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SMS and science communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/sms-and-science-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 CENTAL is coordinating a project focusing on how text messaging can be used in scientific communication.
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Truthy project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/11/12/truthy-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 12, 2010 Aims to analyse and create visual representations of how information is diffused on Twitter.
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Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/mexico-turns-to-social-media-for-information-and-survival/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.
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Freedom to Marry, Oral History Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/freedom-to-marry-oral-history-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 Free access to this important collection from the University of California Berkeley The Bancroft Library’s Oral History Center .
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Discover Library Resources in November
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/11/10/discover-library-resources-in-november/
Posted by William Farrell in Library and Learning Services on November 10, 2025 Find out more about our resources and collections this Autumn. We have a fantastic line-up of publishers for you as part of our Resources Showcase on Wednesday 12th November.
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Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/17/are-15-year-olds-prepared-to-deal-with-fake-news-and-misinformation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2021 A report launched by the OECD this week Data based on the cross-national PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) surveys.
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Tool for humanitarian workers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/tool-for-humanitarian-workers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 Urban-Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (U-NEAT+) The United Nations launched a free online tool recently which is to help humanitarian aid workers rapidly identify and...
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International Day to End Violence Against Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/international-day-to-end-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Marked by the UN on 25th November. This year Orange used a social media campaign for publicity. S hocking statistics from UNWomen show why this day is necessary.
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Who gives to Higher Education institutions?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/who-gives-to-higher-education-institutions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 Download the latest annual Ross- Cass survey of charitable giving to universities which is carried out by the by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in...
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1.1 million abusive tweets sent to women in 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/04/1-1-million-abusive-tweets-sent-to-women-in-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2019 …according to large-scale research undertaken by Amnesty International and Element AI , a global artificial intelligence software product company.