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What is Bloomberg?

Bloomberg is a terminal-bound financial services platform that provides analysis and quotes for equities (stocks) and indices, company and economic data for the countries of the world, real-time and historical industry and market news, and advanced analytical and data functions. It is an industry standard in the financial services and investment banking industries. NYU's terminals do not include the trading module and market data is delayed by 15 minutes.

NYU Libraries currently offer virtual and at-the-terminal access to Bloomberg.

Bobst Access Updates (Fall 2021)

End of pandemic remote access in 2022: Distance access will cease on December 31st, 2021. This means that individuals who need to use Bloomberg in 2022 will need to do so on NYU's campuses, at physical terminals.
On-site terminals: Bloomberg terminals have returned to Bobst Library's 5th floor, south wing, and lower level 1.
Account resets: Is your account from last semester not working? Inactivity for 90 days turns your account off, and requires a password reset. Call Bloomberg Customer support to reset your password: US East Coast: 212-318-2000. US West Coast: 415-912-2960. Shanghai: +86-21-6104-3000. Abu Dhabi: +971-4-364-1000.

Location of NYU Libraries' Bloomberg Terminals

Bobst Library's Business Library
Three terminals situated in the south wing of the 5th floor. One located on Lower Level 1 (24/7 access). An additional four virtual terminals are available online. Access is first come, first serve.
On-site access? Yes
Remote access? Yes
NYU Shanghai Library, 4th Floor
One terminal. Email shanghai.librarian@nyu.edu with your name and Net ID to apply for remote access. Booking is required for both types of access.
On-site access? Yes (Limited to NYU Shanghai community only)
Remote access? Yes (Limited to NYU Shanghai community only)
NYU Abu Dhabi Library, Digital Studio
Fifteen terminals available in the Digital Studio lab. (Five additional terminals for faculty-only.) Contact the Abu Dhabi Library for more information about access.

For non-library terminals, visit the "School-Owned Terminals" page.

Terminal Policies

Access:

Access is limited to currently enrolled/employed members of New York University.
- Alumni, Friends of Bobst Library, visitors, guests, consortial borrowers (MaRLI, OCLC Shares, etc), and individuals in NYU programs without library privileges (such as continuing education "certificate" or "diploma" programs) are not eligible for access and are encouraged to visit New York Public Library's Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg terminal hours are the same as Bobst Library's "Open Stacks" hours (5th floor terminals) and "Lower Level" hours (Lower Level 1 terminal).
Do not, under any circumstances, share your Bloomberg account credentials with another person or allow them to use your account.

Downloading:

Data, screenshots, reports, and other materials downloaded from the Bloomberg terminal should not, under any circumstances, be shared with individuals outside of NYU.
Data downloaded via the Excel API cannot be removed from the terminal (rather, only your analysis of the data may be removed).
Review the "Desktop API Guidelines" document (via the DAPI command) to ensure that you are in full compliance with Bloomberg's rules.

Conduct:

Please limit your use of the terminal to 25 minutes when others are waiting.
Unattended items at the Bloomberg terminal will be removed immediately.
Individuals on the terminal who are not actively using Bloomberg may be asked to move. Users of the Bloomberg software receive first priority.
Individuals using the Bloomberg terminals are held to the Library's Code of Conduct and the University Student Conduct Policy.