This week British Columbia is mourning the passing of notable citizen and philanthropist Irving K. Barber. This post celebrates a small part of the achievements made possible by his generosity, the Small Business Accelerator program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
The Small Business Accelerator program is a highly innovative program and partnership of the University of British Columbia with BC's public and other libraries and the BC business community.
From the website:
Business success depends on obtaining access to reliable information.
The Small Business Accelerator is curated by business librarians and
is your gateway to freely available business information, education, and
assistance that is both current and trustworthy.
It is my hope that this small token of appreciation will encourage
others to consider this model of cooperation, which is also a great
model to illustrate how libraries and the business community can work
together cooperatively, making use of open access resources, to benefit
business and local communities (by making business accelerator programs
available throughout the province.
[Disclosure: the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is a key partner of the BC Electronic Library Network where I serve as Coordinator].
