Electronic Databases

The Library subscribes to several electronic databases which can be used to trace government publications. Some databases are more than just indexes since they provide the full text of the documents covered. The following is a list of the most useful ones.

UKOP (United Kingdom Official Publications)
This catalogue, issued jointly by the Stationery Office and Chadwyck-Healey, lists Stationery Office and departmental publications. It is retrospective to 1980 and updated bi-monthly. UKOP is available on the World Wide Web, http://www.ukop.co.uk/

House of Commons Hansard
This database contains the full text of the official report of the House of Commons taken from the fortnightly bound edition of Hansard. It includes debates, oral and written questions and answers and division lists. The final archive disk of each session also contains a subject index based on the printed index found in the bound edition of the House of Commons Hansard.
The database comprises one disk for each Parliamentary Session, commencing with 1989/90 and ending in 2002 when the Library's subscription ceased. It is available from a stand alone pc on Level 4. House of Commons Hansard is also available from the UK Parliament home page on the Web, http://www.parliament.uk or directly from http://www.parliament.uk/hansard/hansard.cfm

House of Lords Hansard
This database contains the full text of the official report of the House of Lords taken from the fortnightly bound edition of Hansard. It includes debates, oral and written questions and answers and division lists. The final archive disk of each session also contains a subject index based on the printed index found in the bound edition of the House of Lords Hansard.
The database comprises one disk for each Parliamentary Session, commencing with 1989/90 and ending in 2002 when the Library's subscription ceased. It is available from a stand alone pc on Level 4. House of Lords Hansard is also available from the UK Parliament home page on the Web, http://www.parliament.uk or directly from http://www.parliamnet.uk/hansard/hansard.cfm

Index To The House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers
This database is the first cumulative index of all House of Commons Parliamentary Papers published from 1801 to 1995/1996. The index can be used as a complementary index to Chadwyck-Healey's microfiche Level 4 of the Robinson Library as well as an index to the printed papers collection of Parliamentary Papers 1801-1944/45 which is available on from 1801 to 1995/96. This database is available from a stand alone PC on Level 4.

UNBIS PLUS
This database provides access to the United Nations Bibliographic Information System in New York. In addition to being a catalogue of UN documents it includes references to non-UN material acquired by the UN Libraries in New York and Geneva, and contains speeches, the full text of resolutions, voting information and a group of authority and reference files. Unbis Plus is published in two parts, a retrospective file (up to 1992) and a current file (from 1993 onwards) and is updated quarterly. It is available from a stand alone pc on Level 4.

Census
The Library has an extensive collection of British Census Statistical reports from 1801. The earliest reports are available in the Parliamentary Papers microfiche collection on Level 4 and later reports are shelved at GPS CEN in the Collection of Official Statistics on Level 4.
In addition, the 1991 Census Small Area Statistics for England and Wales are available in CD-ROM format from a stand alone PC on Level 4. Census information is also available on the web at http://www.census.ac.uk/casweb/. A Campus ID and password are required.