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Digital Incivility
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/digital-incivility/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 The Microsoft Digital Civility Index (DCI) Microsoft has been measuring online behaviour and has found a worrying increase of bad behaviour and digital incivility over the last 4 years.
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Windrush review : lessons learned
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/windrush-review-lessons-learned/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 In the introduction to this independent review of Windrush generation treatment by the UK Home office and other officials the author, Wendy Williams, states: “While I am...
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Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/17/are-15-year-olds-prepared-to-deal-with-fake-news-and-misinformation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2021 A report launched by the OECD this week Data based on the cross-national PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) surveys.
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Pay and Progression of Women of Colour Literature Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/pay-and-progression-of-women-of-colour-literature-review/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 The Fawcett Society has recently launched a project to review employment and career progression of BAME women in the UK.
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Dialect and Heritage project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/dialect-and-heritage-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 Dialect and Heritage project This project from the University of Leeds in partnership with local museums aims to update the original 1951 survey of dialects which surveyed mainly older...
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Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/historical-american-newspapers-a-reminder/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922.
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Glocalism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/31/glocalism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2014 Glocalism …a new peer-reviewed, open-access and cross-disciplinary journal, published every four months by the association Globus et Locus.
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UN Yearbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/un-yearbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 The new UN Yearbook Website. T he new-look website provides free access to all editions of the UN Yearbook published since 1947.
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Colonialism and the streets of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/01/27/colonialism-and-the-streets-of-london/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2023 Vanishing Empire A tour of city of London developed by London Arts and Humanities Partnership research student Hardeep Dhindsa as part of a placement at Bishopsgate Institute...
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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.