August 3, 1811: It’s the birthday of Elisha Graves Otis, born 205 years ago in Halifax, Vt. who found his inspiration while working in a Yonkers, N.Y., factory that needed to move heavy equipment to its upper floor. Using a hoist came with the risk of equipment crashing to the ground if the cable broke, so Read More …
FactSet, a financial analysis platform, recently changed its registration process. If you currently have a FactSet username/password – you will need to update your account information. You can no longer use the FactSet.net email that you were initially assigned by FactSet. Please review this handout for the details. Please reach out to gbsaskalibrarian [at] emory Read More …
The Goizueta Business Library licenses several Wall Street financial platforms: Bloomberg, LSEG EIKON, FactSet, and Pitchbook. Each offers various options for learning to use the platform, understanding more about topics (e.g. equities, fixed income) and most include courses for which you can earn certificates. Below is relevant information and links for each platform Bloomberg Bloomberg Read More …
How will this help me? LinkedIn Learning offers many online courses and certificates focused on maximizing excel. Quickly brush up on your technical skills with classes such as Excel Boot Camp. You may also take a multi-hour certification program to expand your knowledge further and demonstrate your expertise, such as Cert Prep: Excel Expert. LinkedIn Read More …
Bloomberg offers three different certification programs for Goizueta students: Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC), Environmental Sustainability Governance (ESG), and Finance Fundamentals (BFF). All certifications are self paced and generally take between 7 and 10.5 hours to complete. You must register with the class code, and complete all of the classes for a certification between now and Read More …
How will this help me? AtoZdatabases: Target Company Lists enables you to build custom company lists from millions of U.S. business records using criteria including geography, industry, revenue, employee count and then download results in Excel to customize further as part of your job or internship search. For career focused target lists, it’s generally best Read More …
July 2, 1962: Sam Walton opens his first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas at the age of 44. Sam Walton was no stranger to retail by this time. He worked for the J.C. Penney Company after college, which at that time was a relatively small retailer. After serving in World War II, where he was captain of Read More …
Lisa D. Cook, a Professor of Economics and International Relations at Michigan State University has conducted influential research on the connections between violence, economic activity, and racial disparities. In 2014, she published “Violence and Economic Activity: Evidence from African American Patents, 1870 to 1940,” which revealed how political conflict and domestic terrorism negatively affected the ability Read More …
First Research has launched a new interface making it quicker to search and view reports! Log in with your NetID/password and you’ll be taken directly to the report homepage (no need to click submit and continue anymore). Heads up, you may need to clear your cache if you’ve previously used First Research. Once you’re on Read More …
Earlier in June, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) interviewed our very own Susan Klopper as part of their Member Spotlight series! Susan Klopper serves both as the Director of the Goizueta Business Library as well as an active member of the Business Librarian team. Learn more about Susan’s exciting path to her current Read More …
