http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib Questions get answered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/23/is-there-a-database-of-consumer-behaviors-for-specific-areas-of-the-country/ 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 ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/20/database-access-for-people-pursuing-ilr-human-resources-certificate/ 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, ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/19/smithsonian-report-from-1877/ 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 ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/18/where-can-i-find-old-sports-coverage/ 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 ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/17/materials-for-esl-to-chinese-speakers/ 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 ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/16/full-version-of-preview-from-google-books/ 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." ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/11/04/negro-all-comics-article/ I wonder if I may have copies of the contents of : box 10 folder 14 box 10 folder 16 relating to general macdonald from the rare& manuscript collection. Thank you. Thank you for your reproduction inquiry. I have forwarded your email to our Reproductions Unit, who will be ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/10/24/archival-reproductions/ Where can I find information on Arbitration Cases dealing with Union Employees and unreasonable production expectations? Unfortunately, labor arbitration decisions are usually not available for free on the Internet.  There are several commercial databases and legal publications that provide indexing and full text of labor arbitration decisions.  These resources are described ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/10/23/information-on-arbitration-cases/ Question: I am trying to make a request (retrieve book from Africana, bring it to Olin) but the system is not work. How should I do this? Answer: The way to make a request is to go to the top of the record, in the purple tab, and hit on the "request" button. It ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/askalib/2009/10/13/library-to-library-book-delivery/