Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Smarter Supply Chain of the Future report

 

IBM Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Study: The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future (1.02MB)

The Supply Chain of the Future has the instrumentation, interconnectedness and intelligence to predict, if not prevent, disruptions before they occur. It relies on new approaches that employ sensor technologies, new analytic capabilities and simulation techniques to not just sense and respond, but anticipate and act.

What are some major insights and issues that top supply chain executives are dealing with? The IBM Supply Chain Study reflects thoughts from 400 supply chain professionals worldwide. Some of the answers might surprise you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

New LexisNexis Academic Interface & webinars

The new interface of LexisNexis Academic is here!!!

 If you would like to learn more about the new interface, please sign up for one of our webinars at http://academic.lexisnexis.com/academicwebinars.aspx

Below is a list of upcoming webinars on LexisNexis Academic. 

All webinars last approximately one hour. All times listed are ET.

LexisNexis Academic
Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. Whether the search is on a current hot topic in the news, financial information of a specific company, or a following of a judgment on a case, LexisNexis Academic has it all.

Monday, August 16, 11:00 a.m.Register here

Tuesday, August 17, 1:00 p.m.Register here

Monday, August 23, 12:00 p.m.Register here

Monday, August 30, 1:00 p.m.Register here

Tuesday, August 31, 1:00 p.m.Register here

Tuesday, September 7, 12:00 p.m.Register here

Wednesday, September 8, 1:00 p.m.Register here

Wednesday, September 8, 3:00 p.m.Register here

Thursday, September 9, 12:00 p.m.Register here

LexisNexis Academic - Legal Research
Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. This session will concentrate specifically on conducting legal research.

Monday, August 23, 2:00 p.m.Register here

Monday, August 30, 3:00 p.m.Register here

Tuesday, September 7, 4:00 p.m.Register here

LexisNexis Academic - News
Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines will comprehensive results on the past and the present. See how to search current hot topics in the news, as well as archival news information and tailor search results to fit your needs.

 

Monday, August 16, 4:00 p.m.Register here

Tuesday, August 24, 1:00 p.m.Register here

Thursday, August 12, 2010

New ProQuest platform coming in October!

ProQuest is releasing a new search platform in October ... The new platform will feature a single search box and cross-searching capability. Search results will be enhanced with extensive functionality, such as social networking tools, facets, snippets, Keyword-in-Context, abstract preview, citation tools, and much more.

For a preview:

http://www.proquest.com/assets/media/services/platform/demo_web.swf