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The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/02/the-journal-of-learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2018 A new open-access journal produced by Leicester Learning Institute – The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (JLTHE) – was launched this week.
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Social media and health
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/22/social-media-and-health/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2017 The most recent study by Royal Society for Public Health found in a survey of social media that Instagram was recorded as having the most negative impact on the mental well being of young...
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Reminder: Kissinger documents
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/15/reminder-kissinger-documents/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2013 Recommended resources for research on Kissinger’s diplomacy include George Washington University National security archive which has made transcripts of declassified secret...
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Do you earn enough money to live in London?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/23/do-you-earn-enough-money-to-live-in-london/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2015 Try out this calculator from the Trust for London which calculates levels of basic income for different types of households.
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Disability history resource list
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/disability-history-resource-list/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 For UK Disability History Month (mid-November to mid-December) the BBIH provided a free list of over 450 key titles covering all aspects of disability.
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Chinese Language day – April 20th
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/chinese-language-day-april-20th/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 April 20th is designated by the United Nations as Chinese Language day it seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity.
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Trident
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/trident/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 The UK Parliament has voted to renew Trident Get some background on the history of this decision, its context in British foreign policy and implications by downloading the excellent...
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Understanding 9/11: A television news archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/understanding-911-a-television-news-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 Free access to this resource made available by the Internet Archive.
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Occupy Wall Street protest site
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-protest-site/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2011 http://occupywallst.org/ This website is a good example of the Internet being used to organise protests. The website includes user generated maps, video streams and organisers materials.
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Internet enemies report 2012
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/23/internet-enemies-report-2012/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2012 Reporters without Borders has publishes the Internet Enemies 2012 Report http://march12.rsf.