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Reminder: Primary Sources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/18/reminder-primary-sources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2013 USA 108 volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States are now available in epub and MOBI formats. http://history.state.
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Smallpox in Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/05/05/smallpox-in-leicester/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 5, 2015 ‘The Wyvern Smiles’ from ‘The Wyvern’, (Leicester, 20 November 1891).
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Works of Christine de Pizan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/works-of-christine-de-pizan/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 “As one of the first and most prolific women of letters [ Christine de Pizan ] is often viewed as one of the pivotal writers of late medieval Europe.
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Economics of Football
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/economics-of-the-football/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Football has dominated the news this week. The high sums of money involved in the World Cup mean that politics and corruption can become involved.
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Are local councils broke?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/are-local-councils-broke/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 According to the County Councils Network Independent review of local government spending need and funding, an independent analysis of councils’ financial sustainability up to 2025...
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The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/05/26/the-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2020 …was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual...
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Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 Alternative pathways into higher education is an extensive free list curated by Newcastle University Australia It includes sections on widening participation and social justice.
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Discrimination against BAME H.E. staff
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/discrimination-against-bame-h-e-staff/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 Shocking results from the Access & Participation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities in UK Postgraduate Research – Policy Briefing UK CGE The proportion of Black,...
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ITUC Global Rights Index 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/23/ituc-global-rights-index-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 23, 2017 The latest annual report from the International Trade Union Federation ranks on the worse countries to work in in terms of trade union and labour protection.
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Telefónica Index on Digital Life
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/telefonica-index-on-digital-life/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 This new global survey examines progress towards digital life in 34 nations worldwide.