Russo. Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Restoration. Nova Science Publishers, c2008. Call Number: QH 541.5 .M3 W4836 2008
Kersey and Munger. Marine Phytoplankton. Nova Science, c2009. Call Number: QK 934 .M35 2009
Carson and Schnitzer. Tropical Forest Community Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2008. Call Number: QH 541.5 .R27 T74 2008
Youngblood. Crystal Lake Handbook. Crystal Lake Association, [2002] Call Number: QH 541.5 .L3 C79 2002
Hidding. Avoidance and Tolerance to Avian Herbivores in Aquatic Plants. Netherlands Institute of Ecology, [2009] Call Number...
Continue reading "New Books"...WONDA is an investment data research tool that provides financial data for U.S. and International companies, equities, and more. It can be found on one selected resource computer in the Business Library.
The Business Library has a number of group study rooms and a Collaborative Technology Lab (Room 13) available to be reserved for group use. To find out more information and to reserve your space, visit this web site.
The Business Library now has access to Orbis, which provides comprehensive company data for 230,000 U.S. and International public and private companies, including company information, financial profile, and more. Find this and more databases on our web page.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
The MSU Libraries now has a one-year membership with the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, which will allow MSU faculty and students access to the Roper Center's databank of polling research, including the Center's major database component, iPOLL. See http://www2.lib.msu.edu/features/?e=154 for more information. You can access it here.
Top 10 Countries and Consumers articles of 2009
2009 saw the world economy in its worst recession in over 60 years following the global financial crisis in 2008. Every region of the world was affected with wide-spread implications for consumer behavior. Passport GMID (Global Market Information Database) analyzes these trends.
1. Top 10 consumer trends for 2009
All expectations are that this will be a year of guarded consumption for consumers globally - but consumption is more resilient than people might think and many commentators point out that the global consumer...
Continue reading "Passport GMID Top 10 Countries and Consumers articles of 2009"...LexisNexis Datasets provides multidisciplinary data that can be used to create tables, graphs, and maps. Data covers key economic indicators, bankruptcies, consumer credit, interest rates, GDP, labor, Producer Price Index, China Data Center, and much more. Researchers are able to manipulate datasets, make comparisons, chart trends over time and spatially represent data without having to use additional software programs. Take a look at it now! You can find it here.
Chalmers. The OU Project Guide: Fieldwork and statistics for ecological projects. Montford Bridge, Shrewbury : Field Studies Council ; Milton Keynes : The Open University, c1989. Call Number: QH 541.2 .C53 1989
Suthers. Plankton : a guide to their ecology and monitoring for water quality. CSIRO ; London : Eurospan [distributor], c2009. Call Number: QH 90.8 .P5 S88 2009
Havstad. Structure and function of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem : the Jornada Basin long-term ecological research site. Oxford University Press, 2006. Call Number: QH 107 .S77 2006 c.2
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Continue reading "New Books"...The Conference Board provides proprietary management research & economic analysis, including articles from The Conference Board Review. Research reports include surveys and case studies of the world's most influential companies. It can be accessed from the Databases A to Z web site (http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/busdatabases) or directly here: http://ezproxy.msu.edu:2047/login?url=http://www.conference-board.org/ea/index.cfm. Contact the business library here if you have any questions.
The MSU Map Library recently received a 1959 plat map of the Idlewild resort in Yates Township, Lake County, Michigan. The map delineates the boundaries and numbers for each of the thousands of lots. No other libraries are known to own a full plat map of the resort area, and the subdivision maps available online through the State of Michigan website are known to be incomplete.
The exact title of the map is the inharmonious "Tax map of Sec's 5-6-7 & 8 T. 17 N. R. 12 W. Yates Twp., Lake Co., Mich" compiled by George Blass. The map is a good example of a limited production...
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