25 Years of Social Trends: 1970-1995
INTRODUCTION
Social Trends draws together social and economic data from a wide range of
government departments and other organisations to provide a comprehensive
guide to UK society, and how it has been changing. Data is presented in a
combination of tables, figures and text providing the ideal tool for researching life
and lifestyles in the UK.
25 Years of Social Trends is available on a networked CD-ROM via the Bradford
University Library and covers the years 1970 to 1995. From 2010 Social Trends
moved exclusively online and is also available via the Library.
GETTING STARTED
1. From the University Library home page
http://www.brad.ac.uk/library/index.php type 25 years of social trends into
the search box.
2. Click on Go to this resource.
3. On the next screen follow the instructions in Step 1 and click on 25 Years of
Social Trends via CD-ROM service.
4. Enter your Bradford University username and password in the login boxes
and click on the Logon button. You will then see the main menu with various
buttons which are explained in more detail below.
NB: Only one person at a time can use this resource. If access is denied,
please try again later.
CONTENTS
1. Click on the Contents button to display the section heading information for
any given year from 1970-1995. 1995 is the year which is automatically
shown first, but you can move backwards of forwards by clicking on the
appropriate arrow to the right or left of the year shown near the top of the
screen.
2. Once you have selected a year, the numbered chapter headings for that year
will be displayed on the main screen e.g. 1 Population 2 Households and
Families 3 Births and Deaths etc.
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3. Select the chapter heading you are interested in by clicking in the small white
circle to the left of the heading you want. You will then see, in the bottom half
of the screen, a numbered list of headings for that particular chapter.
VIEWING THE TEXT
1. To see the text of a particular chapter heading, select the heading by clicking
on it and then click on the Text button. You will see a frame giving the full text.
CHARTS AND TABLES
At the top of the full text display screen there are 2 tabs which give access to any
available charts and tables for that particular chapter heading.
1. Click on these buttons to see what charts or tables are available.
2. Double click on the chart or table title to see more detail.
3. Click on the Back to Text button to return to the text screen.
PRINTING AND SAVING
Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to print or save documents via the
Bradford University network.
INDEX
1. To see the Index, return to the Main Menu. From here, click on the Index
button.
The top centre of the screen contains the year indicator and forward and back
arrows to change the date to any required year. Underneath this you will see a
drop down menu of index words, listed in alphabetical order. You can either scroll
through this alphabetical list, or type the first few letters of any required word. The
list will re-position at the required point.
2. Click on the required index term. If there are sub-topics or expansions
indexed under a particular word, these will be displayed lower down the
screen. Click on any of these terms to display a complete list of all the charts,
tables and sections appropriate to the index term and double-click on the
bottom-screen entry.
MASTER INDEX
The Master Index is also available from the Main Menu. It works in a similar way
to the Index by Year, but index terms are brought together from all 25 editions
contained on the CD-ROM. At the top of the screen are boxes which allow you to
select any range of years.