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Russian interference in US elections?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/13/russian-interference-in-us-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2017 View the recordings from Senate committee hearings into Russian interference in the 2016 elections via C-Span video library.
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The Counted
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/13/the-counted/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2015 The Counted launched by the Guardian newspaper to provide the public with statistical data about people killed by the police in the USA.
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Google and tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/google-and-tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 The charity Full Fact has examined the claim that Google only pays 3% of its profits in tax. Consult its website to see what it concludes.
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Coming soon: 2016 US elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/coming-soon-2016-us-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 RealClearPolitics: Election 2016 This site from RealClearPolitics offers readers daily updates on polls, interviews, speeches, and other news related to the 2016 election.
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Glossary of UN terms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/glossary-of-un-terms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 For those who find the abbreviations used by the UN and its agencies difficult to understand t ry the latest free app which covers common acronyms and a glossary of terms.
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Discourse Analysis.net
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/04/11/discourse-analysis-net/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2011 http://www.discourseanalysis.net – a research portal in discourse. A useful international online forum which lists events, useful articles and texts.
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Journalists on Facebook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/01/journalists-on-facebook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2011 http://www.facebook.
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The Guardian Activate conference on digital media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/01/the-guardian-activate-conference-on-digital-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2011 New York, 2011. Some useful videos from this key event: http://www.guardian.co.
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ICM polls archive online (via The Guardian)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/25/icm-polls-archive-online-via-the-guardian/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 25, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/oct/21/icm-poll-data-labour-conservatives Voting intentions in UK elections since 1984 – (via the Guardian datablog).
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New Economics Foundation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/23/new-economics-foundation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2012 http://neweconomics.org/ Aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environmental and social issues.