About Bloomberg
About Bloomberg
Bloomberg Access:
Bloomberg is an online database available only on a dedicated Bloomberg workstation, current and historical financial quotes, commodity market and economic statistics, business newswires, and descriptive information, research and statistics on over 52,000 companies worldwide. In the Foster Business Library, the Bloomberg workstation is located in the Electronic Reference Area; it may be identified by the white card on top of the monitor. Use of this workstation is limited to current University of Washington students, faculty and staff.
About Bloomberg:
For an article that explains Bloomberg, in six Adobe Acrobat PDF pages, see The Bloomberg Financial Markets Information Databases: A Simple Introduction to a Complex Financial System, Reference Services Review, Summer 1997, volume 25, issue number two, pages 73-78. Access to the full text of this article is restricted to current University of Washington students, faculty, and staff.
Bloomberg Guides:
On the Bloomberg terminal, find their Online Interactive Manuals for an excellent hands-on introduction to all the functions on the terminal. Advanced training is also provided by Bloomberg on the Bloomberg terminal. Students interested in completing the Bloomberg Certification Program can find more information by typing BU <GO> in Bloomberg.
See also the Foster Business Library's Bloomberg Cheatsheet as well as the Foster Business Library's frequently-asked questions about Business Databases, including over two dozen questions and answers about Bloomberg.
Other libraries' Bloomberg guides:
