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Databases

Access to more data than you’ll ever have again… unless you become a librarian.
Ange Fitzpatrick, Information & Library Services Manager

An A-Z list of our business databases – available to you wherever you are in the world

Head to our Database Intelligence page for tips on where to get started with some of our key resources.

Database What is it good for? Tags Access
ABI Inform Complete (ProQuest) Academic articles, country data, financial data, industry data, market research, news, people Ejournals For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Bloomberg International company & economic data and news, recent and historic. Import/export from Excel Company CJBS students can find details of how to access this database in their VLE (learn.jbs)
Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO) Excellent starting place for all kinds of research: Academic articles, country data, financial data, industry data, market research, news, people Ejournals For off-campus access, if you are not automatically prompted for your Raven ID, choose ‘Shibboleth Login’ – watch a video showing you how
Capital IQ (S&P) Great for tearsheet information: Company profiles, competitor analysis, financial data, industry data, news, people. Also includes access to Capital IQ Pro, good for private company and private markets data Company Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
Cite Them Right Comprehensive guide to citations and references in the Harvard Style Referencing University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Compustat Annual and quarterly income statements, balance sheets, statements and supplemental data on North American public companies Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
CRSP (Registration required) Dataset comprising security price, return and volume data for the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ stock markets Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
The Economist (magazine) The Economist Online offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology Ejournals Access via ABI/Inform. For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
The Economist (online articles) The Economist Online offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology Ejournals Access via ABI/Inform. For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Economist Historical Archive Delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 to 2006 Ejournals For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Data Includes a full suite of up to 320 key economic indicators for a country Market For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Industry Reports Includes five-year forecasts and latest developments across 4 key industries – Energy, Healthcare, Financial Services and Telecommunications – in 60 major economies Industry If you are not automatically prompted for your Raven ID, select Client Log In. Once in EMIS, select the INDUSTRIES option at the top of the screen
Eikon International company and economic data and news, recent and historic. Deals and private equity. Import/export from Excel Company CJBS students can find details of how to access this database in their VLE (learn.jbs)
EMIS University News, industry, company, market data and reports for emerging and established markets Emerging markets If you are not automatically prompted for your Raven ID, select Client Log In
[email protected] Discover databases, journals, full text services and other resources held by the University of Cambridge University Free access – no password required
EVENTUS Performs event studies using data read from the CRSP stock databases or pre-extracted from other sources Financial Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
Factiva Global database of the world’s most important and popular newspapers and trade journals News University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
FAME UK and Ireland database covering 7 million companies. Can be used to create mailing lists Company For off-campus access, type in ‘University of Cambridge’ and University members will prompted for their Raven ID
Financial Times (FT.com) The latest UK and international business, finance, economic and political news News University of Cambridge members can sign in using their University email address and Raven, for access through a browser, tablet or smartphone
FT.com Special Reports In-depth analysis on a wide-range of sectors and countries around the world News University of Cambridge members can sign in using their University email address and Raven, for access through a browser, tablet or smartphone
FitchConnect Credit ratings and analysis for financial markets, banking news coverage and country and industry reports Industry For off-campus, click “Single Sign-on”. In the selection bar provided, type cam and click “Single Sign-on” again. You will then be prompted for your Raven ID
Fitch Solutions Reports Reports on a wide range of industries from countries around the world Industry University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Harvard Business Review Access to articles from the printed edition of the Harvard Business Review. Access digital-only articles Ejournals For off-campus access, if you are not automatically prompted for your Raven ID, choose ‘Shibboleth Login’ – watch a video showing you how
Henry Stewart Talks Audio-visual talks on marketing and management from Henry Stewart Talks Video For off-campus access, choose ‘Login via institution (Shibboleth)’
IBIS World Industry and market reports database covering UK, US, China and Australia. Reports can be downloaded as PDFs Industry University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Investext Broker reports and financial data. Company University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
ISS Research and data covering corporate governance, proxy voting and corporate responsibility Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
J.P. Morgan Research Features thousands of analyst reports covering over 3,000 global companies and all industries. Coverage is 2011 to current with a one week embargo. Financial For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
JSTOR Great for older academic articles, 4-5 years old or older Ejournals University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Library Catalogue (iDiscover) Catalogue of the holdings of the libraries at the University of Cambridge. Search across print and digital collections, including newspapers and databases Books Free access – no password required
MarketLine Profiles up-to-date information on major companies, industries and geographies Market For off-campus access, if you are not automatically prompted for your Raven ID, select ‘Sign in via Shibboleth’ and choose ‘University of Cambridge’
Markit CDS CDS composite and contributor level data on approximately 2,800 individual entities Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
Mergent Archives An archive of over 180K corporate and industry related documents spanning over 100 countries Industry University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Mergent FISD US bond data including issue details on over 140,000 corporate, corporate MTN, supranational, US Agency, and US Treasury debt securities Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
Mergent Intellect Private company data Company University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Mergent Online Database of US company financials, government filings and executives Company University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Mintel Academic UK consumer & market and European retail reports database; reports provide market size data, current issues, forecasts and key industry players Market For off-campus access, choose ‘Federated log in’, type in ‘University of Cambridge’ and University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Mintel Market Sizes Industry and country data containing market size, market share and forecast data for thousands of consumer goods categories worldwide Market For off-campus access, choose ‘Federated log in’, type in ‘University of Cambridge’ and University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
MSCI ESG Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) Environmental Social Governance (ESG) timeseries company ratings data from 2007-2020 Company Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
MSCI GMI Ratings Annual corporate governance data Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
The New York Times The latest US and international news, comment and analysis by one of the leading US daily newspapers News CJBS students can contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access through your browser, tablet or smartphone
OECD iLibrary Publications from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, featuring country and industry statistics and socio-economic data and reports. Market For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Option Metrics: Ivy DB US & Europe Historical option price, underlying security information, implied volatility, and sensitivity information Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
Option Metrics: Ivy DB Global & Canada Historical option price, underlying security information, implied volatility, and sensitivity information Company Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
Orbis Company profiles, competitor analysis, financial data, industry data, news, people. Can be used to create mailing lists Company For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Passport (Euromonitor International) Excellent starting place for research: Country data, industry data, market research Market University members will be prompted for their Raven ID. First time users will also be prompted to complete a registration form.
Pioneers Post Social enterprise magazine with an entrepreneurial focus News Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access
PubMed Over 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and e-books Medical For off-campus access, use the link provided on our databases page for seamless access
Sage Research Methods Guides for every stage of the research process Research University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
ScienceDirect Multi-disciplinary collection of electronic journals including business, management and economics titles. Also some ebooks Ejournals University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Scopus The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Ejournals University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Statista Statistical data based on market and opinion research Market For off-campus access, University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
UK Data Service Access to over 5,000 digital datasets, on a range of economic and social data, quantitative and qualitative Economic For off-campus access, select ‘Login’ then ‘Login to UK Data Service’. Search for ‘University of Cambridge’ and University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
Web of Science Huge database of articles in science, tech, social sciences and humanities. Includes citation analysis tools Ejournals University members will be prompted for their Raven ID
WRDS The Wharton School’s gateway to financial datasets. Postgrads have a class password. PhDs and faculty have an individual password Company Current faculty and PhD students can register for individual accounts. Shared ‘class’ accounts are available for Masters students. Contact the Information and Library Services team for help with access