Business Library
Business Information Center
Our mission is to provide the SMU community with business information regardless of format, support the integration of information and technology into the curriculum and act as a center for research and development for state-of-the-art information technology applications in the business education field.
Access to the Center for Full-Time MBA students
• Students are welcome to come into the facility to browse the collections and use the seating during all open hours.
• Each student must provide a valid SMU ID to the front desk attendant in order to have a computer station assigned, reserve a group study room, check out items from the BLC collection or use reserve materials.
• Please direct any questions to a BIC Staff member.
Services for Full-Time MBA students
• Ask a Librarian service for requesting information or assistance via e-mail or phone.
• Email alerts with tips on using the databases effectively to perform research and reminders of training opportunities.
• Detailed trainingsessions conducted on successfully performing research on companies, industries, markets, financial information, international business, job searching, and on the use of specific resources including Bloomberg. Follow the “Workshops” link to read descriptions and sign up for sessions.
• Classroom Instruction & Guides, coordinated with faculty, provided to students on course-related electronic databases to enable successful research for specific assignments.
• Course Reserves for books, reports and other physical item are processed for faculty and kept at the front desk for student access.
• Individual reference appointments with a librarian for assisting students with information / research needs.
• Tours of the Center for groups or individuals.
Resources for Full-Time MBA students
Facility Resources
• Quiet reading room and periodicals area with lounge seating
• Two group study rooms, one set up for presentation preparation and practice
• Over 70 computer workstations with Office XP, Visio, and Microsoft Visual Basic and C++ compilers
• Wireless and Plug-n-Play laptop access provided within the Center
• Two printers (10 cents/page or 5 cents using Pony card), a color laser printer ($1/pg), a scanner and two photocopiers (15 cents/pg using cash, 10 cents using copy card or Pony card)
• Office supplies such as three-hole punch, stapler, and paper cutter
Electronic Resources
• Access to over 150 electronic resources (See Descriptions of Frequently Used Databases)
• Research Guides for selected business topics and databases
• Limited access resources provided exclusively for Cox Business School students on a small number of stations within the Center including BARRA, Bloomberg, DataStream, and WONDA
Print Resources
• The Hillcrest Foundation International Resource Library, the Edwin L. Cox Business Leadership Center Resource Collection, the Cary M. Maguire Energy Institute Resource Collection, and the MBA Career Management Center Library
• Core collection of reference titles including materials by Dun & Bradstreet, the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. and Value Line
• Subscriptions to 50 key business and trade journals
• Dallas Morning News, Financial Times, Investor’s Business Daily and Wall Street Journal
Web Site Highlights
• The Business Information Center Web Page (http://bic.cox.smu.edu/) includes links on the left to frequently accessed items such as web links, PONI: SMU online catalog, workshop sign-up and Ask a Librarian.
• Click on the “Students” link featured on the homepage or at the top of any page to find pertinent information such as how to access the databases from off-campus, writing help for papers and a link to the faculty web pages.
• Research Guides are updated annotated lists of BIC, SMU, and freely available resources on heavily used business topics including international business, demographics, and careers.
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