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Education data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/education-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 New World Bank educational data website: Systems Approach for Better Education Results or SABER …collects data on education systems worldwide using evidence based frameworks.
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The Independent Commission on Fees Report 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/19/the-independent-commission-on-fees-report-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2014 http://www.independentcommissionfees.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ICoF-Report-Aug-2014.
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FGM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/fgm/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Last week the UK’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) failed amid controversy. A cademics discuss whether the case should have been bought at all.
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NI Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/ni-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 Brendan Duddy Papers at NUI Galway. A new digital collection.
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Is social care in crisis?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/is-social-care-in-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 PSA Commission on Care Report Towards a New Deal for Care and Carers was launched last week.
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Is there a gender pay gap?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/06/is-there-a-gender-pay-gap/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 6, 2017 The latest report from the Resolution Foundation notes a reduction for women in their 20s but notes that over the career lifespan this widens.
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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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Global Economic Prospects June 2012
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/06/15/global-economic-prospects-june-2012/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 15, 2012 http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/EXTGBLPROSPECTSAPRIL/0,, menuPK:659178%7EpagePK:64218926%7EpiPK:642189537EtheSitePK:659149,00.
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Journalists in danger
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/04/journalists-in-danger/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2013 A Day Without News http://adaywithoutnews.com/ Grassroots campaign with UN support to highlight the growing numbers of journalists who have been killed and injured in armed conflict.
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Political Lobbying and PR
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/22/political-lobbying-and-pr/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2013 Interesting report issued by open.secrets.