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Web Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/07/web-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 7, 2012 The World Wide Web Foundation has launched the Web Index : http://www.webfoundation.
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Who uses social media?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/25/who-uses-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 25, 2013 The latest Pew report (covering the USA) provides a snapshot of the social democgraphics of Internet users by categories such as age, race, gender and income: http://www.pewinternet.
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UNESCO world-wide education data enhanced
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/14/unesco-world-wide-education-data-enhanced/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 14, 2017 The UNESCO Institute of statistics have release more data via their dedicated Institute of Statistics data website . Select education from the themes on the left of the screen.
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Freedom in the World report 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/31/freedom-in-the-world-report-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2014 Freedom in the World report 2014 Just issued by Freedom House see the rankings for civil liberties in nations worldwide. The report also has a useful graphic map of freedoms.
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What went wrong in the 2015 election?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/22/what-went-wrong-in-the-2015-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2016 View the preliminary findings from the inquiry in to the polls ordered by the British Polling Council. Its terms of reference and methodology can be viewed on the website.
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Police and hate crime
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/31/police-and-hate-crime/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 31, 2018 Do the police investigate hate crime properly? Serious concerns have been raised this week by an HMIC inspection report.
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History of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/history-of-the-anti-apartheid-movement-in-britain/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 Forward to Freedom: The History of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain 1959-1994.
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‘Removing womens’ inequality would add $12 trillion to global growth’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/30/removing-womens-inequality-would-add-12-trillion-to-global-growth/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2016 …according to the latest report from Mckinsey. It estimates that gender inequality has vast economic costs.
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Trust and Truth in Media organisations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/30/trust-and-truth-in-media-organisations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2016 First Draft is a new coalition of news organisations, including the Washington Post, which is seeking to raise standards in reporting focussing specifically on the...
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Free access to Congressional Research reports
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/02/free-access-to-congressional-research-reports/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2016 EveryCRSReport.com provides free access to over 8,000 reports from the Congressional Research Service.