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Connecting Africa
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/13/connecting-africa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 13, 2023 Connecting-Africa is supported by the Netherlands African Studies Association (NVAS). It provides free access to digital resources on Africa.
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Kae Tempest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/30/kae-tempest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2023 Documentary about trans rapper, playwright, novelist and poet Kae Tempest. Follows them on their rap tour but also as they transition. Only available to watch in the UK.
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Nashriyah: digital Iranian historic newspapers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/nashriyah-digital-iranian-historic-newspapers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 The University of Manchester now provides free access to a digital library of Iranian newspapers .
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Are emojis sexist?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/13/are-emojis-sexist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 13, 2016 Certainly Google engineers think so as they recently submitted a proposal to Unicode: s ee Expanding Emoji Professions: Reducing Gender Inequality for 13 proposed designs to...
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Black Social Worker Oral History Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/black-social-worker-oral-history-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This project is led by staff at Coventry University’s Centre for Peace and Security.
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Do private school students earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/20/do-private-school-students-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 20, 2015 The latest study from the Sutton Trust examined the salaries of private school educated graduates and compared them with those who attended state schools.
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Digital Asia Hub – Launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/04/digital-asia-hub-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 4, 2015 A new independent, non-profit Internet and society research think tank based in Hong Kong.
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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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The British press made a battle out of the miners’ strike
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/09/the-british-press-made-a-battle-out-of-the-miners-strike/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 9, 2016 Analysis from The Conversation: https://theconversation.
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Millionaires and Inequality
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/millionaires-and-inequality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 Which countries have the most millionaires? Find out in the latest Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report which also has sections on household inequality and changes in income...