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Mar 05 2021

Researching a B2B product or service? Try Procurement IQ!

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Todd Degraff

Use it to find: market data and analysis on pricing environment, supply chain, and vendors.

Where to find it: You can find it on the Business library web site’s alphabetical list of databases. 

Need help using Procurement IQ? Contact the Business Librarians, Willow or Kim, and set up an appointment. 

Posted in GeneralTagged business, market research
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Jul 14 2016

Pomerantz Business Library By the Numbers

Posted on July 14, 2016April 14, 2017 by Jim Kelly

Today the Pomerantz Business Library looks back at the recently ended fiscal year 2016. What follows provides a window into the impact that the business library has on the teaching, learning, and research activities of students, faculty, and staff of the Tippie College of Business and the entire University of Iowa community.

Thanks for a great FY 2016 and here’s to a strong and productive FY 2017!

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May 26 2016

Database of the Week: Global Financial Data (GFD)

Posted on May 26, 2016December 2, 2016 by Jim Kelly

Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.

The database: Global Financial Data (GFD)

Global Financial Data is a collection of current and historical financial and economic data for over 200 countries, provided in ASCII or Excel format.

Where to find it:  You can find it here, and under “G” on Databases A to Z page. Note: Users must authenticate with their HawkID and then log in to GFD.

 Global Financial Data home screen

 

Use it to find: 

  • Time series data on a range of financial topics including US stocks, commodities, interest rates, exchange rates, international trade, etc.
  • Data on social and governmental indicators such as health, income distribution, infrastructure, energy, etc.
  • International data sources include Eurostat and the World Bank.

 

Tips for searching:

  • The options for searching GFD are found on the left side of the screen (see image above).
  • GFD Keyword Search allows for searching based on name (company, country, etc.), symbol, CUSIP, SIC, or NAICS.
  • Hover over the title of a given data set to get a detailed description.
  • GFD Filter Search allows users to narrow their search parameters before initiating a search. Parameters that can be adjusted include country, region, time period, data source, etc.

To browse data series available on particular subjects, users can set several parameters, for example country (Bulgaria) and series type (Exports and Imports), and leave the search box empty. This will generate a list of data sources that meet both parameters.  Select “GFDatabase + Eurostat” option to get the broadest list of available data.

GFD Search Results

Downloading Data:

  • The GFD AutoTrac feature allows users to gather data series and related settings into Workbooks (see image).
  • Once the desired series have been added to a Workbook, users can download the Workbook contents onto their computers.
  • The Workbook contents can then be saved within GFD for use at a later time. This makes it easier to obtain updated figures in the future.
  • Settings that can be tailored by the user include currency, date range, American or European date format (MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY), etc.
  • Data can be downloaded in CSV, XLS, or XLSX formats.

GFD Workbook

This video from the vendor provides a good overview of the AutoTrac/Workbook functions.

Graphs:

GFD offers built-in graphing features that allow users to generate and customize visual representations of the data found within GFD.

Graphs generated in GFD can be saved to Workbooks or they can be exported in a number of formats (Bitmap, Jpeg, PNG).

GFD Graph

Want help using the Global Financial Data (GFD)?  Contact Jim or Kim to set up an appointment.

 

 

 

 

Posted in Database of the weekTagged business, datasets, finance, time series data
May 03 2016

Database of the Week: CCH Accounting Research Manager

Posted on May 3, 2016December 2, 2016 by Jim Kelly

Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.

The database: CCH Accounting Research Manager (ARM)

 

CCH ARM Home

“Online database of expert-written analytical accounting, auditing,
governmental and SEC information as well as primary source data.”

 

Where to find it:  You can find it here, and under “C” on Databases A to Z page.

Use it to find: Authoritative and interpretive literature on accounting, auditing, and related topics.  This content includes standards from bodies such the FASB, AICPA, IASB, GAO, and SEC.

Tips for Browsing:

CCH ARM offers a variety of browsing options.  There are three key entry points to begin browsing content from the home screen.

  1. Left Navigation Pane (See area “1” in image). In addition to browsing options, this section offers a number of search tools such as “FASB Goto #,” “10-K Lookup,” and a basic general search.
  1. News and Updates can be found at the top center of the page (See area “2” in image).
  1. The Quick Links section takes up the bulk of the home page (see area “3” in image). It offers easy access to standards or interpretations and examples under each of the following topic areas:  Accounting, SEC, Auditing, and Government.

 

Tips for Searching:

As noted above, Basic searching begins via the search box on the left side of the screen (See area “1” in image above).  This option searches all content in CCH ARM.

CCH Advanced Search

The Advanced Search option can be accessed via the link just above the basic search box.

This option allows one to focus a search on specific publications or standards bodies; choose the number of results to display per page and how to sort them (by relevance or alphabetically); search word variants; fuzzy search (to account for alternate international spellings); and search within results.

 

Helpful Hint:

CCH Document Colors

Document colors indicate document types:

White = authoritative guidance

Buff = interpretive guidance

Blue = proposal stage literature

Green = other

Want help using the CCH Accounting Research Manager?  Contact Jim or Kim to set up an appointment.

More of a self-starter?  CCH ARM has a great built-in tutorial. Look for the “Accounting Research Manager Tutorial” link  toward the bottom of the CCH ARM home screen. (Note: to view the tutorial it will ask you to enter your name, email address, and institution.)

CCH also has some helpful videos on YouTube as well on topics such as Searching for Keywords and 10-K Lookup.

Posted in Database of the weekTagged accounting, auditing, business, standards
Feb 20 2015

Database of the Week: ScienceDirect

Posted on February 20, 2015December 2, 2016 by Willow Fuchs

Each week we will highlight one of the many databases we have here at the Pomerantz Business Library.

The database: ScienceDirect

“Full text collection of over 1,000,000 articles from 1995 to present covers a variety of subject areas and disciplines, including biochemistry, biological sciences, business, chemistry, earth sciences, economics, engineering, mathematics and computer science, neurosciences, physics and social sciences.” ScienceDirect

Where to find it: You can find it here, and under S in the databases A-Z list.

Use it to find:

  • Journal articles
  • Book chapters

Tips for searching:

  • Browse publication by subject: note – Business, Management & Accounting AND Economics, Econometrics & Finance heading
  • Use search bars at the top to search for, key words, authors, journal or book tile, volume, issue, page
  • Try the advanced search to further refine your search
  • Once you have done a first search, use the refine filters on the left hand side. Refine by: Year, Publication title, Topic, Content type, etc.

SDTutorials

View the tutorials provided by ScienceDirect here.

Want help using ScienceDirect ? Contact Willow or Kim and set up an appointment.

Posted in Database of the weekTagged articles, book chapters, business, economics

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