Principle 5

Principle 5 co-operative resource centre is based at Aizlewood's Mill, Sheffield, UK - a co-operatively owned building and home of the Sheffield Co-operative Development Group. The resource centre is a friendly and accessible place where anyone can learn more about the Co-operative Movement.

In keeping with the co-operative principle of Openness and providing information; reports of co-operative societies, are available in the centre, both current and historic, including back editions of the Journal of Co-operative Studies, The Co-operative Review, Co-operative Gazette and The Millgate Monthly and a good deal of additional archive material both national and local which will be of interest to co-operative historians.

The lending library will be of particular interest. It started with 25 books, but thanks to the generosity of the East of England Co-operative Society and other donations from the Movement the Centre now has a substantial library for the use of members and researchers.