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Open Observatory of Network Interference: Tor Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/open-observatory-of-network-interference-tor-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 A free software, Global Observation Network, for detecting censorship, surveillance and traffic manipulation on the internet.
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Operational research resources for development
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/operational-research-resources-for-development/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) has created a Wikipedia-type page of free resources for development workers and developing countries to read and...
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Which jobs are at risk from AI automation?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/which-jobs-are-at-risk-from-ai-automation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 A report from Nesta, Mapping Career Causeways: Supporting workers at risk , looks at jobs at risk from AI and how workers can transition to similar posts which are less precarious.
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UNCTAD COVID-19 Response Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/17/unctad-covid-19-response-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2021 United Nations Conference on trade and development has launched a new portal with data on the impact of Covid-19 on manufacturing, trade and foreign direct investment. It has 25 indicators.
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Protests and Suffragettes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/04/21/protests-and-suffragettes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 21, 2023 A project led by artists, activists & archivists who are working with schools and Wikipedia to rediscover and celebrate the women of Scotland and their history.
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Online harassment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/10/27/online-harassment/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 27, 2014 How common is online harassment? According to a Pew Internet Project repor t 40% of Internet users in the USA have personally experienced online harassment, 73% have...
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Alternatives to Wikileaks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/02/alternatives-to-wikileaks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2015 Wikileaks is widely known as a portal where whistleblowers can securely upload classified information. Recently a number of newspapers have created their own systems.
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American race riots
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/american-race-riots/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 Newsmuseum has created a teaching and learning site which has archived front pages of newspaper coverage of events, plus lesson plans and links to historical resources on early...
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Migration Network Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/04/26/migration-network-hub/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2021 The United Nations Network on Migration was launched recently It aims to provide a place where researcher scan access a variety of resources relating to worldwide migration including...
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British Political Speech Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/02/british-political-speech-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2015 A great resource developed by Swansea University. It lists all major speeches for Conservative, Labour and Liberal/Liberal Democrat Party leaders from 1895 onwards.