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• Accuracy of web-based news

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/20/accuracy-of-web-based-news/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 20, 2015 How news websites spread rumours Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content – a new report from the Tow Center examines the role of journalists .

• Are the social sciences significant?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/09/are-the-social-sciences-significant/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2015 The recent report from the Campaign for Social Science- The Business of people considers the value of social science to policy makers, its present funding and future ways in which it can...

• The EU’s most digitally advanced nations

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/09/the-eus-most-digitally-advanced-nations/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2015 Denmark is the most digitally advanced nation According to the new Digital Society and Economy Index   from the European Commission which  measures progress in EU nations.

• State of the World 2014/15: Amnesty International

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/23/state-of-the-world-201415-amnesty-international/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2015 Amnesty International’s annual review of human rights includes overview essays and country surveys covering  freedom, rights, discrimination and abuses.

• Conflict in the Philippines

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/conflict-in-the-philippines/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 The new Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System from Alert and the World Bank is collecting current and historic data on incidences of political violence in the region.

• Nigerian Security

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/nigerian-security/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 Nigerian Presidential elections are due to take place soon.

• UK elections

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/uk-elections/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 ‘Only 16% of 18-24 year olds certain to vote’ One of the findings from the latest annual audit of UK political engagement published by the Hansard Society.

• Smart phone usage USA 2015

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/smart-phone-usage-usa-2015/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 According to the Pew Research Center, nearly two thirds of Americans now depend on their smart phones for daily life.  Download the Pew survey results for the full data.

• Bitcoin ‘offers opportunities to charities’

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/08/bitcoin-offers-opportunities-to-charities/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2015 According to the latest report from the Charities Aid Foundation online currencies such as Bitcoin could enable charities to  cut currency transfer costs and encourage transparency.

• Press freedom

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/15/press-freedom-2/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2015 To mark World Press Freedom day, UNESCO adopted the Riga Declaration .  This affirms the importance of free journalism for sustainable development.