0703, 2013

Off-campus access to Bankscope, Oriana, Zephyr and EIU CountryData

By Victoria Bird|March 7, 2013|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

It is now possible for SOAS students and staff to access Bankscope, Oriana, Zephyr and EIU CountryData off campus, via Shibboleth, and without the need of an extra password. To access, either click the links below, or for more information on what each database contains, access from the Data and Statistics section of the Library Website. Bankscope: detailed financial information for more than 29,000 banks worldwide Zephyr: M&A, IPO and venture capital

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1912, 2012

Finding company or industry information – digging deeper

By Victoria Bird|December 19, 2012|Economics, Financial and Management Studies|0 comments

How do you go about finding out who runs a business?Or information on a company? Or which firms are major players in an industry? Beyond merely Googling and then searching the webpage of said company, there is a myriad of sources available to you to research company data. Here are a few tips to get you started. Library Databases Business Source Premier: this database contains detailed company profiles for the world’s 10,000 largest

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