Asian Pacific American exhibit

We have mounted an exhibit of books about Asian Pacific Americans in the tall exhibit cases near the first floor elevators. The books will be in the cases for several weeks -- maybe all of May. This is for Asian Pacific Heritage Month and is in response to a request from a student.

All of the books are checked out to me. The display card in each case tells patrons that if they want to read any of the books they will be available when the exhibit is taken down at the end of May. I will leave a list of the books at Reference.

Thanks -- Mayo

World Bank data now open to all

I am copying this post from the BUSLIB-L digest announcing newly open access to extensive data available through the World Bank.

Sharon

Date:    Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:26:31 -0500
From:    "Gray, Gwendolyn" 
Subject: World Bank opens their data

All,

I just read this and thought I would share.  It’s a wonderful development!

WORLD BANK GROUP OPENS DATA TO ALL

World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, and Global Economic Monitor are now free, open, and easy to access at data.worldbank.org

Recognizing that transparency and accountability are essential to development, the World Bank Group now provides free, open, and easy access to its comprehensive set of data on living standards around the globe—some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back 50 years. The data is available in Arabic, French, and Spanish in addition to English.

Gwen

Gwen Gray
Business & Economics Librarian
172 Ellis Library
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO  65201-5149

Accounting Research Manager trial

There's a trial to Accounting Research Manager that expires next week. Please check it out and let me know what you think about it.

Thanks for your earlier feedback on EasyBib. We decided not to get it right now.

Public Service materials in Room 144

Sometime at the end of April a collection of notebooks will arrive to be housed in Room 144, on the bookcase opposite Melissa's desk. These are the nomination materials for the University Public Service award. I'm chairing that committee this year and wanted to be sure that we got good participation from committee members. Last year we had a very hard time getting people to come review and vote, in part because the Continuing Ed. office is off campus and has limited hours.

I will post a list of the Public Service committee members at the reference desk (not that this stuff is highly confidential) and will let the Service Desk know about this arrangement as well. . I will be instructing the committee members that they can ask at the Reference desk to be let into 144 if the door is closed. I believe everyone now has a key that works for that door, correct?

There will be blank review forms on the table and a box to receive completed forms. The materials will stay in the library until the end of May.

Thanks -- Mayo