Please help the library evaluate the Mint Global Database!
Until April 30th, the library has access to the specialized financial database Mint Global. Try it out! Let us know!
Access to this source is both available on campus and remotely through the library's proxy server.
The database does require you to enable pop-ups in your internet browser.
All feedback is most welcome. We are especially interested in any comments on how this database compares to
Mergent Online, a similar product which is up for renewal at the end of this month. Both databases are comparable in price; we would like to subscribe to the financial database of most use to students and faculty. Mint Global can be found on the library's
trial databases page, while Mergent Online is easily found on the library's
Business & Economics database page.
Brief Description of Mint Global:
Containing information from over 50,000 public companies, 45 million private companies and 25,000 banks in 225 countries, this global product contains detailed financial data, original filings, ownership and subsidiary information, and Datamonitor industry profiles. The Mint Global interface is one of two interfaces offered with a single subscription to Bureau van Dijk's Academic Business Package. Geared towards ease-of-use, Mint Global allows for filtering by industry, geography and upwards of 100 criteria. Arranged in 4 modules: 1) companies, 2) news, 3) original documents and 4) market research, a good starting point for most searches is the module for Companies. (Be sure to click on other search criteria for more advanced searching).
Although not part of the trial, Orbis is the more sophisticated of the two interfaces and is typically used by researchers who require additional granularity. The data that sits behind the Mint Global and Orbis interface is the same and all can be accessed via WRDS. If you are a faculty researcher and during this period would like to trial either the Orbis interface or data through WRDS, please contact Annile Alexander at BVDEP. His contact information is annile.alexander@bddep.com (T:415-773-1865; F:415-773-1269).
For any questions about this trial, please contact the business & economics library liaison, Karen Gilles (kgilles@seattleu.edu).