Copyright © 2005 President and Fellows of Harvard College Getting an Edge at HBS: Leveraging Baker Library Curriculum Services

Copyright © 2005 President and Fellows of Harvard College

Getting an Edge at HBS:Leveraging Baker Library

Curriculum Services


The Value of Baker Library

•We select content that is specific to your research tasks

•We know what you are doing at different stages in the MBA program

•We’ll send timely reminders to help you when you face a specific task


Professor Lynda M. Applegate Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration

"The ability to do your own business intelligence data gathering and analysis is one of the key skills you need to learn while at HBS. The Baker Library resources will be invaluable to you."


Advice from an HBS Student

“As I pursued an internship …Baker Library and the Baker librarians were very helpful in preparing for my interview. They helped me find important information on Mayo [Clinic] and other organizations focused on entrepreneurial endeavors in the health arena [and] land the exact internship that I was looking for…”

Madison Mauze, HBS MBA ’06


Count on Baker Staff To Help You

•Gain the edge by locating quality information not necessarily available on the web

•Locate relevant information to prepare for your class or seminar, or to complete your research project

•Stay well informed as you tackle your job search or prepare for your interview


Baker Library

• Baker Exchange • Stamps Reading

Room• Stacks (open

access)• Historical

Collections


Baker Exchange• Large screen financial content

- financial television coverage- morning conference calls- selections from HBS Video showcase

• Daily business/financial newspapers

• A place to connect with colleagues

• Real-time research tools (not available online or in the reading room)- Bloomberg Professional- Thomson Street Events- S & P Ratings Direct


Stamps Reading Room

•Baker Library Services Desk

•Financial Databases Room

•Photocopiers, print stations

•Crimson Cash VTS

•28 Workstations, wireless network, power at every seat

•Microforms/Media

Located on 3rd Floor


Stacks & Quiet Study Spaces


Historical Collections• Books, manuscripts,

official HBS records & publications, visual materials, artifacts

• 15th Century to present• Exhibits program• de Gaspe Beaubien

Reading Room – 1st floor


Baker Library

Harvard University Libraries


Access Baker Library via my.HBS


KEY FEATURES: Find


KEY FEATURES : How Do I?


KEY FEATURES: Resources for students


KEY FEATURES: Search


KEY FEATURES: Hours


Research Guides


Databases


Databases: A-Z


Copyright Restrictions: Harvard Business School may terminate the network access of users who are found to have repeatedly infringed the copyright of others.

Licensing restrictions: Electronic resources listed on the Baker Library site are restricted by license agreement to members of the Harvard community and to on-site users of Harvard's libraries for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study… Users are individually responsible for compliance with these terms.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING RESTRICTIONS


Baker Can Help You Get Started

• Prepare for Class

• Stay Current


Use Baker to Prepare For Class

• Find Definitions of Terms

Use “search” the Baker Web Site to retrieve quick info about online dictionaries

• Background About an Industry

Type “industry profiles” in the search box to locate a recommended database or find the research guide that explains easy ways to quickly obtain a useful overview


Staying current

• Industry Highlights Newsletters

Watch your “myHBS” for an announcement about how to subscribe

•Harvard Libraries Table of Contents Service (TDNet)

Set up email alerts by title keyword, or by specific journal name, and be notified weekly of new materials published


Instructional Programs for RC Students

Career Research

• General career research*

• Preparing for interview*

Vendor Presentations • Capital IQ

• Baker Exchange Tools

- Bloomberg

- Thomson StreetEvents

- S & P Ratings Direct

*jointly with MBA Career Services


Contact Us


Professor David A. Garvin C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration

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


Summing Up

• Baker can help you succeed in the MBA Program

• What you learn here will help you succeed in the business world

• Take time to learn about the resources early on

• Using Baker is easy – just try it!


Come to Baker or Contact Us

• Baker Library Services– Phone:

617.495.6040– E-mail:

[email protected]

• Comments for me?– [email protected]

• Take our self-guidedtour brochure

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Copyright © 2005 President and Fellows of Harvard College Getting an Edge at HBS: Leveraging Baker Library Curriculum Services