Background Sources: Guides to Parliament
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The Almanac of British Politics byCall Number: Olin Library Stacks JN 561 .W28x 2002Rough equivalent of the Almanac of American Politics, but for Britain. Detailed descriptions of each constituency or seat in Parliament as of the 2001 elections. Earlier editions shelved in the Olin Library Stacks.
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Dod's Parliamentary CompanionCall Number: Olin Library Stacks JN 500 .D64; Latest year shelved in Olin Library ReferenceHailsham, England: Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Ltd. Annual.
An annual register of members of Parliament, Commons and Lords, including biographies, election data, reviews of the prior session's legislative activity, staff lists, ministerial responsibilities and other information. Olin has most years back to 1854. -
Politico's Guide to ParliamentCall Number: Library Annex KD 4215 .Z9 C48 20022nd edition. London: Politico, 2002.
A detailed guide to how the British Parliament actually works in recent times. Parliamentary Papers are explained in Chapter Seven. -
[The Times] Guide to the House of CommonsCall Number: Olin Library Reference JN 672 .G94Latest edition (2017) shelved in the Olin Library Reference collection. Earlier editions in the Olin Library Stacks.
Guides to Parliamentary Publications
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A Guide to British Government Publications byCall Number: Olin Library Reference Z 2009 .R69 G9 1980Background and context for all British government documents.
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A Bibliography of Parliamentary Debates of Great BritainCall Number: Olin Library Reference JN 500 .A22 no. 2House of Commons Library Document No. 2. London: H. M. S. O., 1956.
A excellent brief guide to "the spoken proceedings of Parliament." [Foreword] Worth consulting for evaluation of parallel sources. -
Debates and Proceedings of the British Parliaments: A guide to printed sources byCall Number: Olin Library Reference JN 500 .A22 no. 16House of Commons Library Document No. 16. London: H. M. S. O., 1986.
A more detailed guide than the Bibliography above.