The content of the course in Business Information, available to postgraduate students at The City University's Department of Information Science, is outlined. The course, which has been established for ten years is being developed and so points are raised for discussion. Readers are invited to comment on the legal information coverage, the importance of teaching online databases, the extent to which information professionals can evaluate business information and the range of work which can be undertaken after training.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Aitchison, T.Online and the database producer. Journal of Information Science, 9, 1984, pp. 75-80.
2.
Aslib Information, April 1985, p. 111.
3.
Campbell, M.J.Business Information Services: some aspects of structure, organisation and problems. 2nd edition, London , Clive Bingley, 1981.
4.
Campbell, M.J.Case Studies in Business Information Provision, London , Clive Bingley, 1983.
5.
Capital Planning Information.Information and the Small Manufacturing Firm. CPI, Edinburgh, 1982.
6.
Comben, J.C.Business Directories for the London Borough of Brent. M.Sc. Thesis, The City University, 1981.
7.
Eckersley, J.H. and Rennie, J.S.Datastream - the use of a business databank . Journal of Information Science, 8 (4) 1984, pp. 171-180.
8.
Edmonds, D.Business information from library cooperatives. Business Information Review. 1 (3) January, 1985, pp. 26-33.
9.
London Weekend Television. The Square Mile . 6 part television series transmitted August 1984.
10.
Sidall, L.A survey of United Kingdom non-official statistical sources and their role in business information. British Library R and D report 5821. University of Warwick, 1984.
11.
Smith, G.Business Information Sourcebook. Headland Press, 1983.
12.
Vernon, R.D.C. (ed) Information Sources in Management and Business, 2nd edition, London, Butterworths, 1984.
