Day, Alan

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DAY, Alan

DAY, Alan. British, b. 1932. Genres: History, Archaeology/Antiquities, Bibliography. Career: Oxford City Libraries, Oxford, England, central lending librarian, 1962-65; Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, England, senior lecturer and principal lecturer, 1965-79; Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England, head of department of library and information studies, 1979-90. Publications: History: A Reference Book, 1977; Archaeology: A Reference Book, 1978; Discovery and Exploration: A Reference Handbook, 1980; J.B. Priestley: An Annotated Bibliography, 1980; Search for the Northwest Passage: An Annotated Bibliography, 1986; The British Library: A Guide to Its Structure, Publications, Collections, and Services, 1988; (ed. with P. Lea) Printed Reference Material and Related Sources of Information, 3rd ed, 1990; (ed. with J.M. Harvey) Walfords Guide to Reference Material, Vol II: Social and Historical Sciences, 1990, 6th ed, 1994; (comp.) England, 1993; The New British Library, 1994; The Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, 1995. Contributor to library and education journals. Address: c/o ABC-Clio Press, P.O. Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116, U.S.A.