NCB Library and Information Service

Image of books on shelvesNCB’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 279KB] 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 49KB].

Image of NCB libraryThe 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.

Complementing our main Library are two specialist collections: the Children's Play Information Service (CPIS) and the PSHE & Citizenship Information Service (PSHECIS). The Early Childhood Unit also provides an online Information Gateway.

We produce a free weekly resource for NCB Members – our Policy and Parliamentary Information Digest.

Further information on:
Enquiries and Visits
Policy & Parliamentary Information Digest
CPIS
PSHECIS
ECU Information Gateway

Library Publications and Subscription Services


We offer a wide range of subscription services and publications as well as NCB's flagship resource ChildData. For further information, please use the side menu.

ChildData - NCB's established resource giving you online access to a catalogue of over 78,000 records of books, reports and journal articles; press coverage of children's issues; a directory of child care organisations; and details of forthcoming major conferences and events.

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ChildData Abstracts - Monthly update of all new books, pamphlets, government publications and journal articles indexed on ChildData

ChildStats - Quarterly review of current statistics on children and young people, including statistics published in Hansard

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

Student Reading Lists - We offer over 20 titles in this popular series aimed at supporting student course work

Conferences and Events - A monthly listing of major national and international events up to two years ahead, with contact details.

Literature Searches - We can also provide customised literature searching via our in-house database, ChildData

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