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Introduction to the Library

Emma Cragg

Academic Support Librarian

e.k.cragg@warwick.ac.uk

Overview

Library facilities and services

Finding information for assignments

Key electronic resources

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Spaces in the library

Group study

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Quiet study

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Computer clusters

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Finding books

Elliott, B. and Elliott, J. (2009) Financial accounting and reporting. 13th ed. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall.

E-book

Print book

Self issue & return

Borrowing

Loan entitlement:20 Standard and 3 Day Loans plus 2 Short Loan and 2 DVDs

Loan periods:Standard Loan: 8 weeks 3 Day Loan: 3 daysShort Loan: 11:00 the following morning (11:00 Monday if borrowed on Friday or Saturday)

Recalls:Notification sent to Warwick email address7 days to return book

Fines

Standard Loan: 20p per day

3 Day Loan: 30p per day

Short Loan: £1 per hour

Recalled items: £1 per day

The maximum fine per item is £35 for each loan/renewal transaction.

If your fines are in excess of £10 you will not be able to renew, reserve or borrow items

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Finding journal articles

Bugeja, M., and da Silva Rosa, R. (2010) ‘Capital gains taxation and shareholder wealth in takeovers’ Accounting & Finance, 50 (2), p.241-262

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Company and financial databases

Financial data for more than 500,000 European companies.

Historical data for listed companies and economic indicators. Accessible via computers in the PGIT suite at WBS.

Financial data for more than 3 million companies from the UK and Ireland.

Financial data for global companies including M&A activity. *Coming soon* - analyst reports

ABI/Inform Global provides full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals and trade publications.

Full-text articles and Datamonitor company and country reports.

Full-text journal articles covering key topics in business and management.

Full-text journal articles from varying disciplines.

E-journals collections

Market research databases

Industry reports for sectors including energy, healthcare and technology.

Full-text articles from global newspapers, newswires and websites, plus industry and company profiles.

Consumer focused reports for the UK industrial, leisure and retail sectors.

Global Market Information Database (GMID) provides statistics and market reports on industries, countries and consumers.

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Try for yourself

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Any questions?

Emma Cragg

e.k.cragg@warwick.ac.uk

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