Services to Alumni -- Factiva
Currently, all Goizueta alumni have free remote access to Factiva, a premier business database.
Remote access for Alumni
To obtain Factiva log-in information, check the Alumni Library Information conference in First Class. You may also contact the Goizueta Alumni Relations Office at 404/727-6938 or at alumni@bus.emory.edu.
What is Factiva?
- Read the latest news from top business sources like The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Fortune“at-a-glance” with the News Pages.
- Find U.S. and non-U.S. public company information using Company Quick Search
- Search for articles from 9000 national and international newspapers and magazines such as The Financial Times and The Economist.
Power Search Tools
Company Charting
Tutorials
Read the WSJ Online
Read The Wall Street Journal online with Factiva.
One you log in:
- Click the "news pages" tab on the green bar
- Scan the front page headlines from today's Wall Street Journal
- Click the headline to view the full text of any article
- Select the pull down menu to view stories from other sections
You'll also see top headlines from the New York Times, Barron's, Fortune and others. The "at-a-glance" headlines are available for the most recent two weeks for newspapers and the most recent three issues for magazines.
Power Search Tools
Make the most effective use of your time when searching for articles in your free alumni Factiva account. Here are three tips to find the perfect article!
- * Look for plurals. Place an asterisk at the end of your keywords to search articles that include your keyword as a plural or a different tense.
compet* retrieves competitor(s), competition, competing…- or Use synonyms. Expand your search by adding several synonyms with “or.” This looks for any of the words you type; not all need to be in the article.
(compet* or rival* or challenge*)- hlp= Check the Headline. Looks for words in the article title and/or first 13 paragraphs of the article. This increases the probability that the article will focus on the topic you’re searching for.
hlp=(iPodl) and hlp=(rival* or compet* or challeng*)
Company Charting
Reviewing how your favorite companies performed over the last year?
- Log into Factiva
- Select the Companies/Markets tab from the green bar at the top of the page
- Select Charting from the menu under the green Factiva bar
- Type the ticker symbol in the box on the left
Factiva will graph the company's price and volume. You may select a date range from one month to five years, as well as other criteria.
Tutorials
Want to save time using Factiva? Factiva tutorials provide time-saving suggestions to find the articles and company profiles you want. These tutorials are developed for our in-house Factiva training workshops. You get all the benefits of what is taught and covered right from your desktop! They contain suggestions on how to:
- formulate smart search strategies
- sort the most relevant results
- find related articles
Have questions on other ways to search Factiva? E-mail the business librarians at ask_alumni_librarian@bus.emory.edu.
