List of databases for finding economy, industry, markets and consumer information (reports, analysis and data). Description of database coverage, access information and help guides/videos is provided.

A guide on where to search for the types of information you may use in your research, including: ~finding research handbooks, textbooks and monographs ~search engines and databases for finding journal literature in business research, including academic and practitioner articles ~finding high quality journal literature and links to citing papers and related literature (Scopus and Social Sciences Citation Index) ~Business databases for finding journal literature ~databases for business news and analysis ~databases for company information ~databases for economic and demographic data ~databases for market, industry and market research data ~databases for video, business cases and research methods ~specialist databases subscribed by the Business School ~finding grey literature (working papers) ~advanced searching on Google ~Google Scholar settings

A collection of guides to support your business dissertation research, including how to get started, effective search techniques, selecting the best databases and search tools for the types of information you need, finding secondary data, and evaluating information sources for relevance and quality.

A guide to key sources of information on expanding a business. This includes open access information and data including: ~key Scottish Government business tools and guides on doing market research, getting funding, business incubators and accelerators ~how to understand your business with a SWOT analysis and preparing to grow and expand in to new markets ~guide to interpreting markets, market trends and competitor intelligence ~Business Gateway market Reports ~economic statistics, business survey data, UK trade data, European economic and trade data, global trade data And specialist business information, including: ~global business environments, including statistics, country reports, expert analysis and rank data ~industry overviews and forecasts ~consumer analysis and data ~company information, including structures and financials and peer comparisons ~cities - statistics and profiles ~influencers in specific markets ~business case studies

A guide for Social Science students on how to find and use secondary data. Information includes: ~Sources on doing secondary data analysis – case studies, videos and practice datasets ~Ethical considerations when using secondary data ~Guides on getting started using data from the UK Data Service ~Major national and international databanks and key open-source data ~Specialist collections of data (subscriptions available from the University of Glasgow) including data on countries, demographics, companies (including financials), consumers, markets and industries. ~Sources of data from published literature