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Community bank
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/29/community-bank/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 29, 2024 Dave Fishwick speaks to Radio 4’s Gap Finders about his community bank Burnley Savings and Loans. Listen on BBC Sounds or Box of Broadcasts (both available in the UK only).
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European Data Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/01/european-data-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2015 Launched this month, a new resource developed by the European Commission offering free access to over 240,000 datasets from 28 European Nations.
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Open the Door: social science research for development and a sustainable future
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/open-the-door-social-science-research-for-development-and-a-sustainable-future/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 New publication from the European Commission . Download the full text in PDF from the website.
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1.1 million abusive tweets sent to women in 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/04/1-1-million-abusive-tweets-sent-to-women-in-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2019 …according to large-scale research undertaken by Amnesty International and Element AI , a global artificial intelligence software product company.
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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/26/the-armed-conflict-location-event-data-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2020 ACLED’s political violence and protest data website now has a new feature in addition to the datasets which allow researchers to monitor emerging crises around...
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TfL Corporate Archives on Google Arts and Culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/tfl-corporate-archives-on-google-arts-and-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 A site with solid historical content. Find time lines and details about each tube line, maps, design and even the lost property of London Underground.
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Women’s history month: Europeana online exhibitions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/womens-history-month-europeana-online-exhibitions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 Europeana online exhibitions and blogs covering women’s history themes. The essays feature images of material items from Europe’s national libraries.
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First Draft Coalition launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/first-draft-coalition-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 A new group of social media journalists, whose members include Bellingcat , Eyewitness Media Hub , Emergent , Meedan , Reported.
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Paragon Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/04/paragon-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2015 Institute of Economic Affairs launch Paragon Project The IEA is a free market think tank founded in 1955.
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Health Inequality Data Repository
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/health-inequality-data-repository/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 Just launched by the WHO, health inequalities data which is disaggregated showing how health is experienced by people of different ages, economic status, education levels, place of...