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BIPC Newcastle at City Library

Newcastle Business and Intellectual Property Centre is located on Level 1 of Newcastle City Library: a landmark building in the heart of the city centre. The only dedicated Centre outside London, it provides a resource hub for small to medium businesses, business start-ups and entrepreneurs. The Centre is a comprehensive one-stop-shop for the region’s business talent, offering everything from research materials to subscription database access; tailored 1:1 consultation sessions to the latest business journals.

Resources available at the Business and Intellectual Property Centre include:

  • A wide selection of business reference and lending books.
  • Free factsheets and guides (including Trade Marks, Design, Copyright, Esp@cenet, Historical Patents Searching, Patent Information and IP protection).
  • Current and backdated newspapers and journals including Management Today, Investors Chronicle, Trade International, Moneyfacts, Marketing, People Management and Contrax Weekly.
  • A dedicated seating/study/networking area for business use.
  • Display cabinets exhibiting successful case studies and historical patents journals.
  • 2 x Apple Macs and 1 PC dedicated for business use.
  • Business database subscriptions including Keynote, Cobra, Corporate Researcher and Which?
  • A private interview room with PC/internet access.
  • Interactive ‘Skills Swap’ networking board.

Resources available in the wider library include:

  • A 100 seater café with terrace area.
  • Printing, photocopying, scanning and faxing facilities.
  • Free internet and Wi-Fi (with a Newcastle Libraries membership card – click here to join)
  • A selection of meeting rooms for hire seating between 12 and 185 people with in-house catering available (click here for more details)

The Business and Intellectual Property Centre Newcastle is an open access area and research materials/database access is available 7 days a week:

Monday: 8.30am-8.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-8.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-8.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am-8.00pm
Friday: 8.30am-5.30pm
Saturday: 8.30am-5.30pm
Sunday 11am-5.00pm

The library is staffed at all times, however, if you require any specific assistance with your business enquiry please contact us on 0191 2774100 or e-mail bipcnewcastle@newcastle.gov.uk so that we may arrange for this to be available.

Newcastle’s City Library is a six storey building in the city centre. Outstanding in all aspects, this fabulous building is an ideal venue for meetings, exhibitions, workshops and events. Find out more about conference and exhibition facilities.