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Reference On The Web: Help For Small Business, Carolyn S. Fang Jul 2010

Reference On The Web: Help For Small Business, Carolyn S. Fang

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Thanks in part to the recession, there has been a growing trend in small business start-ups. Drastic layoffs in major industries have led to a resurgence of individuals looking to start and build their own businesses, many for the first time. Included in this listing are some of the more popular free Web sites designed to help the novice entrepreneur navigate the world of self-employment.

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Serials Label Printing With Zebra Tlp Printers, Leigh Ann Duncan Apr 2010

Serials Label Printing With Zebra Tlp Printers, Leigh Ann Duncan

University Libraries' Staff Publications

In 2009, Wright State University Libraries began printing single monographic spine labels with Zebra printers. The process worked so well, we wanted to print serials labels with the printers as well. Because serials labels are not one of the print templates options, we had to make the procedure work with the legacy printing method. These posters will illustrate how we used Zebra TLP 2824 printers with Print Wizard to format and print serials labels.

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Outstanding Business Reference Sources: The 2010 Selection Of Recent Titles, Michael Oppenheim, Carolyn S. Fang, Nathan Rupp, Anne Bradley, Diane Campbell, David Flynn, Joan Giglierano, Gene Hayworth, Pauly Iheanacho, Peter Mckay, Terry Zarsky Jan 2010

Outstanding Business Reference Sources: The 2010 Selection Of Recent Titles, Michael Oppenheim, Carolyn S. Fang, Nathan Rupp, Anne Bradley, Diane Campbell, David Flynn, Joan Giglierano, Gene Hayworth, Pauly Iheanacho, Peter Mckay, Terry Zarsky

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Each year at the ALA Annual Conference, the Business Reference Sources Committee of RUSA’s Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) meets to select the outstanding business reference sources published since May of the previous year. With all due respect to the familiar and longstanding column title, committee members have come to think of our charge more broadly as finding the most outstanding business information sources, the better to reflect the evolving nature of the formats and means of accessing business information to meet reference needs. For 2010, the committee weeded titles proposed during 2009–10 down to fifteen that made the …

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Focus: Market Research Databases, Carolyn S. Fang, Susan Hurst Oct 2009

Focus: Market Research Databases, Carolyn S. Fang, Susan Hurst

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The article reviews several market research database web sites, including Passport Markets, located at www.euromonitor.com, from Euromonitor International; STAT-USA/Internet, located at http://home.stat-usa.gov, from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce; and MarketLine, located at www.datamonitor.com, from Datamonitor.

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Search Scoping, Leigh Ann Duncan Apr 2008

Search Scoping, Leigh Ann Duncan

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Search scoping allows you to create subsets of your database, and determine which records belong in each scope. Although scoping can also be applied to staff activities, this poster is concerned with scoping as applied to the web catalog.

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Wireless Workstation, Leigh Ann Duncan Oct 2006

Wireless Workstation, Leigh Ann Duncan

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This new product allows libraries to perform basic circulation functions, as well as inventory and internal use functions via handheld devices. This presentation will explain the functionality as well as the implementation at Wright State University Libraries.

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Loan Rules Run Amok: An Overview Of Circulation Parameters, Leigh Ann Duncan May 2005

Loan Rules Run Amok: An Overview Of Circulation Parameters, Leigh Ann Duncan

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This presentation focuses on circulation loan rules and the loan rule determiner table, which work in junction to govern circulation activity. Tips for streamlining and cleaning up your circulation parameters will be given as well as information for further study from the manual and other sources. This presentation is geared toward all users who have a familiarity with circulation.

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Webopac Page Editing And Design, Leigh Ann Duncan Apr 2003

Webopac Page Editing And Design, Leigh Ann Duncan

University Libraries' Staff Publications

In this presentation, you'll learn how to customize the static and dynamic pages in the WebOPAC, as well as some of the forms. We will also examine interesting WWWoptions and some tools available to assist in a WebOPAC redesign. This session is appropriate for the beginner and intermediate audience.

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Customizing Your Webopac, Leigh Ann Duncan Apr 2002

Customizing Your Webopac, Leigh Ann Duncan

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The poster gives step-by-step instructions for updating your WebOPAC, beginning with defining your goals and ending with implementing your design.

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Teaching A Credit Course: What You Don’T Know May Surprise You!, Arlieda Ries, Carolyn S. Fang Nov 1999

Teaching A Credit Course: What You Don’T Know May Surprise You!, Arlieda Ries, Carolyn S. Fang

University Libraries' Staff Publications

An inside look at the realities and differences between teaching a one-shot B.I. lecture and teaching a library course for credit: time, student relations, administrivia, rewards, etc.

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