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Crocker Business Library News

New Database: OptionMetrics. Available through the WRDS platform, this dataset is a comprehensive source of historical price and implied volatility data for the US equity and index options markets.

Additional Content: Mintel. We have added detailed market research content in the areas of Foodservice, Household and Technology.

Expanded Access: Factiva. We now have increased access to Factiva and there should be no more lock-outs due to too many users.

Coming soon: Big news about Bloomberg

New Database: Business Insights: Essentials. Research and analyze companies and industries around the world with extensive reference content from Gale's core business collection, easy-to-use company fundamentals and investment research reports, SWOT reports, industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories, and more. This is the successor to Gale's Business & Company Resource Center.

New Database: PrivCo. Business and financial data on private companies including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies. Available on one computer terminal in the Crocker Business Library, please ask at the Library front desk for details.

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