Business Information Sources

Dolly Borsato-VassalMay 21, 2015

www.lib.uwo.ca/businessbuslib@ivey.uwo.ca

C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library

Which databases to use for your research

How to use the Library Web Site

How to Get Help(even when we

aren’t open)

• Annual Reports• Mergers &

Acquisitions• Historical Info• Stock prices• Currency Info• Commodity Info• Canadian & Int’l

Country Info• PESTLE reports• NAICS & SIC codes

Types of Information Available through the Business Library

• Comparative Info• Private Company Info• Statistics• Ratios• Stock Exchange Info• News• Marketing & Industry

Reports• Analyst Reports• SWOT analysis

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business

Full list of resources:http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/BLdatabases.htm http

://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/DatabasesBusNetworked.html

ProQuest Business/Economics

Business Source Complete

LexisNexis

Factiva

General NewsDatabases

Search here

Or here

Economist Intelligence Unit

1.World CompetitivenessYearbook 2.Global Competitiveness Report

EMIS Intelligence

Business Monitor

Political Risk Yearbook

MarketLineAdvantage

COUNTRY

Market ResearchDetermine successful means by which you can identify, attract, and convince your customers

Mintel + Mintel GMN World

Advertising

Research Center

eMarketer

MarketLine

PassportPrint

Measurement Bureau

IBIS World

Freedonia

Statista

American consumer reports | in-depth lifestyle reports

Personal registration requiredPersonal Registration Req’d

The Customer – By the numbersFind data on demographics, household spending habits by geographic regions

Statistics Canada

National Household

Survey

Statista Western Facts

The Companies

Identify who is in the industry. Check out the competition

Public Companies

Thomson One

Capital IQ

Factiva

Bloomberg

MergentOnline

MarketLine

Analyst Reports

Screening

Screening

Thomson OneUse Internet Explorer Only

For company reports and stats use the Company search at the top of the page.

For articles about companies search using the Free Text box or the Company button under Sources

SWOT analysis of companies.PESTLE analysis of countries.

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & ThreatsPESTLE: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental

Private or Subsidiary Sources

PrivCo Lexis NexisAcademic

Company Dossier

D&B Million Dollar

Database

Angel Investing

Venture Capital

LexisNexis Company Dossier

Information on:

• Equities• Indicies• Commodities• Interest Rates• Exchange Rates• Economics• Futures & Options

Help Guide:

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/DatastreamGuide.html

Datastream

Capital IQ

8 general use terminals in Business Library – need to book them

Accounts available for Finance Class members for specified timePeriods

Bloomberg

Bloomberg Video Getting Started

http://youtu.be/5ggXHGs0OKg

In depth Bloomberg help video (21 minutes)

•Equities |(Companies)•Equity Indexes

( TSX, S&P, world indexes)•Exchange Rates

•Bonds (Corporate & Government)

•News•Economic Statistics•Futures and Options

Two Versions of Bloomberg 1) Menu Driven 2)

Excel• Menu driven or typed in symbol commands

• YELLOW keys at top of keyboard starting point for all searches (unless you know the keystroke commands)

• The green <GO> key is the ENTER button. Type the command and hit <GO>

• Make menu choices by number as required• Two monitors so can do two types of searches

simultaneously• Help Guide: commonly used key commandshttp://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/bloom_main.html

TIPS:

1) The GREEN MENU button takes you back a screen and the PAGE FWD and PAGE BACK move you within pages of results2) Place the cursor in the TOP LEFT corner of either

screen, type a term and then push the GREEN HELP key to lead you to the definition of the term or the code for the action

3) Peruse all areas of the screen 4) Any information in an orange highlighted area can be

changed to suit your specific search requirements

Database Strengths – Grid http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/business/database_lists-strengths2.xls

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business

buslib@ivey.uwo.ca

Phone 519-661-3941Fax: 519-661-3119