Library resources and services for Business School Alumni

Business School alumni can continue access a range of business databases by taking out associate membership of the Library. See Associate Membership - Schedule of Fees .

Link to application form for associate membership, note there is a discount for alumni

Intending PhD students: Those who are preparing or have submitted a thesis proposal are given membership of the University Library free of charge for a limited period of time .

Note: Many public libraries now have business databases such as ABI and Business Source Premier available to their patrons

We encourage an on going relationship with our business alumni. Please contact Julie Sibthorpe, the Business & Economics Library Team Manager for further information on library services or research assistance for Business alumni.

Many of the resources on the Business & Economics: Subject Guides page are freely available on the Internet. These include information links for specific business topics, topic guides, industry and company guides, as well as tutorials and guides on finding business information. See below for examples of freely available content

Research and information guides	Content
New Zealand industry and product information Excellent 8 step guide to finding resources.	Recent industry news and articles; industry reports, profiles & overviews;company information; industry association & organisation websites; additional industry overviews and global scenarios using an internet search engine; the ANZSIC code and industry description; trade and market share statistics; patents, stardards and trademarks; doing business in New Zealand.
New Zealand company information Company information can be sourced from a variety of places so it may be necessary to look in a number of resources.	Profiles; directories; annual reports; financials; rankings; journal articles; case studies; broker reports; TNCs & investment; case law; M & As; ownership; wealth creation; historical information; consumer information & market share. Use the Flow Chart for finding information on a selected company.
International company information As for NZ company information, this can be sourced from a variety of places so it may be necessary to look in a number of resources.	Overviews; directories; journal articles; rankings; annual reports; financials; investment reports; IPOs; M & As; joint ventures & strategic alliances; privatisation; stock exchanges & data; ownership; working papers.
NZSTATS: New Zealand Statistics Sources Browse a collection of NZ sources to find statistical information on the Internet, in databases and in print form in the University of Auckland Library.	Finding statistics about New Zealand Statistics New Zealand website has a number of free tables; see the Table Builder for creating a table using demographic data. Brief guide to statistical data outlines some of the problems locating data plus information about the print Statistics Collection.
International statistical sources Internet sites for building and downloading tables of data, locating international data on specific topics and archives.	OFFSTATS. Official statistics on the Web compiled by country, region or topic. ...more sites including additional economic, financial, political and social data and data archive sites.
Entrepreneurship: information resources Prepared for the Vision to Business seminar series.	Links to Subject Guides area. Spark: the University of Auckland entrepreneurial challenge. Vision to Business seminar series.
Current state of the New Zealand economy	Views of the Treasury & banks; views of Government departments and agencies; views and business opinions of organisations and economists
Foreign direct investment	Books & journal articles; investment policy; other FDI information sources; statistics - NZ and other; time series by sector; time series - bilateral flow.
Country information	Country profiles; statistics; ratings & rankings; trade.
Energy: information resources	Journal articles & industry reports; working papers; industrial enquiries; energy companies & organisations; statistics; NZ Government department reports
Open access business sources	Links to websites and other directories of open access resources
Seafood industry study	Fisheries economics; Maori resources; seafood supply chains; NZ and international seafood companies & organisations; NZ full-text reports

BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI

Business & Economics Information Services (BEIS)