My Return

I finally returned from Paris three weeks ago. After taking the time to finally settle down, I decided to call my local library to see if there were any books in the county that would be of use to me (Bergen County has a system called BCCLS [Bergen County Cooperative Library System] through which I am able to borrow any library book in the county, not just from my library). When I spoke to the librarian over the phone, she was much more helpful than I thought she would be. She asked me all sorts of questions about my thesis topic, so that she could better understand what I was looking for, then said that she would call me back later in the day. She did a thorough search for me and recommended at least 25 titles (most of which were in the Rutgers library). She also informed me of different databases that were available to me through the town's library (though Rutgers students have access to all those databases just by logging into the RU Libraries site).

After having thanked the librarian for having found so many great books for me, I drove down to Rutgers, and filled 2 tote bags with books that would help me build on my bibliography. I have 16 total. I searched through their tables of contents to see if there was any relevant information, and sorted them based on whether or not they will be of use to me. Currently, I am scouring the relevant books for useful information that I can include in my thesis, or that will help me better understand what I am researching. I also have an official thesis question:

"How did Societe Generale survive after both the 'Rogue Trader' incident and the subsequent economic crisis, and how can other large banks use this example to help prevent their failure?"

Besides building my bibliography and keeping up with current events regarding SG (Societe Generale), I am also beginning to draft my thesis proposal, which I hope to have ready to submit before September 1st. That's all for now!

-A