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  Harvard Libraries: Baker Library-Historical Collections Department
Baker Library's manuscript holdings were accumulated as a result of the efforts of the Harvard Business School (HBS) to document American business activity.
All of the library's manuscript and archival collections, as well as books and periodicals, are cataloged in the HOLLIS Catalog, Harvard’s online computer catalog and in the Baker Library Catalog.
Catalog records for 1,000 of Baker Library's advertising trade cards, with accompanying digital images, are now available through the Visual Information Access (VIA) system, (http://via.harvard.edu:748/html/VIA.html) a new online catalog of visual resources at Harvard.
lib.harvard.edu /archives/0010.html   (831 words)

  
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 Guardian Unlimited Books | By genre | Particular obsessions
Baker has made a virtue of celebrating daily existence, whether it is the kaleidoscopic detailing of a single lunch hour in The Mezzanine (1988), the labyrinthine sexual obsessions of The Fermata (1994), or the critical mirages of U and I (1991), Baker's exposé of literary aspiration disguised as a study John Updike's work.
Baker's celebrity status was further enhanced when Vox turned out to be one of the books presented to President Bill Clinton by Monica Lewinsky during their affair.
Baker's last novel, a rather downbeat account of a year in the life of a nine-year-old girl called The Everlasting Story of Nory, certainly surprised critics once more with its earnestness and total lack of gimmickry or stylistic pyrotechnics.
books.guardian.co.uk /departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,872378,00.html   (2848 words)

  
 HBS Working Knowledge: Business History: From the Archives: Women's History in Baker Library's Manuscripts Collection
Baker Library's collections include the labor records of forty-one factories that used female labor forces during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
These books were originally collected by Baker Library for their accounts; however, the diary that had been incidental to the volume as a business record turned out to be a fascinating account of a woman's voyage on a whaling ship from Massachusetts to Hawaii between 1856 and 1860.
Baker also owns the diary of Mary Ann Appleton, who traveled by canal boat between Boston and Virginia in the 1830s, and the diary of Catharine Gardner, who toured France, Egypt, and Italy with her husband and son in 1849.
hbswk.hbs.edu /item.jhtml?id=1809&t=bizhistory   (2954 words)

  
 Mary Baker Eddy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Morse Baker, better known as Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 - December 3, 1910) founded the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879.
She also founded the Christian Science Journal, a monthly magazine written primarily for members; the Christian Science Sentinel, a weekly religious periodical written for a wider audience, and the Christian Science Herald, a religious magazine in non-English languages.
The definitive, church-authorized, biography of Eddy is Robert Peel's trilogy Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Discovery, Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Trial, and Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Authority.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Baker_Eddy   (452 words)

  
 Baker Library - The Jiggies Reference Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Baker Library is the main library at Dartmouth University.
Baker Library opened in 1928 with a collection of 240,000 volumes.
In 1992, John Berry and the Baker family donated US $30 million for the construction of a new facility adjoining the Baker Library; in 2000, the Berry Library opened.
www.jiggies.com /reference/Baker_Library   (148 words)

  
 Baker Library
The mission of Baker Library is to facilitate research, teaching, and learning, through the creative integration of world-class customer service, leading edge technology, and collections that span seven centuries.
Baker Library selected the trade cards that are most representative of its collections and of the genre itself to digitize and catalog in VIA.
The digital copy of any Baker Library image found in VIA is for academic, scholarly use only, and may not be sold, loaned, copied or published without the express permission of the Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
hul.harvard.edu /cmtes/ulc/aac/via/desc-Baker.html   (510 words)

  
 BCCB- Gone But Not Forgotten: Augusta Braxton Baker, 1911-1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In 1937 Augusta Baker was hired by Anne Carroll Moore, formidable supervisor of youth services for the New York Public Library, as a children's librarian at what was then the 135th Street Harlem Branch (now the Countee Cullen Regional Branch) of the New York Public Library.
In 1961 Augusta Baker became the first African-American coordinator of children's services for the NYPL, a position that put her in charge of programming for youth and policies governing that programming in all eighty-two branches of the New York Public Library.
Baker participated in high profile professional activities, serving the American Library Association's Children's Services Division in various capacities, including president of ALSC and chair of what was then the combined Newbery/Caldecott Awards Committee.
alexia.lis.uiuc.edu /puboff/bccb/1000gone.html   (759 words)

  
 Bio- Baker Chair
In 1937 Augusta Baker was hired as a children's librarian at what was then the 135th Street Harlem Branch (now the Countee Cullen Regional Branch) of the New York Public Library.
Baker expanded the children's collection in the system; wrote a book entitled Books about Negro Life for Children; lectured and taught at many universities; participated in conferences; started radio and television programs; served as a consultant and bibliographer for Sesame Street; and, of course, told stories.
In 1986 The University of South Carolina College of Library and Information Science and the Richland County Public Library established the annual A(ugusta) Baker's Dozen: A Celebration of Stories in her honor.
www.libsci.sc.edu /bakerchair/who.htm   (418 words)

  
 WSIG-BLIG program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
As cultural history began to bloom, Baker Library's historical collections were increasingly sought after by archeologists and people interested in gender studies.
Librarians at Baker Library were aware that the collection's finding aids were made before there was a focus on women's history and studies.
She discussed the web sites place in the Baker Library's holdings and the factors that contributed to the decision about creating a web guide and the various linkages between the guide and the catalog's MARC records.
people.bu.edu /jchris/baker.html   (688 words)

  
 Mount Baker Junior High School Home Page
Mount Baker Junior High School recognizes the psychological and physical growth of our students in this period of their lives and is committed to providing a sound transition between elementary and high school.
Mount Baker Junior High School is committed to the development of skills and attitudes necessary to enable our students to make adjustments in a changing world.
Mount Baker Junior High School is committed to the development of positive citizenship skills and attitudes enabling them to make contributions to the good of their communities.
www.mtbaker.wednet.edu /mbjh   (465 words)

  
 HBS Baker Library Alumni Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Access to Baker Library and its collection is available to alumni with some restrictions.
While in the Library, you can use Baker Library's electronic databases which include company directories, company financials, on-line indexes, article summaries and some full-text from business magazines and newspapers.
A chart describing the location of corporate reports in the Library by date, format, and date of filing is available at www.library.hbs.edu/reptchrt.htm.
www.hbsps.com /careers/candidates/bakerlibrary.asp   (499 words)

  
 Augusta Baker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Augusta Baker was born on April 1, 1911, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Baker earned a BS in Library Science in 1934 from SUNY.
Augusta Baker served on the ALA Executive Board, and she was active in other organizations, such as SCLA, PLA, and ALSC.
www.libsci.sc.edu /histories/oralhistory/bakerpage.htm   (132 words)

  
 Bentley College Baker Library Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Bentley faculty members may place materials to be used in the Baker Library on reserve at the Circulation /Reserve Desk.
Patrons can use the Baker Library catalog to find library materials from Bentley College and our WEBNET consortium partners for research and curriculum support.
The Solomon R. Baker Library is part of the WEBNET consortium that includes Babson College, Pine Manor College, Olin College and Regis College.
library.bentley.edu /circulation-reserves.html   (354 words)

  
 The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity - Her Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Mary Baker Eddy was an influential American author, teacher, and religious leader, noted for her groundbreaking ideas about spirituality and health, which she named Christian Science.
Over the years Mary Baker Eddy taught her system of healing to hundreds of women and men who in turn established successful healing practices across the United States and abroad.
It is of note that Mary Baker Eddy made her discovery of Christian Science mid-way through her long life, at a time when women could not vote and were generally barred from pulpits, seminaries, and the medical profession.
www.marybakereddylibrary.org /marybakereddy/bio.jhtml   (1234 words)

  
 Harvard Libraries: Baker Library-Historical Collections Department
Baker Library's manuscript holdings were accumulated as a result of the efforts of the Harvard Business School (HBS) to document American business activity.
All of the library's manuscript and archival collections, as well as books and periodicals, are cataloged in the HOLLIS Catalog, Harvard’s online computer catalog and in the Baker Library Catalog.
Catalog records for 1,000 of Baker Library's advertising trade cards, with accompanying digital images, are now available through the Visual Information Access (VIA) system, (http://via.harvard.edu:748/html/VIA.html) a new online catalog of visual resources at Harvard.
library.harvard.edu /archives/0010.html   (843 words)

  
 The Augusta Baker Collection of African-American Children's Literature & Folklore
Generously donated by Dr. Baker's son, James H. Baker III of Columbia, with the support of other family members, the Baker Collection brings to the library over 1600 children's books, together with papers and illustrative material reflecting her pivotal role in the field of children's librarianship.
Baker attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated from Albany (New York) State Teacher's College with a degree in Library Science in 1934.
Baker in her work at the New York Public Library and her professional journals are also part of her collection.
www.sc.edu /library/spcoll/kidlit/baker.html   (698 words)

  
 Interlibrary Services: Baker Document Delivery Service
BAKER verifies your citation, locates the material in the Berkeley collection, checks out or photocopies the material as appropriate, and delivers the material to your department.
BAKER is a fee based document delivery service available to UC Berkeley faculty, graduate students, staff, and UC Office of the President staff with current library cards.
BAKER is your proxy borrower with a tradition of more than 25 years of service.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /ILS/baker.html   (1132 words)

  
 YBP Library Services -- provider of books and supporting collection management and technical services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Baker & Taylor reserves the option to issue the credit in full when the prepayment is made or issue the credit equally in twelve month installments.
For example, deposit $100,000 into Baker & Taylor's Prepayment Option plan and your library will receive a credit of $1,250 to be used on products and services purchased in the future from Baker & Taylor.
Make a purchase from Baker & Taylor and the amount will be deducted from your Prepayment until the balance reaches $0.
www.ybp.com /bt/deposit_account.html   (215 words)

  
 Harvard Business School MBA Program: Baker Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Baker Library's chief mission is to support the research, curriculum development, and educational activities of the Harvard Business School.
Baker serves the research needs of HBS faculty, staff, and students, as well as the larger HBS and Harvard University communities.
An extensive renovation (scheduled to be completed in 2005) will make Baker's vast holdings far easier to access and provide state-of-the-art facilities and resources, while preserving the gracious architecture dear to generations of HBS graduates.
www.hbs.edu /mba/academics/baker.html   (147 words)

  
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 Baker/Berry Library
Dartmouth retained VSBA and Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott to expand and renovate Baker Library, the College's beloved humanities and social sciences library.
The expanded library occupies a pivotal site between the proposed academic row on one side and the College's New England commons -- the College Green -- on the other, thus becoming a focal point at the heart and crossroads of both old and new campuses.
In Phase 2, the original Baker Library building, essentially unchanged since its construction in 1929, was renovated to accommodate new mechanical systems and comply with current fire and life safety codes.
www.vsba.com /projects/fla_archive/490.html   (350 words)

  
 Bentley College Baker Library Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Library materials should be returned to the Circulation Desk.
The Reference Desk is located on the main floor of the Solomon R. Baker Library, across from the main entrance.
The Reference Desk in the Baker Library is staffed by professional reference librarians who can help you with all of your research needs, from developing a search strategy to recommending a particular library resource to answering a question.
ecampus.bentley.edu /dept/li/departments-about.html   (375 words)

  
 ***VFMAC****   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The May H. Baker Library of VFMAandC contributes to the philosophy and objectives of the institution by serving as the information center for the school and as a vital instructional center.
The modern educational library is a dynamic, purposeful forum where students and those adults who care most for their learning — teachers and librarians — collaboratively and synergistically learn, teach, research, read, and study.
At its zenith, the library is where the wisdom and knowledge of the past guided by the philosophy and technology of the present prepare young men for the future.
www.vfmac.edu /library.shtml   (886 words)

  
 Who Can Use Baker Library? - Baker Library
Baker Library serves the Harvard Business School community, as well as Harvard University, our alumni, and researchers.
You will need a valid Harvard ID or Baker Access Card (with borrowing privileges) to borrow materials from Baker Library.
Visitors have in-library access to materials, including on-site access to databases designated for use by visitors.
www.library.hbs.edu /info/whocanusebaker.html   (288 words)

  
 Baker County Library - News and Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
library will be built on a lot donated by the City, replacing the 600 sq.
This is the last of the four branch expansions funded by a bond voted by the taxpayers in November 2002.
Baker Valley Masonic Lodge officers presented a plaque to the new Halfway Library in a ceremony Sept. 27.
baker.plinkit.org /news   (300 words)

  
 HBS News Releases: Harvard Business School Revitalizes, Expands Baker Library Building
Renovations to the Baker Library building, which originally housed the School’s first classrooms as well as the library when the campus was dedicated on June 4,1927, will give a gentle face-lift to the building’s distinctive façade that faces north to the Charles River and the main Harvard campus.
Special attention will also be given to restoring and refurbishing the library’s historic lobby and grand reading room, and to preserving its extensive general and historic collections of books and periodicals in two new underground floors of environmentally controlled stacks.
The Baker Library/Academic Center provides new seminar and conference spaces for faculty, researchers, and visitors, as well as areas for student meetings and discussions such as “The Exchange,” an informal gathering place located immediately inside the building’s new main entrance.
www.hbs.edu /about/news/102003_baker_library.html   (692 words)

  
 HBS Working Knowledge: Managing Recovery: Baker Library Guide to Hedge Funds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Finally, in view of the fact that investors tend to rely on statistical metrics such as indices to benchmark and forecast future performance, there is still no common agreed-upon framework among professionals for evaluating these investments across the board.
In response to a steady request for information on this sector, the Baker Library Guide to Hedge Funds has been completely revised.
The Guide includes an annotated list of resources available in Baker Library and on the Web, as well as citations of recent articles on hedge funds, providing various perspectives on where this type of investment is heading.
hbswk.hbs.edu /item.jhtml?id=3224&t=managing_recovery&noseek=one   (396 words)

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