Acquisitions - April May 2007

Request a librarian retrieve copies of documents from our digital archives or receive further assistance by e-mail to library@hawaii-sbdc.org.

Agriculture Hawaii: The official publication of the Hawai`i Farm Bureau Federation. (April-June 2007) [Newsletter] Cover storey: "Welcome to the Web: Maui farmers reap more sales via the computer."

Air Force Research Laboratory Technology Milestones: A review of 2006. (Received March 2007) [Print] Also online.

American's Health Rankings: A Call to Action for People & Their Communities. (2006) United Health Foundaiton. Online.

The Creative Industry in Hawai`i. (April 2007) Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Creative industries refer to a set of interlocking industry sectors that focus on creating and exploiting intellectual property products, such as the arts, films, games or fashion designs, or providing busines-to-business services such as advertising. Online.

Focus Maui Nui Executive Summary and Final Report (December 2003) [Print and Electronic] A project and publication of the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. Online.

Encyclopedia of Associations, Vol. 1: National Organizations of the U.S. by Thomson Gale Publishers. (2004) [Book] Gift from Maui Community College Library. A guide to more than 22,000 national organizations, including trade, business, and commercial; environmental and agricultural; legal, governmental, public administration, and military; and many more.

Encylopedia of Associations: International Organizations, by Thomson Gale Publisers. (2005) [Book] Gift from Maui Community College Library. A guide to more than 29,000 International nonprofit membership orgaqnizations including multinational and binational groups, and national organizations based outside the United States, convered with all subjects or areas of activity. Great for finding international business contacts and industry networking.

Get the Most from Your SBIR Technology: How to Work with Government and Commercial Markets, from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer. (Issued September, 1999). The Federal Laboratory Consortium is the nationawide network of Federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities fo rmoving government technologies to the marketplace.

Hawai`i Tourism Authority Style & Resource Guide. (2007) [Electronic] Includes Hawaiian language style sheet and a list of web links to other databases, journals, and publications both in English and Hawaiian languages. Click here.

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States, by Columbia Books, Inc. (2006) [Book] Gift from Maui Community College Library. This book lists over 7,400 trade associations, professional societies, labor unions, and similar national groups. Great source for industry statistical and networking contacts.

Pacific Business News' Book of Lists 2007. [Book] A valued tool in reseach business and, especially in finding business leads. Over 150 pages of tables containing Hawaii businesses.

Pandemic Flu and the Potential for U.S. Economic Recession: A state-by-state analysis. (March 2007) [Electronic] Featuring key progress in U.S. pandemic preparedness and key concerns for U.S. pandemic preparedness. Click here.

Pay Rates in Hawaii, 2006, by the Hawaii Employers Council. (Issued October 2006). [Electronic] Results from the 60th annual survey by the Hawaii Employers Council. Pay rates for positions from general office clerical, human resources, housekeeping, retail, facilities, maintenance, construction, and more. Private and public sector sections.

Procurement Opportunities Guide: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling to Government and Corporations. (April 2006) by Braddock Communications.

Revenue Trends. (February, March and April 2007) [Newsletter Print and Electronic] Hawai`i State Department of Taaxation monthly statistical publication. Online.

The Small Business Advocate, from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. (April and May 2007) [Print and Electronic Newsletter] Click here.

The Small Business Financial Resource Guide, (April 2006) by Braddock Communications. Includes a special section on how to succeed in changing times.

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007, A National Data Book, by the U.S. Census Bureau. On the web at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/. [Book]. This book is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publicaitons and sources.