Subject coverage

The IDOX Information Service attempts to collect all essential documents within its subject areas, including journal articles, books, documents and official reports, and to have representative collections of semi-published documents: service plans, strategies, research, case studies, reports, etc.

The Service looks out for and collects documents on strategies and initiatives, projects, current and good practice, trends and new ideas, comment and opinion from a wide variety of sources.

Coverage includes:

Urban & Rural Regeneration
Inner cities; town centre management; vitality and viability; rural development; partnership working; social inclusion; reuse of land and buildings; health issues; local strategic partnerships.

Planning & Environment
Conservation; pollution and waste disposal; retail, industry and commerce; sustainable development; derelict and contaminated land reclamation; planning gain; design briefs.

Social Work Services
Care in the community; families and children; support for ethnic minority and disadvantaged groups; travellers; homelessness; criminal justice system; anti-poverty strategies; health action zones.

Transportation & Roads Infrastructure
Integrated public transportation systems; roads; sustainable transportation; traffic management/calming; communications networks; parking; cleansing; utilities; road pricing; pollution.

Recreation & Leisure Parks; playgrounds; civic and open space; footpaths; sports stadia; leisure complexes; community facilities; public access to countryside; tourism and visitor attractions; promotional and marketing strategies.

Local Economic Development
Policy and trends; employment, skills and training; business support and enterprise; community development; social enterprises; tourism; clusters; inward investment; ICT and competitiveness; creative industries.

Housing
Special needs; urban renewal areas; management; private and public sectors; partnerships; organisation and finance; rural housing; anti-crime initiatives; shared ownership; transfer of housing stock.

Education, Skills & Lifelong Learning
Funding; school management; workplace learning; schools and HE/FE business/industry links; learning styles; motivation; innovation; CPD; technology transfer; community learning; 3rd age learning; skills development.

Estates, Property & Facilities Management
Land development; industrial/business parks; enterprise zones; housing; security; design; mixed use developments; maintenance; rent levels; marketing; asset management.

Public Sector Management Issues
e-Government/Modernisation Agenda; public/private partnerships; Best Value; community planning and consultation; youth & community issues; evaluation; organisational change, structures and development.

This list is not comprehensive, but indicates the depth and breadth of the subject areas, themes and issues on which information is collected. Whatever instigates the user's need, the Information Service should quickly be able to provide useful material to help, whether for comparative purposes, to strengthen arguments or proposals, or to stimulate thinking and generate new ideas.