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State corruption
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/state-corruption/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 Explore the 2022 Transparency International Inde x. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
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Women’s history month: 2 padlets
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/womens-history-month-padlets/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 2 padlets for Women’s History Month, being added throughout March. A map of world women inspired by the women featured in Warrior Queens by Kate Mosse Women and sport .
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Where are the world’s happiest places?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/20/where-are-the-worlds-happiest-places/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 20, 2019 World Happiness Report 2018 , ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels. The 2019 report is due to be launched on the 20th March – International Day of Happiness.
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Black & Gay, Back in the Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/01/black-gay-back-in-the-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2021 Black & Gay, Back in the Day is an LGBT Plus photographic archive made available via Instagram. It is maintained by Marc Thompson Director http://thelovetank.
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QS University Rankings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/qs-university-rankings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled.
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#WomanInHistory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/womaninhistory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 Launched by author Kate Mosse as a a global campaign to nominate important women from any period of history who have made a major contribution but may now be less well known.
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Free images for use in Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/02/07/free-images-for-use-in-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2022 The VADS society provides free access to over 14,0000 images from UK art and design collections for use in teaching.
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How well are companies managing their cybersecurity?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/08/how-well-are-companies-managing-their-cybersecurity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2019 Find out more in this UK government annual assessment of FTSE 350 companies. The a survey assessed awareness of risk, strategies and measures.
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Congressional Directories, 19th and 20th centuries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/congressional-directories-19th-and-20th-centuries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 Congressional Directory from the 19th and 20th centuries. Are being digitised by USA GPO. The first release includes Directories from 1869–1888, as well as 1993.
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The Children’s Art Gallery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/13/the-childrens-art-gallery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2024 The Children’s Art Gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, displays and sells art by children from low-income families. Other galleries have recently opened in Ghana and Zimbabwe.