Welcome to the Management Library
We are pleased to invite you to use the range of services and resources offered by the Management Library. Our dedicated team is “proud to be your research partner.”
We support Johnson, Cornell Tech, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, and the greater business research community at Cornell.
Whether you’re looking for information for a course assignment, preparing for an interview, or creating a pitch for a new venture, our award-winning staff have the expertise to connect you with the best data and analysis. Contact us to learn how to use our top industry and corporate tools (such as Bloomberg and Capital IQ) and develop research strategies for market, industry, and financial research.
In addition to our research consultation services, we lead training workshops throughout the year on essential business topics that are key to success in the classroom and for the job hunt. Members of the Cornell community, including alumni, are warmly invited to attend any of our open workshops.
We strive every day to positively impact Cornell scholars’ academic business research. Do not hesitate to contact us with questions or comments. Your feedback is crucial to help the Management Library team innovate and serve the changing needs of today’s business researcher. If we have not yet worked with you, we look forward to in the future!
Lending & Circulation
Our Circulation staff provide assistance in finding, accessing, and circulating library materials.
Each semester, the Management Library maintains a collection of textbooks and career management titles available for short-term loan.
Research Support
The Management Library’s research staff supports the business research and teaching efforts of Johnson students and faculty. Our subject experts provide research assistance in person, by email mgtref@cornell.edu, or via web conferencing. Working with faculty members, school staff, and club officers, we prepare customized training sessions covering course-specific, job search, and general business research skills. In addition, the library offers a variety of workshops each semester to provide students with the business research skills they will need – at Cornell and throughout their careers.
Many of the common questions that we receive have been compiled into a collection of Frequently Asked Questions. These FAQs cover a wide variety of topics and serve as an excellent starting point for business research.
“Be sure to include the library workshops in your busy schedule, because the investment you make today in the library will provide great dividends later.”
"The Management Library offers a rich collection of electronic business information services, and teaches MBAs how to competently navigate the jungle of information available online. Knowledge of these resources and how to use them wisely and efficiently will give you an edge both in your course work and in your job search."
“I don’t remember using the library resources in my undergrad years as much as I have in this program, so to the folks in the Management Library, I thank you. No matter how esoteric a topic I was researching for a project, you had a number of resources for me to look at. I am impressed.”
Visitors
Cornell University Library serves the members of Cornell University. The University allows all visitors with research needs to use the libraries’ collections, providing use does not conflict with its primary responsibility to members of the Cornell community. General details on visitor privileges are available on the central library website.
Exceptions regarding access to resources include Capital IQ, Mintel, Pitchbook, Workspace (Datastream & SDC), and WRDS. These can only be accessed by current Cornell students, faculty, and staff.