Business & Economics

Factiva for business information

The Factiva database provides access to the latest world business, industry and company news. Global data is sourced from thousands of sources in 23 languages from 159 countries.

Key titles include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, The Australian Financial Review, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Economist, Fortune and Newsweek. Webnews, blogs, images and multimedia sources are also covered.

Make use of the search guide to help you find the information you want.

posted @ Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:35 PM | Feedback (0)

New business resources

Check out the April issue of the new business books list, compiled by the Business and Economics Information Services team.

The list showcases new business resources including books, e-books and e-resources. Click on the subject area of interest to you to view new resources. For more information about an item, including where to find it, click on the call number.

The list is a great way for you to keep up-to-date with new business resources in the Library.

posted @ Monday, April 30, 2012 1:49 PM | Feedback (0)

Emerald ReadingList Assist

Emerald ReadingList Assist is a new reading list service offered within the Emerald Management Xtra database. It draws together a diverse range of Emerald's cross-disciplinary journal and book content in over 50 subject-specific reading packages.

The Business, Management and Economics reading package covers areas such as accounting and finance, business ethics, environmental management, enterprise and innovation, international business, built environment, marketing, operations and logistics management and much more.

posted @ Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:44 AM | Feedback (0)

New Zealand Official Yearbooks available online

A web version of the New Zealand Official Yearbooks from 1893-2008 is now
available on the Statistics New Zealand website.

Since 1893, New Zealand’s Official Yearbooks have captured the stories of
New Zealand in words and in numbers. The Yearbooks are an incredibly rich
one-stop-shop for data and information from across government. Information
is included on diverse topics from fisheries to friendly societies and
prices to poetry.

posted @ Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:03 PM | Feedback (0)

New subject librarian for Property

Manuhiri Huatahi has recently been appointed the Property subject librarian in the Business and Economics Information Services team. Manuhiri also has responsibility for ISOM. Please contact Manuhiri if you have any queries relating to either subject area.

Manuhiri Huatahi
Business & Economics Information Services
Room 25, Level M, General Library
Phone 373 7599 ext. 86418
Email: m.huatahi@auckland.ac.nz

posted @ Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:16 PM | Feedback (0)

Statistics NZ workshop - CURFs microdata

Social and Cultural Statistics Unit at Statistics NZ will run a hands-on workshop on the General Social Survey (GSS) 2010 confidentialised unit record file (CURF) dataset on Monday 19th March, 2012.

This workshop will provide an opportunity  to gain a high level understanding of Statistics New Zealand and one of its products - microdata. Attendees will also be able to manipulate the dataset using appropriate analytical software. CURFs are useful to test hypothesis of research work or as a base dataset for university research.

If you wish to register or have any queries, please contact:
Gillian Ralph,
Subject Librarian, Statistics and Numeric Data, General Library, by email g.ralph@auckland.ac.nz

posted @ Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:24 AM | Feedback (0)

Australian Financial Review now on Factiva

posted @ Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:41 AM | Feedback (0)

Finding quality business information workshops

Image:Britannica Image Quest

posted @ Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:32 PM | Feedback (0)

Information skills for postgrads

The Business Information Skills Online (BISO) modules have been redesigned with postgraduate research, writing and referencing needs in mind.

The modules will teach you how to access, evaluate, and use quality business information, as well as the principles of critical thinking, effective writing, academic honesty and referencing. You can either work through the whole tutorial, or visit individual modules as required. 

BISO is a great way to learn these important research skills.  BISO is available 24/7 - there when you need, at a time that suits you.

posted @ Wednesday, February 08, 2012 2:54 PM | Feedback (0)

Informit Business Collection database

The Library has recently subscribed to Business Collection, a new database from Informit. Covering many business subjects, Business Collection provides full text access to journals and some monographs published by small Australasian academic and professional associations.

posted @ Wednesday, February 01, 2012 10:43 AM | Feedback (0)