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Many access news on smartphones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/many-access-news-on-smartphones/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 According to a number of recent research studies many people are now using their smartphones. A report from the Knight Foundation recently found that , 89% of the U.S.
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World AIDS day 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/04/world-aids-day-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 4, 2015 World AIDs Day is December 1st. The 2015 campaign urges people to rethink HIV stereotypes.
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Africa in Fact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/04/africa-in-fact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 4, 2015 Good Governance Africa is an organisation based in Africa which aims to improve government performance on the continent.
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Is Britain Fairer?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/18/is-britain-fairer-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2016 A major new report launched last week by the Equality and Human Rights Commission examines the nature of disadvantage in Britain in 2016.
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Refugees Deeply
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/refugees-deeply/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 Independent digital media journalism site which aims to cover the refugee crisis indepth. Other independent journalism sites on this topic which are worth checking.
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Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.
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USA Primaries – Useful resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/26/usa-primaries-useful-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 26, 2016 What is a primary? find out with this handy guide to the US electoral system from Vote Smart.
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What do students think of their courses?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/what-do-students-think-of-their-courses/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 Find out by downloading the 2016 Student academic experience survey from Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Higher Education Academy.
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World Bank Archives Digitization
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/world-bank-archives-digitization/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 The World Bank Archives website is providing increasing free access to full text papers and documents as part of a digitization policy.
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Country Reports on Terrorism 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/country-reports-on-terrorism-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 Just released by the US state Department, these annual reports have regional and country reports as well as essays reviewing global trends, terrorism safe havens and terrorist organisations.