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October 25, 2007

Hoovers Database

The Hatfield Library has added the Hoovers database, which is designed to provide insight into companies & executives. Hoovers is produced by a division of Dun & Bradstreet, the well-known business service provider.

Hoovers allows you to:

- Access comprehensive company database
- Review key executive profiles
- Analyze complete industry coverage
- Build lists based on companies or executives
- View detailed company fact sheets with financials, executives, and more
- Get breaking news and lists of IPOs
- Find companies using stock and financial performance parameters

In addition to being of interest to students in Business, Management, and Economics, it can also be a helpful resource for people who are job hunting. Hatfield Library's subscription offers a higher level of service from Hoovers than is offered freely to the public at large.

Politics Databases

The Hatfield Library has added two politics databases.

The first is the U.S. Congressional Documents Collection, which features the bound and daily versions of Congressional Record, its three predecessor titles, and other important congressional material.

The second is HeinOnline's U.S. Presidential Library, which includes such titles as Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Public Papers of the Presidents, CFR Title 3 (Presidents), Weekly Compilation of the Presidential Documents, and other documents relating to U.S. presidents.

October 18, 2007

Peacemaking Lecture

Jim Fitz - a strawberry farmer, Mennonite and peacemaker - will give a talk entitled Peacemaking in the Midst of War at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 in the Hatfield Room at the Mark O. Hatfield Library.

The talk is free and sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain.

The good fruits of Peacemaking efforts in the midst of the Colombia War will be the topic of slides and stories in a presentation by Jim Fitz from Tiskilwa IL of Christian Peacemaker Teams.

Starting in 2002 Jim has spent 2-3 month each year helping the CPT team to give protection to 80 farm families in Colombia, because as long as CPTers are present, the Guerrillas and Paramilitaries refrain from threatening the farmers. These Colombian farm families face armed checkpoints, death threats, kidnappings, gun battles, and food confiscation. He describes inspiring and courageous acts of hope and faith of farmers caught in the middle between warring armed groups.

For more information call 503-370-6213 or visit www.plowcreek.org/jimspeacemaking.htm.

October 15, 2007

Home Movie Day

October has been designated Oregon Archives month - a time to celebrate Oregon's unique archival heritage.

A featured event for this year is "Home Movie Day." The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne in Portland. The public is invited to bring their old home movies where there will be four theaters set up for screening 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 movie film. (NO VHS/DVDs will be shown, since the even it focused on actual film and its care.)

Archivists will be on hand to show people how to view, care for, preserve and transfer their films to digital format.

Archives Month events are also schedule for other cities around Oregon. For a complete listing of events and locations, go to http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/oaw/events.htm.