Library & Information Service
NCB’s Library and Information Service has a comprehensive
and multi-disciplinary collection of books, journals and grey
literature on all aspects of children and young people's social
care, health and education. It is the largest collection of
resources about children and young people’s issues in the UK.
The collection contains over 30,000
publications, 450 British and international journal titles and a
database of child care organisations. Most of the resources in the
collection are published in the UK but we do collect
some European and international material. We have a large
statistical collection and aim to collect all government
legislation relating to children. Our Journal Holdings
List [PDF 349KB] provides information about the
Library's current and past journal and newspaper holdings. The
Library also produces a listing of NCB's
current projects and specialist services [PDF
101KB].
Additional services
To complement our comprehensive
resources, these extra services are also available:
- Children's Play Information
Service (CPIS)
- PSHE & Citizenship
Information Service (PSHECIS)
- Early Childhood Unit
(ECU)
Library Publications and Subscription Services
ChildData - NCB's established
resource giving you online access to a catalogue of
over 80,000 records of books, reports and journal articles;
and press coverage of children's issues.
ChildData Abstracts -
Monthly update of all new books, pamphlets, government publications
and journal articles indexed on ChildData.
Children in the
News - Daily and weekly abstracting service covering
articles, features and law reports appearing in the national
press.
Highlights - Widely acclaimed
research summaries including key legislation - downloadable from
the NCB members' website.
Childstats - a
statistical publication free to NCB Members; available for
non-members to subscribe to by email. Regularly updated to include
the latest government statistical bulletins, figures published in
Hansard, and findings from new research studies.
Student Reading
Lists - We offer 25 titles in this popular series
aimed at supporting student course work.
Literature
Searches - We can also provide customised literature
searching via our in-house database, ChildData.
Policy and
Parliamentary Information Digest - a free weekly
resource for NCB Members.
Appointments
The Library is open to visitors by
appointment. Members can use it for free, non-members for a fee of
£10 per day. We also run an Enquiry
Line.