Publication Type
Presentation
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2022
Abstract
Arising from experiences during and post-COVID-19 circuit breaker and work-from-home arrangements, SMU Libraries developed a new library service to provide remote access to financial databases that are usually only accessible onsite. Financial databases such as Bloomberg and Eikon are accessed using a client-based software that is installed on a physical computer in the Investment Studio at Li Ka Shing Library. Using desktop virtualization technology, financial databases can be accessed remotely without the need of physical presence in the library, increasing availability and accessibility to the resources. This presentation aims to share the challenges in setting up the service from a technical, contractual and user perspectives.
Keywords
innovation, academic libraries, Singapore, financial database
Discipline
Asian Studies | Library and Information Science
Publication
LAS-NLB Professional Sharing Session
First Page
1
Last Page
19
Embargo Period
10-4-2022
Citation
Mohammed Ali, Salihin.
Building desktops in the clouds: Virtualising the Investment Studio. (2022). LAS-NLB Professional Sharing Session. 1-19.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/library_research/202
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.