Freedonia Focus Reports - trial until 6th Feb

The Library is running a trial of Freedonia Focus Reports until Monday, February 6, 2012. You can access this resource, on-campus here : http://www.freedoniagroup.com/focusportal/FocusSplash.aspx.

The Freedonia Group is a leading international industry market research company that has provided clients with the data and analysis needed to make informed business decisions for over 25 years. Business and industry decision-makers worldwide look to Freedonia for insight and forecasts to help identify opportunities, develop strategies, evaluate threats and make investment decisions for growth in a diverse group of industries in U.S. and global markets. Now, this same research that is used by corporate clients is available to colleges and universities.

The Freedonia Focus Report Collection is designed to deliver concise market analysis which students and faculty can utilize in the same way corporate clients use the Focus Collection; to develop relevant and effective business plans, access benchmarks and statistics for strategic planning of new, growing and mature businesses. Each concisely-written, 18-25 page Focus is developed by Freedonia’s in-house research team of nearly 70 experienced economists, analysts, industry experts and editorial staff. Academic subscribers like the structure of the reports because they mirror how they need to write their own market research for real world applications and also because resources are clearly documented in every report within the Focus Collection.

This online, subscription based collection provides insight and analysis into over 700 U.S. and international business and industry topics. Approximately 65% of the collection addresses energy, construction & building materials, electronics, chemicals, industrial/manufacturing and packaging industry topics. The remaining 35% of the reports cover consumer products, pharmaceuticals/life sciences and service industries. Each report includes concise and valuable information on market size, product and market forecasts, industry composition, market leaders, regulatory issues and business trends.

If you think it would be a useful addition to stock please email s.c.barker-mathews@salford.ac.uk.

Online document delivery form now available!

The Library now has a new online document delivery form which is now active and available to all requesters. This means that students and staff can now request items to be ordered using our document delivery service online. The form, together with information about payment of charges etc, can be accessed via the Online Requesting tab on the document delivery pages of The Library web-site at http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/services/documentdelivery#online-tab. For help using the form, go to one of the enquiry desks in the library and staff there will be happy to assist you.

More Student Turnitin Drop-in Sessions Scheduled

More student Turnitin drop-in sessions have been scheduled for the remainder of January and February. The dates, times and locations are as follows:


30/01/12 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
01/02/12 12:00-13:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
02/02/12 14:00-15:00 Adelphi Library Seminar Room
03/02/12 11:00-12:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room
06/02/12 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
08/02/12 12:00-13:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
09/01/12 14:00-15:00 Adelphi Library Seminar Room
10/02/12 11:00-12:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room
13/02/12 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
15/02/12 12:00-13:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
16/02/12 14:00-15:00 Adelphi Library Seminar Room
17/02/12 11:00-12:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room
20/02/12 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
22/02/12 12:00-13:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
23/02/12 14:00-15:00 Adelphi Library Seminar Room
24/02/12 11:00-12:00 Allerton Library Seminar Room
27/02/12 11:00-12:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209
29/02/14:00-15:00 Clifford Whitworth Library – room 209

You do not need to book on, just turn up. there is also a video and a guide, as well as some frequently asked questions available on the Turnitin website at: http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/help/turnitin.