New Information Centre plasma screens
You may have already noticed our new plasma screens at the entrance to the Information Centre and another inside at the main desk? We plan to use them to better promote the rich and varied resources that we offer such … Continued
Accessing business ratio reports on Key Note
Business Ratio reports allow you to compare and analyse the financial performance of the leading companies within a specific UK industry. To access these reports:
Browsing publications on ABI Inform Complete
ABI Inform Complete from Proquest provides e-journals in business and management plus industry, country, company and market research reports. Follow these steps to find a particular publication on this database. This information is also available as a video tutorial.
Faster, smarter, better
You may have noticed that we have new terminals in the Information Centre and a new menu from which to access our blog, search the catalogue and go into Datastream Advance. These changes should mean that the terminals are much … Continued
Welcome to Ange and Meg
We’re delighted that two new staff members joined the Information & Library team on 4 January: Both are what I would call ‘modern librarians’ in that they are very technically capable and customer-focused. I’m sure you’ll join me in making … Continued
New PCs on the mezzanine
We have acted on feedback received from student reps at the last operations user group and I’m pleased to say that IT have now installed PCs on the far end of the Mezzanine floor. These PCs are set-up exactly as … Continued
Kirsty’s baby
I’m delighted to announce that Kirsty Taylor (Deputy I&LS Manager) had her baby 2 days ago. She has been named Isobel and she weighed in at 7lbs and 9ozs. Kirsty says: “We’re all fine, but just had our first sleepless … Continued
Creating charts on Datastream
The Scenario Testing function on Datastream, allows you to create customisable charts using data such as that from equities, indices and country economics. To create a chart on Datastream:
Goodbye Kirsty
It was with some sadness (and trepidation) that we said goodbye to Kirsty yesterday as she began her maternity leave. She plans to return to the School in November 2011, conveniently after most of the Michaelmas teaching sessions are over! … Continued
Generating company peer reports on FAME
FAME allows you to compare a company’s financial performance against a set of other companies. To generate a company peer report: This information is also available as a video tutorial.