Giving USA –Corporate Giving Directory The BIC is here and we CAN help

12. 12 BIC Webpage- “Finding the Stuff” http://bic.library.nd.edu/ Key BIC Webpage content areas you should know about: Business Resources by Title Find Business Resources by Subject E-journal Locator Other important links –Hesburgh Libraries – “Research by subject:” – Education, Biology and Life Sciences The BIC is here and we CAN help

13. 13 Popular Databases The following are SOME of the more popular databases and BIC resources and WHY The BIC is here and we CAN help

14. 14 ID & Passwords To access library resources you must use your NetID and password. –NOTE: This is the same as your general university e-mail. The BIC is here and we CAN help

15. 15 GuideStar Premium 300,000 organizations that file a Form 990 or 990-EZ 70,000 private foundations PDF version of the IRS filings Data includes: General Information: Address etc. At-a-Glance – financials Organization Structure Financials Documents Mission & Programs People (with compensation) The BIC is here and we CAN help

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17. 17 Business & Company Resource Center 21,074,667 articles –many full text many back to 1980 Investment reports and forecasts for more than 11,000 US and international companies and for 53 industries –prepared by Wall Street and international brokerage firms Profiles of more than 100,000 public and private companies Article Search allows limiting searches to peer-reviewed journals and by journal name

18. 18 Business & Company Resource Center Select Advanced Search Change “Content area” to “Company Profile/Products” Enter “Non-profit” Change pull down to “keyword” Change pull down to “or” Enter “not-for-profit” Change pull down to “keyword” Click green “SEARCH” button Fancier, Search “medical” in the “industry description field” (Note: Catholic Healthcare West) The BIC is here and we CAN help

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20. 20 Business Source Complete Comprehensive business database of scholarly journals and business periodicals –Harvard Business Review –Chronicle of Philanthropy –Nonprofit World –Nonprofit Management & Leadership Datamonitor Company & Industry Reports (latest editions) –SWOT analysis

21. 21 Business Source Complete Select Company Profile from right hand frame Search Catholic Healthcare West Click on link to Datamonitor Report Find “Top Competitors” section Research the 1st competitor “Health Care Service Corporation” Select Datamonitor Report Find SWOT Applicable to the not-for-profit situation?? The BIC is here and we CAN help

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23. 23 IBISWorld Industry Market Research Report has: –Executive Summary –Key Statistics –Segmentation –Market Characteristics –Industry Conditions –Key Factors –Key Competitors –Industry Performance –Outlook Business environment reports The BIC is here and we CAN help

24. 24 IBISWorld 5 digit NAICS codes 61131 - University/College 62311 - Nursing Care Facilities 62422 - Community Housing Services 56111 - Human Resources & Benefits Admin. The BIC is here and we CAN help

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26. Academic Source Premier Site license – unlimited access Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. Full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc. The BIC is here and we CAN help 26

27. INSPIRE.NET INSPIRE.NET – Indiana’s Online Research Library (http://www.in.gov/library/inspire/info.html)http://www.in.gov/library/inspire/info.html –Sign up for an INSPIRE Password Use this form to request a password for accessing the INSPIRE databases. A temporary (72 hour) password will be issued for immediate access. An annual password (that can be changed) will be sent to you by U.S. Mail.Sign up for an INSPIRE Password 27

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29. Suggestions Get a library card – if a “State” card is offered, get it Locate and make friends with the closest publicly-funded College or University. See if you can buy library privileges. Sometimes “walk-in” patrons are allowed by contract. BIC -- IF we can help, we will try to help. 29

30. 30 Feedback & Questi ons Please give us your feedback. Go to “Feedback” on the BIC homepage – first column, ‘Support Services for:’ section, last link.