Resources for Business students

Baffled by e-books?

2012-02-09T14:14:00.001Z

Unlock everything you'll ever need to know about e-books!

Come along to our e-book event at Marylebone library and discover 1000's of books just a click away...

Monday 20th February                   1-2pm            Marylebone Library Welcome Area
Tuesday 21st February                  1-2pm            Marylebone Library Welcome Area
Wednesday 22nd February           1-2pm            Marylebone Library Welcome Area
Thursday 23rd February                1-2pm           Marylebone Library Welcome Area
Friday 24th February                      1-2pm          Marylebone Library Welcome Area

The Library Welcome Area is situated on the first floor of Marylebone Library to the right of the Library counter.

Looking for case studies?

2012-01-27T11:33:00.007Z

Here's how to search for case studies in Business Source Complete...

(You can access Business Source Complete via Library Search)

New e-books

2012-01-10T10:44:00.002Z

Find these new e-books on Library Search:

Understanding cross-cultural management / Marie-Joëlle Browaeys, Roger Price- 2nd ed.

Reclaiming development : an alternative economic policymanual / Ha-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel

The political economy of development : the World Bank,neoliberalism and development research / edited by Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine andElisa Van Waeyenberge

The business of investment banking : a comprehensiveoverview /K. Thomas Liaw 3rd ed.

Essentials of business law / Ewan MacIntyre 3rd ed.

Cross-cultural marketing : theory, practice and relevance /Dawn Burton

Corporate strategy / Richard Lynch 4th ed.

Socialnomics : how social media transforms the way we liveand do business / Erik Qualman

Differentiate or die : survival in our era of killercompetition / Jack Trout, with Steve Rivkin 2nd ed.

Managers not MBAs : a hard look at the soft practice ofmanaging and management development / Henry Mintzberg
Human resource management : a contemporary approach / edited by Julie Beardwell and Tim Claydon 6th ed.

Human resource management in Europe : evidence ofconvergence? / edited by Chris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Michael Morley

The new strategic brand management : advanced insights andstrategic thinking / Jean-Noël Kapferer 5th ed.

Business law and practice. ‑ 2011/12 [ed.] /Alexis Marvrikakis

Attention: students taking BHRM 711 'Managing Diversity and Equality in Employment'

2012-01-04T12:05:00.007Z

4/1/2012

I've been checking and ordering resources recently in preparation for Semester 2. One reading list stands out - BHRM 711 'Managing Diversity and Equality in Employment' because several items on it are available via the internet. They are
ACAS 'Back to basics ... ACAS Policy Discussion Paper No 5 November 2006

If you go to the CIPD website and set up a free account you will be able to access the following documents
'Diversity in business: a focus for progress', survey report March 2007
'opening up talent for business success: integrating talent management and diversity'

Also, the document by Radley et. al. 'Workplace cultures: what does and does not work, moving on up? Ethnic minority women' is available online at http://hosted.busman.qmul.ac.uk/cred/docs/6521.pdf

This is also a useful reminder to everybody that more and more academic material is being made freely available on the internet.

Season's Greetings!

2011-12-16T10:56:00.000Z

Hope you have an enjoyable Christmas break!

Westminster Uni libraries will be closed from 12 Noon on Friday 23rd December and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January.

For full opening hours please see here.

HRM and Leadership - Latest book purchases

2011-11-29T11:42:00.002Z

29/11/2011

Here is just a small selection of new editions of popular books added to the Marylebone Library Collection recently.
Briscoe, Dennis R. (2012) 'International human resource management' Shelved at 658.3
Foot, Margaret (2011)'Introducing human resource management' Shelved at 658.3 FOO
Storey, John (ed)(2011) 'Leadership in organizations' Shelved at 658.4092 LEA

In response to a large number of requests for a particular book we usually buy additional copies. Here are two books, heavily requested this semester, which we have purchased additional copies of;
Farnham, David (2010) 'Human resource management in context' Shelved at 658.315 FAR
Kew, John (2010) 'Human resource managementin a business context' Shelved at 658.3 KEW

New e-books

2011-11-24T13:31:00.006Z

Check out some of our latest e-books, all available via Library Search

Accounting and finance for non-specialists / Peter Atrill - 7th ed.

Consumer.ology / Philip Graves

Essentials of operations management / Nigel Slack

Economics and the business environment / John Sloman - 3rd ed.

Essentials of economics / John Sloman - 5th ed.

Start up and run your own business / Jonathan Reuvid - 9th ed.

Foundations of human resource management / Richard Swanson - 2nd ed.

Need help with referencing or finding information

2011-11-16T10:12:00.000Z

At Marylebone library training in late November and December you can get help with your referencing, learn how to use RefWorks and learn how to locate information for your subject.

21 Nov- 25 Nov at 1-2pm Manage your references (learn how to use RefWorks and ask any referencing queries)

05 Dec- 09 Dec at 1-2pm Need help locating information for your subject

12 Dec- 16 Dec at 1-2pm Manage your references (learn how to use RefWorks and ask any referencing queries)

All of them take place at 1-2pm Mon-Fri at Marylebone Library Training Room. If you are not sure where the training room is please ask at Marylebone library counter.

How to access and use Mintel: a quick-start video guide

2011-11-10T19:32:00.000Z

Gill Ackerman

2011-11-07T11:23:00.004Z

I am the Academic Liaison Librarian for HRM and Leadership & Development students and academics. Please email me, G.Ackerman@westminster.ac.uk if you would like help using Library Search or Databases or would like some advice on where to find specific information.

I work Mondays and Tuesdays 9 - 5pm and Wednesdays 9 - 12.30pm. If your enquiry is urgent, and I am not available, please contact Sara Goddard or Ellie Murphy who also support business students. Alternatively, yo can post your enquiry on the Ask a Librarian webpage http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-9649

I look forward to hearing from you.

FAME: featured e-resource

2011-11-01T11:41:00.000Z

See our previous blog posts for FAME to learn.....

how to do a simple company search

how to do a peer analysis

how to access FAME on and off campus

If you need any help using our resources or have a question please ask in the blog comments section or contact one of the Business Librarians.

How to access and use FAME: a quick-start guide

2011-10-31T16:27:00.000Z

FAME & Mintel: training sessions

2011-10-31T10:50:00.002Z

This week on the blog we will be adding a series of posts relating to Mintel and FAME, such as how to access them off campus, how to navigate them etc. These two e-resources are used for finding market research and UK company information respectively. To keep updated automatically please subscribe to the blog either via email or RSS (see links on left hand side of the blog).

Upcoming training sessions for FAME/Mintel: find out how to accessthese resources (on and off campus) and learn how to use them to find companyand market information.

Classroom demos

Tuesday 1 November 11-12 Room: L195 (48 spaces)

Wednesday 2 November 11-12 Room L195 (48 spaces)

(the sessions are repeats so you only need to attend one)

Drop-Ins

During that week we will also be running drop-in sessions on“Using company and market tools (FAME/Mintel)” at Marylebone library. Thesame information will be covered but there will be fewer spaces available thanthe classroom sessions. Drop Ins will take place in Marylebone LibraryTraining Room at 1-2pm from Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November. No need to book but space may be limited.

2011-10-28T15:30:00.011+01:00

Do you need help using Datastream?

Thomson Reuters are holding online Q&A sessions to answer your Datastream queries:

1st November, 2pm (Tuesday)
15th November, 2pm (Tuesday)

How does it work?

Using interactive Adobe e-training sessions they are able to answer all your data questions. You don't need to have Datastream in front of you, and there is no need to join a conference call

What do you need to do?

To sign up, email knowledge.networkuki@thomsonreuters.com stating the date, time and product session (i.e. Datastream) as well as your University email address.

Thomson Reuters will then email you with login details for the 1 hour session.

Not sure where to look for journal articles?

2011-10-21T09:51:00.000+01:00

Business Source Complete is an excellent place to start looking for journal articles. It contains over 10,000 full text journals covering all areas of business. Search on your topic and find articles from trade journals and academic, peer-reviewed journals. It also contains some company, industry and country profiles so is a great place to start your search. Marylebone library will be running drop-in sessions on locating articles using Business Source Complete from 1-2pm Monday to Friday next week (24th-28th October 2011) in Marylebone library training room.

How do I access Business Source Complete?

In Library Search type Business Source Complete into the books, journals and more search box and click search. Click on Business Source Complete to open it.

Do I need a password to access it off campus?

You will need to sign into Library Search with your university username and password (make sure your name appears in the top right hand corner of Library Search). Once you click on Business Source Complete you should be taken to the screen below. Choose UK Higher Education and University of Westminster.

If you are taken to the screen below make sure you choose the Shibboleth login link to take you to the screen above.

Where can I get help using it?

Come along to one of the drop-in sessions:

24th-28th October 2011 1-2pm Marylebone Library Training Room

Contact one of the WBS Librarians for help:

http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/library-it-services/support-and-training/liaision-librarians

Click on the help button in the top right hand corner of Business Source Complete to see EBSCOs help topics.

Where else can I find journal articles for business?

Emerald is a good resource to use particularly for management, human resources and marketing topics. Search for Emerald in Library Search. Off campus you will need to log in by clicking Athens/institutional login (underneath the username and password box) and then UK Federation. Try also the "Articles and More" tab in Library Search. If you want to find a particular journal, search for it by name in the Library Search "books, journals and more" search box. Click on the e-journals link in Library Search to browse our full collection.

Got a question?

2011-09-29T11:42:00.000+01:00

Ask the Westminster Business Librarians by clicking on the "contact us" tab on the blog or ask us in the blog's comments section. Also take a look at our frequently asked questions page for answers to questions from previous students such as "how do I log-in to e-resources such as Mintel/Business source Complete" and "where can I get company financial information".
Ask away!

Photo credit: by the.sprouts on Flickr used under Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA)

Uni of Westminster YouTube clips

2011-09-27T14:17:00.000+01:00

Need help getting started at the University or need a reminder of how the services work? Have a look at the University's orientation playlist on YouTube. A number of topics are covered in the videos including how to get started with Blackboard, how to connect to the wireless network, how to use library search, how to use the printer and more. The one below shows how to access e-resources from home. Are there any videos you would like to see that are not covered? Let us know in the comments section of this post.

Welcome and welcome back!

2011-09-15T11:36:00.002+01:00

The Business Academic Liaison Librarians are here to help you find the information you need for your study; find out more about us and how you can contact us by clicking the contact us tab at the top of the page. Find out more about Library and IT services here. Use Library Search to find books, journals and e-resources.

Hope to see you in the library soon!

Blog now mobile.....

2011-06-17T11:50:00.002+01:00

If you access this blog via your mobile device you will now see a mobile friendly version of the blog, making it much easier to keep up with the latest updates. You can also follow me on Twitter @elliemurphylib to be alerted to any new posts on the blog, or subscribe via RSS or email. To access the mobile friendly site either type in the blog URL into your mobile browser or zap the QR code above.

Search, save and read articles from Business Source Complete on your iPhone/iPod Touch with EBSCO's new app

2011-05-19T14:45:00.000+01:00

EBSCO have recently released an iPhone app which allows you to search Business Source Complete and EconLit from your device. You can save articles on your device to check later, read them there and then as PDFs or email them to yourself (if full text of the article is available you can choose to send the PDF with the email or just send the article details). You can also save your searches if you want to search again at a later date.

Learn more about the features here.

To get full access:

1. Go to Library Search

2. Search for Business Source Complete and click the online access button

3. If off campus you will need to select University of Westminster as your institution

4. Scroll to the very bottom of the EBSCO search page where you will see a link to EBSCOhost iPhone/iPod touch application

5. This will then allow you to enter your email address

6. Download the app to your device from the app store (search ebscohost)

7. Open your email on your device and click the validation link sent to you

8. Your iphone EBSCO app should now give you access to our subscriptions

An app for the android market is still in the making but in the meantime you can use the mobile version of EBSCO by using the URL http://m.ebscohost.com/ You will need to select "shibboleth login" in the top right hand corner and then select University of Westminster and enter your university username and password to login. You can then click the EBSCO mobile icon to use the mobile version.

What does SR mean?

2011-05-16T11:06:00.006+01:00

Public and private sector organisations are being called on to behave in a more socially responsible way.

For more information, check out a new British Standard ISO 26000 - Guidance on Social Responsibility. The standard covers issues such as organisational governance, human rights, labour practices, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development.

Access the full text of the standard by going to Library Search and typing in British Standards Online.

Happy Easter plus a reminder of opening hours

2011-04-21T09:44:00.000+01:00

Happy Easter! We hope you enjoy the vacation. A reminder that the Westminster Uni libraries will be closed over the four day Easter weekend (Friday-Monday). Throughout the rest of the vacation Harrow LRC and Marylebone library will be open 24/7 including 29 April and 2 May. For details of opening hours of all Westminster libraries and staffed hours please see here.

Share library top tips

2011-04-07T11:30:00.009+01:00

We are looking for student volunteers to appear in some multimedia clips that we are preparing for library orientation. If you would be interested in participating by telling us some of your top tips for using the library, resources that you found useful, or what elements of the service has helped with your studies - then please email Emma Mires at mirese@wmin.ac.uk to find out how you can get involved.

Resource in focus: Business Source Complete: how to export to RefWorks/EndNote

2011-03-31T12:35:00.003+01:00

If you use a RefWorks or EndNote account to store your references, exporting them from Business Source Complete is very easy as you can directly export from this e-resource:

1. Go to http://www.westminster.ac.uk/librarysearch
2. In “books, journals and more” search for Business Source Complete and click online access to open it

3. Search on your topic

4. Click on the Add folder icon of any results you want to save.

5. When you have finished adding results click on the folder view (top right hand corner)

6. In folder view select the items you want to save in your RefWorks/EndNote account by ticking the box next to each one

7. Now click the Export button

8. Choose direct export to RefWorks or EndNote and save

Don't forget to export them regularly if you are using a temporary folder in BSC to avoid losing any references, alternatively see our previous post on creating an account with BSC to save your results to a personalized account.

Resource in focus: Business Source Complete- how to save results

2011-03-30T10:11:00.001+01:00

Accessing Business Source Complete via Library Search allows you to access articles from over 10,000 full text journals. Once you have accessed Business Source Complete you can also register for a personal account which allows you to: save preferences, save your results and organize your research into folders, save and retrieve your search history and create email alerts/RSS feeds.

Access Business Source Complete via Library Search (search for it in the books, journals and more tab)
If off campus you will need to "sign in via your institution" by choosing Uni of Westminster from a drop-down menu
Once you are in you can click the sign in button in the top right hand corner
Click Create a new account and fill in the necessary details, you will then be sign in to your personalized account

Now when you search and click the "add to folder" button next to your results, they will be saved in your personalized folder (make sure you are logged in). You can then view and organize your saved results by clicking the folder button next to the sign in button.

Alternatively....

You don't have to create a personalized account. If you prefer to save your references to a Refworks or Endnote account, you can use the "add to folder" button for temporary storage and then export to RefWorks/EndNote from that temporary folder. But remember this is only a temporary folder so your results may be lost if you close down or the system crashes, so remember to export frequently to your RefWorks/EndNote account. We will be posting instructions for that soon- keep an eye on the blog!

You can also search for articles using "articles and more" on Library Search. Click the little star next to any results to save them to your e-shelf. Click on the e-shelf button (top right hand corner) to view your saved results, organize them into folders and export to RefWorks.

FAQ: can I get help with things like SPSS and Excel?

2011-03-22T14:30:00.000Z

Yes! The IT training team run drop-in sessions such as "introduction to SPSS", more information and the schedule of upcoming training can be found here: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-18930

If you still can't find what you need you can contact the IT training specialists who offer help and one-to-one training in any University desktop application. Get updates about forthcoming sessions from the training team on Twitter (@itrainingteam).

You can also look on Library Search for manuals on using software such as SPSS, many of these will be available as e-books.

Fully enroled students and members of staff are licensed to use a copy of SPSS for personal use on their home computer. Students are able to loan a copy of the SPSS disc from the campus libraries. Please ask at the library counters for further information. See information on this here.

RefWorks surgery

2011-03-16T14:36:00.004Z

Would you like help managing your references?

RefWorks is an online bibliographic management program – in other words it helps you gather, store and manage your references. You can also create bibliographies for assignments.

Come along to one of our RefWorks surgeries to find out more.

The surgeries will run daily from 1-2pm all next week - simply turn up at the training room in Marylebone library.

For the full Library & IT training schedule, click here.

Free event on branding at City Business Library

2011-03-10T17:20:00.000Z

Branding: all change is the name of the free event taking place at City Business Library (EC2V 7HH) on 17th March (2.30-4.30). Here is the blurb from the CBL website.

"Since the economic crash, customers have changed. And so brands have changed to keep up. Or was it the brands that changed and customers that reacted? Very often it's hard to tell these days. The big megabrands of tomorrow are starting small today in India, China, Brazil and Turkey. They come from different places, speak different languages and behave in new ways than the BP's, McDonalds and BMWs we've been so used to. It's a time of 'all change' in the world of branding. Joanna Eatwell would like have a dialogue with you, inspired by examples that she will provide. This is an interactive session in which you will discuss the factors that affect successful brands today, where they come from and how you can create one."

The event is free but you must book beforehand: 020 7332 1812; cbl@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Thursday 17 March 2.00 - 4.30pm

City Business Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH

Featured resource: FAME: How to do a peer analysis

2011-02-23T21:33:00.001Z

Next in our posts on our featured resource FAME is how to do a peer analysis. The peer analysis enables you to compare a group of companies, chosen by you, against one another.

1. First make sure you have cleared any previous searches you have done: on the home page if you see a box at the bottom of the page with your previous search strategy click the "clear all steps" button.

2. Now click on "company name".

3. On the next screen you can search for your first company's name. In the list of results tick the box next to the correct company. This will add it to the selected companies in the box below.

4. To add your next company click the "add a company" button and repeat step 3. When you have finished adding companies and your chosen ones are all in the "selected companies" box click OK.

5. Once you have clicked OK it will take you back to the main search page. Now, from the menu on the right, click on peer analysis, from where you can choose a predefined analysis (e.g. comparing them by the key financials) or a new to create your own analysis. A new analysis will open up a wizard to guide you through the different categories you may want on your analysis.

How to access FAME if Library Search goes down

2011-02-23T16:17:00.000Z

There have been a few problems accessing Library Search today so if you are unable to access FAME that way please try this link: https://fame2.bvdep.com/ukfederation.aspx

You will then need to choose University of Westminster from the drop-down menu, as before, and you may be required to enter your university username and password.

Featured resource: FAME

2011-02-23T12:37:00.000Z

Continuing on with our featured resource, FAME: today we look at how to do a simple company search. See our previous post if you want to know how to access FAME.

1. Once you are in FAME enter your chosen company name in the search box in the top left hand corner.

2. From the list of results click on the company your require, you can always check the registered number if you are unsure.

3. The standard report will be shown, to see the full report select "report format - full report" from the menu on the right hand side. You can scroll down the report to view the different sections.

4. The menu along the right hand side shows the contents of the report, from here you can navigate to each individual section of the report. For example if you just wanted to see the "key financials and employees" click on the financials and ratios tab and select "key financials and employees". To go back to the main report select "report format - standard report" from the menu.

5. You can export the data to a spreadsheet, Word or a PDF. Click on the export button. You can either do this for just one section of the report (see step 4 above) or all sections of the report (when you are displaying the standard report).

6. You can also modify which sections are shown in the report by clicking on the sections button and choosing which elements you want to see in the report.

7. When viewing figures remember to note what currency and unit is being used- for example figures are often given in th GBP or mil GBP.

8. You can also view a peer report for the chosen company or view diagrams such as the ownership structure by selecting these sections from the menu (near the bottom).

See also our post.....how to do a peer analysis in FAME

Featured resource: FAME

2011-02-22T11:15:00.000Z

For those of you not yet used to using FAME (and need to for your assignment!) and for those that are getting used to the new interface we will be posting some hints and tips for getting started. The first step is accessing FAME.

1. First go to Library Search

2. In the books, journals & more tab search for FAME

3. Scroll down to the one marked database, called FAME (Bureau van Dijk)

4. Click "online access" button to open FAME

5. The following screen may appear, choose University of Westminster from the drop-down menu

6. You now should have access to FAME

7. If you have any issues with access please contact one of the Business Librarians- contact details here. Or use the Ask-a-Librarian online form: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-9649

Database trial - PI Navigator

2011-02-07T16:22:00.002Z

We have a trial to PI Navigator (from Perfect Information) until June 2011.

“PI Navigator is a financial and capital markets database providing access to over 15 million global company filings including annual reports, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), equity transactional documents (including Initial Public Offerings) and bond prospectuses. PI Navigator surfaces the value of the data buried within financial documents, providing the ability to significantly reduce the time taken when modelling company financials.”

Click here to access PI Navigator (you will need your University username and password if you are off-site). Check out the online tutorial with PI Navigator.

Please take a look and forward any feedback to Sara Goddard at s.goddard@westminster.ac.uk

Datastream Q&A session

2011-02-04T13:40:00.004Z

Do you need help using Datastream?

Thomson Reuters are holding online Q&A sessions to answer your Datastream queries.

To sign up, email training.uki@thomsonreuters.com stating the date, product (i.e. Datastream) and time of the session you would like to attend. Thomson Reuters will then email you with login details for the 1 hour session.

9th February, 10am (Wednesday)
23rd February, 3pm (Wednesday)

Management book of the year 2011

2011-02-02T12:01:00.007Z

'Managing' written by Henry Mintzberg (Pearson Education) has been named as the CMI Management Book of the Year, as well as winning the Pratical Manager category.

If you would like to read the award winning book, just go to Library Search and do a "Books, journals & more" search for Managing Mintzberg to find our copy.

Featured e-resource: WARC

2011-01-28T12:48:00.000Z

WARC (World Advertising Research Centre) contains full-text articles from a number of marketing journals (including Admap), case studies of successful marketing campaigns, worldwide advertising statistics and news. A new interface for WARC has been launched offering a more powerful search and a more intuitive screen for browsing.

Tip: Click on the forecasts & data tab to get global adspend data, adspend forecasts, global media costs and TV & newspaper trends.

Tip: Under the case studies tab you can get access to campaign videos- search and view the videos then read the advertising effectiveness case study behind the campaign.

You can access WARC via Library Search (search for WARC in the books, journals & more tab)

New year, new e-books

2011-01-10T15:24:00.003Z

Check out our latest e-books, all available via Library Search

Financial accounting for decision makers / Peter Atrill - 6th edition

Management & organizational behaviour / Laurie Mullins - 9th edition

Research methods for business students / Mark Saunders - 5th edition

Organizational culture & leadership / Edgar Schein - 4th edition

Operations management / Nigel Slack - 6th edition

Accounting for non-accounting students / J. R. Dyson - 8th edition

Marketing management / Svend Hollensen - 2nd edition

Season's greetings!

2010-12-16T14:13:00.001Z

Enjoy the break, we look forward to seeing you next term. Opening hours over the vacation for all Westminster University Libraries can be found here.

FAQ: where can I find top blogs for Business?

2010-12-14T10:42:00.000Z

If you are interested in finding blogs relating to Business Wikio may be a good place to start. You can view and subscribe to the top blogs for Business, as ranked by Wikio, here:

http://www.wikio.com/blogs/top/business

If you write your own blog you can also submit it to be indexed by Wikio here.

You might also want to look at the top business blogs as ranked by Technorati: http://technorati.com/business/

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New platform- Datamonitor360

2010-12-09T10:43:00.000Z

Business Insights, Access Asia and Verdict Reports have merged to form Datamonitor 360. You can access market research reports on consumer goods, energy, fashion retailing, finance, healthcare and technology via a new single interface.

You can access all the reports previously available via Business Insights plus over a 100 new reports from Verdict, a leading authority on UK and European retail, including UK sector reports, location reports, strategic reports & consumer reports.

To access them you need to go to Library Search, search for Datamonitor 360 in the 'books, journals & more' search box, open the "Datamonitor 360" link. In Datamonitor360 you can either search on your topic to find reports from Verdict, Access Asia and Business Insights or you can type "Verdict reports" into the search box to see just the reports from Verdict.

Studying developing countries? Looking for Mergers & Acquisitions information?

2010-11-25T16:15:00.002Z

We have trial access to Dealwatch – the M&A arm of ISI Emerging Markets. Updated daily, it has details on over 48,000 M&A, ECM and DCM transactions. Coverage includes Central Europe, Southeast Europe, Russia & the CIS Region, Greater China, Latin America and India.

Search for Emerging Markets on Library Search

Under DealWatch, select User Login to enter the resource.

[You will need your University password to login if you are off-campus]

The foods that make billions: new BBC series

2010-11-23T17:01:00.000Z

A new three-part BBC series starts tonight on BBC2 21.00 entitled, The Foods That Make Billions.

"This major new series tells the untold story of how big business feeds us by transforming simple commodities into everyday necessities and highly profitable brands."

The first episode, Liquid Gold, looks at the huge growth of the bottled water industry. View a preview clip and see more information about the series here.

Mediatel access

2010-11-08T15:35:00.000Z

Accessing Mediatel is now much easier. To get access on and off campus: go to Library Search, in the "books, journals & more" tab search for Mediatel, click on the online access button and follow the link.

Mediatel is an excellent resource for UK media intelligence. It includes daily news as well as an in-depth data archive from major research sources. Use it to find media information such as press circulation figures and advert rates, demographic reports, TV viewing figures and sponsorship information, online traffic data and revenue reports, radio audience figures, box office figures, and media trends and consumer behaviour.

Library Search tutorials

2010-11-05T09:27:00.001Z

There are a set of online tutorials now available to help you navigate Library Search, the service that combines searching the library’s print collection and e-resources. Using Library Search you can save your searches and references, check your library account and renew items online.

View the tutorials here. When viewed in slideshow mode the guides include an audio commentary, but can still be followed if you do not have sound. They are between forty seconds and two mintues long.

We are aware that Library Search is quite different to our previous systems with a range of features you may not be familiar with so we provide training for staff and students. Our contact details are available via our webpage: www.wmin.ac.uk/academicliaison

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FAQ: How do I find company profiles from Datamonitor on Business Source Complete?

2010-10-29T12:11:00.000+01:00

In Business Source Complete click on the "more" tab along the top of the screen and select company profiles from the drop-down menu. You can search for your company or browse through the available profiles. Find Business Source Complete on Library Search.

This information has been added to our FAQ page.

British Library launches Management and Business study portal

2010-10-29T11:37:00.000+01:00

News release from the British Library website:

"The British Library, in association with the British Academy of Management (BAM) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), has just launched the Management and Business Studies Portal designed to deliver access to a vast collection of digital and print material for UK management research and practice.

We’ve brought together full text research reports, summaries, working papers and videos that you can download and read immediately. As well as these digital documents, you’ll find details of books, journal articles, reports, website, datasets, sound recordings and videos that are relevant to your search.

There's lots of content on the site that will be of interest to entrepreneurs; marketing, management and leadership, international business and many more essential areas."

Find the portal at: http://www.mbsportal.bl.uk/

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Library Search drop-in sessions at Marylebone

2010-09-28T10:30:00.000+01:00

Come to one of our drop-in sessions and find out how to use our new Library Search service to find print and online resources, manage your account and more….

When? Monday – Thursday at 3pm from Monday 4th October until Thursday 14th October.

Where? Marylebone Library Training Area

What? Help using the Library Search, and any other enquiries you may have.

Details of library training at other campuses and IT training can be found on the webpages here: Library and IT training timetables.

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Calling 3rd year Harrow business students!

2010-09-24T16:29:00.000+01:00

Need help with your Major Project? 3rd year business students can come to one of the drop-in sessions at Harrow with the Harrow business librarian, Ellie. Come along to find out:

how to find the information you need via Library Search
advice on how to use the library resources
how to do a literature search
how to reference

Plus any questions you have about using library resources. Come to any one of the drop-ins at the following times:

Monday 27th September 3.00-5.00pm
Monday 4th Oct 10am-12.00 noon
Monday 11th Oct 3.00-5.00pm
Monday 18th Oct 3.00-5.00pm

All in the Training Room, Harrow LRC. Details of Marylebone training sessions will be coming soon.

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New Fame interface

2010-09-19T12:09:00.005+01:00

Fame (Financial Analysis Made Easy) has a new interface - check it out via Library Search

Fame contains detailed financial information for 130,000 public and private British companies, with inbuilt data analysis software.

2010-09-17T15:48:00.000+01:00

Welcome new students and welcome back returning students from the WBS Librarians!

For new students your induction and the information on the Library & IT services webpages should give you all the information you need to start using Library and IT services. You can also pick up a user's guide at any of the four libraries or access an online copy here.

Keep your eye on this blog (and subscribe to get updates straight to your email inbox) for information about library resources, details of training and links to online training guides to help you make the most of the Library.

***New this year*** Use Library Search to find books, view your library account to see what books you have and when they are due back, and to renew and reserve books. Use Library Search to find journals, e-journals and articles for your assignments. Use Library Search to access e-resources needed for your study such as Business Source Complete, Emerald and Mintel. We will be recommending useful resources on this blog.

See also the FAQs on this blog, which will be regularly updated with questions such as "where can I get company SWOT analyses?". Feel free to ask questions and leave comments on the blog. We will also be adding a link to our profile pages soon so that you can access all our contact details if you want to contact us for training or to ask any questions.

We look forward to seeing you all during the course of the academic year!

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Problem with Institutional login

2010-08-03T13:00:00.006+01:00

Are you getting a blank screen when you try to connect to an e-resource?

We are currently experiencing problems with institutional login. Try using Firefox - when the blank screen appears, click the refresh button. In the majority of cases this works.

(NB the refresh button doesn't appear to solve the problem in Internet Explorer!)

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Free access to EIU Global Forecasting Service

2010-07-26T09:56:00.007+01:00

EIU is offering free access to their Global Forecasting Service

Just go to www.eiu.com/gfs to register.

Global Forecasting Service:

download monthly Power-point presentations, that summarise the main points of the global forecast
access a free, monthly updated PDF report covering the global forecast
access data, analysis and forecasts for the global economy, plus drill down options for the regions most important to you
regular articles on the critical issues that influence economic prospects
succinct analysis of the top ten risks confronting the world economy at any given time

Start-up Stories

2010-07-06T15:08:00.003+01:00

The BBC have created a series of online videos where "the brains behind ten successful start-ups discuss how they did it". See the full range here. It includes this one from Dom Sagolla, creator of Twitter and DollarApp:

Datastream e-training sessions - more dates

2010-07-02T11:44:00.008+01:00

Do you need help using Datastream?

Thomson Reuters is holding extra online Q&A sessions to answer your Datastream queries.

To sign up email training.uki@thomsonreuters.com stating the date and time of the session you would like to attend. Thomson Reuters will then email you with login details for the session.

7th July 3pm (Wednesday)
16th July 11 am (Friday)
19th July 11am (Monday)
28th July 3pm (Wednesday)
6th August 11am (Friday)
9th August 11am (Monday)

New blog from WBS MBA students

2010-06-17T09:51:00.003+01:00

Our MBA students have started a new blog. It is described as "a blog for MBA applicants who want to get an insight view into to the exciting life and hard work of Westminster Business School MBA students. The content of the blog is provided in full by our MBA students."
View it here: blog.business.westminster.ac.uk/mba/
We have also added it to our blog list, in the right hand menu bar of this blog.

World Cup fever and the sound of Vuvuzelas

2010-06-15T10:50:00.010+01:00

The World Cup is now in full swing in South Africa. We have heard a lot about (and from) the Vuvuzelas but apart from making the drone of the Vuvuzela (in)famous what impact will the World Cup have on South Africa both commerically and socially?

Tourism is set to increase after the slow growth witnessed in previous years. Global Market Information Database (GMID) has a report on Travel and Tourism in South Africa which looks at the impact of the World Cup and its future sustainability. From GMID you can also get statistical and demographic information on the country as well as consumer lifestyle reports. Find the South Africa country page by locating it from the 'geographies' tab.

The government have invested heavily in public transport infrastructure, which fans are being urged to use amidst stories of grid-locked roads. GMID has a consumer report related to transport which gives details about South Africa's transport infrastructure and spending in previous years.

EIU Viewswire is a good source of the latest political and economic news and analysis. From the first page of the database choose South Africa from the left-hand country/region drop-down menu. Click on "1click report" from the South Africa page to get a full report including a ten year economic outlook.

The database Emerging Markets gives details of South Africa's consumer price index, top companies, top industries and the latest analysis/research. From the first page of the database click on South Africa in the right hand menu, then click on the home tab to get to the country outlook homepage.

Find the databases GMID, EIU Viewswire and Emerging Markets all on InfoLinX. When you have read all that sit back and enjoy the tournament!!

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Economists Online

2010-06-14T16:01:00.016+01:00

Keep up to date with new economic research using a subject repository for economics.

EconomistsOnline was created by the NEEO (Network of European Economists Online) and funded by the European Commission.

It provides open access to high-quality, multi-lingual economic research. Search for bibliographic references, find full-text documents, browse scholar lists and download primary data sets.

Blog news

2010-06-04T15:17:00.005+01:00

Our blog has now past its four-month anniversary and we have just added a new feature. In the right hand menu you will see a section called 'pages'. Here we have added a new page called 'Business Resources FAQs', from where you can get answers to frequently asked questions relating to business resources, such as "where can I get company SWOT analyses?". We will be adding to this page with new questions soon. If you have any questions you would like to see answered on the FAQs do let us know in the comments box below.

The picture featured is a Wordle representation of our blog as it stands four months on.

OECD Factbook app

2010-06-02T10:01:00.003+01:00

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The OECD Factbook provides a global overview of major economic, social and environmental indicators and it is now available as an iPhone app. The information is categorised into twelve different themes such as population and migration, economic globalisation, and macroeconomic trends. The app is free to download and a version for Blackberry and other smartphones will be available soon. Read more here.

Free Webinar from Verdict

2010-06-01T15:07:00.003+01:00

Verdict are hosting a free webinar on "The Future of Convenience Retailing in Europe". The webinar takes place on Thursday 3rd June 14.00 GMT. Further information and sign-up can be found here.

2010-05-24T11:54:00.006+01:00

Need help using Datastream?

For 4 weeks trainers from Thomson Reuters will be holding online Q&A sessions to answer your questions regarding data on DataStream

• There is no need to have the product in front of you, just the question that you want answering

• You don't need to join a conference call, they’ll be using Adobe chat… just log in and type

• To sign up email training.uki@thomsonreuters.com stating the date, time and product session that you would like to attend. Thomson Reuters will then email you with login details for the session
Dates:
28th May 10am
09th June 3pm
11th June 10am
16th June 3pm
18th June 10am
25th June 10am

The truth about Goldman Sachs

2010-05-21T12:16:00.004+01:00

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Radio 4 attempt to discover "the truth about Goldman Sachs". Listen to the programme on BBC Radio 4 Monday 24 May 20.00.

New horizons

2010-05-19T14:48:00.004+01:00

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For those students thinking about their futures beyond University of Westminster and the opportunities that await, remember to make use of the resources available to you before you leave. Look at the advice on the Westminster careers website and use library resources to research potential employers. For example you can use Business Source Complete to find SWOT analyses for relevant companies (once in Business Source Complete click the publications link), use FAME to get financial reports and build a list of contacts (search for a company and click on directors & contacts), Mintel to research relevant market information and Factiva to search global newspapers. Good luck!

Interesting links

2010-05-14T11:03:00.003+01:00

Recently, I have been looking at other business blogs to get ideas and I have found many written in America, lots written by business students and some which are not regularly updated. I have only found one blog which is interesting to me because it contains regular posts about the UK economy. Here is a link to it http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/

I would really appreciate your thoughts and comments on this blog. Also, let me know about any business blogs that you follow and why?

UK Clothing Market: free webinar

2010-05-14T10:07:00.003+01:00

Verdict are hosting a free webinar on 'the UK clothing market 2010: issues and opportunities". The webinar takes place on Thursday 20th May 11.00 GMT. Further information and sign-up can be found here.