Libraries
Resolutions you could make in 2025 to study better and smarter (and how Library Services can help!)
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2024-12-18T17:05:18+00:0006/01/2025|Tags: barrington, Bloomberg, knl, linkedin learning, mendeley, referencing, searching, SOMLibrary, study skills|
Happy new year! Now is the perfect time to reflect on your studies so far, thinking about what you’re doing well and where you need to focus a bit more attention. Getting back into ‘study ...
Finding Financial Times articles in Factiva
Helen Holmes2024-12-19T18:46:31+00:0020/12/2024|Tags: factiva, ft, knl, mirc, newspapers, SOMLibrary, web-mirc-news|
If you are looking for Financial Times articles, look no further than Factiva! But be aware, there is a one-month embargo on content which means the most recent month is unavailable online. If you really need ...
Finding brokers’ and analysts’ reports
Karen Stokes2024-12-02T19:18:57+00:0019/12/2024|Tags: analysts reports, brokers reports, capitaliq, company financials, financials, industries, m&a, mergers, mirc, SOMLibrary, web-mirc-company, web-mirc-finance|
If you are researching a company’s performance over time or analysing the impact of a corporate transaction, valuable information can be sourced from analysts’ reports. What are analysts' reports and why might I need them? ...
Library services over the Christmas period
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2024-12-16T08:37:32+00:0016/12/2024|Tags: barrington, christmas, closing, knl, opening times, SOMLibrary|
Kings Norton Library and our School of Management Library will be open 24/7 throughout the holiday period as a study space. Library staff will work until 6pm on Friday 20 December and will resume their normal ...
Where can I find… Company financial ratios?
Tracey Nunn2024-12-19T10:08:58+00:0015/12/2024|Tags: capitaliq, company financials, data, fame, financials, mirc, ratios, SOMLibrary, web-mirc-finance|
Financial ratios are often used to measure the performance of a company. These can be found 'ready-made' in several of our finance resources. Company ratios can be categorised into different types: Profitability ratios - e.g. ...
Looking for case studies?
Tracey Nunn2024-12-06T14:46:42+00:0012/12/2024|Tags: abi/inform, case centre, case studies, ebsco, mirc, muscat, proquest, SOMLibrary|
Case studies are used in many business schools to study real-life business and management scenarios. They can be particularly successful in generating discussion and debate around business themes. In the SOM Library, we are often ...