Ron Joyce Centre MBA Research and Library Services Overview
The Ron Joyce Centre is the home of the DeGroote School of Business’ MBA and executive education programs. Opened in September 2010, the Ron Joyce Centre (RJC) is a four-story 90,000 square foot building housing state-of-the-art classrooms, meeting spaces and lecture facilities. The third floor of the building focuses on executive education, providing a wide variety of educational opportunities to business clients in the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe. The fourth floor is dedicated to the Digital Transformation Research Centre, Executive MBA in Digital Transformation, and the Health Leadership Academy.
Highlight of Research and Library Services: THESE SERVICES ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Door to door delivery of books and articles including materials not available at McMaster
- Access to all McMaster library holdings (i.e., online and print collections)
- Popular Reading (Bibliaff) (RJC, 1st floor)
- Access to MUSE headbands (meditation assistant)
- Exercise bike
- Laptop stands
Skills and Development
- Using library databases and other research tools (e.g. Business Source Premier, Factiva, IBISWorld)
- Help with assignments (e.g. access to SWOT analyses, financial data, market trends)
- Citing your sources
Instructional Support
- Collaborate with faculty and provide instruction sessions as needed
- Adding a library presence in Avenue2Learn courses (e.g. direct access to library resources specific to courses)
Job Search Tools
- Identify key resources for career research (Canadian Business Database, )
- Use current awareness tools to monitor and track companies or industries (e.g. Factiva)
- Create your own company or industry profile (e.g. IBISWorld, Passport, etc. )
