Is there a database of consumer behaviors for specific areas of the country?
I’m looking for a database that shows consumer behaviors or specific areas of the country. Can you recommend one that Cornell has access to?
We recommend that you start your search on the Lexis Nexis Academic databese.
To begin, go to the Library home page.
Click “Database Names,” input Lexis Nexis Academic in the search box and click [...]
Database access for people pursuing ILR human resources certificate?
I am a human resources professional planning to undertake the Human ResourceManagement Certificate Course at Cornell. Could I get a Cornell e-library membership? I am looking for access to management/business and Human resources e-journals such as HBR, Sloan Management Review, AMJ etc. Since I the course is taught through distance learning, I need off-campus access [...]
Smithsonian report from 1877?
I am attempting to locate the “Annual Report for the Smithsonian Institution” for the year 1877. I see that the report has an electronic link, but I cannot find the report for this year. Do we have this volume in the annex?
From what I can see from the Worldcat catalog record, Annex holdings go back only [...]
Where can I find old sports coverage?
If I wanted to search old sports articles from newspapers around the country [U.S.A.], where would I look? I’m guessing a lot of the articles would be Associated Press articles, so is there an AP database with electronic copies of the articles? Also, is there another generalized newspaper article database that has full text versions [...]
Materials for learning Chinese?
I am teaching Chinese to an English-speaking student. She is able to do basic conversation and wants to learn more vocabulary and better communication. Is there a textbook that I can use for teaching purposes? Thank you.
For textbooks you could borrow from the library, use the Classic Catalog. In the Basic Search set the [...]
Full version of preview from Google Books?
From a researcher not affiliated with Cornell:
Q: I am trying to obtain a copy of the paper “An Inclining Experiment” by Harold F. Norton. It was published in the Sibley Journal of Engineering in February 1908 (starting on page 159). The copyright for this volume has expired and there is a full version available on google books. Unfortunately [...]
“Negro All Comics” Article?
I’m looking for a 1947 issue of Time Magazine with an article on “All Negro Comics.” I looked up Readers Guide to Periodical Literature but to no avail. I was also told to look for All Negro Comics in Readers Guide but I couldn’t find anything under the subject “Negro.”
Your instincts are dead-on. [...]