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Library Launchpad (staff induction)

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Wed 5 Nov 2025, 15:30–16:30
Seminar Room 10 → Sainsbury Library
Presentation + library tour and Q&A

A termly library induction session for staff members to discover what the Sainsbury Library and the Bodleian Libraries offer, how to find and access resources, and how we can support you and your students.

The session will enable participants to Search and access various types of materials and resources offered through the Sainsbury Library and the Bodleian Libraries network for work, professional development and leisure.

  • Understand support we offer to students and staff members and how you can make most of our collections, resources and services.
  • Hear how we collaborate with departments – and tell us what further support you and your students need.
  • Format: Presentation, library tour, Q&A
  • Drop-in: Attend the presentation (at 15:30, Seminar room 10, PES), the tour (at 16:15, the Sainsbury library), or both. No booking needed, just turn up.
  • Who: All staff welcome
  • Contact: library@sbs.ox.ac.uk

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Training needs survey

We value your feedback to enhance your experience with the Sainsbury Library. To better understand your confidence in information skills, your use of library resources, and your preferences for training formats and timing, we invite you to take part in a short survey.
The survey will take just 3–5 minutes to complete and will help us tailor our support services to your needs.

:date: Access the Survey online.

Thank you for being an active part of the Sainsbury Library community! Don’t forget to explore the training sessions and workshops we currently offer on our LibGuide page. Your input makes a difference!

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Library 1:1 Sessions

Feeling overwhelmed by the task of navigating SOLO to find books and journal articles, or exploring multiple business and management related databases and eresources?

You now have the option to book a personalised consultation session with one of our experienced librarians at the Sainsbury Library, either online or in person. This tailored session will provide you with the guidance and support your need to streamline your search and make the most out of the available resources. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

  • Session: Selecting business databases for your research:
    Contact: Hal Kirkwood, Bodleian Business Librarian: hal.kirkwood@sbs.ox.ac.uk
  • Session: Help with using and searching the business databases:
    Contact: Heidi Smithson, Senior Information Librarian: heidi.smithson@sbs.ox.ac.uk
  • Session: How to make the most of resources and services at the Bodleian Libraries via SOLO:
    Contact: Cui Cui, Circulation and Customer Services Librarian: cui.cui@sbs.ox.ac.uk

Webinar: What does it mean to be a responsible company?

The Library Team is excited to offer you an exclusive opportunity to join Glenn Hall , Global chief director of Dow Jones Newswires and Borja Monforte, Leading Dow Jones’ ESG research team for an interactive discussion on corporate responsibility and the new environment during and after the global Covid-19 pandemic.

The seminar will take place on Wednesday 16th June.

Book your place: https://webinars.on24.com/…

The online event is free to attend.

Organised in partnership with our library provider ProQuest, this session will be particularly valuable to students currently enrolled in our business and management courses.

This is a great opportunity to hear from a world-leading experts on social and governance issues, global company responsibility, finance, capital markets, investments and investments.

Bloomberg Webinars for Students – October 2020

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

Upcoming Webinars For Students

Equity Screening and Back testing
27/10/20 Tuesday 12:00 PM GMT
FX Options
27/10/20 Tuesday 1:00 PM GMT
Commodity Derivatives
28/10/20 Wednesday 12:00 PM GMT
FI Derivatives
28/10/20 Wednesday 1:00 PM GMT
BQL
29/10/20 Thursday 11:00 AM GMT
PORT – Portfolio Risk and Optimization
29/10/20 Thursday 12:00 PM GMT
Islamic finance
29/10/20 Thursday 1:00 PM GMT

Bloomberg Resources for September 2020

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.”

Online Learning with O’Reilly

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.

Eikon Training Day – Monday 11th February

EikonEikon is a financial database which provides “access an incredible depth and breadth of financial analysis data to make smarter decisions”. We offer Eikon to all SBS members and have invited a representative from Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters) to come and run a training day.

All SBS members who currently use, or would like to use, financial databases are invited to come along and learn how Eikon can help with your research.

A representative from Refinitiv will be available to demonstrate Eikon’s features. Feel free to bring your own questions.

Where:
The Andrew Cormack Room, Park End Street. Ask at the library information desk for more information.

When:
Monday 11th February
12 – 1pm: Intro to Eikon (basics for new users including MBA, MFE, MLF, DPhil, faculty)
1:30 – 2:30pm: Training for library staff.
2:30pm onwards: Drop-in sessions for faculty and researchers. Please email with availability to book a time.

Email Rebecca.hutchins@sbs.ox.ac.uk for more information.