English local and regional history has attracted widespread attention in the last twenty-five to thirty years. Its study has expanded at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities, polytechnics, and at other institutions of higher education, and it has long retained its popularity as a subject for adult education classes. In schools the teaching of local history in its own right, and as an ingredient of general history, environmental studies, and local and social studies, is well established, and commonly involves the use of original sources. The expansion of genealogical studies into the wider area of family history has involved many individuals and groups in the investigation of the local conditions, which existed where former generations lived and, in this pursuit, increasing use of local records has been made. Many who seek to involve themselves in this work, however, find that they are ill-equipped in the knowledge of what sources exist, where they are to be found, or what techniques are suitable in making the best use of them.

Annotated bibliography and guide to sources of information on business and management - includes material reating to accounting, taxation, computers and management information systems, insurance, real estate business, marketing, personnel management, labour relations, etc.

There is a burgeoning interest in the history of business, expressed not only by academic historians, but by general enthusiasts, business organisations and those interested in the development of a particular business sector, such as architecture or transport. Tracing the history of a business outlines the principal source materials available to researchers and comprehensively covers a procedure for the search. Most importantly, it has been brought up to date to include the recent development of online and digital sources. Finding out what happened to a business is the first step. Is it still active or trading under a different name? The answer could lead to the business's archives. How to find surviving records and use the reference material provided by organisations that give advice and maintain registers is described in detail. Additionally, there is extensive information on the sources that shed light on a business's activities, such as records of its bankers, accountants and solicitors and those of government agencies and trade associations. The guide concludes with an extensive bibliography and list of relevant addresses. - publisher.