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Library Announcements:
- The 2013 Annual Library User Survey has launched. Please complete the survey located here and then sit back and watch the library improve!
- Library opening hours: M-F from 8:30am to 6pm. The Library will not be holding Saturday opening hours during the summer months.
New Books: May 2013
New Books: April 2013
New Books: March 2013
How to Navigate the Resources
Use the links on the left to access our online resources including journal articles, market projections and analysis, company reports, guides for managers and HR professionals as well as our library book catalogue.
The Resources
The IMI Library provides a number of different resources online including electronic access to over 18,000 journals including all of the leading business and management journals such as Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review and McKinsey Quarterly. We also offer access to business data and intelligence reports including company and industry reports, SWOT analyses and consumer market projections. In addition we have brief guides, checklists, exercises and top-tips for HR professionals and managers. Finally we provide access to news archive databases and referencing/bibliographic software to compliment your research.
Online Access
Nearly everything we provide can be accessed online using your username and password. This means our vast array of business and learning resources are available to you 24/7 from anywhere you have a connection to the Internet.
Contact
If you have any questions or would like a walkthrough of the resources over the phone or in person, ring or email us to schedule a suitable time.
Six word wisdom: Build the organisation of your dreams – Professor Gareth Jones
We’re launching a series where we call on thought leaders in business to summarise their message – in just six words. In honour of Bloomsday on Sunday we’ll kick off by quoting Molly Bloom and asking: “Oh Rocks – Tell us in plain words what you really mean!”. First up is Professor Gareth Jones expert in Read On
MOOCs won’t change learning – they will change teaching.
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and their B-movie monster-like threat to traditional education are all over the blog world again this week. I’m personally very excited by the tsunami of free online content. I just finished the excellent Model Thinking from the University of Michigan on Coursera on models for better decision-making. The platform felt flexible but was deceptively fast-paced so Read On
Are You Interested? – Guest Post: Nancy Kline
To coincide with her visit to IMI this week Nancy Kline – the originator and pioneer of The Thinking Environment® process shares her thoughts on attention and interest in a coaching exchange: Are You Interested? By Nancy Kline ‘You are so patient.’ I hear this after almost every Thinking Session demonstration. Other people tell me Read On
Who Needs a PA? Free Online Tools for Managers
As a manager you need the right information delivered in a succinct and timely manner. It’s easy to feel bombarded by the different data sources competing for our attention in the modern working environment. And while the Internet is undoubtedly a rich source of information, comparatively little has been done to connect the vast number Read On
Empathy, the ‘hardest’ management skill at work…
Just over a week ago I was sitting in the panel of the IMI Diploma in Leadership audit presentations, as I heard each manger and executive reporting back on their leadership audit journey I found very interesting how many of them recognised empathy as a critical area for development. In my job as facilitator, empathy is the Read On