Category: Student Success

Unlock the Past with AM Explorer

Illustration of a large hand coming from the sky. "A heavy hand upon the land...Catarrh. PE-RU-NA for catarrh."

    AM Explorer is a comprehensive repository of digitized primary source databases covering the 15th to the 21st centuries. Particularly relevant to students and scholars in the social sciences and humanities, the platform facilitates exploration across its extensive collections. AM Explorer’s wide-ranging variety of sources and interactive tools invites researchers to engage thoughtfully with…Continue Reading Unlock the Past with AM Explorer

Stay Focused While Researching

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When I ask students how they are feeling about their research projects, usually, there are two general responses – excited and overwhelmed. The open-ended nature of research means that we don’t know where it will lead us, so as explorers of new information, we can equally anticipate and dread the process Research can be particularly…Continue Reading Stay Focused While Researching

Project Management for Advanced Research

  Project management can help you plan and execute writing your thesis or dissertation, publishing your scholarly article, or organizing a collaborative research project. Recently, Moody School, SMU Libraries and the Office of the Provost collaborated to host a workshop on the basic principles of project management for advanced research.  Important takeaways from the workshop…Continue Reading Project Management for Advanced Research

Five on Finance: A Conversation with Sameet Banerjee

Sameet Banerjee sitting in front of a Bloomberg terminal in the Kitt Investing and Trading Center at the Business Library.

Welcome to Five on Finance with the Business Library! Today we’re talking to Sameet Banerjee, a business student majoring in finance at the SMU Cox School of Business. Business Library: Thanks for being here, Sameet! Sameet: Of course, happy to be here. Business Library: So, you recently attended all four workshops from the topical deep…Continue Reading Five on Finance: A Conversation with Sameet Banerjee

Finance Topical Deep Dives by Professor Don Shelly

Topical Deep Dives on Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ and NetAdvtange taught by Professor Don Shelly. Go to smu.edu/businesslibrary - Workshops & Events to register.

Don Shelly, Finance Professor of Practice, will be leading four independent, one-hour sessions on selected finance topics. These sessions are designed to take you deeper into using the Bloomberg terminal, as well as FactSet, Cap IQ, and NetAdvantage databases, to enhance your finance decisions. Anyone with an interest in learning more about effective investment research may attend….Continue Reading Finance Topical Deep Dives by Professor Don Shelly

Discover Sage Explorer: Explore new possibilities

Discover Sage Explorer. Learn without the lag. Explore new possibilities.

  Sage Explorer provides a wealth of resources for SMU students and faculty. Learn new skills from the Sage Campus online learning collection or learn one of the hundreds of research methods from the Sage Research Methods collection. Sage Explorer is focused on social sciences, but there is something for everyone. Social sciences research librarian…Continue Reading Discover Sage Explorer: Explore new possibilities

Excellent resources at your fingertips!

Excellent resources at your fingertips! Sign up now! Financial Times, Barron's and the New York Times.

  As an SMU Student you have access to excellent business news sources! Use your SMU email to sign up for free personal accounts with Financial Times, Barron’s and the New York Times! And stay up to date on the latest breaking news! SMU students can also access articles in the Wall Street Journal through…Continue Reading Excellent resources at your fingertips!

Be sure to sign up for a Business Library research workshop!

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By attending a library workshop in the Kitt Investing & Trading Center, you will gain experience with using research resources for a variety of topics. You may encounter many of these online databases in the workplace and being able to list them on your resume or mention them during interviews is a plus. Each of…Continue Reading Be sure to sign up for a Business Library research workshop!