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  • Evading a flogging by the Whipping Toms

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/02/27/evading-a-flogging-by-the-whipping-toms/

    Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on February 27, 2017 Prior to 1846, Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and was therefore the occasion for an outburst of eating,...

  • John Evelyn and the war with the Dutch

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/20/john-evelyn-and-the-war-with-the-dutch/

    Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on October 20, 2015 Engraved portrait of John Evelyn by W. H. Worthington, from an original painting by Walker. From the Fairclough Collection, EP36, Box 3, p. 310.

  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum project

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/24/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-claims-of-asylum-project/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2017 SOGICA is a research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) that explores the social and legal experiences of asylum seekers across Europe claiming international...

  • World Internet Report 2015

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/world-internet-report-2015/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 The Center for the Digital Future has issued the latest annual edition of the World Internet Project Report.

  • Historic US government publications now online

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/historic-us-government-publications-now-online/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 It is now possible to search issues of the US Congressional Record (which comprises the debates and proceedings of the United States Congress and the history of Bills and other...

  • European Union Open Data Portal

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/09/european-union-open-data-portal/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 9, 2015 The EU Open Data Portal provides access to a range of data from EU institutions including Eurostat, the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency.

  • Eurostat

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/09/eurostat/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 9, 2015 The statistical office of the European Union  provides high quality statistics on the European economy, demographics, industry, trade, environment and technology.

  • How much debt do students have?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/13/how-much-debt-do-students-have/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2017 IFS has provided an estimate that students from ‘low-income families graduating with the highest debt levels, in excess of £57,000.

  • Watergate digital records

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/watergate-digital-records/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 From the US National Archives and Records Administration To mark the 50th anniversary of the break-in on June 17, 1972 which led eventually led to the resignation of American President...

  • Data.gov.in

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/data-gov-in/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 A new initiative to provide free open access to statistical data from the Indian government.

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