Library Announcements

New no cash policy:

Starting May 1 it will no longer be possible to pay with cash for any of the library services. This policy measure will (in time) also become practice at other service points of the university. From then on you will only be able to pay using your bank card or a prepaid bank card.

Library closed during April/May holidays

VU University Library will be closed during public holidays: 30 April, 9 & 10 May.

• 30 April (Queensday)
• 9-10 May (Ascension)
• 19-20 May (Pentecost)

Note: Friday 10 May the Medical Library (VUmc) will be open 9am - 5 pm.

Data Center helpdesk in week 16

The Data Center helpdesk is closed on Wednesday 17 April. The Opening hours on Thursday 18 April remain the same, but Friday 19 April the helpdesk will be open later than usual. To summarize:

• Wednesday 17 April: closed

• Thursday 18 April: open from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

• Friday 19 April: open from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

New additions to the library collection

Below you find a short selection of recently acquired literature. Through the library website it is also possible to get a monthly overview of new additions to the library collection.

• Diebold, F. X. & Rudebusch, G. D. (2013). Yield curve modeling and forecasting : the dynamic Nelson-Siegel approach. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Enders, W. (2010). Applied econometric time series. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley.
• Geweke, J. (2010). Complete and incomplete econometric models. Princeton, NJ [etc.]: Princeton University Press.
• Kipping, M. & Clark, T. (2012). The Oxford handbook of management consulting. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
• Napier, C. & Haniffa, R. (2011). Islamic accounting. Cheltenham [etc.]: Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Nicolini, D. (2012). Practice theory, work, and organization : an introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Nordberg, D. (2011). Corporate governance : principles and issues. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.
• O'Donoghue, R. & Padilla, A. J. (2006). The law and economics of Article 82 EC. Oxford [etc.]: Hart.
• Piunovskiy, A. B. (2013). Examples in Markov decision processes. (vol. 2) London: Imperial College Press.

It is also possible to view all monthly new additions to the collection through the library website. Please submit any queries about the collection or acquisition suggestions to the information specialist for Economics and Business Administration: Mark Bruyneel (m.bruyneel@vu.nl).