British Library considering charging for access to patents

Steve van Dulken (Steve.vandulken@bl.uk)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 13:08:04 -0700

The British Library is carrying out a reading room survey on the 30
April and 1 May to ask (among other things) if readers would mind paying
for admission to the reading rooms.

This would affect anyone coming into the patents reading areas, hence my
mentioning it. The idea is to gather data for possible consideration by
the Library's Board because of the "very severe financial constraints
under which the Library is currently working".

As I myself work for the Library I cannot really comment, but anyone who
comes into the reading room is encouraged to fill in the questionnaire
or to send comments to Heidi Abbott who can be contacted on tel. 0171
412 7754.

Steve van Dulken
Chair, PATMG