Copyright © 2006 President and Fellows of Harvard College Getting an Edge at HBS: Leveraging Baker...

Copyright © 2006 President and Fellows of Harvard College

Getting an Edge at HBS:Leveraging Baker Library

MBA Class of 2008 Orientation presentation, August 2006

Andrea Schulman, Baker Library Services

This version of the slides has been modified based on the live presentation on August 29 and 30, 2006 to support those who were not at the presentation.


Baker Library

Harvard University Libraries

Baker is one of nearly 90 Harvard libraries that you can use. Use the Hollis Catalog to search for books in any of the Harvard Libraries or eResources@Harvard for the listing of electronic resources available from the Harvard University Libraries.


Professor David A. GarvinC. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration

“Knowing where and how to find critical information is often the difference between successful and unsuccessful decisions.”


Think Baker Need Information ?


MBA KEY ACTIVITIES

1. Stay informed – know what’s happening in business

2. Prepare for class discussion

3. Complete field study, course paper, or participate in Business Plan Contest

4. Career development


Stay InformedSet up news/article alerts via http://www.library.hbs.edu/tools/

Baker Industry Highlights Biweekly newsletters containing links to articles from newspapers and industry publications on business trends in selected industries. Articles are handpicked by Baker librarians from Factiva and targeted for MBA students.

ABI/Proquest Search the database of academic, business and trade publications. Click on Set Up Alert to receive emails when new articles that match your search are added to the database.

Factiva Click on the News Pages tab near the top of the screen and choose a geography or industry to scan the headlines of the major business news publications. RSS feeds on major industries also available.


Recommended resources for definition of Key Concepts

• Business Dictionaries– Oxford Reference Online http://www.library.hbs.edu/howdoi/#definitions

– QuickMBA http://www.quickmba.com/

• Encyclopedias– Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management

Stamps Reading Room – Reference

HD30.15 .B55 2005

– International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences http://www.library.hbs.edu/howdoi/#definitions

• Textbooks– Baker Online Catalog http://voyager.library.hbs.edu/catalog.htm

Prepare for Class Discussion


Prepare for Class Discussion

Recommended resources for background information on a topic

• Industry surveys and profiles– Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys

– Business Source Complete

• Country economics and emerging markets– Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports

– ISI Emerging Markets


Field Study, Course Paper, or Business Plan

Recommended resources

• Consumer market data– Global Market Information Database http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/gmid.html

– Mintel http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/mintel.html

• Financial market data– Bloomberg (In the Exchange and Financial Databases Room)

– Datastream (In the Financial Databases Room)

• Competitive landscape– Capital IQ http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/capitaliq.html

– Hoovers http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/hoovers.html


Career Development

Recommended resources

• MBA Career Services Web site http://my.hbs.edu/mbadocs/admin/career_services/research/

• Baker research guides http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/


Baker Library the Services

* Bring your Harvard ID to enter the Library

• Walk in at the service desk,* phone or email

• Individual appointments or consultations

• Workshops or presentations

With Baker staff


Come to Baker or Contact Us

Baker Library Services

– Phone: 617-495-6040– E-mail: [email protected] – Schedule an appointment


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