Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Job hunting? - use Library Search

Tools
Photo: zzpza via Flickr
 
Find potential employers - Research companies - Keep up to date with industries / sectors / countries

Go to Library Search 
Select the E-Resources tab
Use 'E-Resources by type' drop down menu to select company information.

FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy)
  • Identify UK companies by size / industry / location
  • Find contact addressess and info on directors
  • See company's financial data & peer analysis
Mintel
  • Find UK premium market research reports
  • Discover issues in market, SWOT analyses and market share
Factiva
  • Keep up to date, newspaper articles from around the world
  • Find company descriptions and financial data for non-UK companies

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

The Library now on Twitter: @UniWestLib


The Library is now on Twitter @UniWestLib.  Follow the library on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest library news and to get help with your studies.  You can tweet the library with your questions, as well as get updates on library tips and sessions, databases, study help and much more.  You can also follow me at @elliemurphylib
http://www.twitter.com/UniWestLib

Friday, 30 November 2012

Datastream cerftification

Did you know that Thomson Reuters offers a free Datastream certification programme.

To learn more go to:

training.thomsonreuters.com/cert/

You can view on demand training modules on the website.  When you’re ready you can request an exam token and take the online exam, but remember to use your University email address.

For more information see Thomson Reuters Certification Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)


Friday, 16 November 2012

The balanced scorecard is 20!


It's the 20th Anniversary of the balanced scorecard and to celebrate the Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change is publishing a special issue dedicated to the management tool.  Check out the table of contents:
  • Balancing the scorecard through academic accounting research: opportunity lost?  / Steve Salterio
  • The politics of the balanced scorecard  / Sven Modell
  • The rise of the balanced scorecard! Relevance regained? / Hanne Norreklit, Lennar Norreklit, Falconer Mitchell, Trond Bjornenak
  • The balanced scorecard: subjects, concepts and objects - a commentary / Niels Dechow
  •  The casual relationships between performance drivers and outcomes: reinforcing balanced scorecards' implementation through system dynamics models / Frederico Barnabe, Cristiano Buscow
  •  The balanced scorecard: comments on balanced scorecard commentaries / Robert S. Kaplan
Go to Library Search to access the full text articles ('Books, journals & more' search for the Journal of accounting & organizational change)

Friday, 9 November 2012

Westminster students: do you want to win £100 Amazon vouchers?

£100 Amazon vouchers could be yours...

The University is undertaking some work to explore digital literacy skills and employability and we need your views.  Please take a few minutes to complete our survey and have the chance to be entered into a prize draw for £100 Amazon vouchers.

Go to the survey: https://westminsterpsych.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8kT05HcIoWH5dY1

Friday, 2 November 2012

Passport GMID has a new look


Passport GMID contains business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers.  The interface hasn't changed much but the homepage does have a new look.  There are now three options: 
  • Welcome - link to online tutorials
  • My Pages  - personalisation tool
  • Main Search menu
 You can access Passport GMID via Library Search  

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

How to access and use Mintel: a quick start guide to finding market research reports

A new video clip is now available explaining how to access and use the e-resource Mintel on and off campus and how to do a basic search to find market research reports.  View it here: