Monthly Archives: April 2012
Research Basics: NAICS
There’s nothing like an impending election to make our government look bad, but on occasion they get things right, like data production. Point in case the NAICS Code, which stands for North American Industry Classification Scheme. In business research NAICS
Casual Friday: Tech N Style with Mikala
Whew! After a week of recapping our TLA experience, we’re ready to start the weekend. Our friend Mikala is back with advice on personal processors, turbans and man bags. Oh Mikala, what would we do without you? You can keep
Leveraging Your Skills: Rewrite Your Resume & Market Yourself
Last week at the Annual Conference for the Texas Library Association, we had two Directors of Career Services come and talk about ways job seekers can expand their resumes to appeal to a broader audience of hiring managers in and
Salary Negotiation: Yes You Can!
Mike Millard presented Salary Negotiation: Yes You Can! at the Texas Library Association 2012 conference. Mike energized the room and encouraged librarians to value their unique skill set. We have a Master’s degree. Why do we undervalue our worth by
3-Day Startup
The last weekend in March, I and three of my colleagues from the UT-Austin School of Information had the distinct pleasure of volunteering as business research mentors at Austin 3-Day Startup (3DS), an educational event that gives college students ranging
A Gift Horse From Inc.com
Because private company financial data is so tricky to uncover we’re always really excited, time and again, to mention any tool that helps us accomplish that task. So what to do when you’re investigating how well a private company should
Social Media for Business Research
As more and more companies are using social media to connect with their customers and spread the word about their products, it makes sense that as business researchers we need to keep these social sites on our radar. We wouldn’t
50 Apps in 50 Minutes
We bizologie girls love apps that make our lives easier, more fun or more enlightened. This week at the Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference, we’ll be presenting “50 Apps in 50 Minutes”. You can check out our presentation below. A
Free Business Resources TLA 2012
At bizologie free business resources are our specialty. Here are 24 of of my favorites that I will be highlighting at the 2012 Texas Library Association Conference: Google Finance: Current, but most importantly, historical stock prices by day up to
Free Business Resources
These were my favorite free business resources in 2010 and they are still some of the best resources available. These sites prove that sometimes you get more than you pay for. Data.gov: Machine readable datasets from Uncle Sam Economic Census
