Industrial library news

Abstract

THE Institution of Chemical Engineers library has taken a bold step and is now marketing itself to non‐members as ‘The Information Centre for Chemical Technology’. The cost of a subscription is a modest £30 per year. This allows the corporate or personal subscriber 12 hours' use of the service. A record of all enquiries is kept, with answers given and time taken, so that a check can be made of use—and of the time remaining. For time used over and above the subscription period a charge of £3 per hour is made. These rates do not by any means represent the full cost of the service, since the institution is not a profit making organisation. The income will help develop and expand the library service to meet the proven need for technical information. Much credit is due to the librarian, in taking this commercial initiative inside an academic body. I hope the income derived will buy lots of books and even perhaps one day more staff. The centre is offering its first publication for sale, a thesaurus of 650 chemical engineering keywords with an associated 2,000 lead‐in words. Price £10. In preparation is a list of chemical engineering consultants. Details from 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PT. A booklet on the service is available.

Citation

ARMSTRONG, A. (1975), "Industrial library news", New Library World, Vol. 76 No. 5, pp. 103-105. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038252