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Our marathon
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/28/our-marathon/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 28, 2013 Northeastern University Launches Digital Archive of Boston Marathon Bombings Entitled Our Bombing it has crowd sourced journalist materials.
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Harry Potter: a history of Magic launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/3453/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 Based on the popular British Library exhibition and a new online exhibition from Google Arts and Culture. It includes the early manuscripts and sketches of author J.K.
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UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/10/unescos-internet-universality-indicators/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2018 This is based on 4 principles.
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LGBT+ History month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/31/lgbt-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2019 February is LGBT+ History month. Here is a list of some of the many LGBT-related resources in the library https://rl.talis.
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Where is the World’s Most Expensive City?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/22/where-is-the-worlds-most-expensive-city/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2019 …according to the latest EIU intelligence report? In 2019 it was shared by Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris. The least expensive city is Caracas, Venezuela.
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RISE – Research Institute for Social Mobility and Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/rise-research-institute-for-social-mobility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 This week saw the launch of RISE a new think tank, part funded by the University of Bolton which will conduct research into areas of education and social mobility policy...
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The Covid decade: Understanding the long-term societal impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-covid-decade-understanding-the-long-term-societal-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 The British Academy published a report this week into the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on British society.
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Twitter: 10th anniversary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/twitter-10th-anniversary/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 See a collection of significant tweets in this short history from Wired magazine. Read also the Guardian debate on whether you love or hate it.
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Black History in 100 Objects
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/black-history-in-100-objects/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 Oxfam GB | Black History in 100 Objects Oxfam is crowdsourcing a collection of 100 objects that express everyday Black history in the UK.
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Bloomberg: Skew analysis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/12/bloomberg-skew-analysis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 12, 2013 Smithfield Foods Inc. stock jumped more than 28 percent on May 29 following a $34-a-share cash offer from Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.