Adding Value in The Business and IP Centre
Neil Infield – Manager Business & IP Centre

The British Library
We exist for anyone
who wants to do
research – for
academic, personal or
commercial purposes
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A vital resource for entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone who
wants to start or grow their business
Get inspiration Protect your ideas Develop your business
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A new kind of service for the British Library
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SFEDI accredited Business Information Advice Clinics
Creative Commons licence sectionz
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SFEDI accredited Business Information Advice Clinics
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Partnerships and referrals
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Free ‘Ask the Expert’ sessions
Rachel Elnaugh
Kresse Wesling
Mark Sheahan Helen Parkin
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Information professionals who add value
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Information professionals: old and new
Old New
Gatekeeper Collaborator
Online searcher Trainer
Custodian of collections Facilitator
Service provider Information advisors
Information gatherer Problem solver
Library process Business process
Inward looking Networker
Source: Lesley Robinson, Lesley Robinson Consultancy Services Ltd, www.lesleyrobinson.co.uk
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