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Films (and books about films) have subject headings assigned to them. Many film genres can be searched by subject. Go to infoLINK, the Libraries’ catalog and do a subject search under the subject heading. If you don’t know the subject ...

The highlighted data source for September is Wharton Research Data Services, or WRDS, for short. WRDS is the interface used to access Compustat, CRSP, Global Insight, and other large economic and financial files. Use of WRDS is strictly restricted to ...

There is a vast amount of material on the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, since this is a business blog, I will focus on the economic and business related materials. To find books on the economics of September 11, go ...

Last June, I talked about different places to get business ratios. The new Factiva database also contains business ratios. To find ratios, go to Factiva, and click on the Companies/Markets link at the top of the screen. Then, click on ...

The Libraries have recently acquired a new microfilm set entitled The Association of Workers of Revolutionary Cinematography (1923-1932) This Russian language set features microfilm copies of interviews, articles, speech transcripts and surveys from members of the Association of Workers of ...

This month’s featured database is Factiva. Factiva features global news and business from 8000 sources and 118 countries. In addition to newspaper and newswire coverage, including the Wall St. Journal, Factiva also contains company information, such as competitors, officers and ...

To find non-English language films in the catalog, go to infoLink, then click on Advanced Search. At the bottom of the Advanced Search screen, there is an Expert Search button. This will take you to a search box, with directions, ...