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Vlearn
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/18/vlearn/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2013 Vlearn A free access site for business and management students.
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Better Life Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/better-life-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 2014 Better Life Index released by OECD This annual survey of OECD countries seek to answer the question “What do people want from life?” It has been in operation since 2011.
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Bloomberg: Studying Equity Volume Patterns for Clues on Price Direction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/22/bloomberg-studying-equity-volume-patterns-for-clues-on-price-direction/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2013 Global equity markets rallied this month after a contraction in June. Trading volume can indicate whether these price movements will hold.
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2017 Atlas of Sustainable development goals
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/2017-atlas-of-sustainable-development-goals/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 Just released by the World Bank a visual mapping of progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development goals which include: ending poverty, good health, access to education, sustainable cities.
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Number of fact-checking sites worldwide increasing rapidly
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/13/number-of-fact-checking-sites-worldwide-increasing-rapidly/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2018 According to the latest annual report from the Duke Reporters Lab . They found that in 2018 the number has increased by 31 percent.
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Asian Development Outlook 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/17/asian-development-outlook-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2018 The Asian Development Bank has just released its latest annual review which has a special focus on the impact of technology upon employment and jobs in the region.
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First global report on smuggling of migrants
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/22/first-global-report-on-smuggling-of-migrants/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 22, 2018 Just released by UNODC, the first report on the nature and impact of the smuggling of migrants . It includes infographics and data on numbers and routes plus profiles.
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LGBTI in developing countries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/09/lgbti-in-developing-countries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 9, 2017 Surveys, big data, and experiments: how can we best learn about LGBTI development outcomes? Interesting new Research policy working paper from the World Bank which highlights the...
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Black Students Mental Health Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/13/black-students-mental-health-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 13, 2023 The Black Students Mental Health Project Good Thinking has partnered with the Black Students Mental Health Project (BSMHP) to host a range of mental wellbeing resources,...
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Open Access book on Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/27/open-access-book-on-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 27, 2023 Higher Education for Good : Teaching and Learning Futures by Laura Czerniewicz (editor) Catherine Cronin (editor).