In this section of the Library's Moodle space you will find resources and activities to help you develop your information searching skills.
Through this link you will find more information about accessing Senate House's physical and online resources, as well as information about accessing libraries at other institutions.
This is just a selection of the most popular resources available to you whilst you study in the School of Business and Management! The other tabs, as you can see, have been arranged by subject to help you find the resource best suited to your needs. You can also check out all the resources available to you as a Business and Management student by using the Databases A-Z list.
If you are not sure what database or resource you need, or have any issues using these resources, please do not hesitate to contact me, your friendly Teaching and Engagement Librarian! My contact details can be found on the Where to get help page.
This link opens in a new windowABI/INFORM Global contains journals, company profiles and case studies covering business, economics and government policy. You will also find trade journals and dissertations as well as the Economist in this resource.
ABI Inform Help Pages
Business Source Complete (sometimes known as Ebsco) is a key resource for all business and management students, it is also useful for anyone interested in finance, accounting or marketing. In this resource you will find many journal articles and trade magazines including Harvard Business Review and The Economist. You can also find company profiles, industry reports and country reports.
Help Pages on Business Source Complete
Emerald contains journal articles, ebooks and case studies covering management and accounting topics. It includes case studies on emerging markets and journal articles which are not available in Business Source Complete.
Help pages for Emerald
A collection of audio-visual lectures and case studies by leading experts from commerce, industry and academia, in Business and Management.
Marketline gives access to market research and company analysis reports covering sectors including consumer goods, finance, food and drink and technology.
Help and Support pages from Marketline
Statista provides data on over 80,000 topics covering agriculture, advertising, health, hospitality, consumer goods, and much more. The content is geared towards business and marketing statistical needs, with a focus on current (not historical) statistics.
The databases below are just a few key resources available to you whilst studying accounting and finance at Royal Holloway. There are many other resources, for example under the "Companies and Industries" tab above, that have a wealth of financial data to offer too. Please do also look at the tabs entitled Bloomberg and Datastream on this page, as these are two invaluable sources of financial and accounting information.
Business Source Complete (sometimes known as Ebsco) is a key resource for all business and management students, it is also useful for anyone interested in finance, accounting or marketing. In this resource you will find many journal articles and trade magazines including Harvard Business Review and The Economist. You can also find company profiles, industry reports and country reports.
Help Pages on Business Source Complete
Emerald contains journal articles, ebooks and case studies covering management and accounting topics. It includes case studies on emerging markets and journal articles which are not available in Business Source Complete.
Help pages for Emerald
Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.
ICAS is a professional body for more than 20,000 world class business men and women who work in the UK and in more than 100 countries around the world. Members have all achieved the internationally recognised and respected CA qualification (Chartered Accountant).
A video based learning tool which draws together videos on a range of business topics, featuring speakers from both the academic and corporate world.
This link opens in a new windowABI/INFORM Global contains journals, company profiles and case studies covering business, economics and government policy. You will also find trade journals and dissertations as well as the Economist in this resource.
ABI Inform Help Pages
Business Source Complete (sometimes known as Ebsco) is a key resource for all business and management students, it is also useful for anyone interested in finance, accounting or marketing. In this resource you will find many journal articles and trade magazines including Harvard Business Review and The Economist. You can also find company profiles, industry reports and country reports.
Help Pages on Business Source Complete
Emerald contains journal articles, ebooks and case studies covering management and accounting topics. It includes case studies on emerging markets and journal articles which are not available in Business Source Complete.
Help pages for Emerald
Marketline gives access to market research and company analysis reports covering sectors including consumer goods, finance, food and drink and technology.
Help and Support pages from Marketline
A globally recognised market analysis resource, Mintel produces hundreds of unique reports into consumer markets every year. Each report provides an overview of a market's dynamics and prospects enabling you to create an informed marketing strategy.
We currently have access to the following UK sectors: Automotive; Technology; Brands; Retail; Lifestyle; Health & Wellbeing; Media; Leisure; Beauty
We also have access to 'Mintel Trends' which gives a more global perspective on a variety of sectors.
Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.
There are also some websites that offer reliable company information for free:
Data and analysis that measures the business environment of more than 180 countries and selected cities around the globe.
Data on more than 4000 infrastructure projects for 137 developing countries. Select the "Get Data" tab in the center of the page to view pre-defined reports or build custom reports by country and sector.
Data and analysis on railway & private concessions and private participation in transport infrastructure. Also provides access to the Logisitics Performance Index which monitors the trade logistics performance of countries around the globe.
First published in 1995 by Transparency International, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures observed levels of corruption within a country. To view corruption/transparency data at the country level, see this link.
Assessment of global financial markets, including emerging market financing from the IMF. Focuses on current conditions and highlights financial imbalances and other issues that could jeopardize financial market stability and sustained market access by emerging market borrowers
A World Bank resource that measures six dimensions of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, Control of Corruption. Data are available from 1996 - present for over 200 countries.
Data on household consumption patterns in developing countries. Select data by country and sector.
Thematic reports published annually by the United Nations Development Progrramme (UNDP). Recent themes have included; The Real Wealth of Nations, human mobility and development, climate change, and the global water crisis. The site also provides access to thematic regional reports.
The online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development contains all books, papers and journals by the OECD.
This link opens in a new windowABI/INFORM Global contains journals, company profiles and case studies covering business, economics and government policy. You will also find trade journals and dissertations as well as the Economist in this resource.
ABI Inform Help Pages
Business Source Complete (sometimes known as Ebsco) is a key resource for all business and management students, it is also useful for anyone interested in finance, accounting or marketing. In this resource you will find many journal articles and trade magazines including Harvard Business Review and The Economist. You can also find company profiles, industry reports and country reports.
Help Pages on Business Source Complete
Contains 80 eBooks previously published by the Federal Research Division. The books present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world. The series includes several books on countries that no longer exist in their original configuration—such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Soviet Union, Sudan, and Yugoslavia.
The World Factbook is an annual publication from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The Factbook provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 190 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. You can browse by country and see news, blogs and videos relating to that country as well as data and documentation relating to that country's finances, trade and economy.
Free and open access to global development data.
There are a variety of excellent websites that provide information on entrepreneurship:
The British Library provides webinars and resource packs to help start, run and grow your business.
Carbon Trust partners businesses, governments and organisations around the world to support them in realising plans for a sustainable, low carbon future.
The 'Doing Business Guides' are designed to advise and assist UK companies looking to trade with and invest in opportunity-rich overseas markets.
This site provides advice, insight, profiles and guides for established and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide
This organisation helps small businesses to achieve their aims. They provide a wide range of business services including advice, financial and expertise.
GEM carries out survey-based research on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship ecosystems around the world. GEM is a networked consortium of national country teams primarily associated with top academic institutions. GEM is the only global research source that collects data on entrepreneurship directly from individual entrepreneurs.
Provided by AAT, a leading professional body for accounting technicians, this group provides support to SMEs, sole-traders and startups.
This is a campaign by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. It aims to provide inspiration, resources and guidance to help people start and grow their own business.
A useful online resource for anyone starting and growing a business.
These are some of the Library databases that can help you with your entrepreneurial endeavours:
This link opens in a new windowABI/INFORM Global contains journals, company profiles and case studies covering business, economics and government policy. You will also find trade journals and dissertations as well as the Economist in this resource.
ABI Inform Help Pages
Business Source Complete (sometimes known as Ebsco) is a key resource for all business and management students, it is also useful for anyone interested in finance, accounting or marketing. In this resource you will find many journal articles and trade magazines including Harvard Business Review and The Economist. You can also find company profiles, industry reports and country reports.
Help Pages on Business Source Complete
Marketline gives access to market research and company analysis reports covering sectors including consumer goods, finance, food and drink and technology.
Help and Support pages from Marketline
A globally recognised market analysis resource, Mintel produces hundreds of unique reports into consumer markets every year. Each report provides an overview of a market's dynamics and prospects enabling you to create an informed marketing strategy.
We currently have access to the following UK sectors: Automotive; Technology; Brands; Retail; Lifestyle; Health & Wellbeing; Media; Leisure; Beauty
We also have access to 'Mintel Trends' which gives a more global perspective on a variety of sectors.
Marketline gives access to market research and company analysis reports covering sectors including consumer goods, finance, food and drink and technology.
Help and Support pages from Marketline
These are further sources of information on marketing:
ClickZ helps marketers and business leaders navigate the technologies transforming industries.
Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.
Statista provides data on over 80,000 topics covering agriculture, advertising, health, hospitality, consumer goods, and much more. The content is geared towards business and marketing statistical needs, with a focus on current (not historical) statistics.
The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.
These are further resources that provide freely available data and statistical resources:
Boundary data for the UK, both current and historical, for thematic and statistical mapping. Provides digitised boundary datasets of the UK, available in many Geographic Information System (GIS) formats to download and use. Includes GeoConvert: A geography matching and conversion tool.
Census Microdata are datasets containing random samples of anonymous individual records.
Part of the UK Data Service Census Support, providing data and user support for anyone interested in using flow (also known as interactive) data from the Census.
Official statistical information on the EU and the euro-zone, including key indicators.
The International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) rating comprises 22 variables in three subcategories of risk: political, financial, and economic. A separate index is created for each of the subcategories. Access to data for 1984-2016 is available.
News, data and documents to support evidence-based practice in social care with a focus on children's' care.
Major collections of government statistics and social data, including the General Household Survey and the Labour Force Survey. This collection includes data from the Collection of Historical and Contemporary Census Data (CHCC).
Statistics and related information from the UK Census of Population, including aggregate counts of persons and households for various geographical units.
Government statistics published by the Office for National Statistics, covering a range of subjects including business, crime, the economy, education, government, health and population.
What is Bloomberg?
Bloomberg is a platform (Terminal) which provides access to live financial, currencies, and commodities data, along with a wide range of news articles, reports, and background information. The service can only be accessed through the Bloomberg Terminals on campus.
To use the Bloomberg Terminals you will need to create a Bloomberg account. You can only do this on the Bloomberg Terminals, remote access is not available.
Bloomberg also overlays Excel so you can use Excel to export data from Bloomberg to analyse. Please see the guidance document below on how to install the Bloomberg Excel plugin if it is not already available.
Where can I access the Bloomberg Terminals?
The Bloomberg Terminals are located in PC Lab 1 in the Computer Centre at the Egham Campus.
When can I access the Bloomberg Terminals?
The room is open to users 24/7. Between 18:00-08:00 and at weekends you will need your university card to access the PC Lab. Please be aware that teaching takes place in the PC Lab and the Bloomberg Terminals will not be accessible during these times.
Where can I get help using the Bloomberg Terminals?
Bloomberg provide a short guide for getting started on the Bloomberg Terminals. You can also access the online Bloomberg Help Centre through the Bloomberg website, or by pressing F1 on the keyboard when logged into a Bloomberg Terminal.
The library also runs introductory training sessions on how to use the Terminals for relevant subject areas. We will directly contact you to advertise when these are running. You can also contact your subjects Information Consultant if you have any questions about using Bloomberg.
What is Bloomberg Market Concepts?
The Bloomberg Market Concepts course is an industry recognised qualification in using the Bloomberg Terminals. Please use your Royal Holloway email address to sign up to the course. The course is free for Royal Holloway Library users. Once you leave Royal Holloway you may be charged to complete the course.
You can access the course through a web browser, you do not need to be on a Bloomberg Terminal to complete it. The course can take between 8-12 hours to finish but it will save your progress as you complete different sections. Bloomberg do occasionally add new modules, so it is worth checking to see if there is any new content.
DataStream is a database providing historical financial and economic research data published by Refinitiv. It is now available via Refinitiv’s Eikon service (the previous DataStream Advance application has been discontinued by Refinitiv).
Free online training, including information about getting certified, can be found on Refinitiv's website.
As our number of Eikon licences is very limited, School of Business and Management students (or students from other departments studying a SBM module) should email Julia Charlton for a temporary Eikon login. See instructions below on installing Eikon and the Excel DataStream add in. N.B. Eikon is Windows-only, there is no MacOS version, but Mac users can still use the online version via a web browser.
Qualtrics is a survey tool like survey monkey or BOS but more sophisticated and customizable. It is only licensed for Management staff & students.
You can sign up for it online and you do not need to be on the VPN. You log into the support portal with your Qualtrics username (your Royal Holloway email address).
If you have any problems signing up please do contact the IT Service Helpdesk at ITServiceDesk@rhul.ac.uk.
Any other issues, you should contact Qualtrics Support in the first instance here https://www.qualtrics.com/support/
To access our resources off-campus, you can use Royal Holloway's VPN, which will simulate on-campus access.
If you are not using Royal Holloway's VPN, you may be asked for a login. In this instance you can use your College username and password (which you normally use to access Moodle).
More information on accessing e-resources can be found in our Accessing Eresources page.
BoB is a viewing and off-air recording and media archive service which allows you to search for, watch and also record from a list of recorded channels. You can also create clips, search for programmes coming up, create playlists and share them with others.
BoB is only available in the UK.
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform that offers films, documentaries and educational videos.
A collection of historical archives (modern to present), newspapers and periodicals (17th to 19th centuries) including:
Archives Unbound
Daily Mail Historical Archive
The Economist Historical Archive
The Illustrated London News Historical Archive
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals (Series 2, Empire)
Political Extremism and Radicalism
The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive
Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. You can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from different news sources.
The link below will help you find Royal Holloway PhD theses, UK theses through British Library's EThOS service and theses and dissertations from other countries through ProQuest.
The online academic edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, including articles, biographies, images, videos and a world atlas. The 'Compare Countries' tool shows a range of facts and statistics for different countries.
The online version of the OED including over 500,000 definitions, together with etymological analysis and variant spellings. Traces the development of English from 1150 AD to the present.
Video tutorial on using the Oxford English Dictionary
This link opens in a new windowOver 100 general reference works, language dictionaries and subject dictionaries covering languages, science and medicine, humanities, social sciences and business.
A series of online research guides in a range of subjects including American Literature, British and Irish Literature, Cinema and Media Studies, Environmental Science, Victorian Literature,Geography, Classics and Philosophy. Each guide contains a series of articles introducing key topics, and lists recommended readings about each topic.
Video user guide (YouTube)
