April 1, 2008
BEL Salutes Carissa Holler
This afternoon, Bellog has learned that BEL's own Carissa Holler was named as one of List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent.” Associate Dean and Finance Department Chair David Ikenberry made the announcement via e-mail. Carissa taught a half credit course in the Finance Department called Financial Information Systems to MBA's and MSF's.
Congratulations, Carissa!
Posted by Becky at 2:25 PM | Posted to BEL Salutes
January 15, 2008
Welcome back!
This year kicks off a new year for a lot of excitement. BEL is now subscribing to EconLitPlus Text, which has AEA journals online back to year one!
Belloger Becky Smith will be on sabbatical from January 16-April 15th. Please direct reference inquiries to Yoo-Seong Song, Acting Head of BEL, or to Carissa Holler, Business & Finance Librarian.
As always, happy searching.
Posted by Becky at 2:42 PM | Posted to
January 7, 2008
CNBC, New York Times to share content
From Marketwatch:
CNBC, the unit held by General Electric's NBC Universal, and The New York Times plan to share material on their Web sites, The New York Times reported. The Times will carry CNBC video and CNBC will use articles from The Times, the report said. The deal unites the main competitive targets of News Corp's Fox Business Network and The Wall Street Journal, the report added. MarketWatch, the publisher of this report, also is owned by News Corp.
Posted by Becky at 3:12 PM | Posted to
December 21, 2007
Happy Holidays
Greetings everyone:
Dear All,
Just in time for holiday searches: SimplyMap is here.
In Online Resource Research page, it is listed as one word: SimplyMap.
If you are a UIUC researcher, please e-mail bel@library.uiuc.edu with directions on how to set up your own account. It is not available outside of UIUC.
Also, it works best in IE.
Additionally for your searching pleasure:
International Directory of Company Histories, and Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, both online, no seat restrictions on those.
BNA--the suite of employment, tax, and others, available via proxy server. Again, only for UIUC researchers.
I'm not certain if that works off campus, but certainly it does on campus.
Forthcoming: EconLitPlus text.
BEL will be closed next week and will reopen January 31st.
As always, happy searching!
Be safe in your journeys, wherever you may be going!
Posted by Becky at 3:02 PM | Posted to BEL Events
December 13, 2007
CTO of Second Life to Leave Linden Labs
From the NYT:
Virtual world Second Life's chief technology officer -- a colorful Navy veteran who delights in mocking creationism -- has resigned.Cory Ondrejka, employee No. 4 at San Francisco-based Linden Lab, which owns Second Life, quit Tuesday and will depart at the end of the year.
Ondrejka helped write the computer code that underpins the popular virtual world. Second Life is a 3D Internet destination where users create, buy and sell fantastic islands inhabited by virtual characters, or avatars.
Read the rest here.
Posted by Becky at 3:41 PM | Posted to Technology
December 7, 2007
Murdoch Said to Have Plan for Shake-Up at Dow Jones
From the NYT:
Richard F. Zannino, Dow Jones’s chief executive, will leave the company after staying for a time to help with the transition, Dow Jones announced yesterday.People briefed on the matter said that both Mr. Zannino and L. Gordon Crovitz, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, would be succeeded by trusted lieutenants of Rupert Murdoch soon after the takeover was complete.
Executives at both companies say there will be a broader sweep of the upper echelon at Dow Jones in the next few weeks, both to eliminate duplication and to make way for Mr. Murdoch’s people.
Read the rest here.
Posted by Becky at 4:21 PM | Posted to Business News
Deputy Mayor Leaving to Run Bloomberg L.P
From the NYT:
Daniel L. Doctoroff was to have been the Robert Moses of the Bloomberg era, a bold visionary who would guide a sweeping revitalization of New York and put to rest the notion that the age of building big had ended.But now, as Mr. Doctoroff ends his tenure as the longest-serving deputy mayor for economic development, much of his agenda remains unrealized, despite his many achievements.
Mr. Doctoroff, 49, announced yesterday that he would resign at the end of the year and become president of Bloomberg L.P. in February.
Read the read here.
Posted by Becky at 3:06 PM | Posted to Business News
November 21, 2007
Happy Fall Break Everyone
BEL will closed for the remainder of fall break, November 22-24. On November 25, we will open at regular Sunday hours, 1-10 pm.
On behalf of the BEL staff, Happy Thanksgiving and hope your holiday journeys, wherever they may be, are safe, restful, and joyful.
Posted by Becky at 4:00 PM | Posted to BEL Events
November 7, 2007
Microsoft Dismisses CIO
From the BBC:
Microsoft says it has fired its chief information officer, Stuart Scott, for "violation of company policies", but declined to give details.Mr Scott oversaw the use of computers, software and networks by the US software giant's 80,000 employees.
Read the rest here.
Posted by Becky at 1:33 PM | Posted to Ethics | Technology
September 28, 2007
Spotlight: Hedge Fund Information Sources
Hedge Funds investing is hot and very popular with MBA students (and non-MBA’s as well) in locating lucrative, exciting work. At this blog, hedge fund rankings is the number one search entry click.
Continue reading "Spotlight: Hedge Fund Information Sources "
Posted by Becky at 3:50 PM | Posted to Becky's Blurbs