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Databases

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Research Databases

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DATABASE DISTRIBUTOR, Last updated year. Name of database. [online]. Place of publication: Publisher. Available from: URL [Accessed date].

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(Elsevier 2014)

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ELSEVIER, 2014. Compendex. [online]. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. Available from: http://www.engineeringvillage.com/search/quick.url [Accessed 22 May 2014].

Accounting and Financial Databases

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BUREAU VAN DIJK, Last updated year. FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy). [online]. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Bureau Van Dijk. Available from: URL [Accessed date].

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BUREAU VAN DIJK, 2015. FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy). [online]. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Bureau Van Dijk. Available from: the database long URL here [Accessed 5 March 2015].

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BUREAU VAN DIJK, Last updated year. Osiris. [online]. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Bureau Van Dijk. Available from: URL [Accessed date].

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BUREAU VAN DIJK, 2015. Osiris. [online]. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Bureau Van Dijk. Available from: the database long URL here [Accessed 5 June 2015].

Market Research Databases

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AUTHOR'S SURNAME, First Initial(s)., Publication year. Title (Month, if included). Edition (if not first). Place of publication: Publisher.

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(Scanlan 2016)

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SCANLAN, T., 2016. IBISWorld industry report P85.100: pre-primary education in the UK (May). London: IBISWorld.

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IBISWORLD, Publication year. Title (Month, if included). London: IBISWorld.

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IBISWORLD, 2015. Business environment profile: alcohol consumption per capita (December). London: IBISWorld.

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MINTEL, Publication year. Title. Edition (if not first). London: Mintel Group Ltd.

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(Mintel 2013)

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MINTEL, 2013. Sandwiches and lunchtime foods. London: Mintel Group Ltd.