[Eril-l] Eril-l Digest, Vol 132, Issue 19

Mon Nov 24 06:09:44 PST 2025

My institution has one Bloomberg terminal in our Innovation &
Entrepreneurship Center -- which is actually inside the main library -- but
library staff do not manage/maintain/etc. it at all. The Center has their
own staff and they are completely responsible for all aspects of it.

Gail

Gail Murray (she/her)
Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
Smith College Libraries
413.585.2925

On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:

> Hi Dana,
>
> Business librarian here- I've been at UNC Chapel Hill in both the
> University Libraries & now the business school. Our b school has its own
> lab with Bloomberg Terminals, managed by a faculty member. The lab is open
> to users outside the b school when not in use by classes. The Libraries do
> not have anything to do with the Terminals. Even in my current role at the
> b school I do not have any responsbilities for licensing or maintaining
> access to the terminals other than referring patrons to the lab or the
> faculty member.
>
> Highly recommend not getting your library involved in paying for
> specialized finance resources if possible. Costs are very high relative to
> other disciplinary resources and licensing/accessibility/etc can be
> challenging.
>
> This blog post is about cost-sharing for WRDS, not Bloomberg Terminals,
> but perhaps of interest-
> https://liaisonlife.wordpress.com/2021/08/13/wrds-rabbit-hole/.
>
> Hope this is helpful!
> Best,
> Nancy
>
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> Hi Dana,
>
> Our College of Business has Bloomberg Terminals located in their building.
> They are entirely responsible for the cost, contract, training,
> troubleshooting, etc. They didn't consult the library at all and in fact,
> if I didn't have a friend in the Finance Department, the library probably
> wouldn't even know they had the terminals. We are down to just five
> librarians for an FTE creeping up on 10,000, so we do not have subject
> librarians. Unfortunately, this means that we have limited relationships in
> a variety of departments. Other than accessing our tax database, the
> College of Business does not contact us. I almost wish we had a part in the
> Bloomberg Terminals because it may have been the foot in the door we needed
> to establish some kind of relationship. To my knowledge, they are managing
> the terminals fine on their own.
>
> Best,
> Stephanie
>
>
> Stephanie J. Adams, MSLS, MBA
>
> Director of Resource Acquisition & Description
>
> Associate Professor
>
> [cid:7a326522-312f-4437-9ddb-ffab89d402fe]
>
> Tennessee Tech University
>
> Angelo & Jennette Volpe Library
>
> Campus Box 5066
>
> Cookeville, TN 38505
>
> P: 931-372-3545
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> E: sjadams at tntech.edu
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> Looking for the collective wisdom of the list, and maybe a special ask
> from business librarians.
>
> A new finance major has been proposed, and as part of the process for
> discussion and approval, me and the business library liaison had a
> conversation about library resource needs with the faculty proposing the
> program.  Ultimately, a Bloomberg Terminal (or a few) would be the goal for
> providing most of the needs of this program in the next few years. Of
> course, expenses were discussed, but does anyone have experience with
> Bloomberg Terminals being located in your library or a split
> location/access policy with the departments that use them? Or do your
> business schools/departments have full responsibility for them, including
> the cost?
>
> For context, we are the single library for the university, there are no
> departmental libraries.
>
> Any other information you can provide about the resource is welcome.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Dana
>
>
> Dana Mastroianni, MLIS
>
> Manager, Library & Public Services | Jennie King Mellon Library<
> library.chatham.edu>
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> Office: 412.365.1602
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> Chatham University|Woodland Rd. Pittsburgh, 15232
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