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Finding Official British Information: Official publishing in the digital age

Jane Inman, Warwickshire County Council, UK and Howard Picton

Chandos Information Professional Series

Jane and Howard have so much experience with official publishing that it was high time they wrote it down for the rest of us. This book will be an invaluable addition to the shelves of anyone who needs help tracking down and using official publications.
Andrew Coburn, Chairman SCOOP

I would definitely recommend this book as a useful tool for the generic Reference Librarian and specialist alike.
Refer

This book could hardly be more thorough and detailed.
CILIP Update

A useful guide to the British Government and its electronic information publications.
CHOICE

 - quick ‘how to find’ section for each area
 - designed for the non-specialist
 - covering central and local government, the devolved assemblies and other public bodies in the UK

Examining the different bodies that publish official material, this new book describes the types of material published, how it is made available and how it is recorded. Finding Official British Information focuses on the digital availability of official information and considers how much is now freely available on the web and how to locate it as well as addressing issues of web only publishing. It covers public bodies in the UK and includes publications issued by central and local government as well as the devolved assemblies and the many other organisations that issue official publications.

Readership: All who need to access official information and understand what is available and how to find it.

£52.50 / US$90.00 / €65.00

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About the authors

Jane Inman is Communications and Information Manager for the Environment and Economy Directorate, Warwickshire County Council. She is also Chair of the Affiliation of Local Government Information Specialists and serves on the Standing Committee on Official Publications. She writes a regular column on official publishing and contributes material to other publications. With contributions from Howard Picton.

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Contents

The digital environment
 - What is the digital age?
 - E-government
 - Other technologies and communications methods
 - Print to digital publishing
 - Digital divide
 - References

Definitions and why official information is published
 - Scope
 - Why public sector bodies publish information
 - References

Parliament at Westminster
 - Structure and role of the UK Parliament
 - Parliamentary business and procedures
 - Legislative process
 - European Parliament and Westminster
 - Visiting Parliament
 - Key Parliamentary information resources
 - References

Devolved Parliament and Assemblies and regional government
 - Introduction to the devolved Parliament and Assemblies
 - Scotland
 - Wales
 - Northern Ireland
 - Regional government
 - References

Central government departments at Westminster
 - Introduction
 - Structure, role and functions
 - Publications and information
 - Key central government information resources
 - Case studies
 - References

Other public bodies including the National Health Service and the Police
 - Introduction
 - What is a public body?
 - The National Health Service
 - Police
 - References

Local government including the Fire Service
 - Introduction
 - Structure of local government
 - Responsibilities of the different types of local authorities
 - The way local authorities function
 - Publications and information
 - The Fire Service
 - Finding local authority information
 - Information for local government
 - Case studies
 - References

Statistics
 - Introduction
 - History of official statistics
 - Overview of offi cial statistics
 - National statistics on the web
 - Using offi cial statistics
 - Issues affecting offi cial statistics
 - Housing statistics – case study
 - References

The future of access to offi cial information
 - Information versus publications
 - Technology
 - Society
 - Government
 - Conclusion