Data Center news

1) Data Center closed
* Next week the helpdesk is closed on Wednesday and open only on Thursday 16 December between 12:00 and 16:00.

* We will also be closed for the holidays from 17 December 2010 until 5 January 2011. The helpdesk is available again on Thursday 6 January (12:00-16:00). We wish you a good Christmas and a happy New Year!

2) New Courses in 2011
New courses for financial databases have been scheduled for the period January - June 2011. This includes practical courses in the use of Datastream and SDC Platinum. If you are interested and want to sign up you can find the courses in the agenda on the library website. (http://www.ubvu.vu.nl >news, agenda > agenda )

3) ArcGIS
On the computers in the Data Center the software ArcGIS is available. If you want to practice using it in combination with time series data from the website of the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics you can do so in opening hours of Data Center. Information on ArcGIS is available in the Data Center Blackboard course via the statistics database StatLine (CBS) section.