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Stonewall 50th commemoration web archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/stonewall-50th-commemoration-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Just launched by Columbia University, a searchable web archive of 50 th anniversary commemorations of the Stonewall uprising. The Stonewall uprising a key event in LGBT history.
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Mentions of Trident on Historical Hansard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/21/mentions-of-trident-on-historical-hansard/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 21, 2016 Blog post on the Talking Humanities blog analyses the use of the word Trident in parliamentary debate: https://talkinghumanities.blogs.sas.ac.
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Social media in peace mediation: a practical framework
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/social-media-in-peace-mediation-a-practical-framework/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 A new paper by UN DPPA Mediation Support Unit and Swiss Peace which explores the role of social media in armed conflict.
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AI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/02/ai/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 2, 2023 AI resource center A new website created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology & called the Trustworthy & Responsible Artificial Intelligence Resource Center will...
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We need more women in science.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/10/we-need-more-women-in-science/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2017 The UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated on 11 February.
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Suffragettes on File
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/16/suffragettes-on-file/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2018 A new educational resource from the National Archives designed for teachers of Key stage 1,3,5 – Suffragettes on File .
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Twitter: 10th anniversary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/twitter-10th-anniversary/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 See a collection of significant tweets in this short history from Wired magazine. Read also the Guardian debate on whether you love or hate it.
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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 IDAHOT 2016 was celebrated on May 17 th . Find out why this day was chosen and why it continues to be needed with this blog posting from the LSE.
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Who are the top LGBT friendly employers in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/who-are-the-top-lgbt-friendly-employers-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 University of Leicester has moved up to 44th position. Find out the others from the annual Stonewall 100 list.
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Radical! A Retrospective of Twentieth-Century Dissent
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/12/radical-a-retrospective-of-twentieth-century-dissent/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 12, 2020 An online exhibition from the University of Utah It includes examples of 20th century pamphlets, posters and literary magazines from radical socialist and workers organisations.