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700;"></span></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="color:#000000;">What is the Bloomberg Terminal?</span></span></h4> <p>The Bloomberg Terminal is a dedicated computer that offers access to the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg Government (BGOV), and Bloomberg Law (BLAW).</p> <h4><span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="color:#000000;">Directions</span></span></h4> <p>The Bloomberg Terminal is in the Business Library of the Commerce Research Library (RM 1984). The Library is open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; take the 6th corridor elevators to the 1st floor, and follow the red signs to reach the Business Library. The Reading Room (RM 1894) is closed, and its doors near the 7th/8th corridor elevators are locked.</p> <h4><span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="color:#000000;">Using the Bloomberg Terminal</span></span></h4> <p>Reservations are required to use the Bloomberg Terminal. Please respect your colleagues by using the Terminal during your reservation window. It is only available for Department of Commerce employees.</p> <ul> <li>Book a session between 30 minutes - 2 hours.</li> <li>Reservations are held for 15 minutes. After that, it is released and may be reserved by someone else.</li> <li>If you are a walk-in, book the Terminal when you sit down before you start your research to guarantee an uninterrupted session.</li> <li>Email yourself files you want to keep. 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Upon complication you will receive a certificate from Bloomberg.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Seamlessly Link to Excel</strong><br/> Download data into spreadsheets to make analysis easier.  You can build your own or use one of Bloomberg's templates, then set it to automatically update your data each time you open it.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Need More Training?</span><br/> The library regularly offers in-person classes with our Bloomberg trainers and Bloomberg Market Specialists for DOC staff.  To request one-on-one training from either a librarian or our Bloomberg trainer, please fill out a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240301234721/https://library.doc.gov/training-and-events/request-training">training request</a>.   <span style="color: rgb(178, 34, 34);"></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane " id="s-lib-ctab-12746096-2"> <div id="s-lg-content-29188195" class=" clearfix"> <h5><span style="font-size:16px;"></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Setting Up News Alerts & Forwarding</strong></span><span style="font-size:16px;"></span></h5> <p><span style="font-size:16px;">Use the steps below to setup news alerts on the Bloomberg terminal and have them forwarded to your .gov email address:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Step 1 - 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