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Benjamin Franklin Papers now online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/benjamin-franklin-papers-now-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 The Library of Congress have now made available online the papers of American scientist, statesman and diplomat Benjamin Franklin .
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Archiving activism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/archiving-activism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 The aim of this project is to explore the ways in which radical, feminist and at times illegal protest actions are archived.
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United Nations disability statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/31/united-nations-disability-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 31, 2018 A new section of the UN main website now provides free access to data which it has collected since 1988. Sources are national level surveys, censuses and reports.
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Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/black-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 BFI has released recently some documentaries free via BFI Player which reveal why it is necessary to fight for BME rights.
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Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019 launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/social-institutions-and-gender-index-2019-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 Pioneered by the OECD in 2009, this index has been updated for 2019 It covers 180 nations providing profiles and cross-country rankings classifying countries according to their level...
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Express and Star Photo Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/18/express-and-star-photo-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2019 A new historic social history resource recently launched, recording local life from the 1880s through to the digital age, the Express & Star Photo Archive is a...
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Middle East Women’s Activism collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/middle-east-womens-activism-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 A digital collection from SOAS.
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A healthy US election
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/12/a-healthy-us-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 12, 2020 Stanford-MIT Project on a Healthy Election A joint project to bring together resources about the conduct of the US 2020 presidential elections includes report cards and data on...
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Crime surveys and more
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/crime-surveys-and-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 What do Americans fear? Find out in the Chapman University Survey . Categories include crime and natural disasters.
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Brexit debates in the House of Lords
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/brexit-debates-in-the-house-of-lords/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 Second defeat for Brexit in the House of Lords this week: Read the transcript in Lords Hansard – part one Read the transcript in Lords Hansard – part two Read the transcript in...