Category Archives: Software

Get Software

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Did you know that as an Oxford University member you can obtain a variety of software products? We have put together the guide below to direct you to all the software available at Oxford!

Software for University of Oxford members

The University of Oxford provides a wide variety of software for staff and students including SPSS, STATA, ArcGIS, NVivo, Windows, EndNote, MATLAB and Overleaf.

Library iMacs

The iMacs in the library have Orchard Software Centre installed, which is similar to the App Store. You can use the Orchard Software Centre app to install apps from the Orchard software list (some apps may require a licence).

Bloomberg Resources for September 2020

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This month Bloomberg are adding more courses and webinars to their range of resources. Click on the title links below to register for any of the webinars.

New BMC Courses

“We are excited to release two new BMC courses, Commodities and Equity Options. In an effort to offer greater support for students trying to access terminal remotely, we‘ve set an official release date of September 15th. All current and future Bloomberg for Education users will automatically get access to the new courses.”

Upcoming Webinars

Terminal access for academic institutions during COVID-19

Thursday, September 10, 2020
15:00-16:00 a.m. BST

“Bloomberg’s Disaster Recovery (DR) service is designed to provide temporary remote access to Bloomberg Terminal subscriptions, as part of an academic institution’s overall business continuity plan. This fall, we are enhancing our offering to schools during the pandemic. Please join Bloomberg for Education to learn how you can quickly and practically get access to Bloomberg Terminals, no matter where your students and faculty are located.”

Dive into two new BMC modules with their creators

Thursday, September 17, 2020
15:00-16:00 a.m. BST

“On September 15, Bloomberg for Education is launching two new BMC modules: Stock Options and Commodities. Join us for a behind-the-scenes view of the courses and an interview with their creators. Explore how these courses were designed to bring the markets to life for your students via story-based games.”

Bodleian HathiTrust Membership

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The Bodleian Libraries recently became a member of the HathiTrust, a major digital repository. In doing so the Bodleian is the first library in UK to join and only the second in Europe. This news offers many advantages for readers:

  • Emergency access to 1.5 million in-copyright items which are temporarily inaccessible in physical libraries.
    • You can access these resources directly via the HathiTrust website using your SSO.
    • Links are also being added to existing records in SOLO where a digital copy is available via HathiTrust. Look for the Full Text via HathiTrust Digital Library button.
  • Access to the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) including its “suite of tools and services for text data mining including web-based algorithms”.

Statista Trial

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We have just added Statista to our Current Database Trials list. This database provides insights and facts across 600 industries and 50+ countries.
You MUST access Statista from a University of Oxford IP address or through the Oxford VPN. Features include:

  • Consumer Market Outlook tool.
  • Extensive reports covering markets and segments.
  • Market forecasts for up to 5 years.
  • Easily exportable tables, charts and infographics in PNG, Excel and PDF format.

 

Access online journals with BrowZine

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The Bodleian Libraries have recently announced the addition of BrowZine to their reader resources. BrowZine provides seamless access to online journals directly from SOLO, from the BrowZine website, and also via a Chrome browser extension.

Bloomberg Resources

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Whilst business schools remain closed and Bloomberg Terminals cannot be used on campus, Bloomberg are providing alternative routes for accessing business news and information.

Bloomberg Anywhere

The Sainsbury Library is currently offering limited access to Bloomberg Anywhere. Bloomberg Anywhere provides access to the terminal interface remotely. See our LibGuide for details of how to request access.

Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC)

Bloomberg Market Concepts is also now available, but without requiring a request for access. This e-learning course for the Bloomberg Terminal is available online through the Bloomberg for Education website.

Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg Media recently removed the paywall on coronavirus news articles that are particularly helpful at the moment, and will continue to provide free access to critical updates on the pandemic. Bloomberg is now also providing all university students with free access to Bloomberg.com until the end of July 2020. Starting today, students can register directly by signing up using their university email address.

Professor Webinars 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Stock Market
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Date: Thursday May 7
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00pm BST
Learn how to work with Bloomberg tools to analyze the effect COVID-10 has had on the equities market.

Market Fear, Equity Volatility and COVID-19
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Date :Thursday, May 14th
Time : 2pm – 3pm BST
In this session, we will use the equity derivative markets to explore a gauge of market fear, how this changed during the Covid-19 pandemic and what future signals to look for. For this, we will cover the following topics:

Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Introduction | Professors
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Date : Friday 15th May
Time : 2pm – 3pm BST

Past Webinar Replays

Bloomberg Webinars for Students 2020

Equity Screening and Back testing
28/04/20 Tuesday 12:00 PM BST
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FX Options
28/04/20 Tuesday 1:00 PM BST
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Commodity Derivatives
29/04/20 Wednesday 12:00 PM BST
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FI Derivatives
29/04/20 Wednesday 1:00 PM BST
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PORT -Portfolio Risk and Optimization
30/04/20 Thursday 12:00 PM BST
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BQL
30/04/20 Thursday 11:00 AM BST
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Islamic finance
30/04/20 Thursday 1:00 PM BST
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Resources

Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning

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Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning. You can access this huge library of online, video based, courses, via Molly, the IT Learning Centre’s collection of online learning resources. Courses include a wide range of software and IT related topics (as well as soft skills and business skills) for beginners through to experts.

Online Learning with O’Reilly

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Free access to expert-created and curated information covering all the areas that will shape our future – including artificial intelligence, operations, data, UX design, finance, leadership, and more.

The O’Reilly online learning platform (formerly known as Safari Books Online) includes an on-demand digital library providing books, videos, interactive tutorials, and live online classes, including titles from O’Reilly, Packt, No Starch Press, Wiley, Princeton University Press, and others.

This resource requires you to log in with your Oxford SSO again at the O’Reilly homepage.