April 6, 1992: This updated version of Windows established some features that are taken for granted today. This includes the CTRL-ALT-DEL command to avoid rebooting your computer, and allowing you to cut and paste from one application to another. As internet access moved forward, Windows 3.1 also supported modem speeds up to 9600 bps. To Read More …
April 1, 1976: College dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers, Inc. The two wanted to make computers small enough for people to have in their homes and offices. Ever wondered how they came up with the company name? According to an interview that Wozniak did with Byte magazine in December 1984, he credited Jobs with Read More …
In honor of Professor Jagdish Sheth’s upcoming retirement. the business library wanted to take a moment to share an interview that one of our librarians conducted with him in 2016. We hope you’ll enjoy learning more about Professor Sheth’s remarkable career origins and some of the decisions that led him to where he is today. Read More …
March 30, 1971: Well before Howard Schultz walked into the picture, a small coffee shop with a name inspired by Moby Dick opened its doors in Seattle’s Pike Place Market for the first time. What started as a humble coffee shop has boomed since then into a monolithic organization which leads the industry. Today, it Read More …
Did you know that the Goizueta Business Library has been interviewing Goizueta staff for the last several years in our series titled GBL Shorts? We have a whole collection of amazing videos filled with hidden insights into all of your favorite business school staff members! In these interviews, the Goizueta Business Library asked our interviewees Read More …
How will this help me? Uniworld’s multinational company database lets you create custom lists of domestic and international firms in over 200 countries and 20,000 industries. You can filter by country, region, state, industry and revenue and download results to excel. When creating a target list of companies as part of your career research, Uniworld Read More …
Read below to learn about accessing Harvard Business Review (HBR) print and digital articles, HBR case study articles, Harvard Case Studies, and why you must use Study.net for your classes. Harvard Business Review Magazine Articles Full-text articles from the Harvard Business Review are available through Business Source Complete, dating back to 1922. However, each year, Harvard Read More …
March 15, 1985: The world’s first internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corporation of Massachusetts. The international private non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was created in 1998 to maintain domain name coordination; there are now over 1 billion domains in existence. Signposts in cyberspace the Domain Read More …
March 14, 1927: Initially designed to be just an air mail and passenger service operation between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba, Pan Am grew to be one of the most influential and innovative airline companies of the twentieth century. Within the same year of its launch as a mail carrier, the company was selected Read More …
How will this help me? The Business Journals and Books of Lists contain local and regional news from 40+ U.S. cities. The annual Books of Lists’ includes company rankings for large public and private firms, A+ employers, fastest growing firms, and leading firms in a variety of industries. These are helpful for exploring new and Read More …
