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EU high earners
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/22/eu-high-earners/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2013 Where do bankers earn millions? Interesting European Bank central report on 2010-2011 salaries in EU nations.
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Christmas comes earlier every year!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/17/christmas-comes-earlier-every-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2014 The Royal Statistical Society recently published an essay based on Internet search terms which found that in 2007 people started thinking about Xmas in November however last...
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Poverty in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/poverty-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 The latest Joseph Rowntree Foundation annual monitoring report – 20% of working age adults without children are in poverty.
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How do recent graduates communicate?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/23/how-do-recent-graduates-communicate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2015 Does the transition from college to the workplace effect how you communicate? This question was considered in a recent qualitative study by Google staff at the 48th Hawaii...
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1929 election cartoons on women voters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/08/1929-election-cartoons-on-women-voters/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2015 University of Kent archive has fascinating examples of cartoons from newspapers on how women will vote! Posted in Politics , Sociology | Tagged Democracy , Feminism , Politics ,...
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Where do Graduates Move to?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/where-do-graduates-move-to/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 Interesting report from the Centre for Cities which argues that there is a brain drain with UK graduates migrating towards London and other larger cities.
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NATO Encyclopedia 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/nato-encyclopedia-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 Useful reference tool on membership and policies: includes statistics. Also worth exploring the online library has treaties and reports from 1949 onwards.
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NewseumED.org
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/newseumed-org/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 US newspaper front pages from events of historical and educational significance, from 9/11 to the Women’s March and School Walkout to firsts in politics.
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Internet sites and censorship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/11/12/internet-sites-and-censorship/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 12, 2010 The Hercdict site, maintained by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, gathers reports of blocked and inaccessible sites worldwide. http://www.herdict.
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The Guardian Activate conference on digital media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/01/the-guardian-activate-conference-on-digital-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2011 New York, 2011. Some useful videos from this key event: http://www.guardian.co.