Information Services

Information Services is open to to everyone and offers extensive reference and information works. These include –

  • subject dictionaries, English and foreign language dictionaries
  • biographical sources
  • community information leaflets
  • a European Information Collection and a London and Local History collection
  • law reports and Halsbury's Statutes, Halsbury’s Laws of England, Public General Acts, Statutory Instruments, and law texts and dictionaries
  • a wide range of directories, yearbooks, encyclopaedias, almanacs
  • statistical sources including census information, market research reports and company annual reports
  • maps and atlases
  • government publications
  • educational prospectuses and career guides
  • Which reports
  • a large selection of newspapers, magazines and periodicals (some are kept on reference for one year) and  newspaper CD ROMs

Photocopying and fax charges

Black and white photocopies: 5p a copy (A4) and 10p a copy (A3)
Colour photocopies: 40p a copy (A4), 80p a copy (A3)
Faxes: UK 75p (first sheet) and 50p (subsequent sheets), Europe £1 (first sheet) and 50p (subsequent sheet), Rest of the world £1.50 (first sheet) and 50p (subsequent sheet).

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Page updated: 16 Jan 2008 


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Information Services
Hackney Technology and Learning Centre
1 Reading Lane
E8 1GQ
Email: reference.library@hackney.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8356 4359/4358
Fax: 020 8356 2531

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