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Guides to Parlimentary Publications
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A Guide to British Government Publications byCall Number: Olin Library Reference, Z 2009 .R69 G9 1980Publication Date: 1980The primary background source 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.
Background Sources: Guides to Parliament
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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.
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Politico's Guide to Parliament byCall Number: Olin Library Reference, KD 4215 .Z9 C48 2002Publication Date: 20042nd 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 Almanac of British Politics byCall Number: Olin Library Reference, JN 561 .W28x 2002Publication Date: 2007Rough equivalent of the Almanac of American Politics: detailed descriptions of each constituency or seat in Parliament as of the 2001 elections. Earlier editions shelved in the Olin stacks.