Ford Library

The Ford Library will be closed Sunday, July 2nd – Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

Summer hours will resume on Wednesday, July 5th.

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday!

Duke students and alumni now have access to the latest Business Expert Press eBook titles. We’ve expanded our collection to include the 2015 and 2016 Digital Libraries. These new titles focus on applied business topics covering fields such as finance, accounting, marketing, and management.

Choose the link(s) that matches your current status or affiliation to browse or search the collections.

Current students:

Browse all subscribed BEP Digital Libraries

Browse the 2015 Digital Library

Browse the 2016 Digital Library

Fuqua alumni:

Connect to BEP Digital Libraries

Duke alumni:

Connect to BEP Digital Libraries

Business Expert Press eBooks are available online 24/7 via the ebrary platform and may be read by multiple users simultaneously.

Ford Library will be closed this weekend, January 7th – 8th, due to predicted winter weather.

Please follow our Twitter feed for the latest updates on the Library’s operating hours during winter weather conditions.

Feel free to direct any questions or concerns to us at reference-librarians@fuqua.duke.edu.

The Ford Library is pleased to announce that we now subscribe to Mergent Online, a comprehensive source of information about US and international companies, both public and private. Research company histories, executives, financials, competitors, equity research, SEC filings, and more. Search by individual company name/ticker or use the “Advanced Search” tab to screen according to a variety of criteria.

Our subscribed modules also include Global Industry Reports, Country Profiles, and Investext Snapshot analyst reports.

Access Mergent Online via our Databases A-Z list.

Ford Library will be closed Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Our summer hours will resume on Tuesday, July 5th.

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday!

…Check out our website & connect with us online

…Together we have 140 years of experience serving the Fuqua community!

…Our Reference Librarians have been asked where to find information on everything from consumer debt to 1950s car dealership jingles. If you have a question, ask a librarian via email, phone, or chat.

…Not only do we have a dedicated and hardworking staff, we also offer access to some incredible resources. Read on to find out more.

…Whether you’re planning a vacation to Alaska or a business trip to Shanghai, our Lonely Planet Travel Guides can help you find some of the best places to eat, shop, and lodge.

…With Pronunciator and Transparent Language Online, your language-learning needs are covered from Afrikaans to Xhosa.

…If you’re looking for information on retirement planning or personal investing, evaluating a charitable organization, or researching a company, you’re in luck. More than fifty databases are available to you, including Morningstar Investment Research Center, GuideStar, and OneSource.

…Need to get organized? Amazon’s #2 bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is one of hundreds of books available to you on Ford Library Kindles.

…Audiobooks on CD are perfect for a commute. The Art of the Start 2.0 may be just the motivation you need to get started on a project.

…You can read Fifty shades of Grey on your smartphone, or listen to Gone Girl on your MP3 player with Duke’s OverDrive subscription.

…Binge-viewing is in. You can now check out up to 3 movie titles (DVD and/or Blu-Ray) for 7 days. Let the Game of Thrones marathon begin!

…Meg Trauner, Ford Library founder. 33 years at Fuqua haven’t changed her a bit!

Our recent survey revealed that you are interested in reading popular business titles and career books on an e-reader. However, many of you mentioned that you also do not currently own an e-reader. We have the solution: Kindles can now be checked out from the Ford Library! We currently have two sets of Kindle titles available: Business Best Sellers and Career Books. A new category of Kindle titles, Business Classics, is coming soon.

To find out more information about this project, please visit our Kindle Project webpage. If you would like to see a particular title available on our Kindles, you can request it by following the “Suggest a Title” link on the webpage. Questions and feedback about the Kindle Project, as well as the Library in general, are welcome.

We hope you enjoy this terrific new addition to the Ford Library’s collection!

A new portal entitled “MY DUKE” was recently deployed for accessing Duke University online services. You may have used it to check your Flex account or ePrint balance. Unfortunately, the library account information provided here is not necessarily up-to-date or accurate. While the kinks in the “MY DUKE” system are worked out, please be sure to always rely on your “My Library Account” available through the Duke Libraries website for current account information.

Want to renew a book? Find out if you owe fines? Or, check the due date of an item you have on loan? Look no further than your “My Library Account.” It’s one-stop shopping for all your library circulation needs. Have questions? Contact us.

Dan Ariely, B. Duke Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University, spoke to members of the Librarians Assembly at an event sponsored by the Professional Affairs Committee on Thursday, October 11, 2012. He holds appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the Department of Economics, and the School of Medicine.

If you haven’t met Dan Ariely or read his books, you might not notice that his name pops up everywhere. For example:

• He is interviewed regularly on public radio on shows like Marketplace and All Things Considered.
• He writes a popular and active blog.
• He produces a weekly podcast on Duke’s iTunes U called Arming the Donkeys.
• He has a regular column in the Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal, Ask Ariely.
• His recent book the The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty has been reviewed by the New York Times, Washington Post, and even the Ford Library blog.
• He has written two prior New York Times bestsellers, Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality.
• Finally,  Dan guest-edited a new book entitled The Best American Science and Nature Writing which was just published October 2nd.

*Though his talk was titled “Free Beer,” no beer was served at this event. How very dishonest of you, Dan!

Dear Fuqua Students,

Final exams are coming up and many of you likely find this to be an exciting yet stressful time of year. Let the Ford Library help you to relax and unwind during finals this Spring!

Monday, April 30^th and Wednesday, May 2^nd please visit the Ford Library before or after your exams to visit with our two library dogs, Mr. Anders and Jonas.

Mr. Anders, a hypoallergenic Miniature Poodle, is a calm and affectionate trained agility dog.

Jonas, a Golden Retriever, is an easy going and all-around friendly dog.

They will be waiting for you outside the entrance of the library on the second floor of Breeden Hall.

Good luck on your exams!

The Ford Library Staff