Colourful and useful leaflets explaining these services are available e.g. a 2-page leaflet listing all the electronic media sources. Current information is on open access, available for browsing. It is useful for company news, finance, competitor information and market research, especially trends and statistics. Ros Cotton, our guide, also organises business information training courses for users, librarians and other members of BL staff. The City Business Library is well organised, classified and signposted.
Material is mainly under five years old.
There is an excellent collection of directories, pamphlets and other material, including statistics of the EC, US, and an impressive overseas section. A large collection of 750 periodicals and 50 newspapers is also kept here. However, it is a pity there are no fax and Internet facilities available yet. Both libraries are well worth a visit. We all found something useful and went home, armed with leaflets, determined to make better use of both the information services in future.