Blue book
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Blue book or Bluebook is a term often referring to an almanac
or other compilation of statistics
and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Almanac
An almanac is an annual publication that includes information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, and tide tables, containing tabular information in a particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar etc...
or other compilation of statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Government
- At the European CommissionEuropean CommissionThe European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, internshipTraineeship scheme of the European CommissionThe traineeship scheme of the European Commission is an internship program providing official in-service training with the European Commission, aimed at young university graduates...
candidates who pass a preselection are added to a Blue Book, from which the final successful candidates are chosen.
United Kingdom
- 'Guide to Learning the Knowledge of London', a comprehensive guide to the streets of London used by black-cab drivers.
- "The Blue Book", genocide scholars' nickname for The treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman EmpireThe treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman EmpireThe treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire is a book by Viscount Bryce and Arnold J. Toynbee which was the compiled statements from eyewitnesses from other countries including Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland, who similarly attested to Armenians in the Ottoman Empire...
, 1915-1916. - Treachery of the Blue BooksTreachery of the Blue BooksThe Treachery of the Blue Books or Treason of the Blue Books was the name given in Wales to the Reports of the commissioners of enquiry into the state of education in Wales published in 1847. The term Brad y Llyfrau Gleision was coined by the author R. J...
, an 1847 Welsh parliamentary report on the state of education in the country - A weekly digest of signals intelligence reports by the British intelligence agency GCHQ
- Annual reports produced by the governments of each crown colonyCrown colonyA Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
and protectorateProtectorateIn history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...
of the British Empire - Blue Book (Office for National Statistics), is published annually by the Office for National Statistics, and contains the estimates of the domestic and national product, income and expenditure for the United Kingdom
United States
- Blue Book (FCC), a nickname for a report on Public Service Responsibility for Broadcast Licensees issued on March 7, 1946 by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States
- Blue Book (United States Marine Corps)Blue Book (United States Marine Corps)Blue Book is the commonly used name for a United States Marine Corps document officially known as Marine Corps Bulletin 1400 . MCBul 1400 serves to publish lineal precedence and seniority information on officers in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. It is published annually by...
, a bulletin listing the lineal precedence and seniority of Marine Corps officers - Project Blue BookProject Blue BookProject Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects conducted by the United States Air Force. Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study...
, a U.S. Air Force study on UFOs - Various almanacs from U.S. state governments:
- Missouri Blue BookOfficial Manual State of MissourirightThe Official Manual - State of Missouri is a biennial publication from the Missouri Secretary of State. The Blue Book was first publish in 1889. It contains historical, political, and statistical information about the state of Missouri.The book cover had traditionally been blue although under...
- Oregon Blue BookOregon Blue BookThe Oregon Blue Book is the official directory and fact book for the U.S. state of Oregon copyrighted by the Oregon Secretary of State and published by the Office of the Secretary's Archives Division. As Governor Ted Kulongoski notes in his introduction for the 2005–2006 edition, it "provides...
- Tennessee Blue BookTennessee Blue BookThe Tennessee Blue Book is an official government manual for the U.S. state of Tennessee, published by the Secretary of State of Tennessee.The Blue Book is typically published on a biennial basis...
- Wisconsin Blue BookWisconsin Blue BookThe Wisconsin Blue Book is a biannual publication of the Wisconsin's Legislative Reference Bureau. The Blue Book is an almanac containing information on the government, economics, demographics, geography and history of the state of Wisconsin. The book was first published in 1853...
- Missouri Blue Book
- The Blue Book of the John Birch Society, a transcript of the founding meeting of the John Birch SocietyJohn Birch SocietyThe John Birch Society is an American political advocacy group that supports anti-communism, limited government, a Constitutional Republic and personal freedom. It has been described as radical right-wing....
México
- "State of Veracruz, Facts about Mexico, The Country of the Future, The Blue Book of Mexico // Estado de Veracruz, Verdades sobre México, El País del Porvenir, El Libro Azul de México".
- Originally published in 1923 when the bad times of the Mexican Revolution seemed to be over and the future looked promising.
- Bilingual (English / Spanish)
- Reprinted in the 1990s (Edición facsimilar de la Editora del Gobierno del Estado)
Engineering
- The 'Blue Book' Design guide to BS 5950-1, a design book for structural steel element design
Computing and technology
- Blue Book specificationBlue Book specificationThe Blue Book or Enhanced Music CD specification describes the Enhanced Music CD format. The first session of an Enhanced Music CD contains audio information according to the Red Book...
, the name of one format from the Rainbow Book standards for compact discs, defining the Enhanced CD standard - A set of telecommunications Recommendations issued by the International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
Standardisation Sector in 1988 - A common name of the book Smalltalk-80: The Language and its Implementation, and any virtual machine implementation based on SmalltalkSmalltalkSmalltalk is an object-oriented, dynamically typed, reflective programming language. Smalltalk was created as the language to underpin the "new world" of computing exemplified by "human–computer symbiosis." It was designed and created in part for educational use, more so for constructionist...
- Blue Book protocol, the file transfer protocol of the Coloured Book protocolsColoured Book protocolsThe Coloured Book protocols were a set of computer network protocols used on the SERCnet and JANET X.25 packet-switched academic networks in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1992...
- The Java Virtual MachineJava Virtual MachineA Java virtual machine is a virtual machine capable of executing Java bytecode. It is the code execution component of the Java software platform. Sun Microsystems stated that there are over 4.5 billion JVM-enabled devices.-Overview:...
specification - Blue Books, spacecraft data and telemetry recommendations made by the Consultative Committee for Space Data SystemsConsultative Committee for Space Data SystemsThe Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems was formed in 1982 by the major space agencies of the world to provide a forum for discussion of common problems in the development and operation of space data systems...
- Ingo WegenerIngo WegenerIngo Wegener was an influential German computer scientist working in the field of theoretical computer science.-Awards and honors:...
's "Blue Book", an influential textbook in circuit complexityCircuit complexityIn theoretical computer science, circuit complexity is a branch of computational complexity theory in which Boolean functions are classified according to the size or depth of Boolean circuits that compute them....
Transportation
- The nickname of the annual publication of the UK's Motor Sports AssociationMotor Sports AssociationThe Motor Sports Association , is the official governing body of motorsport in the United Kingdom.-Responsibilities:...
- Aircraft BluebookAircraft BluebookThere are currently four aircraft bluebooks used within the aviation industry.One of the commonly referenced paid-subscription publications is the Aircraft Price Digest which identifies and prices more than 3,000 used general aviation aircraft and helicopter make and model-years available in the...
, a digest that covers the price and condition of used general aviation aircraft in the U.S; the Aircraft Bluebook Rating Scale (or "Bluebook scale") is used in the aviation industry to rate the condition of used aircraft. - Kelley Blue BookKelley Blue BookKelley Blue Book, headquartered in Irvine, California, is the United States' largest automotive vehicle valuation company. The company's website is a source for new and used vehicle pricing and information...
is an automotive appraisal guide from the company of the same name - The Big Blue Book of Bicycle RepairBig Blue BookBig Blue Books are a series of small staple-bound books published from 1925 to 1950 by the Haldeman-Julius Publishing Company of Girard, Kansas , larger than the Little Blue Books...
Jewelry
- Blue Book is the Tiffany & Co.Tiffany & Co.Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
catalog first published in 1845 - The World Jewellery ConfederationCIBJOThe CIBJO , also known as the World Jewellery Confederation, is an international confederation of jewellery, gemstone, horology, and silverware trade organisations...
Blue Book is a three-part publication outlining terminology, classification and ethical guidelines for coloured gemstones, diamonds and pearls
Science
- A publication of the United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeThe United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...
listing endangered species - Nomenclature of Organic ChemistryNomenclature of Organic ChemistryNomenclature of Organic Chemistry, commonly referred to by chemists as the Blue Book is a collection of recommendations on organic chemical nomenclature published at irregular intervals by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry...
, a compilation of IUPAC recommendations
Other publications
- The Bluebook: A Uniform System of CitationBluebookThe Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. The Bluebook is compiled by the Harvard Law Review Association, the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal....
, the most widely followed authority for legal citation formats in the United States - Blue Book (magazine)Blue Book (magazine)Blue Book was a popular 20th-century American magazine with a lengthy 70-year run under various titles from 1905 to 1975.Launched as The Monthly Story Magazine, it was published under that title from May 1905 to August 1906 with a change to The Monthly Story Blue Book Magazine for issues from...
, published from 1905 to 1975 - Blue Book (racing)Blue Book (racing)The Blue Book is a publication of The Jockey Club which lists the highest standard of thoroughbred horseraces in the world, which are collectively known as Group races. Its publication is overseen and approved by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee of the Society of International...
, a publication of The Jockey Club - "The Blue Book," a tourist guide to the San Antonio Sporting DistrictSan Antonio Sporting DistrictThe Sporting District in the U.S. city of San Antonio was a red-light district in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was established by the city council to manage prostitution in the city. For a time it was one of the nation's largest vice districts with venues ranging from brothels to...
(the red-light district of San Antonio, Texas), published in 1911 - A common name of the Handbook of United States Coins by Richard S. YeomanRichard S. YeomanRichard S. Yeoman was a commercial artist and coin collector who marketed coin display boards for Whitman Publishing...
- Kelly Blue Book, the United States' largest automotive vehicle valuation company
- Little Blue Books, a series of 20th century publications by the Haldeman-Julius Publishing Company
- The publications of the European Central BankEuropean Central BankThe European Central Bank is the institution of the European Union that administers the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states. It is thus one of the world's most important central banks. The bank was established by the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1998, and is headquartered in Frankfurt,...
describing the main payment and securities settlement systems in the EU Member States - The Yale CollegeYale CollegeYale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
Programs of Study is referred to as the Blue Book.
External links
- State Blue Books. American Library Association's Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT)