Description
Book SynopsisFor over fifty years anyone needing information on British and Irish libraries has turned to Libraries and Information Services in the UK and the Republic of Ireland for the answer. This newly updated directory lists over 2000 libraries and other services in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland, with contact names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, email addresses and URLs.
The listing is broken down into the following main categories, fully indexed alphabetically:
Public library authorities, with entries for headquarters libraries plus the main administrative, divisional, area and regional
Universities and institutes of higher education and other degree-awarding institutions, with entries for major departmental and site/campus libraries
Selected government, national and special libraries, together with schools and departments of information and library studies.
Trade Review'the pre-eminent source for general information and contact details on UK and Irish libraries, deserving a place in any serious reference collection' Reference Reviews 'reliable, convenient, and quite indispensable - this remains an essential annual purchase for any library' Reference Reviews
Table of Contents1. Public libraries in the United Kingdom 2. Public libraries in the Republic of Ireland 3. Libraries in academic institutions in the United Kingdom 4. Selected government, national and special libraries in the United Kingdom 5. Selected academic, national and special libraries in the Republic of Ireland 6. Schools and departments of information and library studies in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland 7. The regions of England.
