PhD Orientation

Watson Library of Business and Economics

August 27, 2014

Business Library when it was on first floor of Butler Library, 1951.

The Business School was located in Dodge Hall during that time.

Watson Library in Uris Hall,1967.

Two things you need to know about Watson Library

• Columbia ID is required for entrance• Food and drink are allowed! (Clean up after

yourself!)

Watson Library,circa 1966

Business Library in Butler, 1960

Getting help

• Contact a librarian for research help

• 24/7 Help: FAQ database

• Research guides

Watson Library, early 1980s

Popular resources• Bloomberg*• CLIO – Libraries’ search tool• Capital IQ (need an account for remote access)• Datastream* • Factset • Morningstar Direct*• SDC Platinum*• WRDS (need an account)

List of databases

* = library use only

Watson Library, 1995

Resources for literature searches

• Business Source Complete/EconLit

• Proquest

• Google Scholar– Link to the Libraries’ resources – click on Settings

and then search for Columbia University

Questions?