Factiva

Restrictions: This resource is NOT available for library visitors who are not Laurier staff, students, faculty or other formally affiliated researchers.

This is a global news and business information service incorporating the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing services. It also includes many full text articles from magazines and scholarly journals in all subject areas.

Laurier Library has provided access to this resource through a deal with ProQuest for many years. There was a major interface upgrade in September 2024.

Factiva and its contents are discoverable in Omni.

Types:

Indexes and Abstracts, News resources

Summary:

A full-text resource with news, business information and journal articles drawn from almost 9000 worldwide sources, including Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the KW Record.

Subjects Covered:

Interdisciplinary, Business, Business Technology Management, Canadian Studies, Communication Studies, Digital Media and Journalism, Economics, Leadership, Legal Information

Authorized Users:

Laurier staff students and faculty

Types (Business):

Company information, Country information, Financials, Industry information, Market research, News articles, PEST/PESTLE analysis, Ratios

Access:

Online

Coverage:

1969 to present

Concurrent User Limit:

5