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On campus or via VPN only
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On campus or via VPN only
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Additional access instructions:
On campus or via VPN only
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Additional access instructions:
On campus or via VPN only
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On campus or via VPN only
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Ideagen Audit Analytics tracks issues related to audit, compliance, governance, corporate actions and federal litigation from a broad range of public disclosures, including 60,000 SEC registrants; 7,000 Canadian SEDAR filers; 8,000 European companies; more than 5,000 insurance companies filing with the NAIC; over 17 million ERISA plans filing IRS Form 5500; and more. Access the US Audit and Compliance module, the US Accounting and Oversight module and the European Module all through one interface.
Additional access instructions:
Register using the linked form.
It takes 1-2 business days to approve your application and then you will be sent your login details and links to supporting guidance.
- Bloomberg is available in the Bloomberg Suite in the Richmond building.
- There is also 1 terminal on the first floor of the Library. This machine cannot be booked but is priority use for Bloomberg.
Getting Started on the Bloomberg Terminal
For more detailed queries, ask for help from your module coordinator or supervisor.
Includes company data on director profiles, compensation, committees, networks and boards.
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Guidance on how to download a standard
A database which provides details of tens of thousands of current, draft and withdrawn standards from the UK's national standards body, the British Standards Institution (BSI).
Use of the University of Portsmouth Library British Standards Online subscription is for educational purposes only.
Excessive downloading and printing of the material is prohibited. For more information on these restrictions please contact the library.
Additional access instructions:
Authentication required for off campus access.
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Academic peer-reviewed journal articles, professional publications and more across all business topics.
Advanced options in Business Source Complete video
A Discovery search can be overwhelming. Business Source Complete has the same interface with the same filters but just searches business publications. It also has controlled vocabulary "subject terms" which can be really helpful when narrowing a search. Search for your company and refine using the options on the left.
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A variety of reference works, including dictionaries, which tutors may well prefer to Wikipedia, and it even tells you how to set out a reference to what you find. Try out the 'Mind Map' feature to see how your keyword links to others - useful for essay planning and dissertation work.
These short videos show you how Credo can speed up your research:
- Search tips
- Using the automated mind map
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Leading weekly magazine covering global political, economic and business news. Includes archive back to 1997. App also available.
A full archive from 1843-2015 is available via Gale Historical Archive
Additional access instructions:
- Enter your University email address
- Select University of Portsmouth
- Sign in with your University username and password.
• Eikon (includes Datastream for Office)
Please note that this product will be WITHDRAWN FROM USE on 30th June 2025.
- Students and staff can access 1 licence from AppsAnywhere for one hour at a time.
Please self-enrol on the BaL Financial Database moodle site and read the AppsAnywhere Eikon access instructions.
Once you have clicked on the Eikon button in the virtual client, you must make sure that you leave your mouse cursor on the black box and wait for the login and password box to auto-fill.
Additional Eikon help videos
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Scholarly research monographs from Elgar covering Business, Economics and Law for previous years.
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Authoritative summaries of the seminal works that have established a field of research, from prior years. World renowned experts research and select the most important readings.
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The full-text of thousands of articles from more than 100 peer-reviewed journals published by Emerald. Subjects include health and safety, management, human resources, engineering, marketing and training. For the most relevant results, use the advanced search and restrict to case studies or literature reviews.
Access the current FT, and the archive back to 2004, for business and commercial news as well as global financial markets, company and industrial sector information. You can subscribe to newsletters or use the FT app.
FT video
Additional access instructions:
Register using your UoP details.
Search for and compare companies, industries, sectors, economies and cities across the world. Includes macroeconomic data, industry and company reports and analysis, business news, product launches and ads, and job analytics.
Library Basics Video Guide (further support videos are available within the database)
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Provides a comprehensive collection of industry reports on very specific sectors in the UK as well as further specialist reports. Also covers industries globally, in the US, China, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Excellent industry market research across the UK, US and China with highly specific reports.
For the UK, also includes industry Brexit impact statements, and iExpert summaries – these summaries lift the key information out of the detailed reports and provide a visual display of market share, key statistics and industry issues. Full industry reports list major companies and competitors, and industry performance and outlook, as well as operating conditions.
Browse or search for an industry or major company.
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Online learning and training courses covering business and employability, as well as creative and technical skills.
Detailed market research reports on a range of UK sectors including: automotive; beauty and personal care; lifestyles; drink, food and foodservice; health and wellbeing; leisure; media; technology; and travel. Also includes access to Mintel Trends which provides evidence-backed insights on how today's consumer thinks, feels and acts.
Video support:
Additional access instructions:
The first time you access will need need to tick the box to acknowledge you have read Mintel's permissions and prohibitions and then click Continue.
Additional access instructions:
On campus or via VPN only
The new interface for S&P (previously known as Market Intelligence/SNL Unlimited) includes most Capital IQ (standard) financial data, as well as banking information, news and analytics and information on millions of private companies.
Additional access instructions:
- Ensure third party cookies are enabled in your browser and sign in with your university username and password.
- If you cannot see the login screen and get an error message, please check this FAQ.
- Similar to Bloomberg but web-based and available off-campus
- Deep global company information and market research
- Real-time and historical information on companies, markets, transactions and people worldwide
There is also a Ratings Direct tab which covers global, national and regional scale credit ratings and research. This tab is only available until May 2026.
Most financial data can now be accessed in the new S&P Capital IQ Pro Platform.
Kaplan Students: register here to take your certification for this database.
Additional access instructions:
- Ensure third party cookies are enabled in your browser and sign in with your University username and password.
- If you cannot see the login screen and get an error message, please check this FAQ.
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ScienceDirect's extensive and unique full text database covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature, published by Elsevier. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect providing access to the physical sciences and engineering life sciences. This resource is also available through the Discovery service. A Science Direct Advanced Search guide video is available.
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
Access to more than a million statistics from many different sources. Useful for finding industrial, economic and consumer market statistical trends.
Do a simple search for your company, topic or industry.
Specialist database with articles, research reports, interactive data and case studies covering advertising and more. Also includes some Euromonitor company profiles and strategy briefings.
VIDEO tutorials on WARC's strategy, media and creative menus (please login above first to view these)
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Web of Science - part of the Web of Knowledge collection of databases - consists of a number of databases containing information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals, books, book series, reports and conferences. Three citation databases (Science Citation Index Expanded (1970-), Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts (1975-) and Humanities Citation Index (1975-)) also contain the references cited by the authors of the articles. You can use these references to do cited reference searching, allowing you to find articles that cite a previously published work. Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science includes the published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in a wide range of scientific disciplines.
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