Electronic Resources - Subject List
Electronic Resources by Subject

Academic Literature
Business Leaders
Business Schools
Company Financials
Company News & Information
Country Information
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Dissertations Online
Economic Data
Economics

Health
Industry Information

Job Search
Journals Online
Mergers and Acquisitions
News
Politics
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Psychology and Sociology
Rankings

Research and Publishing tools
Stock Market Data
Working Papers Online
WRDS Datasets

Academic Literature
Business Source Complete

Available off campus

Articles from over 3500 academic and general business periodicals including country reports and company profiles.

Span: Many journals 1965 or volume 1 onwards.

Journal title list (HTML)  
Industry and country report list (HTML)
Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
EconLit
Available off campus
Abstracts for 400 major journals plus other works including books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers in Economics.

Span: 1969 onwards. Updated monthly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Emerald Fulltext
Available off campus
Over 150 journals covering management, HRM, marketing, librarianship, mechanical engineering, electronic and electrical engineering topics.

Span: 1989 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)
GreenFILE
Available off campus

Abstracts from over 600 scholarly journals and general interest publications about the environment. (Some full-text.)

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Journal Finder
A comprehensive list of the Library periodicals including direct links to electronic journals.
JSTOR
Available off campus
Backfiles of academic journals.

Span: Vol. 1 no. 1 onwards. Most recent 3-5 years unavailable.

Interactive tutorial (Flash)
In-depth guide (HTML)
PsycARTICLES
Available off campus
Articles from 56 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.

Span: 1985 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Available off campus
Articles from over 500 journals, on topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Span: 1965 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)
PsycINFO
Available off campus
Abstracts of the international literature in psychology and related behavioural and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, linguistics, business and law.

Span: 1887 onwards. Updated weekly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (8p PDF)
Social Sciences Citation Index 
Sociological Collection
Available off campus
Articles from over 600 journals covering social behaviour, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.

Span: 1965 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Web of Science
Available off campus
Citation indexes covering over 9000 journals in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities. Please remember to click on the Log Out button in order to disconnect properly.

Span: 1991 onwards. Updated weekly.

Online tutorial
In-depth guide (37p PDF)
Business Leaders
Business Leader Rankings
INSEAD login required
Rankings of top CEOs, business leaders and other influential people.

Span: Latest available.
Capital IQ
Available off campus
Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
Business Schools
Business School Rankings
INSEAD login required
Rankings from the business press covering MBA, EMBA and executive education programmes.

Span: Latest available.
Company Financials
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore
Capital IQ

Available off campus

Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
Compustat
Available through WRDS
Compustat North America provides more than 300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items on more than 24,000 publicly held companies.

Compustat Global financial and market data covering publicly traded companies in more than 80 countries, representing over 90% of the world's market capitalization: 96% of European market capitalization and 88% of Asian market capitalization.

Span: Up to 20 years of data for North America, 12 years for Global.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
Datastream
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Extensive historical coverage of company, financial and economic data from the world's major markets.

Span: Up to 15 years of data.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.
In-depth guide to using Datastream Advance with Excel (39p PDF)
In-depth guide to Datastream Advance  (190p PDF)
Short guide to Datastream Advance (5p PDF)
EDGAR
Free web resource
Searchable database of foreign and domestic companies required to file registration statements and periodic reports (10K etc.) with the SEC.

Span: Up to 12 years of filings
Factiva
Available off campus
8000 news sources from 118 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)
In-depth guide (32p PDF)

ORBIS                                                                                   Available off campus

Financials and stock market data for 750,000 public and private companies worldwide.

Important access note: regardless of your current location, when prompted, select "France" from the pull down menu.

Span: 10 years

Thomson One Banker Analytics
(NOT available via Firefox browser)
Available off campus
Excel Add-In: get procedure and password help
Company and stock market information, for over 45,000 public companies worldwide.

Span: Up to 5 years of data.
WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Access to the following financial datasets: Bankscope, Compustat, Compustat Executive Compensation, CRSP, CUSIP Master file, EVENTUS, Global Insight, I/B/E/S, IRRC, TAQ, Thomson Financial Ownership Data.

Span: Depends on source.
Professors and PhD students can request a user account directly from the WRDS site by clicking on the 'account request' link.
Online manuals (WRDS login required)
Company News & Information
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore
Business Source Complete

Available off campus

Articles from over 3500 academic and general business periodicals including country reports and company profiles.

Span: Many journals 1965 or volume 1 onwards.

Journal title list (HTML)  


Industry and country report list (HTML)
Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Capital IQ

Available off campus

Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
Company Rankings
INSEAD login required
Rankings of top companies by region and sector, taken from the business press.

Span: Latest available.
Factiva
Available off campus
8000 news sources from 118 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)
In-depth guide (32p PDF)
Financial Times
Available through Factiva
Span: 1980 onwards.
Investext Plus
Company and industry reports from over 500 investment banks, brokerage firms.

Span: 1982 onwards.
ISI Emerging Markets
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

Short Guide (HTML)
Country Information
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Available off campus
Theory and research in international affairs, teaching materials including original case studies and course packs of background reading.

Span: 1991 onwards.
Country Rankings
INSEAD login required
Rankings of countries by various economic and political criteria.

Span: Latest available.
Euromonitor - Global Market Information Database
Available off campus
Statistics, market reports and company profiles covering the global consumer markets in over 200 countries , with extended coverage for 52 countries. Includes consumer markets and lifestyle information , brand and market share data.

Span: 1977 onwards; Forecasts provided up to 2012.
Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)
Icon Group Database
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Reports for 200 countries and 2,000 industries. Financial gap and labour productivity reports for over 20,000 companies. Cultural statistics cover religion, languages and ethnic groups worldwide.

Span: 2000 onwards.

Short guide (HTML)
International Financial Statistics (IMF)
Available off campus
Economic and financial data from over 200 countries.

Span: Annual entries: 1948 onwards. Quarterly and monthly entries: 1957 onwards. Updated monthly..

In-depth guide (HTML)
ISI Emerging Markets
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

Short Guide (HTML)
OECD Statistics
Available through SourceOECD
Source OECD
Off campus access: get password help
Statistical data from the OECD: "OECD databases", "Statistical country profiles" as well as some "At a glance" data.
No IEA data. For OECD publications, see the library's catalogue.

Span: 1960 onwards.

Short guide to accessing statistics (1p PDF)
World Development Indicators
Available off campus
550 development indicators and time series data for 207 countries and 18 country groups from the World Bank. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

Span: 1960 onwards. Updated annually, one or two year delay.

Short guide (HTML)
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online
Available off campus
An extensive resource containing articles by the world's leading economists. Equivalent to the 8-vol. print edition.

Span: 2008 ed., updated quarterly.
Oxford Reference Online
Available off campus
Over 100 language and subject dictionaries and other reference books from Oxford University Press.

Span: Most recent edition available - publication year varies by title.

In-depth guide (HTML)
Dissertations Online
Proquest Dissertations & Theses
Available off campus
Abstracts for doctoral dissertations and masters theses. N.B. INSEAD is listed as Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires.

Short guide (4p PDF)
Economic Data
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore
Datastream
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Extensive historical coverage of company, financial and economic data from the world's major markets.

Span: Up to 15 years of data.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.
In-depth guide to using Datastream Advance with Excel (39p PDF)
In-depth guide to Datastream Advance  (190p PDF)
Short guide to Datastream Advance (5p PDF)
International Financial Statistics (IMF)
Available off campus
Economic and financial data from over 200 countries.

Span: Annual entries: 1948 onwards. Quarterly and monthly entries: 1957 onwards. Updated monthly..

In-depth guide (HTML)
OECD Statistics
Available through SourceOECD
Source OECD
Off campus access: get password help
Statistical data from the OECD: "OECD databases", "Statistical country profiles" as well as some "At a glance" data.
No IEA data. For OECD publications, see the library's catalogue.

Span: 1960 onwards.

Short guide to accessing statistics (1p PDF)
World Development Indicators
Available off campus
550 development indicators and time series data for 207 countries and 18 country groups from the World Bank. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

Span: 1960 onwards. Updated annually, one or two year delay.

Short guide (HTML)
WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Access to the following financial datasets: Bankscope, Compustat, Compustat Executive Compensation, CRSP, Global Insight, I/B/E/S, TAQ, Thomson Financial Ownership Data.

Span: Depends on source.
Professors and PhD students can request a user account directly from the WRDS site by clicking on the 'account request' link.
Online manuals (WRDS login required)
Economics
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Available off campus
Discussion Papers from CEPR. Also available via SSRN.

Span: 1984 onwards. DP 2050 (January 1999) onwards available in electronic format.
EconLit
Available off campus
Abstracts for 400 major journals plus other works including books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers in Economics.

Span: 1969 onwards. Updated monthly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Handbooks in Economics Series
Available off campus
26 handbooks giving both factual and theoretical overviews of the fields related to economics.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Available off campus
Working Papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Span: November 1994 onwards.
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online
Available off campus
An extensive resource containing articles by the world's leading economists. Equivalent to the 8-vol. print edition.

Span: 2008 ed., updated quarterly.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Available off campus
Research paper in accounting, economics (with a subnetwork covering Latin America), financial economics, legal scholarship and management with an alert service.
University of California eScholarship Repository
Available off campus
Working papers and academic research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.

Span: 1990 onwards.
Health
Business Insights
Available off campus
Reports on consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology (including telecoms and e-commerce), human resources.

Span: 1998 onwards.
Frost & Sullivan
On campus only
Market research and analysis covering the chemicals, consumer products, electronics, energy, environment, healthcare, IT and transportation sectors.

Span: Latest 5 years.
Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)
PubMed
Available off campus
Citations and abstracts of biomedical and life science research articles (formerly MEDLINE). Use the pull down menu to search PubMed Central, a digital archive of free full text articles in those fields.

Span: 1950 onwards, varies by title.

ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (8p PDF)
Windhover Strategic Intelligence Systems (SIS)

Available on and off campus
get password help

Global healthcare business intelligence data and transaction information in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries since 1991, plus a complete archive of IN VIVO, IN VIVO Europe, START-UP and The RPM Report.
Industry Information
Business Insights
Available off campus
Reports on consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology (including telecoms and e-commerce), human resources.

Span: 1998 onwards.
CIO Knowledge Center
Available off campus
Registration required on & off campus

Market research and analysis for the IT industry from the Butler Group (Datamonitor). Kindly made available courtesy of INSEAD's IT department.

Euromonitor - Global Market Information Database
Available off campus
Statistics, market reports and company profiles covering the global consumer markets in over 200 countries , with extended coverage for 52 countries. Includes consumer markets and lifestyle information , brand and market share data.

Span: 1977 onwards; Forecasts provided up to 2012.
Frost & Sullivan
On campus only
Market research and analysis covering the chemicals, consumer products, electronics, energy, environment, healthcare, IT and transportation sectors.

Span: Latest 5 years.
Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)
Global Insight
Available through WRDS
Span: 1980 onwards.

Basic economic series for the US.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
GreenFILE
Available off campus

Abstracts from over 600 scholarly journals and general interest publications about the environment. (Some full-text.)

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Icon Group Database
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Reports for 200 countries and 2,000 industries. Financial gap and labour productivity reports for over 20,000 companies. Cultural statistics cover religion, languages and ethnic groups worldwide.

Span: 2000 onwards.

Short guide (HTML)
Investext Plus

Access is discontinued

Company and industry reports from over 500 investment banks, brokerage firms.

Span: 1982 onwards.
ISI Emerging Markets
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

Short Guide (HTML)
Marketline Business Information Centre
Available off campus
Datamonitor profiles and news analysis on 2,000 industries, 10,000 of the world's largest companies, and 50+ countries. 5-year historical and forecast data. Does not include access to Datamonitor premium reports.

Span: News analysis from 2000 onwards. Profiles available from current or previous year.

Short guide  (2p PDF)

Standard & Poor's Market Insight                                                 Ask a librarian


Industry surveys from S&P's equity analysts in the US, sorted according to the 147 GICS sub-industries as well as financials for 1000 US companies .
The access code to this resource is available in the Modern Financial Management textbook.
Textbooks purchased on the Asia Campus do not have this code though it can be purchased separately. Please approach INStore or the librarian for more information


Span: latest for industry surveys; six years for financials

Windhover Strategic Intelligence Systems (SIS)

Available on and off campus
get password help

Global healthcare business intelligence data and transaction information in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries since 1991, plus a complete archive of IN VIVO, IN VIVO Europe, START-UP and The RPM Report.
Job Search
Vault Online Career Library

Available through Career Services intranet

Click on Reseach tab then Vault logo

Includes Vault industry guides, career guides and employer guides/profiles. Also includes selected "gold" employer information.
N.B. Each download request generates a unique link which is active for 48 hours.

Span: 2002 onwards.
WetFeet Career Resource Sites

Available through Career Services intranet

Click on Reseach tab then WetFeet logo

Career advice, leading industry guides, employer profiles, download Insider Guides, watch CareerTV videos and more.
Journals Online
Emerald Fulltext
Available off campus
Over 150 journals covering management, HRM, marketing, librarianship, mechanical engineering, electronic and electrical engineering topics.

Span: 1989 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)
Journal Finder
A comprehensive list of the Library periodicals including direct links to electronic journals.
ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (8p PDF)
Mergers and Acquisitions
SDC Platinum
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Global new issues, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and venture capital financing information. Please note that M&A data from 1985 onwards is also available online from Thomson One Banker Deals and that private equity/venture capital data is also available from VentureXpert Web.

Span: 1962 onwards. Most recent 30 days unavailable.

In-depth guide for SDC  (102p PDF)
Thomson One Banker Deals
(NOT available via Firefox browser)
Available off campus
M&A information including data, news stories and weekly market activity, as well as league tables of top deals, industry, and advisors. Also available from SDC Platinum.

Span: 1985 onwards.
Windhover Strategic Intelligence Systems (SIS)

Available on and off campus
get password help

N.B. Currently unavailable

Global healthcare business intelligence data and transaction information in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries since 1991, plus a complete archive of IN VIVO, IN VIVO Europe, START-UP and The RPM Report.
News
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore
Business Source Complete

Available off campus

Articles from over 3500 academic and general business periodicals including country reports and company profiles.

Span: Many journals 1965 or volume 1 onwards.

Journal title list (HTML)  
Industry and country report list (HTML)
Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Factiva
Available off campus
8000 news sources from 118 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)
In-depth guide (32p PDF)
Financial Times
Available through Factiva
Span: 1981 to present with 24h embargo.
FT.com                                                                                 Available off campus

Complimentary access for INSEAD provided thanks to the Financial Times.

Span: 2003 onwards.

ISI Emerging Markets
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

Short Guide (HTML)

NewspaperDirect - PressDisplay                                         Available off campus

Same-day editions of internationally recognized newspapers.

Span: 2 months

Wall Street Journal
Available through Factiva
Span: 1984 onwards . Abstracts from 1979-83.
Politics
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Available off campus
Theory and research in international affairs, teaching materials including original case studies and course packs of background reading.

Span: 1991 onwards.
Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Thomson One Banker Analytics
(NOT available via Firefox browser)

Available off campus
Excel Add-In: get procedure and password help

Company and stock market information, for over 45,000 public companies worldwide.

Span: Up to 5 years of data.
SDC Platinum
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Global new issues, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and venture capital financing information. Please note that M&A data from 1985 onwards is also available online from Thomson One Banker Deals and that private equity/venture capital data is also available from VentureXpert Web.

Span: 1962 onwards. Most recent 30 days unavailable.

In-depth guide for SDC  (102p PDF)

VentureXpert Web

(NOT available via Firefox browser)

Available off campus

Data on venture funds, private firms, executives, venture-backed companies and limited partners, as well as an analytics source for fund commitments, disbursements, statistics and performance. Also available through SDC Platinum.

Span: 1970 onwards.

In-depth guide for VentureXpert through SDC Platinum (58p PDF)

Psychology and Sociology
PsycARTICLES
Available off campus
Articles from 56 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.

Span: 1985 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)