Library facts and figures

London Business School Library
25 Taunton Place
London
NW1 6HB
United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7000 7620
Fax: +44 (0)20 7706 1897
E-mail: library@london.edu


The Library, founded in 1966, moved to its current location in Taunton Place in 1998. Today, in addition to its varied print collections and the study space it provides, the Library's electronic resources provide vital support to the current and future education and research needs of the London Business School community. Some useful facts and figures about the Library include:


PCs and study space facilities

 Number of study desks  55
 Number of PCs   100
 Internet machines   88
 Specialist financial database PCs   10


Books and electronic resources

Number of books for loan   19,000
Total books issued to students (2007)  14,839
Average electronic database sessions per month (2007)  12,965
Number of e-books   500

 

Journals

 Number of journal titles (hard copy) 650
 Number of electronic journal titles  7,000



Other

 Total hours open per week  85.5 out of 168
 Average external visitors per month (2007)  24
 Number of Library staff

 9 (Full-time) 
 9 (Part-time)

People studying in the library