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Vendor Database Tutorials

More tutorials are usually available through the database vendor. To see if there are any available, please see the guide for that database.

 

Bloomberg Tutorials

  • Logging into Bloomberg  
      
    Learn how to log into Bloomberg. Length: < 1 minute
  • Create Your Bloomberg Login  
      
    Learn how to create your own login for Bloomberg. Length: < 1 minute
  • Help Functions  
      
    Learn how to use the Help functions in Bloomberg. Length: < 2 minutes
  • Messaging Between Users/Help Desk  
      
    Learn how to use the messaging functions in Bloomberg to talk to other users or the Help Desk. Length: < 2 minutes
  • Finding Company Information  
      
    Learn how find company information in Bloomberg. Length: 1 minute
  • History Wizard  
      
    Learn how use the Bloomberg History Wizard via Excel to find historical equity information. Length: < 2 minutes
  • Finding Index Information  
      
    Learn how to find index information in Bloomberg. Length: < 2 minutes
  • Finding News  
      
    Learn how to find news information in Bloomberg. Length: < 1 minute
  • Bloomberg University  
      
    Learn how to complete the Bloomberg Certification Program on your own! Length: < 3 minutes
 

EBSCOhost Tutorial

  • EBSCOhost  
      
    Use EBSCOhost Business Source Elite to find company and industry articles and company profiles. Length: < 3 minutes.
 

Hoovers

  • Hoovers  
      
    Learn the basics of using Hoovers for company, industry and market information. Length: < 3 minutes.
 

Infotrac

  • Infotrac  
      
    Learn to use the General Business File ASAP for global company and industry news. Length: < 3 minutes.
 

ProQuest

  • ProQuest  
      
    Search for articles in ProQuest from over 1000 global business journals, newspapers, and trade publications.

    Length: < 2 minutes
 

Scarborough

  • Scarborough  
      
    Walks you through the steps to find local market consumer profiles using Scarborough through the Arbitron Qualitap software. Length: < 3 minutes
 

Thomson Financial

  • SDC  
      
    Learn how to use SDC Platinum to research M&A activity based on search criteria and create reports on specific transactions. Length: < 3 minutes
  • Thomson Deals  
      
    Use Thomson Deals to find company issues of debt and equity. Length: < 3 minutes
  • Thomson Research  
      
    Use Thomson Research to find corporate filings for global public companies. Length: < 3 minutes.
 

Simmons

  • Simmons Basics  
      
    Learn the basic functionality of Simmons Choices 3 to find the demographics of product or brand users. This example looks at demographics of domestic beer drinkers. Length: < 3 minutes
  • Simmons Advanced  
      
    Learn how to combine various demographic characteristics or products for more refined results. This compares car choices of older women. Length: < 3 minutes
 

WRDS

  • Company Historical Stock Price Data  
      
    Learn how to use the CRSP database in WRDS to find historical stock price data for a company. Length: < 2 minutes
  • Market Returns  
      
    Learn how to use the CRSP database in WRDS to find market returns. Length: < 1 minute
 

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