Overview of Library Databases

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Overview of Library Databases

• Shirley Koh
• Reference Librarian Tanoto Library

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How do I access electronic databases?
1. Go to INSEAD Libraries http//www.insead.edu/
library

• Click on Electronic Resources in the menu.

3. Click on the letter A for the entire listing
of databases. Otherwise, click B for Business
Source Complete, etc .
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Library Databases
P1 Courses
Access full-text academic journals and
periodicals such as Harvard Business Review,
McKinsey Quarterly, Business Week, Fortune,
Economist. Includes EIU country reports and
Datamonitor profiles.
Leading People Groups
Business Source Complete/EBSCO
Prices Markets
Uncertainty, Data Judgement
Annual reports and other financial information of
listed companies all over the world.
Bloomberg
Financial Markets Valuation
Thomson ONE Banker
Financial information of listed and non-listed
companies from selected geographical regions.
Financial Accounting
ISI Emerging Markets
Analysts reports from banks and brokerage firms.
Investext Plus
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Library Databases
P2 Courses
Access full-text finance, accounting,
organizational behaviour and marketing journals
and periodicals such as Harvard Business Review,
McKinsey Quarterly, Business Week, Fortune,
Economist. Includes Datamonitor profiles for
market research.
Leading Organizations
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Strategy
Statistics, market reports and company profiles
covering the consumer markets in over 200
countries. Also Includes market share data.
Foundations of Marketing
Euromonitor GMID
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Company Financials
Thomson One Banker Analytics Financial
information of over 45,000 listed companies
worldwide. Includes annual reports, stock
performance, financial ratios, earnings and peer
comparisons.
Bloomberg Annual reports of listed companies,
stock performance and other financial data.
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Company Financials
ISI Emerging Markets Financial statements of
both private and listed companies in selected
geographic regions. Includes brokers reports.
Investext Plus Analysts/brokers reports from
investment banks brokerage firms.
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Market/Industry/Company Research
MarketLine Business Information Centre
Datamonitor company, industry and country
profiles. Euromonitor - Global Market
Information Database Statistics, market reports
(including market share) and company profiles
covering consumer markets in over 200 countries.
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Market/Industry/Company Research
Business Insights Reports on consumer goods,
energy, financial services, healthcare,
technology, human resources. Global Insight
Country reports, forecasts, risk ratings and
analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax,
operational and security environments in 186
countries. Industries covered automotive,
energy, healthcare and telecoms.
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Macro-Economic Data
World Development Indicators (WDI Online)
Database from World Bank. Data includes social,
economic, financial, natural resources, and
environmental indicators.
International Financial Statistics (IMF) Country
data on exchange and interest rates, prices,
production and labour, liquidity, money and
banking, international transactions, government
finance, national accounts and population.
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Macro-Economic Data
Datastream (available only on Library
PC5) Alternative to Bloomberg International
Financial Statistics.
Bloomberg Exchange and interest rates, Big Mac
Index, market indices, prices of commodities,
futures and options.
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Dictionaries
Oxford Reference Online English dictionaries
thesauri dictionaries of other languages
including Spanish, Italian, Irish, German.
Newspapers
Factiva - 8,000 news sources from 118 countries
in 22 languages including English, French,
German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese.
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Magazines Periodicals
Business Source Complete/EBSCO Harvard Business
Review, McKinsey Quarterly, MIT Sloan Management
Review, Business 2.0, California Management
Review, Business Week, Fortune, etc. Factiva
- Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, The Economist,
Times, Newsweek, etc.