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World Peace Index 2017 launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/14/world-peace-index-2017-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 14, 2017 Find out which is the world’s most peaceful country using the latest annual index from Visions of Humanity. It also summaries worldwide and regional trends.
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Catalysts for Collaboration Launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/13/catalysts-for-collaboration-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2017 Catalysts for Collaboration advancing collaboration in digital rights campaigns is a project of aims encouraging internet activists to collaborate to protect liberties online.
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Who are the top LGBT friendly employers in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/who-are-the-top-lgbt-friendly-employers-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 University of Leicester has moved up to 44th position. Find out the others from the annual Stonewall 100 list.
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The Changing Wealth of Nations 1995-2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/09/the-changing-wealth-of-nations-1995-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2018 This book from the World Bank tracks the wealth of 141 countries between 1995 and 2014.
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Irish Independence film collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/irish-independence-film-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 Free access via the Irish Film Institute player to this great collection of British news reel films covering the period 1900-1930 with such key events as WW1, the Easter Rising, the...
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Press Freedom
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/08/press-freedom/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2013 The Press Freedom Index 2013 http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2013,1054.html launched by Reporters Without Frontiers.
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Bloomberg: Studying Equity Volume Patterns for Clues on Price Direction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/22/bloomberg-studying-equity-volume-patterns-for-clues-on-price-direction/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2013 Global equity markets rallied this month after a contraction in June. Trading volume can indicate whether these price movements will hold.
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Trade monitoring database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/17/trade-monitoring-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2013 The trade monitoring database This new official WTO resource provides detailed information on trade measures implemented by WTO members and observers since October 2008.
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Bloomberg: Skew analysis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/12/bloomberg-skew-analysis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 12, 2013 Smithfield Foods Inc. stock jumped more than 28 percent on May 29 following a $34-a-share cash offer from Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.
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Female FTSE report 2013
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/female-ftse-report-2013/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 Acces the latest annual review of the number of women board members at the UK’s leading FTSE companies. From the Cranfield University website.