The LIB-BIZ-KIT “WHAT’S HOT FOR SUMMER 2008” LIST!!!!

10. Miniature horses
9. Potted ferns
8. Seersucker suits (for the ladies and the gents)
7. Spinach
6. The Apu Trilogy
5. Peppermint Bon Bon ice cream
4. Tammy Wynette/George Jones duets
3. Gin gimlets
2. The Sunday Jumble
1. The Economist Historical Backfile

That is correct, LIB-BIZ-KIT-TEERS. The number one hottest item for Summer 2008 is the Drexel University Library’s new subscription to The Economist Historical Backfile!

The Economist Historical Backfile contains every issue, page, word, and image published in The Economist from 1843-2003. It’s the obvious go-to database for articles from The Economist. But it’s useful for so much more.

It can also be used to find high-definition pdfs of advertisements. I found some by doing a search like this: advertisement and general electric.

Many tables can be exported into Excel. See a chart that looks helpful to your class project? You’ll see a purple box on the right of your search results that will let you know if that particular table can be exported.

Finally, The Economist Historical Archive is Hot Hot Hot for Summer 2008 because of its awesome search feature, which manages to be both simple and powerful.

You can do a quick keyword search: Economic Monetary Union

Or you can do a fairly complicated search:
Michael Jordan and (promotion* or advertis*)

How to find The Economist Historical Archive:
1. Go to www.library.drexel.edu
2. Click on: Databases/Articles (in the green box)
3. Click on Business & Economics or browse by title

* Originally published on Friday, May 9, 2008. For business research tips & tricks in real-time, subscribe to LIB-BIZ-KIT .