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Parrish Library Database of the Week: Passport, Produced by Euromonitor International

September 11th, 2015

Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is Passport, which is produced by Euromonitor International.

Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for those in a business program of study. Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password.

Focus:  Passport provides international market intelligence reports.

Search: Passport simple search box is in the top right corner, so you can sample what they offer with a keyword search.  A search for beer, for example, generates the usual statistics on facets such as brand shares and country reports, but also links to other statistics such as employment. If you search in the Industries or Economies tabs, you can drill down to more specific categories or companies.  The Help tab has a basic guide.

In addition to our regular subscription modules, Industries and Companies, we have a trial for Industrials (under Economies) for a few weeks.  Let us know what you think of it.

Why you should know this database: Passport is one of our most powerful databases, with  domestic and international statistics on consumer goods and services, details on companies and industries, and comprehensive economic information on countries.

What about students?  Students can easily navigate Passport’s interface to find country consumer data for comparing markets.

Cost: For information about the Libraries’ subscription, contact Mary Dugan.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.  Also let us know if you know of a colleague who would benefit from this weekly feature.

Since usage statistics are an important barometer when databases are up for renewal, tell us your favorite database, and we will gladly promote it.   Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu or mdugan@purdue.edu.