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Must-know Databases for Company Research

Learning Events

08 Nov 2023, 3:30-4:30 pm

Online via Zoom

Must-know Databases for Company Research

Besides checking the company website and using Google to find information of a company, where else can you go look?

This workshop introduces three Library-subscribed databases i.e. Factiva, Business Source Complete, and Statista that provide access to company profiles, news, and financial data.

Facilitator: Ms. Maggie Wong (Information Services Librarian)

CCL Status: Participants will receive a half credit for attending this Event

Note: In order to claim CCL credit, you must be online for at least 80% of the session (as recorded in the Zoom attendance report). Additionally, you must respond to a poll question that will be asked at a random point during the session, and you must submit the Learning Event Evaluation online form within the same day as the workshop.


Before joining the online session, it is important that to setup an HKBU Zoom account.

You should do this even if you have used Zoom before with a different account. For logistical and security reasons, you will NOT be able to join the session with a non-HKBU Zoom account.

To setup your HKBU Zoom account, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to https://hkbu.zoom.us and click the “Sign in” button:
  2. Sign in with your HKBU SSOid, and your HKBU Zoom account will be created.