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What happens when gender quotas are introduced for academic hiring committees?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/18/what-happens-when-gender-quotas-are-introduced-for-academic-hiring-committees/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2019 Interesting working paper covering the situation in France which found that after gender quota in academic hiring committees were imposed in France in 2015 there was a negative impact...
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How much time do students spend studying?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/01/how-much-time-do-students-spend-studying/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2019 The 2019 engagement survey by AdvanceHE records a decline since 2016 in the proportion of students spending 11 hours or more per week in taught classes and/or independent learning;...
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Google Transparency Report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/11/04/google-transparency-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2011 http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/governmentrequests/ The official Google website which provides 6-monthly reports on requests from governments to remove content.
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Reith Lectures 2012: Arab Spring
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/20/reith-lectures-2012-arab-spring/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 20, 2012 Keynote annual lecture series sponsored by the BBC.
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18 days in Egypt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/04/18-days-in-egypt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2012 http://beta.18daysinegypt.
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/16/times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-2011-12/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2012 The latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings are now available for the 2011-12 academic year.
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US Presidential Elections in Cartoons
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/04/04/us-presidential-elections-in-cartoons/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 4, 2012 Cartoons from the Cartoonist Group including 2012 editorial cartoons from top us newspapers http://www.theeditorialcartoons.com/subject/6219/The-2012+Election-Editorial-Cartoons.
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Bloomberg: Mergers and acquisitions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/bloomberg-mergers-and-acquisitions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 Starboard Value LP is urging Smithfield Foods Inc. to consider alternatives to the company’s pending $4.7 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/01/30/international-encyclopedia-of-the-social-behavioral-sciences/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 30, 2012 We now have access to the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Over 4,000 articles from leading authors in your field.
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Human Rights Web Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/04/human-rights-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2013 http://hrwa.cul.columbia.