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SERVICES |
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday : 8:30 - 18:00
During official holidays, this schedule is subject to change.
Access
Information Center services are open to:
All IMD employees and Faculty: You are welcome to use the Information Center whenever you want. If you need advice on how and where to search, we would be happy to give you the benefit of our knowledge and experience. Please note that researchers are expected to run their own searches, but if you really have a problem then you should direct yourself to the Infodesk.
Participants in IMD programs: You are welcome to visit us and use our facilities on campus. You have access to our paper collection as well as to our request and loan services at the Infodesk. Our databases are available remotely through your program portal.
Alumni: You may come and visit us to consult our paper collections. Our request service as well as access to our databases (including on campus) is restricted to IMD ongoing program participants only. All alumni are granted access to The Executive Briefing from the Economist Intelligence Unit. This database is available to you through your MyIMD account: http://www.imd.org/myimd/ under the alumni tab. When visiting the Information Center, you should present yourself at the Infodesk to fill in an access form.
IMD Learning Network member companies: You may come and visit us to consult our paper collections. Our request service as well as access to our databases (including on campus) is restricted to IMD ongoing program participants only. However, you have access to an impressive range of learning and networking opportunities through the Corporate Learning Network website www.imd.org/cln and login to start using the services at the Members Only section www.imd.org/cln/member
When visiting the Information Center, you should present yourself at the Infodesk to fill in an access form
Location
The Information Center is located in Bellerive 32, on the ground floor, next to the cafeteria. Over two floors, it provides study seats and a comfortable reading area. You will find newspapers, journals and reference books on the ground floor. The main part of the book collection is stocked in the basement. You will have access to the Internet and to all our electronic resources. Printers and photocopying machines are also available.
Infodesk
If you require assistance, you should direct yourself to the Infodesk. We provide non-stop assistance during opening hours and can run in-depth searches on many topics (literature searches, company, industry and country data). The person at the Infodesk will be available to guide you through the vast array of information resources which are at your disposal. Should you require it, we can also offer individual training sessions and demonstrations.
If you need to check out a document, please come to the Infodesk.
| Document type | Loan policy |
|---|---|
| Newspapers | May not be removed from the Information Center. |
| Journals | May be borrowed for 15 days except for the latest editions of the weeklies. |
| Books / Working Papers | May be borrowed for 30 days. |
| Reference and Statistics Books | May only be consulted on-site and cannot be borrowed. |
| Books/Working Papers | Periodicals | Max. number of documents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty, Research Associates, Staff | 30 days | 15 days | 30 |
| MBAs | 30 days |
15 days | 30 |
| PEDs, EMBAs | 10 days | 10 days | 10 |
| Other Programs | Depends on duration | Depends on duration | 10 |
| IMD Learning Network companies | Not authorized | Not authorized | - |
| Alumni | Not authorized | Not authorized | - |
You will be able to extend your loans if the documents have not been reserved. Reminders will be forwarded each week.
NB: We reserve the right to recall any document at any time should it be urgently required. You should therefore be prepared to return documents at short notice.
Interlibrary Loans
If you cannot find a book or article in the Information Center, you have the possibility to place an Interlibrary Loan.
This service is open to Faculty, Research Associates and Research Fellows, staff, and to program participants enrolled in long-term programs such as the MBA program.
Please provide the Infodesk with the full bibliographic references of the materials you need.
For IMD employees, you can complete the Interlibrary loan form, which you will find under "Ordering Systems" in the IMD intranet portal.
Program files
We offer this service to IMD programs, and normally for use in an industry analysis exercise. Our clients choose the subjects which tend to be industry specific. We can also provide company files and academic content upon request.
Our team conducts a series of searches to identify content, which we then structure and distribute through the IMD program portals.
We offer this service to the whole IMD community.
We offer sessions to individuals, small groups, or for whole programs in the auditorium.
If you require an in-depth demonstration of all information tools or just an overview of our services and products, please contact the Infodesk. An information specialist is always available during opening hours should you require assistance in finding a book, journal or in using one of our many research tools.
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Monday - Friday : 8:30 - 18:00
During official holidays, this schedule is subject to change.
