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CRSP: Center for Research in Security Prices Survivor Bias Free US Mutual Database
February 28, 2019
Samantha
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CRSP: Center for Research in Security Prices Survivor Bias Free US Mutual Database

Posted in Cass Business School, Online Resources, and Research

Do you want a large amount of historical time series data covering security prices, returns and volume data for stock exchanges in the US like the NYSE, AMEX, ARCA and NASDAQ? CRSP is the dataset for you. It is usually pronounced ‘crisp’ and is hosted on WRDS (pronounced like ‘words’), along with research datasets like Compustat, Audit Analytics, IBES and more. Use the ‘Register’ button and your City email address to create an account.  WRDS is a serious research tool for data and gives you access to a range of powerful analytics tools. Additional files in CRSP provide stock indices, beta- and…

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Changes to Literature Online
February 19, 2019
Alexandra
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Changes to Literature Online

Posted in Online Resources, Research, and School of Arts and Social Sciences

Literature Online (LION) has moved to the Proquest platform and is now cross-searchable with ProQuest journals, newspapers, and other relevant content.  The new Literature Online site will be available in parallel with the legacy Literature Online site until August 1, 2019. The new site will be accessible via A-Z Database List and Subject Guides but records in CityLibrary Search will continue to link to the legacy platform until July 2019. Our other Proquest collections include The Guardian and Observer Archive, The New York Times Archive, Vogue (US) Archive, British Periodicals I and II, Music Periodicals Database and The Annual Register…

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Take a closer look at e-books
January 31, 2019
Chris
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Take a closer look at e-books

Posted in Accessibility, Online Resources, Recommended by our library staff, and Research

You’ve probably noticed that many of the items on your reading lists come as e-books. E-books are great in several ways: They’re available 24/7 They can be accessed on and off campus They’re often great for readers using assistive software You won’t ever have to worry about forgetting to renew them on time You can search within the text of an e-book to find the thing you want really quickly. You’ve probably also noticed that different e-books look and function differently. That’s because we purchase titles from different publishers and providers and so the rules about access and use can…

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CityLibrary makes History
November 26, 2018
Chris
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CityLibrary makes History

Posted in Archives, Research, and Today in history

On Tuesday, November 27th, CityLibrary will take part in History Day for the first time. History Day is an annual event at Senate House bringing together libraries, archives and associated organisations to create a programme of drop-in talks and a fair designed to inspire and support researchers. CityLibrary staff will have a stall in the main History Fair displaying items from the City, University of London Archive and Special Collections. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Women in History’ and so our display will focus on the significant impact and achievement of women at City, as well as showcasing some…

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November 7, 2018
Alexandra
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Resource of the month: British Library Newspapers

Posted in Online Resources, Research, Resource of the month, and School of Arts and Social Sciences

The British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. The collection includes national and regional newspapers with special attention paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present in the collection. Newspaper images can be magnified for easier reading or reduced for on screen navigation. You can save and print article images, create persistent links and email them to others. What can I search for? News…

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