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• Couples and the Internet

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/couples-and-the-internet/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 What role do mobile phones and social media play in modern relationships?  Latest data from the Pew Internet and American Life project taken from a survey of couples in the USA:...

• South Asian Digital Archive

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/south-asian-digital-archive/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 http://www.saadigitalarchive.org/ An independent non-profit site which seeks to document the experiences of Asian Americans.

• Voluntary Sector UK

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/21/voluntary-sector-uk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 21, 2014 Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector annual report Established by the Baring Foundation to provide assessments of the  independence of voluntary civil society...

• Find health and social care statistics

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/find-health-and-social-care-statistics/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 Sources of Social Statistics: Health Services and Public Health  Where can you find the latest data on a range of UK social welfare and topics?  This useful briefing...

• LGBT in the military

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/28/lgbt-in-the-military/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2014  LGBT Military Index The first ever global ranking of countries by inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) service members in the armed forces has just been...

• Radio Times Archive

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/16/radio-times-archive/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2014 Radio Times Archive Free access to all pre war editions from 1936-1938.  These are fascinating for social historians as they include all the original TV listings.

• Social Media and Sexism

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/16/social-media-and-sexism/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2014 This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter .  You can read the full text on the website.

• Global Consumption Database

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-consumption-database/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Consumption Database Just launched by The World Bank and International Finance Corp (IFC).  Useful for finding data on how people in developing countries spend their income.

• Global Peace Index 2014

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-peace-index-2014/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and  ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness.

• Crime surveys and more

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/crime-surveys-and-more/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 What do Americans fear? Find out in the Chapman University Survey . Categories include crime and natural disasters.