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How Facebook news presents different realities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/27/how-facebook-news-presents-different-realities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2016 A new tool created by the Wall Street Journal Blue Feed Red Feed allows users to examine how different news sources cover political topics. See the Nieman reports.
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Atlas of African Health
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/atlas-of-african-health/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Just released by the WHO includes data on progress towards health-related Millennium Development goals.
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ACLED Conflict Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/acled-conflict-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 The ACLED Conflict Index A new indicator relating to civilian impact of conflict.
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Urban Heritage Atlas
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/26/urban-heritage-atlas/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 26, 2024 The UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas has just been launched.
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Seized LGBT books
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/15/seized-books/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2024 An online exhibition from Senate House Library which marks the 40th anniversary of the 1984 “Operation Tiger” customs raids on Gay’s the Word bookshop on charges of importing...
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Global Health and Care Worker Policy Lab
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/global-health-and-care-worker-policy-lab/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 Created in April by the World Health Organization and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, this resource aims to provide free access to...
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Money, Politics and Finance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/07/money-politics-and-finance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 7, 2015 N ew site with data on politics money and campaign finance worldwide. It is a collaboration between the Sunlight Foundation, Global Integrity and the Electoral Integrity Project.
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Do extroverts earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/do-extroverts-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 Interesting report released this week by the Sutton Trust which examines the link between personality, aspirations, career prospects and socioeconomic status.
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Press Freedom Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/06/press-freedom-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2016 3 rd May is designated by the United Nations as World Press Freedom Day.
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Advertising on Social Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/02/advertising-on-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2018 As a move to greater transparency Facebook has launche d this searchable database about political adverts appearing on Facebook and who is funding them.