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Radical! A Retrospective of Twentieth-Century Dissent
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/12/radical-a-retrospective-of-twentieth-century-dissent/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 12, 2020 An online exhibition from the University of Utah It includes examples of 20th century pamphlets, posters and literary magazines from radical socialist and workers organisations.
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Ben and Jerry’s flavours visualisation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/12/07/ben-and-jerrys-flavours-visualisation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 7, 2020 Ben and Jerry ice cream flavours A site from data visualization experts Hesham Eissa & Lindsey Poulter which examines the range and popularity of ice cream...
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Library of Congress digitises more early Presidential Papers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/library-of-congress-digitises-more-early-presidential-papers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 Recently added are: Papers of President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) Papers of President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) Papers of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) Papers...
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Which jobs are at risk from AI automation?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/which-jobs-are-at-risk-from-ai-automation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 A report from Nesta, Mapping Career Causeways: Supporting workers at risk , looks at jobs at risk from AI and how workers can transition to similar posts which are less precarious.
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Virtual Votes for Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/01/virtual-votes-for-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2021 Based on the temporary exhibition held at the Museum of London between February 2018 and March 2019. It has biographies of key suffragettes, images of events and artefacts.
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Memory Lane
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/memory-lane/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 Free access to an archive of millions of photos taken as far back as 1878. Some original black and white have been recoloured.
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Freedom in the world, 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/freedom-in-the-world-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy.
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Oman Library at the Middle East Institute Digital Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/oman-library-at-the-middle-east-institute-digital-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 Oman Library at the Middle East Institute (MEI) digital collection includes rare books published from 1700 to 1921 in 7 Middle Eastern languages including Arabic, French and Turkish.
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How can online learning be improved?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/how-can-online-learning-be-improved/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 A relevant question at the moment.
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The Covid decade: Understanding the long-term societal impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-covid-decade-understanding-the-long-term-societal-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 The British Academy published a report this week into the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on British society.