Book description
Examining the different bodies that publish official material, this 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.- 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
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About the author
- Chapter 1: The digital environment
- Chapter 2: Definitions and why official information is published
- Chapter 3: Parliament at Westminster
- Chapter 4: Devolved Parliament and Assemblies and regional government
- Chapter 5: Central government departments at Westminster
- Chapter 6: Other public bodies including the National Health Service the Police
- Chapter 7: Local government including the Fire Service
- Chapter 8: Statistics
- Chapter 9: The future of access to official information
- Index
Product information
- Title: Finding official British Information
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2011
- Publisher(s): Chandos Publishing
- ISBN: 9781780632926
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