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The Pomerantz Business Library, as you know it, will be closing today, May 12th at 5pm.
Next week (May 15-19) will will remain closed as we move into our temporary location.
We will re-open in our temporary location PBB S401 on Monday May 22 where we will remain until renovations are complete, in Spring 2018.
We are excited about the renovations and our new space. The new, multi-service library will feature a café, a fireplace, and places for students to study and collaborate.
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under V in the databases A-Z list.
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Want help using the Vault? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
The database: Proquest Historical Annual Reports
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under P in the databases A-Z list.
Annual reports (1844-current) available for over 800 companies, 43,000 reports, 1.3M pages. Searchable puff images with indexed data such as: financial, Fortune 500 ranking, industry classification, key people, geographic location, auditor and related companies. It can also be browsed by company name, related names, industry or date..
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Tips for searching:
Want help using the Proquest Historical Annual Reports? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
The database: Political Risk Yearbook
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under P in the databases A-Z list.
Political Risk Yearbook includes all 100 of Political Risk Services‘ Country Reports. Published annually in January, every report in the Yearbook is updated each year to include the latest report for each country, as of December of the previous year. This set includes eight regional volumes, covering countries around the world.
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Tips for searching:
Want help using the Political Risk Yearbook? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
The database: Country Watch: Website to the World
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under A in the databases A-Z list.
CountryWatch is an information provider for corporations, government agencies, universities, schools, libraries and individuals needing up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.
CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data to over 4000 clients including public and private sector organizations with overseas operations and global interests. In addition, CountryWatch provides country information to large media audiences in various venues as part of its media strategy.
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Want help using Country Watch? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
The database: Uniworld: American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under A in the databases A-Z list.
Uniworld Online, […] offer[s] two unique directories to unravel the maze of “who operates where” and “who owns whom” regardless of whether you’re sourcing, building your business, selling, tracking competitors, or seeking employment with a multinational firm. With Uniworld Online, you’ll find contact information for headquarters, branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates of the multinational firm. Since 1955, it’s all we’ve done and we do it well. All of the firms we list are multinational firms.
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Tips for searching:
Want help using Uniworld: American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
The database: RMA Annual Statement Studies/eStatements Online
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under R in the databases A-Z list.
For over 95 years, RMA’s Annual Statement Studies® has been the industry standard for comparison financial data. Material contained in today’s Annual Statement Studies was first published in the March 1919 issue of the Federal Reserve Bulletin. In the days before computers, the Annual Statement Studies data was recorded in pencil on yellow ledger paper! Today, it features data for over 778 industries.
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Tips for searching:
Want help using RMA Statement Studies? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
Where to find it: You can find it here, and under P in the databases A-Z list.
The PsycINFO database covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. PsycINFO’s coverage is worldwide, and includes references and abstracts to over 1500 journals in more than 35 languages, and book chapters and books in the English language. Over 50,000 references are added annually. Popular literature is excluded.
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Want help using PsycINFO? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.
Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.
The database: Passport (Consumer Industries) – Euromonitor International
Where to find it: You can find it Passport, and under P in the databases A-Z list.
NB: HawkID login is required for all users.
Passport is Euromonitor International’s global market analysis software platform, which analyses the industry in countries around the world. It monitors industry trends and gives strategic analysis and a market size and market share database for products across all key countries.
Tips for searching:
Want help using Passport? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.