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First global report on smuggling of migrants
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/22/first-global-report-on-smuggling-of-migrants/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 22, 2018 Just released by UNODC, the first report on the nature and impact of the smuggling of migrants . It includes infographics and data on numbers and routes plus profiles.
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Freedom on the Net report 2018 launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/09/freedom-on-the-net-report-2018-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 9, 2018 Freedom House has just launched its latest annual report on the state of democracy and freedom on the Internet.
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Women in data science
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/women-in-data-science/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 A resource from Stanford University. The Women in Data Science initiative was launched in 2018.
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dataUNODC (Drugs and Crime statistics)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/06/08/dataunodc-drugs-and-crime-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2020 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) new data portal makes its reliable global data on drugs and crime easier to access and visualise.
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UNV Knowledge Portal on Volunteerism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/11/unv-knowledge-portal-on-volunteerism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 11, 2020 The UNV Knowledge Portal on Volunteering is a great new resource it includes a volunteering database containing country laws, policies, statistical measurement.
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Chemical weapons
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/29/chemical-weapons/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 29, 2013 OPCW-UN Joint Mission Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations Joint Mission in Syria creates new website .
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Smart phone usage USA 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/smart-phone-usage-usa-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 According to the Pew Research Center, nearly two thirds of Americans now depend on their smart phones for daily life. Download the Pew survey results for the full data.
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Mapping Early American Elections Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/mapping-early-american-elections-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 Just launched this major project funded by National Endowment for the Humanities which will provide free access to visualisations on a state level of how Americans voted for their...
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International Women’s Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/08/international-womens-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2018 International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8 th March to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. This year the theme is Press for Progress.
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Migration Network Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/04/26/migration-network-hub/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2021 The United Nations Network on Migration was launched recently It aims to provide a place where researcher scan access a variety of resources relating to worldwide migration including...