Charles Lyons - Faculty and Staff Profiles - University at Buffalo Libraries

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Degrees

Drexel University - MS in Library and Information Science
Colby College - BA in English and Spanish

Liaison

School of Management

Resources By Subject

Business and Management Subject Page

Subject / Course Guides

Business Research Guides:

BizInfo@UB: Overview of Business Research at UB

Business FAQ… Frequently Asked Questions About Business Research

Business Case Studies

Career and Job eBooks for Business Majors

Citation Resources for Business Research

Company Research… A Guide to Resources

Entrepreneurship eBooks

Google Guide… 5 Tips for Using Google to Find Business Research

Industry Research… A Guide To Resources

A complete list of Business and Management subject guides is available here.

Blogs

BizBrary: Business Library Blog

IRC Chat Screen Name

Google Talk: cflyons

Research / Service Area

Research interests:

Community informatics
Hyperlocal information
Scholarly communication
The economics of information

Publications

Refereed Articles

“Are We Covering Our Own Backyards?: An Analysis of Local Research Guides Created by Academic Business Librarians.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 35(4). September 2009 (forthcoming). Pre-print available at: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/staff/files/Lyons.doc .

Primary author with Kirkwood, Hal. “Business Library Web Sites Revisited: An Updated Review of the Organization and Content of Academic Business Library Web Sites,” Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 14(4). Winter 2009 (forthcoming).

Lyons, Charles F. “The Library: A Distinct Local Voice?” First Monday 12(3). March 2007. Available at: http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1629/1544.

Invited Articles

"Hyperlocal Libraries" in Library Journal NetConnect, July 15, 2009. Available at: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6668445.html.

UB Reporter Articles

“Buffalo in Lists.” UB Reporter. January 28, 2009 http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2009_01_28/highways

“Big Brother and Web Cams Are Watching.” UB Reporter. September 17, 2008 http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2008_09_17/highways

“Desperate Times, Desperate Economic Measures?” UB Reporter 39(20). February 7, 2008 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol39/vol39n20/columns/eh.html

“Real Estate Resources Online.” UB Reporter 39(8). October 25, 2007 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol39/vol39n8/columns/eh.html

“Can't get there from here? Map Your Journeys Online.” UB Reporter 38(30). April 12, 2007 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol38/vol38n30/columns/eh.html

“The Internet Goes Local.” UB Reporter 38(25). March 1, 2007. http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol38/vol38n25/columns/eh.html

“Web Good Source for Hockey News.” UB Reporter 38(20). January 25, 2007 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol38/vol38n20/columns/eh.html

“Buy! Sell! Hold! Investing via the Web.” UB Reporter 38(13). November 30, 2006. http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol38/vol38n13/columns/eh.html

“The Art of the Recommendation.” UB Reporter 38(6). October 5, 2006 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol38/vol38n6/columns/eh.html

“Surf the Web, No Strings Attached.” UB Reporter 37(29). April 20, 2006 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol37/vol37n29/columns/eh.html

Reviews

Book Review: “Entrepreneurship.” Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 14(3): 302-305. Fall 2009.

World Wide Web Review: “The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – OPEC.org.” Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 14(2). Summer 2009.

Book Review: “Encyclopedia of Small Business.” Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 13(1): 81-85. Spring 2007.

World Wide Web Review: “Morningstar.com.” Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 12(4): 45-52. Winter 2006.

Book Review: “The Indian Offshore Advantage,” Ian Hunter, 2006. Business Information Alert 18(8): 9. September 2006.

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