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Sponsored by the Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education, CasePlace.org allows for searching for recent business cases and related teaching materials, from a wide variety of publishers.Searches can be executed by keyword, discipline, industry, topic, region, product type, author and date. Cases may appear full-text for free or may be linked to a pay site. CasePlace.org is a clean, simple and well-organized site. The DATA DOWNLOAD Have you ever tried to find information on a government web site? Maybe you want to find a list of common agricultural pesticides that have been banned, or perhaps you want to plan your summer trip to several national parks - the possibilities are endless. Depending on the level of detail the answer to your question requires, you may come across this information easily (a successful Google results list with several relevant links) or not (a Google results list with outdated pages and blog links).When searching for data and statistics published by government agencies, the results can be similarly varied. While decennial census data is relatively easy to come by http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en, it is harder to locate divorce rate data (would you think to look at the Center for Disease Control site for that information?). Luckily, we have FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/, which is an index of government agencies and the data they produce. You can search for data by topic, geographic region, or government agency, in an easy-to-find, A-Z format. The best part about this data is that it is free, and most can be downloaded into Excel for further analysis.
-G. Springs back to top KNOW YOUR DATABASES The University Library provides access to several research databases but given how many there are it's often difficult to know which database to use for a specific information need. This article is the second in a series that focuses on a single database and identifies the type of content it provides.This month: ProQuest
Like last month's database, EBSCO, ProQuest is also a service that provides access to several different topic-specific databases. All of the databases available through ProQuest share a common search interface that is the same regardless of which topic-specific ProQuest database you are using.By default, ProQuest will search all of its databases simultaneously when you enter your search terms, but you can restrict your search to any topic-specific database by clicking the "Databases Selected" link near the upper left corner of the browser window and choosing the desired database:
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There never was a good war or a bad peace. --Benjamin Franklin Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice. --Spinoza Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. --Maria Montessori I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace. --H. H. the Dalai Lama Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one. --John Lennon
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The Update is a monthly feature of the University Library's website. If you wish to be added to our mailing list, please contact The Update Editor. Suggestions and questions regarding the newsletter may also be directed to this address.Library Director: Janice Carter | 415-442-7248
Editor: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Site of the Month: Larry Burg | 415-442-7250
Books of Interest: Larry Burg | 415-442-7250
Data Download: Gene Springs | 415-442-7258
Food for Thought: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Free Cultural Events Calendar: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Layout/Graphics/Photos: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Other contributors to this issue: M. Beuoy, J. Carter, C. Delay
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   FRIDA KAHLO. Born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, on JULY 6, 1907; died July 13, 1954. Mexican painter who achieved great international popularity. "She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her  works are self-portraits that symbolically express her own pain and sexuality." (wikipedia)A FRIDA KAHLO EXHIBIT opens JULY 14 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. (Next FREE DAY at the SFMOMA will be on August 5, the first Tuesday of that month).  SIR EDUMUND HILLARY, KG, ONZ, KBE. Born JULY 20, 1919; died January 11, 2008. New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. "On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt." (wikipedia)
"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things." --Sir Edmund Hillary
 ERNEST MILLER HEMINGWAY. Born JULY 21, 1899; died July 2, 1961. American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist."Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement, in contrast to the style of his literary rival William Faulkner. It had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. His protagonists are typically stoic men who exhibit an ideal described as "grace under pressure." Many of his works are now considered canonical in American literature." (wikipedia)He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954."A man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated." -- E. Hemingway
Check our catalog or e-brary for books by Ernest Hemmingway.
back to top |  MARC CHAGALL. "Mark Zakharovich Shagal, known today all over the world as Marc Chagall, was born on July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, BelorussiaThe sources of his inspiration are found in his childhood, in the life of a provincial city of Vitebsk and its Jewish community, the Scriptures, and, more surprisingly, Russian folk art and icon painting. He was a poet, and his artistic visions can be considered 'poetry in colors and shapes'." (from http://www.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/ruspaint.html}
   
 GUSTAV MAHLER. Born JULY 7, 1860; died May 18, 1911; "Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. Best known during his own lifetime as one of the leading orchestral and operatic conductors of the day. He has since come to be acknowledged as among the most important late-romantic composers, although his music was never completely accepted by the musical establishment of Vienna while he was still alive. Mahler composed primarily symphonies and songs; however, his approach to genre often blurred the lines between orchestral Lied, symphony, and symphonic poem." (wikepedia)
 DALAI LAMA. Born JULY 6, 1935 in Qingha; 14th and current Dalai Lama; spiritual leader among Tibetans and the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism. He is head of the Tibetan Government in Exile in Dharamsala, India. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he is also the world's best-known Buddhist monk."Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values." --Dalai Lama
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 PICTURES ON TOP: The OSCAR NIEMEYER MUSEUM, launched July 8, 2003, to honor its famous architect who completed this project at 95 years of age. Also known as Museu do Olho or Museum of the Eye, the museum is located in the city of Curitiba, Paraná, in Brazil.Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect who is considered one of the most important names in international modern architecture, was born in Rio de Janeiro, on December 15, 1907. He is a pioneer in the exploration of the constructive possibilities of reinforced concrete.
Great Buildings describes the museum as "A strange, beautiful, powerful, lyrical composition. Curving ramps connect across pool to sculptural eye and to long low layered box. Sometimes referred to as the "Eye Museum" because of its signature form."More on Oscar Niemeyer and his work can be found in Great Buildings and in wikipedia.
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