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Library and information services in the social sciences
— essential resources for evidence and policy | | Author(s) | Alan Gomersall |
| Journal title | Evidence & Policy, vol 4, no 2, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 269-272 |
| Source | http://www.policypress.org.uk |
| Keywords | Sociology, Social Science ; Centre for Policy on Ageing ; Children ; Social policy ; Libraries ; Information services. |
| Annotation | This article is in the section of the journal that aims to inform readers about the development of evidence-informed policy and practice, as reflected in the literature; and to provide practical advice on the sources and skills that policy makers, practitioners and researchers can exploit in their search for evidence. That search is increasingly dominated by electronic sources - databases and websites - that can be accessed from the researcher's own desk. However, as the author asserts, it is noteworthy to remember that libraries are still important, not just for their specialist collections but for the expertise of their staff. In this article, two UK libraries are considered: the National Children's Bureau (NCB), and the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA). It describes the services that are available, and the contribution that both make in providing data to the UK bibliographic database, Social Policy and Practice (SPP) provided by the database vendor, Ovid Technologies. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080618202 A |
| Classmark | S: PR: SBC: TM2: US: UV |
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