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British Government Publications Concerning Education: An DOCUMENT RESUME ED 105 892 IR 001 934 AUTHOR Vaughan, J. E.; Argles, Michael TITLE British Government Publications Concerning Education: In Introductory Guide. INSTITUTION Liverpool Univ. (England). Sciool of Education. PUB DATE 69 NOTE 36p. EDRS PRICE MP-$0.76 BC Not Available from EDRS. PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Educational Research; *Government Publications; Guides; *Inf)rmation Sources; Instructional Materials; Literature Guides; gmublicatioas; Reference Materials IDENTIPIERS *Great Britian ABSTRACT A revised version of a 1963 guide to British government publications lists U.K. departments, committees and other agercies which issue documents relating to education, and regular publications which make up the literature of education. Each agency and its relationship to the subject is explained and its publishing role summarized; building bulletins, curriculum pamphlets, annual reports and other publications of the Department of Education and Science are listed and explained. In introduction explains how various materials are listed and cataloged and how reprintsmay be obtained. Addresses for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, the government publisher, are included. (SK) BRITISH GOVERNMENT ,-, PUBLICATIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION: An Introductory Guide I. E. VAUUHAN MO MICHAEL AIGLES 1.1110. i SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL ISO 2 cv cr coLn RITISH GOVERNMENT 2.-- PUBLICATIONS CM LI./ CONCERNING EDUCATION: An Introductory Guide J. E. VAUGHAN AND MICHAEL ARGLES US DEPAITMENT OP plEALTN. EDUCATION IIVAILPARII NATIONAL INSTITUTE OP EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRO OUCED ENACTLT AS RECEIVED 0 ROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN STING : T POINTS Of VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED 00 NOT NECESSARILY 'TERRE SENT Off IC IAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of EOuCATIoN POSITION OS POLICY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL 1969 3 pEitmeSSION TO REPRODUCE THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL Eir Nom PHDIS ONLY HAS SEEN GRANTED 5v 3 E. 4svg h am v44..4.:kpree6 I% TO ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONS OPEHAT NIG uNOEll AGREEMENTS...1TH THE NA TIONAI. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION FURTHER REPRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERIC SYSTEMamulets reams soon OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER - 0 CAPPrielt O.M.V. MOM IL J. E. Weil= MN blared by Wm Press Ltd Mikity, Owsbire 4 ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 I r I 11111 I i 1 I I I , 1 1 1 i i 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I I j 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 ; 1 i ; I . iil I 1 i I I i I i , i !I . 1 1 i 1 1 1 LI '. I 1 I 1 I, II ' iI . 1 ili I +ii 1 ' I I 1 II,I1Iiiiii111111-ei -.:13:!:111!gilliii1iiiiiili.11!iiiiIsog.111I Foreword The first edition of this guide was produced in gclostyled form by Michael Arg les in August, 1963. Continuing requests for copies indicated that it had proved valuable and so the Institute Library Sub-Committee decided to parish an edition in a more permanent form in 1965. Many changes have taken place since the original compilation was made and extensive revision has again been necessary but this third edition makes leo higher claim than to be a brief introduction to assist students to find their way into one section of the documentation of education in this country. J. E. Vaughan THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL cluusrats, 1968 41911111,rAiiiiiiiIIMNPUipiliillitillirStk. Rip: !.1-!;11 fillighli 14M401.0[9.illiiiiikie-filgiliittitipiliird0 : Mt "IiNnitelgilli a 11;Pli 11111'4111100Mtilibilli Nuttilf;) NONi-likili 11111041411 liMailiot gill kilellillirrigtiVe:1411'Ildil ,i a.;tilgilliiii;17ret ?yell140191E, II1111. it01;11041 .114 .24 4111IiiIigttiRtrir&I'ii 119.1111 I 7 Nhlii ligAlqitsi Ign I11011 IiiikIllitilliI liftliiirI bleu!.tealNig iifq. Ail [119 pillifir i IIIIIii 11M. i1 I rilifliz !hi diidiR ;ILi1111 .ghdial N having the virtue of brevity, has dangers in that the report may be almost im- possible to identify in the catalogue of a large library, unless this provides a cross reference from the name of the chairman, and it may even mislead seriously as several of the prominent public figioes associated with famous reports have chaired more than one committee (e.g. Sir John Wolfenden) and these carnation may have been set up by a variety of bodies which take responsibility for the publication of the report. Some libraries may go to what can be described as the opposite ethane of including all the information for its heading that can be gkaned from a.1 sources and arc obvious to a reader with publication in his hand but infuriating to those who wish to use the catalogue as a finding tool after locating the desired item in the bibfiograph"ally imperfect but indispensable official indexes. Some libraries omit he country of origin from the heading but this seam to indicate a too parochial outlook. The choke of 'ENGLAND' in place of 'GREAT BRITAIN' may lead to some bizarre headings. The custom of using such invasions as 'Education and Selena. Department of is also found. This is an attempt to bring publications together in spite of changes in the came of the department. The sections 78-86 of the new Arlo-Antericars caologray rides . British text, Library Association. 1967, represent policies avoiding some of the extremes found in current catalogues and even if not adopted fully will influence library practice. The Stationery Office acts as bookseller although not the publisher to a wide range of bodies including Arts Council of Great Britain (Amami report), British Council (Annual report only), British Film Institute (Ordook), British Museum, and British Museum (Natural History) (catalogues, periodicals, pamphlets, etc.), National Institute for Research in Nuclear Science, Science Research Council, and U.K.A.E.A. It is the argent in Great Britain for certain overseas governments, e.g. Canada (selected tides only) and international organisations, e.g. Council of Europe, 0.E.C.D., and U.N.ES.C.O. It does not act for Commonwealth Government Printers (other than the exception above) and has ceased to be agent of the United States Government Printing Office.. For details see the annual supplement to Govenwnent publications called International organisations and overseas agencies prblications 196 . H.MS.O. issues daily (which include reprints and Statutory Instruments), monthly, and annual lists of new publications, with a five-year consolidated and there arc also sectional lists, giving, under each department of state, the publications of the department which are currently available. That for the Department of Education and Science is Sectional List No. 2 and 36 the Scottish Department of Education. These are free to applicants. Libraries which maintain a special catalogue of official publications may use the H. M.S.O. service of sets of index cards. The complete range of H.M.S.O. activities was graphically and interestingly described and illustrated in Published by H.M.S.O.: a brief guide to official pubfications, 1960. and another useful, though more official, guide is Official indexes, lists, guides, catalogues, 1957. Library students and others interested in greater detail may find useful J. G. Olk, An it trod to British Government publications, Association of Assistant Librarians, 1965. Nuber* of Parliamentary Papers The most easily reported reference to a paper is ;ts command number. The numbered series published since 1833 are First 1833-1869 1-4222 Second 1870 e 899C.1 C.9550 Third 1900-1918 Cd.1Cd. 9239 Fourth1919-1956 Crud.Cmd. 9889 Fifth 1956 Camd.1 The tams 'White Paper' and 'Blue Book' are commonly used. A 'White Paper' is merely a Parliamentary Paper not thick enough to receive a protective covering. When required the covering is traditionally blue, but not invariably so. Public Bills arc readily identified as they arc primed on pale green paper. 6 Historical noted& The tracing of older official publications can cause considerable difficulty. The student should read 01 le's sixth chapter out note caiefult that the volumes published by Professor and Mrs Percy Ford are sekctire. Headings and titles given in the Fords' berate ti parliamentary papers and in the indexes of the H.M.S.°. Catalogue of govenwnent publications (published under various titles since 1922) may not be identified in library catalogues with any speed. The Fords' A grade to parliamentary papers: what they me: how to find them: how to me them, 1956 should also be consulted. Few libraries have very extensive holdings of original nineteenthcentury edi- tions; for specialist education libraries see 'Section E. Government publications up to and including 1918' of Dr C. W. J Ripon Sources for the history of educa- tion: a list of material (inclating school books) contained in the Libraries of the Institutes and Schools of Education, together with works from the libraries of the Universities of Nottingham and Reciting (Library Association, 1967) and Stmpk- swifts. This also has a valuable index to authors of government publications. Reprints of hblrrteal sosterial The availability of source materials will be improved dramatically in thenext few years, in libraries with sufficient funds, with the reprinting ofparliamentary papers by Frank Cass & Co. and by the Irish University Press. The chief editorial advisers for the I.U.P. are Emeritus Professor P. Ford and Mrs G. Ford with T. P. O'Neill as editorial director. The reprint is arranged ona subject basi.. and will also be available on microfilm. The I.U.P. distributes freeon request from 141 Thomas Street, Dublin, 8, British parliamentary 'ers: a monograph ow blase books by T. P. O'Neill. Micro Methods, Ltd., -st Ardsley, Wakefield, publish microfilms of some nineteenth century parliamentarypapers including certain of the peat commissions on education (e.g. Cross. Taunton and Bryce Commissions). Details of these and other forms of reprints should be obtained from the publishers. Miter's H.M.S.°.
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