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Business & Financial Information Resources for Banking & International Finance Students
Samantha HalfordSubject Librarian, Cass [email protected] 7040 4151
www.city.ac.uk/library
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Online: most databases are available for you use at home as well as on campus. However, some can only be accessed on particular computers in the libraries.
• Find the link using the library catalogue: http://www.city.ac.uk/library
• To identify which database to use: http://libguides.city.ac.uk
Other username and passwords available on Moodle or from the Library service desk.
How do I access databases?
www.city.ac.uk/library
Key Business Information DatabasesOnly available on specific PCs:• Bloomberg • Datastream • Eikon • Other very specialist databases at Bunhill Row:
see Cass Library Services pages for details.
Available online anywhere:• Fame• Orbis • Bankscope• Zephyr• PI Navigator (used to be called Perfect Filings)
Thomson One
Slightly different: Thomson One is available on-campus, and Thomson One Banker can be used from off-campus using a separate username and password.
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What we’ll look at today:
• General searching using CityLibrarySearch
• Key general databases for business
• Bloomberg
• Thomson One
• Datastream
• Eikon
• Bureau Van Dijk: Bankscope, Fame, Orbis, Zephyr
• Newspapers
• PI Navigator
• SDC Platinum
Don’t worry, we will have a break!
General Starting Point: CityLibrarySearch
www.city.ac.uk/library
Use the search box on the Library website: look for subject words or company names.
CityLibrarySearch will search across our books, articles and reports for you.
Use the facets on the left-hand side to narrow your search: ‘Full Text Online’ gives you just things you can read over the internet.
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Key General Databases
Business Source CompleteUse for articles, market research, company, industry and country profiles, case studies,
trade magazines, peer reviewed research, Harvard Business Review, images.
ProQuestNew database: peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, data, reports, trade journals... All
sorts of stuff, not just business-specific. Wide-ranging and useful.
Science Direct Huge database focused on academic, peer-reviewed articles. Also contains
There’s loads more resources available: see the Eresources section of the Banking and International Finance Subject Guide.
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Getting Started VideoOverview – videos online.News – includes company announcements.M&AFinancial Information including stock prices Exporting ChartsSubject Guides help for Bloomberg, including student guide.
Bloomberg Excel Add-in Allows you to import data directly into Excel when you’re logged into Bloomberg.See p.16 of the Bloomberg Student Guide for more information.
Bloomberg Training with Samantha Currently booked up but more sessions will be released: keep an eye on your emails.
Bloomberg
7 computers in the Financial Resources Suite:
more at Bunhill Row!
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On Campus – ThomsonOne (see Moodle for on campus link)Off campus – Thomson One Banker (see Moodle for password)
!!!ONLY WORKS ON INTERNET EXPLORER!!!
• M&As with some criteria • Issuing equity • Broker reports • Ownership • Creating own your peer group for comparisons
Thomson One
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Datastream (Thomson Reuters)• Company Accounts • Stock prices • Snapshots • Time series
• Datastream Help and Guides (Register with your city.ac.uk email address)
2 computers in the Financial Resources Suite, more in the Thomson Reuters Room at
Bunhill Row.
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• Similar content to Datastream, but has much more in it.• Eventually Eikon will replace other Thomson Reuters
products; quite new at the moment.
• Thomson Reuters Eikon training• Introduction Video
Eikon (Thomson Reuters)
2 PCs in Financial Resources Suite, more in Thomson Reuters Room at Bunhill Row
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Bureau Van Dijk Products
Bankscope – international, company information specifically about banks, including comparisons
Zephyr – information on deals: Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, private equity and venture capital deals
Fame – UK companies (public and private)
Orbis – Worldwide companies
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Newspapers Online Nexis – includes company and industry information as well as articles.Factiva – international newspapers, trade magazines.
FT.com subscription for all students – use the special sign up link on Moodle and your city.ac.uk email. You can download the phone and tablet apps too.
FT.com will be in the library between 11:00 and 13:00 on Wednesday 16th October 2013 to demonstrate apps.
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PI Navigator
• Company Information from original documents. • International.• Annual Report and Accounts & Interims, Circulars (IPOs, M&A
documents, etc.), RIS (regulatory & non-regulatory news), SEC Filings and Bond prospectuses.
• Needs separate username, password and “cost code” but you can use it off-campus - see Moodle.
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Introduction video
Includes…• M&A• Corporate Governance• Global New Issues• Venture Expert (Also on
Thomson One)• Securities Trading• Corporate Restructurings• Global Public Finance
SDC Platinum
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Help In Person: Library desks on the 2nd and 5th Floor, and at Cass.Contact Samantha: [email protected] or 020 7040 4151.
General enquiries email for Cass: [email protected].
Enquiries phone number: 0207 040 8191.
Help Online:
Library Website: http://www.city.ac.uk/library/
Subject Guide: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/banking
Any Questions? Ask now, or…