Business information

A wide range of business and technical information is available in the central reference library including:

• Background material on all aspects of business management and manufacturing processes.
  
  
• Comprehensive collection of business, trade and professional journals and directories, including Industry Year books.
  
  
• Statistical and market development material, including 2001 census details, and information relating to trade, demographics, education, energy, travel and family spending.
  
  
• Croner's publications, some loose-leaf and regularly updated, including the Office Companion and covering subjects that include self employment and smaller businesses, exporting and importing, waste management, environmental management, employment law, tax, discrimination, redundancy, health and safety and hazardous substances.
  
  
• CCH/Croner online.
  
  CCH is a leading provider of information relating to tax, accountancy and finance. CCH Business Focus online offers comment and analysis.
  
  Croner is the UK’s major source of business information and advice. Croner online provides news, features, legislation updates, fact sheets and other information relating to human resources and employment, health and safety, the environment, international trade, school management, hospitality, and health and care.
  
  You can access CCH Business Focus and Croner online in the Reference Library. Please see staff for log-in and password details.
  
  
• Keynote market research reports - Printed copies and online.
  
  Key Note is a well-respected publisher of UK market intelligence reports, covering a range of consumer, industrial, financial and commercial activity within 28 market sectors.
  
  Prepared by experts within particular activities, each report provides market and statistical analyses, trends and forecasts.
  
  You can access Key Note reports online in the Reference Library. Please see staff for log-in and password details.
  
  
• European Information.
  
  The Central Reference Library is a European Direct Information Relay and can provide information on the European Union, including education and employment, business information, travel and legislation. For more information see Europe Direct.
  
  
• Patent and trademark information.
  
  
• Plymouth business information.
  
  
• Financial Times newspaper on microfilm (1989 - date including indexes).

A range of business related websites can be found in the cyberLibrary

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