The Ford Library will be open for our normal hours on the Martin Luther King holiday, Monday, January 16th.
Due to the University holiday on Monday, in-person reference and research assistance services will not be available until Tuesday, January 17th.
Our hours on Monday, January 16th will be 7:30am – midnight.
Ford Library will be open for our normal Semester / Term Hours on Labor Day, Monday, September 5th.
All Library services and resources as provided by our circulation desk attendants will be available except for research assistance.
Our professional staff, and expert reference librarians will return on Tuesday, September 6th to help guide you toward success in your MBA.
Good Luck in Fall Term 1!
Fuqua Daytime MBA 2016 graduate, Adam Schwebach has compiled a list of recommended readings selected by Fuqua faculty. While intended for alumni who want to continue their professional development and learning beyond their time at Fuqua, the list can also benefit current Fuqua MBA and Duke students who want to dive more deeply into content recommended by our faculty. This post highlights a selection of recommended books available in Ford Library and on Amazon. But don’t miss the link to the full list that appears at the bottom of this posting.
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Shane Dikolli (Management Accounting)
Recommends: Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending by Elizabeth Dunn.
Library Catalog | Amazon
“Two professors combine their fascinating and cutting-edge research in behavioral science to explain how money can buy happiness–if you follow five core principles of smart spending.”
Summary from Library Catalog.
Kimberly Wade-Benzoni (Negotiations and Power and Politics)
Recommends: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant.
Library Catalog | Amazon
“The New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take examines how people can champion new ideas–and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations.” Summary from Library Catalog.
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Kevin Shang
(Core Operations Management)
Recommends: The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
Library Catalog | Amazon
“Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu’s classic The Art of War…examin[es] not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors.”
Summary from Library Catalog.
Mark Brown (Management Communications)
Recommends: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith.
Library Catalog | Amazon
“Whether you are near the top of the ladder or still have a ways to climb, this book serves as an essential guide to help you eliminate your dysfunctions and move to where you want to go.”
Summary from Library Catalog.
Jim Smith (Decision Models)
Recommends: The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail–but Some Don’t by Nate Silver.
Library Catalog │ Amazon
“Nate Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair’s breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger—all by the time he was thirty. He solidified his standing as the nation’s foremost political forecaster with his near perfect prediction of the 2012 election.” Summary from Library Catalog.
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Jack Soll (Leadership Ethics and Organizations LEO)
Recommends: Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
Library Catalog | Amazon
“[T]he bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions.” Summary from Library Catalog.
Download the full list of recommended readings (login required): Fuqua Alumni | Current Duke & Fuqua Students
Yvonne Dittmar also contributed to this post.
The Ford Library invites you to visit us this Friday, March 20th from 12PM to 6PM to learn more about James Brooks (J.B.) Fuqua, the founding benefactor of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
The awards, honors, memorabilia and an illustrated biographical slide deck of J.B. Fuqua will be on open display in Ford Library’s J.B. Fuqua Room, located at the end of the aisle of our main reading room.
Please visit us to learn more about this pioneering entrepreneur, self-made man, and philanthropist.
Ford Library will be closing at 8PM on Friday, February 27 due to winter weather conditions.
Please follow our Twitter feed for the very 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.
Ford Library remains closed today, Thursday, 2/26/15.
UPDATE: Ford Library has plans to open at 10AM on Friday, 2/27/15 .
Please follow our Twitter feed for the very 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.
Ford Library will be closing early at 5PM today (Tuesday, February 24) due to winter weather conditions.
Please follow our Twitter feed for the very 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.
Please pardon our noise between Wednesday and Friday, January 14-16. While things aren’t as bad as in the photo, a plumbing mishap in the spaces above the Library requires the services of sheetrock work and an industrial dehumidifier.
We are also replacing some defective lighting in the main reading room ceiling that calls for the use of a large, mobile scaffold which does make noise while operating.
We sincerely apologize for these disruptions to the Library environment; and hope to welcome everyone back for the Spring Term to a dry and well-lit Ford Library.
Photo courtesy of shorpy.com.
UPDATED! – Ford Library will be hosting exams for Masters of Management Studies (MMS) students from 8AM – 12 Noon on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26-27. The change (from 9am to 8am) in Library access hours has been made at the request of the faculty instructor.
This means the Library will be closed during these hours (8am -noon, 8/26 & 8/27) for browsing and individual study use. The following, limited library access will be available during the above exam hours.
Normal access to the Library stacks and Library services will resume each day shortly after the exams have concluded. Space is at a premium here at Fuqua, and we greatly appreciate your understanding as the Library works to accommodate the academic needs of our MMS classes.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at library@fuqua.duke.edu.
Ford Library’s web site will be going offline now (for 15-20 mins.) for emergency maintenance. Sorry for the short notice & inconvenience.