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• A data revolution for all?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/a-data-revolution-for-all/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The UN Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development  has just published a report called a World that Counts .

• Women and pension schemes

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/women-and-pension-schemes/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The latest annual report from Scottish Widows shows that more British are  women saving into pension schemes.  However women  typically still saved less than men.

• International Civil Aviation Authority: Conflict Zone Information Repository (ICAO)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/international-civil-aviation-authority-conflict-zone-information-repository-icao/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 A tool developed to provide researchers and the public with provide up-to-date information on potential risks to civil aviation arising from armed conflict.

• How many women have served in the US Congress?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/how-many-women-have-served-in-the-us-congress/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 Get the data from the latest Library of Congress CRS report Women in Congress, 1917-2016: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information and Listings by State and Congress.

• Benjamin Franklin Papers now online

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/benjamin-franklin-papers-now-online/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 The Library of Congress have now made available online the papers of American scientist, statesman and diplomat Benjamin Franklin .

• Global Consumption Database

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-consumption-database/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Consumption Database Just launched by The World Bank and International Finance Corp (IFC).  Useful for finding data on how people in developing countries spend their income.

• Compare the NHS with other health services

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/08/compare-the-nhs-with-other-health-services/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2015 Economist Intelligence Unit has just published a report which compares the NHS with healthcare services in 30 other OECD nations.

• American Federal reserve launch Facebook page

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/30/american-federal-reserve-launch-facebook-page/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 30, 2016 On the first day of its launch the new Facebook page received 11,00 likes but it is was also widely criticised.

• Are girls invisible?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/11/are-girls-invisible/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 11, 2016 Yes according to the most recent report from Plan International .

• Congressional Record for the 1980s

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/12/congressional-record-for-the-1980s/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2016 Now available online via GOV Info   the bound volumes from volume 127 (1981) to volume 147 (2001).