Contact details:
cbl@cityoflondon.gov.uk;
020 7332 1812
Library closure
The library will be closed on Saturday 25 September 2010 for
essential fire alarm testing. We apologise for any inconvenience
caused
Collections
The City Business Library is a public reference library
specialising in current business information which is intended to
be of practical use. If you need information more than five years
old, or you are interested in business history, we advise you to
contact
Guildhall Library.
If you wish to consult student textbooks, theses and
dissertations or academic journals we advise you to contact an
academic library.
Company information
We have electronic and printed information on both British and
foreign companies. We subscribe to a number of company information
database which you can use free of charge in the
library.
If you would like more detailed information please download this
guide:
Company information UK and
worldwide (100kb)
Country information
Our collections include business directories, economic
background reports, business periodicals, financial and trade
statistics and guides to doing business in other countries.
If you would like more information please download the
following guides:
Country information (90kb)
Market research
We have market research reports for both the UK and foreign
markets, with an emphasis on consumer goods and services. Many
reports are now published only in electronic format and are only
available via online subscriptions. However, you can view
them free of charge in the Library.
If you would like more detailed information
please download this information sheet:
Market
research (97kb)
Other collections
We have smaller collections on the following
subjects:
- Management including financial management, human resource
management, and marketing
- Finance & Investment – information on the financial markets
including information of interest to private investors
- Starting a business - download information sheets on:
Starting a business (88kb)
Starting an ethical or green
business (96kb)
- Importing & Exporting – download this information
sheet on:
Importing and exporting
Please note that any copying, whether downloading / printing
from the databases or photocopying from printed material must be
within the Copyright law.