World Directory of Business Information Libraries (5th edition) Available to Purchase

At first sight this is an unassuming volume. A relatively slim A4‐sized paperback, its appearance belies its £395 price tag. Still, we all know that you cannot judge a book by its cover, and this does come from Euromonitor, respected market research and business publisher.

Inside, this is a straightforward directory of around 2,000 business information libraries located in 180 countries. The introduction says that the work covers libraries with “substantial” collections of business titles and/or access to business information electronically. Substantial is not defined, but most of the libraries covered have stock of several thousands of books, journals and...