How to Find Information: Social Sciences

The author, who is head of the British Library Social Policy Information Service, has written an easily accessible and simple to use guide to the major information sources in the social sciences. It covers directory sources, abstracting and indexing services in print and electronic form, statistics, newspapers, grey literature, and UK and EU official information. It includes suggestions on how to make the best use of free Internet sources, and how to keep up to date with new developments in the field. It is aimed at undergraduates, those starting postgraduate studies, practitioners working in the field such as journalists, social workers, the police, educationalists, policymakers, volunteer organizations and community groups, and interested members of the general public.