Author Archive

Notable Business Books via library Kindles

Monday, August 21st, 2017

Now available from Ford Library, Notable Business Books on Kindles. Each Notable Business Books Kindle is preloaded with e-books, such as:

  • The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
  • Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
  • The Exceptional Presenter: A Proven Formula to Open Up and Own the Room by Timothy J Koegel
  • Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink
  • The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M Goldratt
  • The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite by Duff McDonald
  • The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves by Dan Ariely
  • The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross
  • The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over by Jack Schafer
  • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
  • Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg
  • Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds by Carmine Gallo

You may borrow a Kindle from the Ford Library circulation desk using your Duke ID. Learn more about our Kindles here: https://library.fuqua.duke.edu/resources/kindles.htm

Fine Forgiveness Event

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017


 
Are you graduating or just heading out soon for the summer and worried about paying library fines? May 1st through May 12th, the Ford Library will waive one overdue library fine* for each “shelfie” you post to Instagram or Facebook, up to five fine waives total.

It’s easy!

1 Snap a “shelfie,” i.e. a book-related photo. It could be of a favorite book or place to read, a “book face,” or a photo featuring the Ford Library and/or its collections.
2. Post the photo to your Instagram account or to Ford Library’s Facebook page with #fordlibraryshelfie
3. Send us an email to let us know you have posted it.

Please note: Your Instagram profile must be set to public during the promotion so that we can see your photo and we have to approve posts to our Facebook page before they will appear.

Rules:
1. All Duke University students are eligible to participate.
2. Each photo must be tagged #fordlibraryshelfie and posted between Monday, May 1st and Friday, May 12th, 2017. Your photo(s) may be shared, copied, and used in Ford Library promotional material.
3. A maximum of five overdue fine waives total will be allowed per student during the promotion.
4. * Waives apply to overdue fines incurred in the last 6 months (from November 2016 – April 2017) only.
5. * Waives will not apply to items that have not yet been returned, for fines that were incurred at other Duke University Libraries, or for recall fines (where another patron was waiting for the overdue item). This promotion is in addition to our existing one-time waive policy.

Questions? Email: ford-library-circulation@fuqua.duke.edu

The Fuqua Book Exchange

Monday, April 17th, 2017


 
 
The Fuqua Book Exchange is taking place April 24th through May 12th, 2017. Share your gently-used books with the Fuqua Community. All subjects welcome. Give a book, take a book. Free!

Drop-off your gently-used books at the Ford Library circulation desk. Select from books on the “Fuqua Book Exchange” shelf in the Career Collection. Any books unclaimed after the exchange will be donated to Better World Books or Book Harvest (children’s and young adult books).

Love Your Library: Fine Waive Event

Friday, March 31st, 2017

Library fines got you down? To celebrate National Library Week from April 9th – 15th, Ford Library will waive one overdue library fine when you like or follow us on any of our social media accounts:

1. Follow @fordlibrary on Instagram, or post a photo tagging the Ford Library location, @fordlibrary or using the #fordlibrary hashtag, OR

2. Follow @fordlibraryweb on Twitter, OR

3. Like or follow us on our Facebook page or post your own content to our wall (photo, feedback, kudos)

Rules:
1. All Duke University students are eligible to participate.
2. One fine waived per social media account followed, liked, or posted on.
3. Waives apply to overdue fines incurred in the last 6 months (October 2016 – April 15th, 2017) only.
5. Waives will not apply to items that have not yet been returned, for fines that were incurred at other Duke University Libraries, or for recall fines (where another patron was waiting for the overdue item). This promotion is in addition to our existing one-time waive policy.

Questions? Email: ford-library-circulation@fuqua.duke.edu

J.B. Fuqua Collection Open House

Monday, April 11th, 2016

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Ford Library invites you to learn more about J.B. Fuqua, founding benefactor of the Fuqua School of Business, at the J.B. Fuqua Collection Open House. The collection, which includes awards, papers, and photographs of J.B. Fuqua, will be on display in the J.B. Fuqua Collection Room, located at the end of the main aisle of the Ford Library Reading Room. Please stop by to visit the collection on Friday, April 15th from 12-6 p.m.

Fuqua Book Exchange

Friday, April 8th, 2016

book exchange imageFord Library invites the Fuqua community to participate in the Fuqua Book Exchange, April 15th-May 15th. Donate your gently-used books to other students, staff, faculty, or to the library. Give a book, take a book. Free!

Drop off your book donations at the Ford Library circulation desk, all subjects are welcome. Books for exchange will be housed in a “Fuqua Book Exchange” shelf in the Career section, located at the back of the Ford Library. Any books unclaimed after the exchange will be donated to Better World Books or to Friends of the Durham Library.

Fine Forgiveness Fridays

Friday, March 25th, 2016

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Library fines got you down? April 1st through May 13th, the Ford Library will waive one overdue library fine* for each “shelfie” you post to Instagram or Facebook, up to six fine waives total.

It’s easy!

1. Follow @fordlibrary on Instagram or like our Facebook page.
2. Snap a “shelfie”, or photo, of a favorite book or place to read, or of something artistic featuring the Ford Library and its collections.
3. Post the photo to your Instagram account or to Ford Library’s Facebook page with #fordlibraryshelfie

Please note: Your Instagram profile must be set to public during the promotion so that we can see your photo.

Rules:
1. All Duke University students are eligible to participate.
2. Each photo must be tagged #fordlibraryshelfie and posted between Friday, April 1 and Friday, May 13th, 2016. Your photo(s) may be shared, copied, and used in Ford Library promotional material.
3. *Each Friday during the promotion, we will waive one Ford Library overdue fine for each photo posted that week. A maximum of six overdue fine waives total will be allowed per student during the promotion.
4. Waives apply to overdue fines incurred in the last 6 months (Nov. 2015 – May 13, 2016) only.
5. Waives will not apply to items that have not yet been returned, for fines that were incurred at other Duke University Libraries, or for recall fines (where another patron was waiting for the overdue item). This promotion is in addition to our existing one-time waive policy.

Questions? Email: ford-library-circulation@fuqua.duke.edu

Vault’s Top 50 Consulting Firms & Premium Access

Monday, August 31st, 2015

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Vault just released its annual signature list of the top 50 consulting firms to work for: the “Vault Consulting 50”. To view this list and additional premium Vault content, Fuqua students can create an account here.

Vault offers career research for candidates seeking opportunities across hundreds of industries and professions. With a premium Vault account, Fuqua students can access downloadable career guides, employer profiles and rankings, discussion boards, industry blogs, news covering the latest trends and issues, and Vault’s job board, which matches employers and recruiters with top talent.

For additional career resources, including WetFeet Guides, books on resumés and interviewing, and information about companies recruiting at Fuqua, visit Ford Library’s Career Tools webpage.

Online Audiobooks from OverDrive

Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

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Ford Library and Duke University Libraries are pleased to partner with OverDrive to offer downloadable audiobooks that you can enjoy on all major computers and devices, including iPhones®, iPads®, Nooks®, Android™ phones and tablets, and Kindles®.

Ford Library recently added multiple copies of the most popular business audiobooks including Now Habit, Blink, Nudge, Focus, and David and Goliath. These titles and more are on our list of business audiobooks on OverDrive.

To get started, click on a title link in the list document, and then click on the Get it @ Duke button. If the audiobook is available, click on the Borrow button, and enter your Duke NetID. If it is on loan, click on the Place a Hold button, and enter your Duke NetID.

Audiobooks can be streamed using the free OverDrive Media Console app, which can be downloaded on all major desktop and mobile devices.

To learn more about this resource, to recommend a title, or to give us feedback on the project, please visit Ford Library’s OverDrive Audiobooks webpage.

Thanksgiving Reading

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

turkey-1Thanksgiving break is a great time to catch up on your leisure reading. As you head out for the weekend, stop by the Ford Library circulation desk with your Duke ID and take home a Business Bestsellers Kindle. Each Business Bestsellers Kindle is preloaded with dozens of popular business titles, a few of which are highlighted below. Enjoy some light reading on your travels, and have a happy Thanksgiving!

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. bezos-everything
quiet-cover Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell. david-goliath
leanin Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. power-habit
decisive Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau. hundred-startup

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