James Harner's popular pamphlet, first published in 1985, has been revised and updated in the light of advances in computer technology and the availability of humanities databases. Harner offers useful information on planning research, organizing an annotated bibliography, compiling entries, using a computer to prepare the manuscript, and editing. While the booklet focuses on the preparation of a comprehensive bibliography on a single literary author, the procedures and techniques are easily adapted to selective or subject bibliographies and to other periods and disciplines.

Selective annotated bibliography on education and social change - lists publications covering social theory, mass media, religion, political aspects, urbanization, the social structure and social mobility, demographic aspects and family change, community development, behaviour, educational planning, etc., and includes relevant bibliographies.