Creating your account on Bloomberg
Bloomberg users require individual accounts set up. You may be asked to create your account before attending a Bloomberg Taster session - or you may simply want to get started yourself. You will find our ...
Bloomberg basics
Accessible in Kings Norton Library from 11 dedicated terminals, Bloomberg provides access to the real world of finance through the same platform as used by the world’s leading banks, corporations and government agencies. Bloomberg provides ...
How to install the Bloomberg Excel Add-In
The Bloomberg Excel Add-In allows you to download Bloomberg data straight into your Excel spreadsheets so that you can customise them to your liking. Before you install the Add-In, make sure you have shut down ...
Collecting your book reservations has changed!
We now have lockers on the ground floor of Kings Norton Library so you can pick up your reservations 24/7. They were previously in use at the School of Management Library and replace our "green ...
Using what you read in what you write – Summarising, paraphrasing and quoting other authors
University life involves a serious amount of reading and writing. We study the work of other people to inform ourselves about a topic. When we then re-use that knowledge to create our own work, we ...
A beginner’s guide to sourcing a company beta
Beta is the measurement of a company’s common stock price volatility relative to the market. If you’re trying to find a current beta for a company there are a number of places to look. These ...
Country stability and risk in BMI Research
If you need to know about country stability and risk, you ought to be looking at BMI Research. Country Risk report in BMI Research BMI covers country stability and risk in its ...
Finding industry profiles in Library resources
When researching an industry; its size, value and performance; competitors, brands and trends in the market etc., we recommend having a look at the following services. These can all be accessed via the Library's Industries ...
Finding a company’s market value
If you had to find a company's market value, would you know where to look? Now, before you ask, we're talking listed companies only here, so solely those which have shares actively traded on a stock ...
A quick guide to finding company financials
Financial sources can be extremely useful to any company research, giving anything from straight figures to an insight into company structure, ownership and strategy. Try the following resources: Fame Use for financial data and ownership ...