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A SELECT Bibliography on "British Industry and Commerce: Its History and Reconstruction" has been issued by the Sheffield City Libraries, to which Lord Riverdale contributes an introduction paying a deserved tribute to the services rendered to industry in the Sheffield district by the Science and Technology Library of the Sheffield City Libraries. The value of this service is well known to the research workers of the larger firms; but Lord Riverdale points out that Sheffield has in its Central Library one of the most valuable and effective research libraries on iron and steel in Great Britain. The bibliography is not limited to books and pamphlets but includes articles appearing in the more important reviews and scientific or technical periodicals during the last three years. Sections on Government and industry, effects of science and inventions on Society, statistical records, location and planning of industry, industrial research, research and education, British trade and commerce, finance and monetary reform and social security are included, but the bulk of the entries are arranged in the three subsections, history, pre-war organization and reconstruction, under the sectional heading British Industries and Public Services. The only important omission in the history subsection appears to be Sir John Clapham's recently published history of the Bank of England, but the absence of historical records of even large firms is noteworthy. The bibliography is admirably produced and printed; it faithfully reflects the trend of current thought in the fields covered and can be commended as an excellent basis for wider reading and study by those who wish to gain a clearer knowledge of the social and economic background in which scientific and technical research and industrial development proceed.
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Bibliography of British Industry. Nature 156, 44 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156044c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/156044c0