Snape / Chandler How to Find Out About Local Government

The Commonwealth and International Library: Libraries and Technical Information Division
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4011-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Web PDF

How to Find Out About Local Government is a guide to sources of information on local government in Britain, including libraries and record offices, public relations and information bureaux, and societies and institutions. Other sources covered in this monograph are education and training facilities, research, books and documents, periodicals, manuscripts and records, and audiovisual materials such as films, radio, and television. This book consists of 11 chapters and opens with an overview of local government in Britain, followed by a discussion on libraries and record offices as sources of local government information. The reader is then introduced to other information sources, including public relations and information bureaux, societies and institutions, books and documents, periodicals, manuscripts and records, and audiovisual sources. Sources of information on local government in Scotland are also considered, including yearbooks. Finally, published literature on comparative local government is evaluated. This guide will be a useful resource for political scientists, politicians, and local government officials as well as the general public interested in local government.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Snape, Wilfrid H.

Chandler, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;How to find out about Local Government;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;PREFACE;10
6;INTRODUCTION;12
6.1;What is Local Government?;14
7;CHAPTER 1. LIBRARIES AND RECORD OFFICES;18
7.1;Local Sources;18
7.2;National Sources;20
7.3;Classification Schemes;24
8;CHAPTER 2. PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION BUREAUX;25
8.1;Public Relations;25
8.2;Information Bureaux;29
9;CHAPTER 3. SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;36
9.1;1. General;37
9.2;2. Local Authority Associations;40
9.3;3. Associations of Officials and Employees;50
9.4;4. Political Parties;56
9.5;5. International Associations;59
9.6;6. Other Societies;64
10;CHAPTER 4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING;67
10.1;The Local Government Training Board;70
10.2;Local Authority Training Programmes;73
10.3;Mallaby and After;75
10.4;1. Universities;79
10.5;2. Local Education Authorities;85
10.6;3. Other Bodies Providing Education and Training;88
11;CHAPTER 5. RESEARCH;97
11.1;The Greater London Group;100
11.2;The Local Government Educational Trust;103
12;CHAPTER 6. SCOTLAND;105
12.1;Outlines and Introduction Surveys;106
12.2;General Works and Legal Framework;106
12.3;History;108
12.4;Finance;109
13;CHAPTER 7. COMPARATIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT;110
14;CHAPTER 8. BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS;116
14.1;A. Bibliographies;116
14.2;B. Dictionaries;123
14.3;C. Annuals, Yearbooks, Directories;123
14.4;D. Outlines and Introductory Surveys;125
14.5;E. General Surveys;126
14.6;F. Histories;126
14.7;G. Government Publications;128
14.8;H. Books for Children;138
14.9;I. Fiction;139
14.10;J. Areas and Boundaries;139
14.11;K. Administration;141
14.12;L. Types of Authority;144
14.13;M. London;145
14.14;N. Councillors;146
14.15;O. Elections and Political Parties;146
14.16;P. Staff;147
14.17;Q. Law;148
14.18;R. Finance;149
14.19;S. Central–Local Relations;151
15;CHAPTER 9. PERIODICALS;153
15.1;A. Bibliographies;153
15.2;B. Union Catalogues;154
15.3;C. Indexing Services;155
15.4;D. Abstracting Services;156
15.5;E. Individual Periodicals;162
16;CHAPTER 10. MANUSCRIPTS AND RECORDS;170
17;CHAPTER 11. AUDIO-VISUAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION;175
17.1;Films;175
17.2;Filmstrips;178
17.3;Pictorial Panels, Wall Charts, Posters;178
17.4;Radio and Television;179
18;LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS;182
19;INDEX;184