Publications

MVA produce a number of publications, including newsletters, e-briefings, and various guides, e.g. a Glossary of Acronyms.

Key MVA Publications

Key Publications from Other Sources

The Midlothian Compact (66 kb .pdf)

Midlothian Profile 2008 (formerly Socio Demographic Profile) (3.281MB .pdf)

The Community Planning Research and Information Group (CPRIG) that produces the Midlothian Profile would be interested to hear your comments on the profile, for example:

  • have you used it (or previous versions)
  • if so, what for? e.g. service planning, business planning, or funding applications
  • what did you find most useful?
  • what did you find least useful?
  • what is missing that you would find useful?
  • any other comments?

Please send these to MVA and we will forward to the CPRIG. Fax: 0131 663 9471, or use the contact form. The Profile can also be accessed from the Midlothian Council website http://www.midlothian.gov.uk (Community Planning).

 

Midlothian Socio Demographic Profile - May 2007 (1.66MB .pdf)

 

Publications from other sources

MVA also holds a number of publications in our Resource Room, and we are currently in the process of producing “Sources of Information” for each of the Topics held. These contain useful sources of information, including publications, organisations, services and websites, for each of the Topics held. Copies of these are posted as they become available, to the Information: Topics section of this website. They are also sent out to e-mail groups as appropriate.

If you want to view any of the publications, please contact the MVA Information Officer.

PUBLISHERS

There are lists of specialist publications, websites etc in other areas of this website, however here are the websites of a few publishers that cover a variety of social research, policy, and voluntary sector subjects:

  • Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) - lots of useful publications for managers - www.acevo.org.uk
  • Directory of Social Change (DSC) - lots of publications aimed at the voluntary sector in the following categories: Fundraising; Communication; Law; Management; Finance; Reports and Reference; Quick Guides; and Starter Guides - www.dsc.org.uk
  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) - huge amount of briefings ‘findings’ and reports, mostly downloadable, on social policy research and development subjects - www.jrf.org.uk;
  • New Economics Foundation (nef) - a variety of publications in the fields of economics, environment and society - www.neweconomics.org;
  • New Policy Institute (NPI) - topics include: poverty and social exclusion; work and low pay; housing and homelessness; children and young adults; breakfast clubs; financial services; utilities; rural issues and asylum seekers etc - www.npi.org.uk
  • Russell Housing Publishing - a variety of social care publications - subjects include: Social policy and social care; Working with young people; Helping children and families; Care of older people; Combating social exclusion; Revitalising communities; and Working with offenders - www.russellhouse.co.uk
  • Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - a variety of publications aimed for and about the voluntary sector in Scotland - www.scvo.org.uk
  • Scottish Executive - wide range of policy documents and research reports, also information leaflets and guidance etc - www.scotland.gov.uk/publications;
  • Scottish Parliament Research Briefings - wide range of short briefing papers produced for the MSPs - http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/ - can be very useful;
  • The Policy Press - specialist social science publisher - www.policypress.org.uk