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Business and Economic Information Databases

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Online full text access to 26 core business and economics textbooks plus 250 critical viewpoints, matched to specific chapter topic.

 

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Blackwell Reference Online
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Access to reference titles published by Blackwell Publishing in the subject areas of business and management, economics, psychology and sociology.

 

Note: The off-campus connection link above is the only off-campus access route for this resource.

 

BU staff/student login required for off-campus access (OALA)

Business Insights

 

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Business Source Complete
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Business and management research database, providing full text for more than 3,065 journals, including full text for more than 1,544 peer-reviewed business titles. Includes full text of Harvard Business Review since 1922. Updated daily.

 

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Business Source Complete

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Datamonitor360
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Full text of market reports published on Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Technology industries. Reports typically cover such issues as analyses of major markets, market dynamics, key players, plus forecasts for market size, growth and composition.

 

Note for off-campus use: Select Datamonitor 360 from the drop down window and click on the Bournemouth University link.

 

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Datastream Advance

 

Datastream provides current and historical global financial and economic information with over one billion data items from more than 175 countries and 60 markets spanning up to 40 years. Datastream contains key datasets from both developed and emerging markets - equities, stock and bond market indices, company accounts, international macroeconomics, bonds, foreign exchange rates, interest rates, futures, commodities and derivatives.

Access to Datastream Advance is restricted to Business School (BS) staff and researchers only or by appointment with the BS Subject Librarian. Access is via a dedicated PC in the Executive Business Centre Library i-floor - where Datastream user manuals are also available for reference - and nominated BS staff/research PCs. For further information and advice on the appropriateness of Datastream to your query, please email bslibteam@bournemouth.ac.uk.

Factiva
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Factiva provides full text access to 20,000+ sources from more than 159 countries in 22 languages, including more than 400 continuously updated newswires. Coverage includes all major daily and business newspapers, primarily back to early 1990s. Sources also include both general business and industry publications such as The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Finanz & Wirtschaft, BusinessWeek, Far Eastern Economic Review, etc., plus industry-specific titles such as Advertising Age, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Computerworld, Retail Week and Travel Weekly.

 

Note: The off-campus connection link above is the only off-campus access route for this resource.

 

>> Access Tips (PDF 13kb)
>> User Guide (PDF 412kb)

 

BU staff/student login required for off-campus access (Ezproxy)

Global Market Information Database
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Database of Euromonitor's portfolio of statistical and full text analysis. Organised into nine fully searchable databases covering country data; consumer lifestyles; consumer market sizes; forecasts; fmcg companies and brands; major market profiles; Euromonitor's market and retail research reports; and directory of marketing information sources.

 

Globalcast, Euromonitor's new podcast series brings you the latest trends and insight on industries, countries and consumers worldwide.

 

> Finding Travel and Tourism Statistics using GMID (PDF 468kb)
> Help (PDF 427kb)
> How to chart data (PDF 398kb)

 

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International Directory of Company Histories

 

Published by Gale, the International Directory of Company Histories contains detailed historical entries on over 8500 of the world's largest and influential companies. To access this resource select the Gale Virtual Reference Library link following log on.
Coverage: 1988 - .
Note for off-campus use : At the web site select the link Shibboleth users click here

 

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Key Note
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Full text market and business intelligence reports. Features titles in 30 consumer, business and industry sectors for the UK. Useful features include SWOT Analysis, PEST Analysis, Market Forecasts and Competitor Analysis. Also gives access to Business Ratio reports which focus on financial performance of companies within a sector, eg Market Research Agencies.

 

> Finding Travel and Tourism Statistics using Key Note (PDF 500kb)

 

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Mintel
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Full text of Mintel's monthly research journals covering domestic consumer products and services, plus marketing news and reports from UK trade press. Note: Use of Mintel is restricted to academic use only.

 

> Finding Travel and Tourism Statistics using Mintel (PDF 394kb)
> Online Help

 

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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online

 

Online version of the 2nd edition, providing over 1800 articles in economics. 80% of the content is new or revised material.

 

Note for off-campus use: To login select Login via your home institution link

 

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Oxford Handbooks Online - Business & Management
On-Campus Connection | Off-Campus Connection

 

Full text searchable access to 18 scholarly handbooks offering both extensive introductions to business and management topics and a useful reference resource for scholars, advanced students, and practitioners.

 

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