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State of the World 2014/15: Amnesty International
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/23/state-of-the-world-201415-amnesty-international/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2015 Amnesty International’s annual review of human rights includes overview essays and country surveys covering freedom, rights, discrimination and abuses.
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UK elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/uk-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 ‘Only 16% of 18-24 year olds certain to vote’ One of the findings from the latest annual audit of UK political engagement published by the Hansard Society.
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Bitcoin ‘offers opportunities to charities’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/08/bitcoin-offers-opportunities-to-charities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2015 According to the latest report from the Charities Aid Foundation online currencies such as Bitcoin could enable charities to cut currency transfer costs and encourage transparency.
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United States Treaty Series 1776-1949
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/united-states-treaty-series-1776-1949/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 Free access to the United States Treaty Series , compiled by Charles I. Bevans, via the Law Library of Congress website.
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Trump’s inauguration
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/20/trumps-inauguration/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2017 On inauguration day The Guardian news is experimenting with a number of live news features. See the first filmed inauguration in 1901 via the Library of Congress website.
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World Wide Income Inequality Database – updated
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/world-wide-income-inequality-database-updated/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Latest release 2017 WIID3.
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Historical Newspaper Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/14/historical-newspaper-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 14, 2015 The University has recently acquired some historical newspaper archives amongst which are the Daily Mail 1896-2004, the Independent 1986-2012 and Punch 1841-1992.
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First Draft News
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/first-draft-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 With the shocking news from Belgium this week, we see the media using eye witness and social media resources.
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How to end the ‘UK’s role as a safe haven for corrupt individuals, their allies and assets’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/how-to-end-the-uks-role-as-a-safe-haven-for-corrupt-individuals-their-allies-and-assets/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 A new publication from Transparency International which explores the rol e of the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and complicity in the Panama Papers affair.
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Greater London Historic Environment Record
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/04/greater-london-historic-environment-record/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2024 Greater London Historic Environment Record (GLHER) https://glher.historicengland.org.