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Answer given to question: I can't think of one of databases which would create the report you are looking for.
You may have to think outside the box for this one.
Ask yourself "who cares about film revenue by square footage".
Theater owners perhaps?
Producers?
Head to organizations which represent these groups and perhaps they'll have something on their websites.
You may have to send an email or make a phone call.
National Association for Theater Owners (NATO)

Also try trade publications such as Boxoffice.com or The Hollywood Reporter?

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Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Govekar
Course: Business Capstone

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: No

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 08:42 PM | Permalink

Question (cont'd)It has been awhile since we spoke or even seen each other, oh how time flies! I hope all is well!

The reason I am contacting you today is to see if alumni have any way to access the ONU research database? I am constantly wishing I still had the opportunity to get into the business resources I had when I attended Ohio Northern. If there is not a program set up or a way for me to create an account I understand, worth a shot though.

Thank you very much! I hope I will have the chance to come visit the campus very soon!

Have a great day

Answer given to question: I explained that we were unable at this time to offer off-campus access for our subscription databases to alumni. But when I learned she worked for a company in Lima, I suggested she could come see us or visit the oplin homepage where she could at least get access to Business Source Premier.

OSU-Lima does not have publicly accessible terminals and I could not get through to UNHO to find out if they do.

She emailed back and is coming for a visit soon. I did caution her that GMID has a "terms and condition" statement which prohibits businesses from using the database, but she is most intereted in S&P Netadvantage and BizMiner.

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What is the subject term applicable t this question: business

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Posted by Melody at 06:44 PM | Permalink

Answer given to question: I placed a copy of the assignment on the reference desk.
The students are to email me pdfs or word documents, no paper assignments are to be turned in. However, if someone ends up having problems and must turn in a paper assignment, please put it in my in box.

The assignment is a bit different than last time.

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Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Traci
Course: BIZ 240

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 01:44 PM | Permalink

Answer given to question: Started with Hoover's , not much luck, asked Traci. Traci suggested Standard and Poor's to find both general industry information and for specific companies. Also, BiZMiner for industry information and Business Source Complete and at the top, business profiles are available under More.

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Professor:
Course: Marketing?

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 11:13 PM | Permalink

Answer given to question: Brian had started her out in the Company Histories series, we found some information in Hoover's and Mergent Online.

Not a ton of information, she had already looked at the company website and felt better knowing there were several business databases to consult.

Traci, do you know anything about this assignment?

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What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 04:21 PM | Permalink

Question: I'm searching
� Number of physicians in Kenya (2009 or 2010)
� The number of hospitals and healthcare clinic (find one, but not reliable as references)
� Clear water spot in Kenya.
� The distribution of electricity in Kenya. % of how it distributes within the country.
Would you be able to suggest me the websites or link to find these information easily?

Answer given to question: I suggested World Data Analysis which should include most of the information required as well as the World Almanac.

I also suggested the UN website which is fairly searchable particularly for the clean water.

Michele Govekar has made it clear to me that she wants the students to find the information and she's not opposed if they struggle a little. She would like the librarians to point them in possible directions.

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Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Govekar
Course: Senior Capstone for Business

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 02:12 PM | Permalink

Answer given to question: This was the capstone business project involving Meijer's, they were looking for Traci - - but got me instead. I enlisted the help of Paul and we got them started on Standard and Poor's, BizMiner and GMID. Paul found them some associations related to the alcoholic beverage industry as that was their individual focus.

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Professor: Govekar
Course: Capstone

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What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 09:53 PM | Permalink

Answer given to question: Yahoo Finance is the easiest resource I've found for historical stock prices.
Go to the company's page either by typing in the company name or Ticker symbol. Then on the left hand side, find the link for historical prices and put in the date you are looking for.

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Course: Senior Capstone for Business

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What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 06:45 PM | Permalink

Answer given to question: There is a paper copy at the front desk and the assignment is available at the BIZ 240 libguide.
The students are to email me their answers and can do so however they choose. I do recommend screen shots.
Each student was assigned a specific title for the assignment.

Worth 10 points
Due to Professor Moritz 09/15/10 by 5:00pm via email t-moritz@onu.edu
1. Register for a RefWorks account
a. See the RefWorks tab at the BIZ 240 and the library research guide.
2. http://libguides.onu.edu/
3. Find the library holdings for your assigned journal title
Is it in the reserve collection?
What are the years HML owns in the bound periodical collection?
Are any issues at the bindery? If so, what issues?
Are any issues in forms other than print? If so, what years?
a. Black = Business Week
b. Red = Computer World
c. Purple = Forbes
d. Orange = PC Magazine
e. Green = Time Magazine
f. Yellow = USA Today
g. Blue = US News and World Report
4. What would you do if you needed to get an article from an issue currently in the bindery?

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Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Moritz/Elsass
Course: BIZ 240

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 06:21 PM | Permalink

Date: 04/28/10 Time: 8:00pm

Question: The student needed industry reports on hypermarkets such as Wal-mart. He was looking for Traci in particular.

Answer given to question: [I realized that this sounded familiar, and that this was the student that had emailed Traci on the 26th about SWOT information on Wal-Mart. I pulled up her blog entry and was able to use her response to walk him through the next few steps.]

We went to the computers and looked up the databases for BizMiner and S&P NetAdvantage. We went through pulling up industry reports for Wal-Mart and he felt comfortable in looking for different reports on his own. Then we went to Business Source Complete and I showed him some tips for using the database (Full Text, Peer Reviewed) and talked about some of the articles he might look for on there after he had pulled industry reports.

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Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Schertzer
Course:

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business

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Posted by Melody at 01:39 AM | Permalink

Date: 04/26/10 Time: 11:30

Question: I've looked all over the Internet and can't find SWOT information on Wal-Mart. I was sent to find a research librarian. I didn't even know ONU had reserach librarians.

Answer given to question: I explained how to use Business Source Complete to find SWOTs and then told the young man about BizMiner and S&P NetAdvantage to help with finding the industry and marketing information he was looking for.

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Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Schertzer
Course:

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 07:42 PM | Permalink

Date: 04/22/10 Time: 6:30

Question: Dr. Schertzer told me to come and ask you the best place to find information on SWOT analysis for Meijer, Sams's Club and Dollar General.

Answer given to question: Showed her how to find Datamonitor reports at Business Source Complete and emailed her a pdf of the ppt on how to do this.
PDF is available p drive, "Library instruction" folder, "Business Resources" folder, "Resources" folder.
Also talked about the best way to find parent companies and google really is the easiest way...

Asked By: Student

Is this for a class assignment: Yes

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Professor: Susan Schertzer
Course:

Were you able to answer the question to your satisfaction: Yes

What is the subject term applicable t this question: business,none

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Posted by Melody at 01:38 AM | Permalink

Date: 27 Oct. 06 Time: 9AM

Question: Historic commodity prices - specifically copper

Answer given to question: USGS compiles figures and reports them online at http://minerals.usgs.gov/ds/2005/140/copper.pdf
See also http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-389/of00-389.pdf for an overview of metals prices (declining. Mentions copper.

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