Introducing business databases for accounting and finance dissertations
Supporting materials
- Online session materials: Content to copy into Blackboard from below
Practicalities
- Group: 350
- Discipline: accounting and finance
- Level: PGT
Learning outcomes
After engaging with this support, you will be able to:
- Identify an appropriate tool to use for finding information for your specific purpose
- Identify and use key databases in your discipline
- Identify and use relevant specialist information common in your discipline
Suggested online resources
- See session content below. Copy this into a new page and link from the A&F community space (link to follow)
Session content
Please include the following three parts in a new page on Blackboard.
- Part A: AMBS Dissertation support podcast
- Part B: Accessing and using specialist business databases
- Part C: Further support
…and link to that page on the A&F community space: “Introducing business databases for accounting and finance dissertations: help from the Specialist Library Support service”
Use the photo at the end after part C and with the link to our new page.
Introducing business databases for accounting and finance dissertations
Help with your dissertation data from the Specialist Library Support service.
- Part A: AMBS Dissertation support podcast
- Part B: Accessing and using specialist business databases
- Part C: Further support
Part A: AMBS Dissertation support podcast
[Embed all 7 AMBS podcasts from last summer, including the rerecorded third podcast (Company and Financial information: Choosing a database (audio, transcript in Teams)). So, that is, include the MP3 file and the transcript for each, and don’t link to the Medium posts.]
[When you have time, update the third podcast on Medium as well. Make sure to remove any mention of Business Data Drop-ins in the ‘further support’ bits of all 7 podcasts.]
Part B: Accessing and using specialist business databases
Use the following links to access and learn to use these business databases.
Links marked with an asterisk * were written for people coming to the Finance Zone in-person. You may experience some differences using the remote access versions.
Accessing Bloomberg:
- Access Bloomberg Web
- Getting help in Bloomberg
- Where is the Excel add-in for Bloomberg?
- All FAQs about Bloomberg
Using Bloomberg:
- Introduction to Bloomberg
- Introduction to Bloomberg Anywhere
- Getting certified with Bloomberg Market Concepts
- Introduction to Bloomberg Excel add-in *
- Introduction to Bloomberg Query Language (BQL) *
Accessing Datastream:
- How do I access the Finance Zone remotely?
- Accessing Datastream via Eikon
- Book an Eikon ID
- Getting help in Datastream
- All FAQs about Datastream
Using Datastream:
Accessing Eikon:
Using Eikon:
- Introduction to Eikon reports
- Introduction to Eikon financial statements
- Researching mergers and acquisitions in Eikon
- Getting certified with Eikon
Accessing SDC Platinum:
Using SDC Platinum:
Accessing Capital IQ:
- Accessing Capital IQ (web version)
- Accessing Capital IQ (Excel version)
- Getting help in Capital IQ
- All FAQs about Capital IQ
Using Capital IQ:
Accessing WRDS:
- How can I get access to Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)?
- Where can I find help using Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)?
- How do I access WRDS via SAS?
- How do I access WRDS via Python?
- All FAQs about WRDS
Using WRDS:
- CUSIP codes: where could it go wrong?
- Getting data in and out of Eventus
- Introduction to CRSP and Compustat via WRDS (advanced)
Part C: Further support
- FAQs: The Library has produced a database of frequently asked questions (as part of our Ask an Expert service) which is well worth consulting. If you are finding something difficult, there is a good chance another student has too, and we add to this database regularly throughout the academic year.
- Online resources: You can find a full list of all our online resources on University of Manchester Library website.
- Contact us: You can also contact us (via our Ask an Expert service) at any time if you have a specific research question, or need specialist help with a particular database.
Internal ID: R21–0788
