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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/05/black-freedom-struggle-in-the-united-states/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2020 An open-access archive of primary sources covering the following six topics: Slavery and abolition Civil war and reconstruction Jim Crow segregation 1878-1932 New Deal and WWII Civil...
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Cyberpolicy portal launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/08/cyberpolicy-portal-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2019 The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) has just launched a Cyber Policy Portal that provides researchers with a single route to quickly get information and...
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Kae Tempest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/30/kae-tempest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2023 Documentary about trans rapper, playwright, novelist and poet Kae Tempest. Follows them on their rap tour but also as they transition. Only available to watch in the UK.
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Women like that: lesbian and gay history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/26/women-like-that-lesbian-and-gay-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2013 Jane Traies, who is based at the University of Surrey, is pioneering research on the lives of older lesbians in the UK.
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Bloomberg: Italy’s economy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/03/bloomberg-italys-economy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2013 Analyzing Italy’s Economy as a New Government is Formed New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won the final confidence vote needed from the Italian Parliament to install his government...
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Longer lives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/21/longer-lives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2013 The UK government has launched a new public health site to provide citizens with easily accessible data about premature death and mortality rates: http://longerlives.phe.org.
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Graduate starting salaries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/graduate-starting-salaries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Graduate starting salaries. The Complete University Guide has data which compares starting salaries between 2007-2012.
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A data revolution for all?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/a-data-revolution-for-all/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The UN Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development has just published a report called a World that Counts .
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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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Election turnouts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/election-turnouts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 History Workshop has posted an interesting 1955 anarchist pamphlet on its website called vote for Joe Soap. It raises the issue for voter non turnout.