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Social media and universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/07/social-media-and-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 7, 2014 Social Media: When Should the University Intervene? An interesting article from Australia currently available free of charge from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management.
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US elections: historic data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/09/us-elections-historic-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 9, 2020 Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House Representatives – Election Statistics The Clerk of the U.S.
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Do mobile phones effect student learning?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/do-mobile-phones-effect-student-learning/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Interesting new article from Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff, Stevie Munz & Scott Titsworth published online, on 21st May 2015, in Communication Education.
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Female Genital Mutilation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/08/female-genital-mutilation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2019 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation was 6th February Key resources for researching related topics include: A report published by the UN in July 2018 the...
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Identities: Understanding Islam in a Cross-Cultural Context
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/identities-understanding-islam-in-a-cross-cultural-context/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 Useful online project and exhibition space created in collaboration by the Museum of History and Holocaust Education (Kennesaw State University) and the Ben M’Sik Community Museum...
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Can social media predict election results?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/can-social-media-predict-election-results/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 A recent SSRN paper from Cardiff University developed a model using Twitter and considers how it could be applied to the UK 2015 general election.
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Hate crimes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/hate-crimes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 MIC launches database of transgender murders A key initiative has recently been unveiled in tracking this underreported crime.
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Fake News – a new tool
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/06/fake-news-a-new-tool/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 6, 2017 Hoaxy is a joint project of the Indiana University Network Science Institute ( IUNI ) and the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research it aims to provide visualisations of fake...
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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/24/economic-and-social-commission-for-asia-and-the-pacific/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2014 ESCAP digital publications Free access to its flagship publication Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific starting with the first edition published in 1948 and continuing...
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8 years of Twitter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/11/8-years-of-twitter/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2014 To mark 8 years in existance, Twitter launched the facility to look back in time and trace your first tweet.