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January 25, 2006

New Resource: Factiva

Factiva provides access to global news and business information, including local newspapers, same-day newswires, company reports, and media programs. Provides company information including market data and competitors. Includes full-text of the Wall Street Journal.

URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/factiva.cgi



January 20, 2006

Student Book Collection Contest 2006

The Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Student Book Collection Contest. We want to celebrate University students who are excited about reading and collecting books and give them an opportunity to meet other book collectors. Describe your book collection in a short essay and win a cash prize. Separate prizes will be given to undergraduate and graduate student book collectors this year.

For more information visit the Student Book Collection Contest 2006 web site.



January 13, 2006

New Resource: Books24x7

Books24x7 is a web-based, searchable, e-book site that provides users access to the complete contents of nearly 3,000 titles covering a broad range of technology topics. Contributing publishers include: Cambridge University Press, The MIT Press, IEEE Press, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, Sybex, Wrox Press and many others.

URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/btfs.cgi



January 4, 2006

New Resource: Fact Book: The Source For Minnesota Business Information

Title:Fact Book: The Source For Minnesota Business Information
Other Names:Minnesota Fact Book , Corporate Report Fact Book
Description:Profiles of 2,700 Minnesota companies with more than 50 employees. Covers both private and public companies along with indexes to identify companies by industry. Entries include contact information and financial officers. Fact Book will include links to news articles about executives and allow searching for names.
URL:http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/fbo.cgi


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New Resource: International Index of Black Periodicals

Title:International Index of Black Periodicals
Coverage:dates vary
Sources Indexed:http://iibp.chadwyck.com/morehome/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=titlfram.htx
Description:Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from scholarly journals and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean--and full-text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals. Coverage is international in scope and multidisciplinary--spanning cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues of vital importance to the Black Studies discipline.
URL:http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/iibp.cgi


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