The NBER site is down for the moment. You can refer students to Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Database for these documents in the interim.
Author: Donna
Database Command Cheatsheet
I don’t know about you, but my brain doesn’t seem to remember all the different commands such as truncation symbols for commonly used databases. To aid myself and hopefully to help you, I’ve compiled a table of common commands and posted them on the Reference Wiki. The page is called “Database Command Cheatsheet” and can be viewed here: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/confluence/display/lib/Database+Command+Cheatsheet
Please feel free to add to this list.
Ratios on Factiva
When the subject of industry ratios comes up with students at the reference desk, I usually direct them to the subject guides for industry info. Factiva is listed there as a source of ratios. I’ve never been able to find them, even using the instructions on the subject guide ratios page. Linda R. helped find them today. Here’s how to get to the (buried) ratios (and by the way, the source is Reuters):
1. Click on Companies/Markets
2. Click on Company
3. Enter ticker symbol or name
4. Click on the search icon and you’ll see a “Snapshot” page
5. Click on Reports (left nav)
6. Dropdown to “Ratio Comparison Report”
7. Click on “View Report” in either HTML or PDF
8. Voila!
Enough clicks for you? Thanks Linda for helping to figure that out.
SRDS Media Solutions
SRDS Media Solutions Local Market Audience Analyst does not operate using Firefox. You must use Microsoft Explorer to search data and generate reports.
Resting Printers
Tam (although off-duty) helped me with a student printer today. After about an hour the new printers go into inactive mode. If the “ready” light is off, you need to press “stop” on the right button console and then “ok” on the touchscreen in order to print jobs.