Reference at Newman Library

Year: 2012

New Database: Mergent EventsData

We have added Mergent EventsData to our list of databases which gives us access to on-going updated information on stock-splits, mergers, tender offers, partial/full calls, name changes, etc.

We have access to: U.S. Corporate Actions, International Corporate Actions for all regions, U.S. Corporate Dividends, International Corporate Dividends for all regions, U.S. Unit Investment Trust, U.S. Fixed Income, U.S. Municipal Called Bonds, EventsData Portfolio Alerts, U.S. HSD Equity Pricing (20+ Years History), International HSD Equity Pricing (20+ Years History).

Baruch Campus Network Outage June 15-16

From Arthur Downing, Chief Librarian and Chief Information Officer:

Due to unexpected necessary work by Con Edison on the main power feeder to the  Library/Technology Building, the campus network and all local Baruch College computer systems will be unavailable from 6:00 p.m. on June 15 until 11:00 a.m. on June 16.  There will be no access to faculty/staff e-mail, Baruch College web pages, the wireless network, or Degreeworks from on-site or off-site.   The computers in the labs and library will not be available during this period.

From off campus there will be access to systems that are hosted outside the Baruch network, such as Blackboard®, eSIMS, BOSS, and student e-mail.

Blackboard, eSIMS, and  ePermit are available via the CUNY Portal http://www.cuny.edu/

Student Email –  Live @ Baruch http://mail.live.com

LibGuide updated for ACC 4100 Summer

I have updated the LibGuide for Accounting 4100 Summer.  There are two sections being taught by Prof. Jian Xiao.  This is a communications intensive course. The students are doing research on one of 12 companies that are listed in the guide.  All of the companies, except Facebook, are non-U.S.-based public companies that trade their shares on U.S. exchanges  as ADRs.  The company websites, Edgar Online I-Metrix, Mergent Online, Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage, Audit Analytics, Factiva and Value Line, are among the suggested resources to help the students prepare their presentations.  The students need to discuss the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards on the company’s bottom line, and whether to invest in the company.  (Facebook, uses the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, rather than IFRS, and being newly publicly traded hasn’t filed a 10-K.)

The course runs through July.  I made a presentation to the two sections yesterday but I also said that they could get help at the reference desk if I were not available.

Please let me know if you have any questions.