New Features on Key Note

You can access Keynote for the Business & Management Library Subject Guide

What's new this month from Key Note? New Market Reports for October - Click on a report title to view a Table of Contents for the report Featured Reports: Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders - Find out how tax cuts are helping prospects for growth Analyst Comment - Mobile Phones - iPhone 6 release Market Reports - Out Now > Breakfast Cereals  *     > Clothing Manufacturing   * > Commercial Insurance (to be published shortly) > Exhibitions & Conferences   * > Medical Equipment > Mobile Phones  * > Packaging (Plastics)  (to be published shortly) > Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders      > Sports Sponsorship    > Toys & Games   * * These reports contain additional dynamic financial data and performance league tables (updated monthly) for the top companies in these markets. Tax cuts help to brew future growth in premium lagers, beers and ciders Feature Report: Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders 2014 Market Update According to Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders, our new Market Update, the UK market for premium lagers, beers and ciders grew in value by 0.5% in 2013. Growth in the market in 2013 is, however, mainly a result of increased prices. In volume terms, the market is currently in long-term decline, with total volume beer sales across both the on- and off-trade contracting each year since 2004. This ongoing downward trend is largely attributable to the current trend towards healthier lifestyles among many consumers, coupled with greater awareness of the negative health implications of excessive alcohol consumption, alongside a period of rapid price increases as a result of heavy taxation. Read more... The Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders Market Update examines the market in the UK for premium lagers, ales, stouts, bitters and ciders, analysing the size and growth of the market, as well as key trends, issues and drivers impacting the market in the 5 years from 2009 to 2013. It also provides projections for the market over the 5 years to 2018. Analyst Comment: Mobile Phones Herds of people camping outside in the famous streets of London, having dedicated up to 11 days of their busy lives to queue for a little piece of history, undeterred by the classic British downpours as summer draws to a close. Is it an opportunity to meet an A-list star? Are they giving out free gifts? Not quite. This hype is centred around the latest release from mobile phone giant Apple, the iPhone 6, with consumers around the globe clamouring to be the first to get their hands on the coveted holy grail of the mobile technology world.  Yet within hours of its release, owners were complaining about their new phones bending in their pockets, spurring an ongoing twitter campaign dubbed #bendgate to trend all over the world. But, as they say, no publicity is bad publicity, and this media hype and demand for the latest smartphones is said to be a key factor driving sales in the UK mobile phone market.  The new Key Note Mobile Phones 2014 Market Report, released this month, examines these industry trends and indicates why advancements in smartphones may be causing shoppers to pitch their tents at the doors of mobile phone stores. Read more... Follow us on Twitter to hear the latest from the Key Note analysts in your market sector What's coming soon... > Baby Products > Charity Funding > Childrenswear > Cruise Market > Electricity Industry > Ethnic Foods > Household Appliances (Brown Goods) > Life Insurance > Offshore Oil & Gas Industry > Packaging (Food & Drink) > Stationery (Personal & Office) > Soft Drinks (Carbonated & Concentrated) Don't forget: You can also keep updated with all the latest market and company analysis, when you follow us on our social media sites...

Freshers week & Information sources!

I hope you all are enjoying the start of term. I know I have seen lots of you this week - I've been to 8 inductions this week and I will hopefully meet the rest of you soon.

Once again I am going to highlight some useful resources. Firstly another reminder to sign up to  FT.com. There's information on registering here and also my blog post on how to install the app on your smartphone or tablet

Bloomberg provides a free newsletter the Bloomberg London Brief!  It is an excellent way to keep  yourself informed about what's going on in the city and financial world.

Please use this link below to subscribe:

http://bit.ly/b-brief

(And if you want a bit more Bloomberg, why not do Bloomberg Certification here at Middlesex? The course is free and supported by Sarah, our Economics Librarian. One MDX student did so well on the course they got a job offer!)

And here is a list of interesting twitter accounts to follow to keep up to date and find interesting ideas.
Reuters Business & Financial News.
https://twitter.com/ReutersBiz

BBC Business News - you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed
https://twitter.com/BBCBusiness

Harvard Business Review - you should have access to this via Summon and the Library's subscriptions
https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz

The Guardian Business & Sustainable Business feeds.
https://twitter.com/GuardianSustBiz
https://twitter.com/BusinessDesk

Forbes
 https://twitter.com/Forbes

Finally an interesting video from Douglas Copeland talking about, among other things,  how the internet is rewiring our brains.  See you all soon in your first library sessions.

Welcome to Middlesex Business School!

I know some of you have already started, some are returning and induction starts next week. But I want to warmly welcome you all to Middlesex and I look forward to seeing you all in your research sessions which are lead by the library and to helping you get the best out of the library and your time here at Middlesex!

Firstly, check out your library subject guide! You can find the link from the 'My Study' tab in My Unihub and here is the link for the Business & Management one - http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/content.php?pid=459779
This highlights the best business resources and will help you find the best books, articles and journals.

Secondly, don't forget to go to your Module pages in My Learning and check out your online reading lists and download your free MyKortext eBook which is being piloted in the Business School for the first time this year.

Thirdly - Take advantage of our subscription to the FT.com You can login and read the Financial Times online using your mdx email address and you can even download the app. here's information on registering here and also my blog post on how to install the app on your smartphone or tablet.

And if you get stuck with any of this? DON'T PANIC! :). It's only the first week, you have your library inductions still to come and we are here to help you, both in the Sheppard library and on email - businesslibrarian@mdx.ac.uk. We can't wait to meet you all.

Term is coming!

Welcome back to our old students and just welcome to our new. I hope you are all getting excited about the start of term. I know we are really busy now getting everything ready for you all. So quick story on Google neutrality. We all Google but there are several reasons why you might want to use the search engines and databases provided by the University instead - firstly all our resources have been paid for so you should never be prompted to pay for information.Secondly because Google is not a neutral source; it is paid to manipulate its search results. But this id good news really as the EU is trying to force Google to be more neutral - meaning better results!

Similarly Forbes has recommended 8 books every entrepreneur should read - maybe jump-start your inspiration for a new term! They also have an article on dealing with fear of failure which many of you many feel in your lives but look that fear in the face and try and conquer it. Finally an inspirational piece about MBA students helping a Ballet company to success. Looking forward to seeing you all and helping you achieve your goals here at Middlesex.

Weekly round-up

Getting busy here in the Library as we get ready for inductions and the start of term. Looking forward to welcoming new students and seeing the old ones coming back.

In a slightly different kind of link this week I am including a segment from BBC Radio Four's Women's Hour about women working on Oil rigs that I thought might interest some of you. Also a humorous article arguing paper diaries are better than electronic. Perhaps you should all try a paper diary for the new year and see if it helps you more than a phone. An article looking at the top stories about MBAs on the FT last year. These 10 show the many many different ways business education is evolving and is well worth a look. And is this the dawning of a 'golden age' for MBAs?

Is the Ice Bucket Challenge and No-make up selfies the future of charity funding? Well though they are fun, probably not no and they don't solve the issue of resolving sustainable long term funding for charitable endeavours. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Weekly Roundup

Another short summer round-up as so much news and information at the moment is political and saddening. Firstly a change for summer cinema, there have been no big summer bombs yet cinema receipts are down 15%. So what is going on? Were we distracted by the World Cup and the good weather? Or, given the Avengers sequel is not due to be launched in the summer, has Hollywood realized that we way we watch movies has changed and loading the summer with massive release after massive release if not a good tactic. If your post-uni plan is to release an app and become a millionaire you may need to think again as the appetite for new apps appears to be on the wane. There has been a considerably decrease on monthly downloads in 2014, customers are reluctant to spend money on apps and most now have the apps they want.

Slightly more cheerful articles now, this article from Forbes looks at whether the Ice-Bucket challenge worked, which is good to read. And a fun article from Harvard Business Review looking at whether playing games makes you good at business. Recruiters have looked positively on bridge and chess but does Wordl fo Warcraft similar fit you for a career in business and should recruiters be less snobbish about modern challenging and complex games.

Weekly round-up

This is yet another bitty summer round -up but I hope most of you are now enjoying your summer and that those of you doing dissertations are not too stressed. Should you check your work emails in the evening? Is this bad for your stress? It all depends on how engaged you are with your role. Not only is the price of cocoa soaring but so is the price of hazelnuts after the early crop was damaged by  a surprise frost. Is Apple less creative under new CEO Tim Cook than under Steve Jobs? Announcements of a new iPhone 6 has failed to  excited the response that previous developments have engendered. However, this analysis shows those criticising Tim Cook are overemphasising the change in Apple's approach. In related news, Apple and Samsung has stepped down their legal disputes, outside America at least.

This is an article on the now-famous memo from CEO Max Schireson who has stood down to spend more time with his family. Something to think about as you go forward with your careers, it's not necessarily worth sacrificing everything for success at work.