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F E AT U R E
Electronic and
hardcopy resourses
freely available
City Business
Library
you can't afford not to use us!
Do you need business both electronically and on paper, including
books, statistics, periodicals, newspapers and
information? Have you directories. Our range of stock is global. The
looked everywhere? No Library stocks 4,000 directories and 800
local, national and international periodicals
joy from using the web? and newspapers.
Then you need to come to Free internet access is available in the
Library. The terminals also offer access to a
the City Business Library! growing number of electronic databases
subscribed to by the Library e.g. FAME for UK
THE CITY BUSINESS LIBRARY IS THE ONLY company information and KEY NOTE market
specialist public library in London dedicated to research reports. Work stations may be
providing business information. We offer a booked up to 24 hours in advance.
free reference service covering most aspects The Library also offers Business
of business information. Our core subject Information Focus, a fee-based information
areas are finance, banking and investment service. Following a free consultation the
but we also have a large range of data knowledgeable Focus team carry out tailor
covering most topics. Information is available made research on behalf of organisations or
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Here we are!
individuals for a agreed cost. Popular
enquiries include requests for market research "If you are in London, the City Business Library is an invaluable
data, company financials, rankings lists and business information source. They have great staff that can help
suppliers or manufacturers of products and
services both in the UK and worldwide.
you find all the information you need."
The Library Enquiry Desk team are highly “Anyone Can Do It: Building the Coffee Republic from our Kitchen Table”,
trained, approachable, very knowledgeable Sahar and Bobby Hashemi, page 47.
and can help you fully exploit the Library's
extensive resources. The Library offers a
secure and comfortable space in which to
work.
City Business Library can offer you:
● Free reference service
● Free internet access
● Business Information Focus – a fee
based information service
● Highly trained and friendly staff
Based in the City, we have long been
recognised for the quality of the services we
provide. The Library has earned an impressive
national and international reputation - but
you don't have to take our word for this! In
their book Anyone Can Do it: Building the
Coffee Republic from our Kitchen Table, Sahar
and Bobby Hashemi, the founders of the
successful coffee shop chain, credited the
research they carried out in the library and
the work commissioned from Business
Booking one of the free internet terminals
Information Focus as helping them set up
their business.
Membership is not required to use the Opening hours
Library. The service is provided by the Monday-Friday 09.30 - 17.00.Phone and e-mail services are available from 9am.
Corporation of London and we are open to all City Business Library, 1, Brewers' Hall Garden (off Aldermanbury Square), London EC2V 5BX
members of the public. Tel: 020 7332 1812 Fax: 020 7332 1847 Textphone: 020 7332 3803
Tours of the Library, which last 30 minutes E-mail: cbl@corpoflondon.gov.uk www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/citybusinesslibrary
are available regularly - please call us to book Business Information Focus
your place on the next one. Contact for a free quotation. Tel: 020 7600 1461 Fax: 020 7600 1185
Come and see for yourself what we offer E-mail: focus@corpoflondon.gov.uk
– you can’t afford not to use us!
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