Explore ProQuest Entrepreneurship

To find scholarly articles, conference proceedings, trade publications, start up plans and other literature that covers the theoretical and practical aspects of starting and developing a new business, ProQuest Entrepreneurship is an excellent place to start. Coverage includes a wide range of subjects from angel investors to franchisees, home businesses, entrepreneurial finance and business incubators. You can search broadly or limit by date, NAICS code, company, location, source type, market segment and more.

If you have questions or feedback, contact Mike Davis, Business Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6822.

Trial for Data-Planet

The Libraries now have a trial for Data-Planet, a searchable collection of 90+ billion, officially sourced data sets covering 16 subject areas. Statistical data from organizations such as United Nations Economic Commission of Europe, international stock exchanges, the International Monetary Fund, and many U.S. Government organizations is standardized and organized for discovery by subject, date, geography, source organization, title and more. Subjects include food & agriculture, housing & construction, prices, consumption & cost of living, energy resources & industries, and others. You can view the data sets by geographical mapping, ranking,  and time series. The data can be viewed, downloaded or printed. Each data set has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

Data-Planet is on trial through December 31, 2013. Contact Mike Davis, Business Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6822 with your feedback or questions.

New! Underground and Independent Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels

Over 350 primary source adult comic series and graphic novels and literary criticism about them are now available in Underground and Independent Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels. You can search by keywords, subjects or title, and browse by character, genre, series and title, subjects and more.

If you have questions about using this new resource, contact a librarian at 413-545-0150.

Classical Music in Video Now Available

The Libraries have purchased Classical Music in Video, a streaming video collection of over 700 performances, masterclasses and interviews related to classical music. You can search for people, titles or subtitles, or browse by material type (documentary, interview, performance, etc.), genre (aria, jazz, baroque suite, polka, etc.), time periods, venues and more. If you create your own free account, you can create playlists of whole pieces or clips.

If you’d like assistance using this resource, contact Pam Juengling, Music liaison librarian, at 413-545-1858.