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The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
  • The Social Sciences
  • Volume 2
  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007
  • First published in 1959, Walford's Guide to Reference Material" achieved international recognition as a leading bibliographic tool across all subject areas. The "New Walford (TNW) Volume 2: The Social Sciences" is the second volume of the successful new, radically different Guide, which is already receiving critical acclaim. Published in a three-volume cycle, TNW points you to an expertly chosen selection of key, quality resources - accessible electronically and in print - in each subject field. Compiled by leading subject specialists from internationally renowned organizations, "Volume 2" covers 15 broad subject groupings: social sciences (generic)

  • A Library for the Modern Law School – 2009 Revision

  • Peter Clinch
  • Journal:
    Legal Information Management / Volume 10 / Issue 2 / June 2010
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 June 2010, pp. 132-141
    Print publication:
    June 2010

  • This article by Dr Peter Clinch, Senior Subject Librarian for Law, Cardiff University, provides a brief background to, and reprints a part of, the latest revision of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) document: A Library for the Modern Law School: the Statement of Standards for University Law Library Provision in the United Kingdom. Dr Clinch was a member of the Working Party responsible for revising the standards and he adds comments describing current practices relating to the standards.

  • Social Work & Social Welfare

  • from PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL WORK
  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp 95-126

  • Summary

    Introductions to the subject

    824 Clinical social work practice: an integrated approach

    M.G. Cooper and J.G. Lesser 2nd edn, Allyn & Bacon, 2004, 256pp. $83.60. ISBN 9780205408115.

    Aimed at advanced clinical practitioners and students. Looks at how to integrate theory and practice on multiple levels. Clinical examples are viewed through the lenses of specific theoretical models and models of intervention are discussed for individual, family or group situations.

    825 Community care

    N. Thompson and S. Thompson Russell House, 2005, 112pp. ISBN 1903855586.

    Provides an introductory overview of the theory base underpinning community care practice, laying the foundations for future learning and development and building on that foundation by exploring a range of practice issues.

    826 Counselling skills in social work practice

    J. Seden 2nd edn, Open University, 2005, 192pp. £17.05. ISBN 0335216498.

    A practical no-nonsense guide to the application of counselling skills to social work practice. It is written from the author's first-hand experience of working in the field and teaching counselling skills to social work students. Contains useful hints and tips for trainees and busy practitioners and is illustrated throughout with examples of good practice.

    827 Effective practice in health and social care: a partnership approach

    R. Carnwell and J. Buchanan Open University Press, 2005, 288pp. ISBN 0335214371.

    Looks at partnership in human services between different professional groups delivering health and social care to a broad range of service users. Each chapter focuses on how the challenges of partnership work can be overcome and this is supported by examples from practice and research.

    828 Essential theory for social work practice

    C. Beckett Sage Publications, 2006, 240pp. £17.40. ISBN 9781412908740.

    Takes a realistic and honest approach to the realities of everyday practice. Part 1 establishes what social workers do and the tools they need; Part 2 considers how to assess, handle and support change in others; Part 3 explores the wide range of roles that social workers must fulfil; and Part 4 strengthens these links between theory and practice. Also includes exercises, case examples, chapter summaries and practice notes.

    829 Evidence-based social work: a guide for the perplexed

    T. Newman [et al.] Russell House, 2005, 160pp. £15.50. ISBN 1903855551.

    This book advises practitioners on how to formulate practice questions and find information which can answer these questions and to appraise the information for trustworthiness and relevance and build this process into practice on a regular basis.

  • Business & Management

  • from FINANCE, INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp 385-456

  • Summary

    Introductions to the subject

    3869 Business: the ultimate resource

    2nd edn, A. & C. Black, 2006, 2064pp. £40. ISBN 9780713675092.

    www.ultimatebusinessresource.com/

    This impressive volume, both in size and scope, is a onestop- shop for practical and strategic advice on all areas of current business practice. Fully cross-referenced, the volume is divided into six main sections: best practice guides – overviews of key problems and business issues; management checklists and action lists; management library – summaries of the most influential business books of all time; business thinkers and management giants – profiles of top management gurus; a business dictionary; and business information sources. Purchase also includes free monthly updates available by registering on the website.

    3870 Business in context: an introduction to business and its environment

    D. Needle 4th edn, Thomson Learning, 2004, 646pp. £32.99. ISBN 1861529929.

    www.thomsonlearning.co.uk/ [DESCRIPTION]

    Intended as an introduction to the key functions within the business environment, this thoroughly revised edition places increased emphasis on globalization, ethics and the effect of technology on business. The book also has a companion website containing an online glossary, chapter learning objectives and associated web links.

    3871 Business information on the net

    K. Blakeman

    www.rba.co.uk/sources/index.htm

    RBA Information Services was set up in 1989 by Karen Blakeman, an information professional of more than 20 years. The site provides training and advice on how to find business information on the internet. There are a range of guides and factsheets on how to perform effective searches, which can be purchased directly from the site. Blakeman has also put together a collection of freely available businessoriented resources such as business directories, statistics, market and industry research, stock market data, companyand country-specific information and day-to-day business essentials (telephone directories, exchange rates, interest rates, travel information and acronym finder). Nicely laid out and full of useful information, this site is one for your favourites.

    3872 Classics in management thought

    C.L. Cooper, ed. Edward Elgar, 2000. Elgar mini series (2 v.), £325. ISBN 1858989116.

    www.e-elgar.co.uk/

    This book brings together some of the most influential articles in management over the past 50 years. Volume 1 covers general management theories, leadership, motivation and organizational behaviour. Volume 2 focuses on the organization, with a large part of the volume dedicated to organizational structure. This two-volume set contains a well thought out selection of articles that provide the reader with an invaluable overview of the field of management thinking.

  • Preface

  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp vii-vii

  • Summary

    In this second volume of The New Walford (TNW), we have continued the process of re-engineering ‘Walford’ for the 21st century network society. TNW is not conceptualized primarily as a tool to establish details of specific reference resources. All of us these days – or, at least, all who might also have access to this work – can readily use the web to do that. Rather, TNW Vol 2 principally is a carefully structured guide to examples of the various types of reference resource germane to communication in the social sciences. It is as much an encyclopedia as a resource discovery tool: of especial value – we trust – to students, information professionals and others new to some aspect of social science, and wanting an entrée to its literature.

    Naturally, we have aimed to give a faithful description of the content and characteristics of the items chosen for citation. But not only subsequently will new editions have appeared, imprints changed, URLs moved, organizations discontinued, and so on; also, completely new resources will have arisen, supplementing or in some cases supplanting existing artefacts as the instruments of choice. So what we have here – as with any print tool – is a snapshot, the details planned to be accurate as at mid-2007.

    Not surprisingly, we have toyed with the idea of updating the entries within this volume (and within the first volume of the series) online; or, indeed, of providing a web-searchable version of the whole of each volume's data. But further thought has convinced us that we should eschew such an approach. This, partly because there are already a number of well established generic web-based resource discovery tools for which TNW would be but a partial competitor (including, of course, Google itself!). Partly also, because we feel it very unlikely that we would be able to find enough information specialists willing and able optimally to maintain the currency of the online content, given the overall time, effort and funds that could reasonably be dedicated to the project. In our experience, so frequently human-intermediated webbased companions to, or versions of, print-based tools in the event turn out to be unsustainable. After the initial enthusiasm and flurry of activity, one soon finds the ‘last updated date’ on the website (if such be admitted) to be long ago. We would not want that.

  • Introduction

  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp xii-xvi

  • Summary

    This Introduction covers:

  • ■ Introducing TNW

  • ■ What's new about TNW?

  • ■ The new information universe

  • ■ Selection and description of resources

  • ■ Organization and arrangement of entries

    • Introducing TNW

    The second volume of The New Walford (TNW) is a guide to reference resources in the Social Sciences. It provides a collection of resources aimed particularly at helping people to research unfamiliar subject areas. It offers comprehensive coverage of the range of resources available in the networked world, but is necessarily selective in the set of items chosen for each subject field. Our aim is to get you started, to help you navigate uncharted territory and find the right types of resources to meet your needs.

    This new guide builds on the reputation and concept of the classic Walford's guide to reference material, but we have made radical changes to the design, focus and layout. The internet and the world wide web have had a dramatic impact on the quantity and quality of information resources. The new information universe is diverse and complex with its mix of established and emergent media.

    What's new about TNW?

    TNW has been completely ‘re-engineered’ for the hybrid information world. There are seven key changes from ‘The Old Walford’.

  • ■ Focus on the newcomer – TNW has been specially designed to help the less-experienced user of Social Science resources, particularly people researching a field for the first time.

  • ■ Simpler subject arrangement – TNW has moved away from the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) and adopted its own straightforward threelevel scheme of subject parts, subject groupings and subject fields.

  • ■ Navigation by topic – TNW's new TOPIC INDEX helps you to find your way quickly from a subject heading or an alternative sought term to the right place in the main sequence.

  • ■ New resource categorization – TNW has replaced the 40 or so ‘form headings’ used in the old Walford with a new simpler set of 13 resource categories.

  • ■ Expansion of resource types – TNW includes the full spectrum of resources now available to the internet user, with thousands of organizational websites and portals complementing its coverage of traditional reference tools.

  • ■ Introductory essays – TNW also helps the Social Sciences newcomer by offering short narrative introductions, highlighting key features of each major subject area.

  • Information & Library Sciences

  • from MEDIA & INFORMATION
  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp 561-610

  • Summary

    Introductions to the subject

    5338 Foundations of library and information science

    R.E. Rubin 2nd edn, Neal-Schuman, 2004, 581pp. $65. ISBN 1555705189.

    Comprehensive introduction which places librarianship in its broader context and identifies key issues for contemporary practice. Covers the information infrastructure, a services perspective on information science, information policy, information organization, library values, professional ethics, libraries as institutions and the library profession. Includes end-of-chapter references and selected readings on nine topics.

    ‘As Victorian travelers once carried their Baedekers, MLIS students will now cart their Rubins …’ (Journal of the American Society for Information Science)

    5339 Fundamentals of information studies: understanding information and its environment

    J. Lester and W.C. Koehler 2nd edn, Neal-Schuman, 2007, 375pp. $65. ISBN 1555705944.

    Accessible textbook intended to provide a broadly based introduction to the information field, covering information in society, fundamental concepts of information, information technology, information institutions, information professions, economics of information, regulation of information, information policy and information ethics. Announced new edition includes additional chapters on user behaviour and on information, power and society, with all other chapters updated and revised. End-of-chapter references, glossary and comprehensive index. Supported by companion website.

    5340 Information management: a consolidation of operations, analysis and strategy

    M. Middleton; Charles Sturt University 2002, 526pp. AUS$90. ISBN 1976938366.

    Notable for its focus on the softer aspects of ‘information management’, defined: ‘In this book information management is taken to be the organization of the institutional processes necessary for use of information, as well as organization of the information itself for effectivecommunication – whether directly or in recorded form.’ Four parts: A. Overview; B. Organizational information management; C. Analytical aspects of information management; D. Administrative aspects of information management. Good use of graphics.

    From the University's Centre for Information Studies

    5341 Information strategy in practice

    E. Orna Gower, 2004, 163pp. £35. ISBN 0566085798.

    Shorter, updated version of the author's classic text Practical information policies (2nd edn. Gower, 1999), aimed at newcomers to the field, particularly students and professionals lacking an information specialist background. Provides a step-by-step guide to developing and using an information strategy, starting with the conduct of an initial information audit, prior to formulating an organizational information policy and translating this into a practical information strategy. Prefaced by useful definitions and explanations of key concepts, such as knowledge, information, organizational information policy, information strategy, information management and knowledge management.

  • Politics

  • from POLITICS, GOVERNMENT & LAW
  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp 129-218

  • Summary

    Introductions to the subject

    1212 British politics today

    D. Kavanagh and B. Jones 7th edn, Manchester University Press, 2003, 256pp. £8.99. ISBN 9780719065095.

    Popular student textbook which provides an accessible introduction to changes in British politics since 1945. It includes coverage of evolving trends in organization, attitudes and political behaviour. Chapters cover key topics such as the changing social and political context of British life, the growth of the media, reform of the House of Commons and House of Lords, political devolution and relations with the European Union.

    1213 Comparative government and politics: an introduction

    R. Hague and M. Harrop 7th edn, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, 355pp. £23.99. ISBN 9781403913159.

    The latest edition of this well established text offers a sound introduction to all aspects of comparative politics. Coverage is international in scope and includes discussion of the role of the state in the 21st-century globalized era. Studentfriendly features include case studies, charts, tables and debate boxes highlighting key questions.

    1214 Comparative politics: approaches and issues

    H.J. Wiarda Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006, 304pp. £19.99. ISBN 9780742530362.

    An excellent introduction to the subject area which is especially useful for student use. It begins with an introduction to the field of comparative politics and proceeds to discussion of recent and future areas of research. A ‘hot topics’ section highlights recent areas of concern, including civil society, environmental politics and political development.

    1215 Doing research in political science: an introduction to comparative methods and statistics

    P. Pennings, H. Keman and J. Kleinnijenhuis 2nd edn, Sage Publications, 2006, 352pp. £24.99. ISBN 9781412903776.

    Useful text for students beginning research in political science. Offers a clear guide to the main theories and methodologies. Includes coverage of both qualitative and quantitative political analysis. Topics covered include basic descriptive and inferential statistical methods and advanced multivarate methods. Each chapter contains practice exercises, summary questions and lists of further readings.

    1216 Government in America: people, politics and policy

    G. Edwards 7th edn, Longman, 2006. £42.99. ISBN 9790321434296.

    www.longmanparticipate.com

    The latest edition of this well regarded student textbook aims to provide a solid introduction to the US political system and public policy. Chapters cover the constitution, the main political institutions, parties and patterns of political behaviour. Also covered are public policy outputs and the interaction between state and local government.

  • Education & Learning

  • from EDUCATION & SPORT
  • Edited by Ray Lester, Peter Clinch, Heather Dawson, Helen Edwards, Susan Tarrant
  • Book:
    The New Walford Guide to Reference Resources
    Published by:
    Facet
    Published online:
    09 June 2018
    Print publication:
    31 December 2007, pp 459-478

  • Summary

    Introductions to the subject

    4415 American educational history: school, society, and the common good

    W.H. Jeynes Sage Publications, 2007, 469pp. £45. ISBN 9781412914215.

    Examines historical trends that have helped shape schools and education in the USA. There is a ‘strong emphasis on recent history, most notably post-WWII issues such as the role of technology, the standards movement, affirmative action, bilingual education, undocumented immigrants, school choice’.

    4416 Education in Britain: 1944 to the present

    K. Jones Polity Press, 2003, 202pp. £15.99. ISBN 9780745625751.

    Chapters are: 1. Post-war settlements; 2. The golden age? 3. Expansion, experiment, conflict; 4. Conservatism – triumph and failure; 5. 1997–2002: New Labour – the inheritors.

    4417 Education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: a guide to the system

    G. Holt [et al.] 3rd edn, NFER, 2002, 461pp. £27.99. ISBN 9781903880388.

    Provides an excellent overview of how the education system is organized in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is structured by phase, from pre-school to higher education, with an additional section on special education. The glossary and detailed index make this a very usable guide.

    4418 Education in the United Kingdom

    L. Gearon, ed. David Fulton, 2002, 246pp. £22.99. ISBN 9781853467158.

    A very useful book summarizing the education systems of the UK. It provides details of changes and developments up to its publication in 2002, concentrating on structures and organization.

    4419 Historical foundations of education: bridges from the ancient world to the present

    J.B. Tehie Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007, 312pp. $49.33. ISBN 9780130617071.

    Covers education in the Greek and Roman Empires and in the Middle Ages; rebirth of learning: Renaissance and Reformation; formation of the American education system; modern educational problems and reform movements (1930–present).

    Introduction to the foundations of American education

    J. Johnson [et al.] See entry no. 4492

    4420 Philosophy of education

    N. Noddings 2nd edn, Westview, 2007, 270pp. £14.99. ISBN 9780813343235.

    ‘Acclaimed as the “best overview in the field” by Teaching Philosophy and predicted to “become the standard textbook in philosophy of education” by Educational Theory, this nowclassic text includes an entirely new chapter on problems of school reform, examining issues of equality, accountability, standards and testing.’

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