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Working on your group project? We can help!
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2026-02-09T13:07:14+00:0009/02/2026|Tags: academic writing, barrington, group projects, knl, poster presentation, SOMLibrary, study skills, teamwork|
When undertaking a group project, typically you'll need to investigate a topic, decide on a methodology for your investigation, gather and collate information and data, share your findings with each other, and then formally report ...
Using Factiva to research a company
Angela Sparks2026-02-04T15:14:16+00:0029/01/2026|Tags: company information, dmda, ecbs, factiva, knl, mirc, muscat, news, newspapers, SOMLibrary, web-mirc-company|
If you’re tasked with researching a company, your first port of call might be to search Fame or EBSCO Business Source Complete. Your immediate reaction might not be to look at Factiva. However, for larger ...
Study better and smarter in 2026
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2026-01-06T15:45:53+00:0006/01/2026|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 ...
Preparing for assignments and exams?
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-12-15T14:33:51+00:0015/12/2025|Tags: assessment, barrington, exams, knl, SOMLibrary, study skills|
Sorry! We know it seems a bit mean to mention the exams in January rather than looking forward to the break before it! However, we know many of you will be thinking about your forthcoming ...
Screening for FTSE 100 companies on Bloomberg
Karen Stokes2025-11-27T11:31:08+00:0011/12/2025|Tags: Bloomberg, company financials, company information, ftse, mirc, SOMLibrary, web-mirc-finance|
So you’re researching an index and need some data on its constituent companies? Bloomberg’s Equity Screening tool makes light work of this, not just for the FTSE, but for indices, exchanges and sectors worldwide. Type EQS ...
Want to improve your reading skills?
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-12-01T13:52:09+00:0001/12/2025|Tags: barrington, critical evaluation, knl, reading, SOMLibrary, study skills|
Are you starting to read through the mountains of journals, books or articles for your project or on your course reading list? Let’s start with a few myths about the reading process: You need to ...
