MBA Summer 2009 good reads

Business Week has an article on Summer 2009 books: MBA reading lists

Which would be your top 5 titles?

If you are looking for suggestions, do not forget to check out the summer reading display in the Doriot Library!

Happy Summer and Happy reading!

EndNoteX3 for Windows

Thomson Reuters has releases EndNote X3 a “major upgrade” to their citation management software.

‘EndNote X3 expands ways to group references and find full text when off campus. Cite While You Write™ now integrates with OpenOffice.org Writer 3, unveils unique support for chemistry styles and more.’

Read the full press release or view an online demonstration.

Information about the Doriot Library this summer

The Library will remain accessible 24/7 throughout the summer.

Please note however that starting Saturday 4 July:

• From Monday to Friday, the lights will be turned off at 7:30pm in the evening until 8am the following morning.
• On Saturdays and Sundays, the lights will remain turned off.
• There will be no staff on July 14, 2009 .

Normal operations will resume on Monday 17 August.

Enjoy your summer!

INSEAD book in the spotlight

The Doriot Library is hosting a two week display on the following INSEAD book:

from Monday 22 June to Sunday 5 July 2009

  Spyros Makridakis and Anil Gaba

 Dance with chance: making luck work for you

Contacting Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is encouraging users to contact their customer support via their online form or via their customer zone.

They promise that

• You will receive an on-screen confirmation as well as an email with the reference number from our support system.
• Your request will automatically be routed to a specialist for your query enabling us to provide faster responses.
• You will receive our initial value added response within 15 minutes.

Les Conférences de l’INSEAD 2008-2009

The DVDs of the Conférences de l’INSEAD 2008-2009 are available at Doriot Library.
Please note that they are in French only with no subtitles.

- Crise et avatars de la mondialisation : quelles conséquences pour l’Europe ?
  Patrick Artus
  8 mai 2009, Conférences de l’INSEAD n° 101

- Dans le tsunami de la finance mondiale : quelle responsabilité pour les  banques ?
  Jean Dermine
  28 janvier 2009, Conférences de l’INSEAD n° 100

- Mutation du capitalisme : vers une intégration de l’éthique et du  développement durable ?
  Jean Staune
  7 janvier 2009, Conférences de l’INSEAD n° 99

- La responsabilité sociale de l’entreprise en Chine et en Europe : quel est le  poids de la culture nationale ?
  Henri-Claude de Bettignies
  22 décembre 2008, Conférences de l’INSEAD n° 98

- Passions, violence et croyances : l’homme est-il maître de son devenir ?
  René Girard
  27 novembre 2008, Conférences de l’INSEAD n° 97

The DVDs are located on the mezzanine and can be borrowed for three weeks.

INSEAD book in the spotlight

The Doriot Library is hosting a two week display on the following INSEAD book:

from Monday 8 June to Sunday 21 June 2009

Renato J. Orsato

 Sustainability Strategies: when does it pay to be green?

New books in June 2009

Please click here for the complete new acquisitions list.

A selection of these books is on display in the Library.

Your book suggestions are welcome.

INSEAD book in the spotlight

The Doriot Library is hosting a two week display on the following INSEAD book:

from Monday 1 June to Sunday 14 June 2009

In memory of the late Herwig Langohr,

 Professor of Finance at INSEAD from 1977 to 2008

Herwig Langohr and daughter Patricia Langohr

 The Rating agencies and their credit ratings: what they are, how they work and why they are relevant

 

 

INSEAD book in the spotlight

The Doriot Library is hosting a two week display on the following INSEAD book:

from Monday 25 May to Sunday 7 June 2009

Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr

 The Economic growth engine: how energy and work drive material prosperity