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Spectator Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/15/spectator-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 15, 2013 Still in beta format: http://archive.spectator.co.uk/ Search free of charge the full text digital version of this weekly, right-wing magazine from July 1828 to December 2008.
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Media Use in the Middle East
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/26/media-use-in-the-middle-east/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2013 …from Northwestern University in Qatar http://menamediasurvey.northwestern.edu/ Major 8 nation survey on media use.
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Bloomberg: Economy forecasts for China
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/18/bloomberg-economy-forecasts-for-bloomberg/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2013 The Chinese economy is slowing to a forecast rate of 7.5 percent for 2013 as the government seeks to curb excessive lending and reduce reliance on exports.
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Social science video sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/18/social-science-video-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2013 TED videos from world leaders covering all aspects of social and environmental sciences RSA audio and events . Includes NHS, technology and change. Videolectures net .
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Human Capital Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/human-capital-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Human capital Index. World Economic Forum launch the 2013 Human capital index. It aims to measure how well 122 countries value and achieve the full economic potential of their workers.
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World Bank’s Open Budgets portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/10/world-banks-open-budgets-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 10, 2014 World Bank’s Open Budgets portal aims to provide a one-stop shop to locate national and sub-national regional budget economic data from about 40 nations involved in the...
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Social Media and Sexism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/16/social-media-and-sexism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2014 This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter . You can read the full text on the website.
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SMS and science communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/sms-and-science-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 CENTAL is coordinating a project focusing on how text messaging can be used in scientific communication.
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Crime surveys and more
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/crime-surveys-and-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 What do Americans fear? Find out in the Chapman University Survey . Categories include crime and natural disasters.
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Violence against journalists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/violence-against-journalists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 Following the Charlie Hebdo atrocity read the statement to the nation from French President Francois Hollande and view this homage A snapshot of newspaper coverage...