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Consumer behaviour in the UK (Black Friday/Christmas)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/consumer-behaviour-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 PWC retail outlook has predictions for the UK economy It also has the results of a recent survey on predicted shopping/ consumer behaviour for Black Friday in 2017.
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World Economic Forum Transformation Maps
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/world-economic-forum-transformation-maps/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 First created in 2015 to map and visualize complex changes associated with globalisation, these resources are now freely available to the public. Over 120 issues are covered.
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The Banksy Story
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/08/02/the-banksy-story/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2023 A playlist of 10 x 15-minute or 2 x 60-minute omnibus programmes on Banksy. Stories are told by people who have worked closely with him.
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Reports on military equipment: US
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/01/reports-on-military-equipment-us/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2023 Digital collection also new from the Library of Congress , Office of Scientific Research and Development reports made to the US government during the Second World War and beyond...
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What the world thinks about work
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/what-the-world-thinks-about-work/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 A news item from Kings College London, based on the report What the world thinks about work, ranks the UK low for the importance the population places on work.
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Disability history in TFL transport for London archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/29/disability-history-in-tfl-transport-for-london-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 29, 2023 A webinar recording 60 mins .
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Discover Macpherson
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/29/discover-macpherson/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 29, 2023 DiscoverMacpherson.com A free, fully-searchable website which has been developed by Professor Brian Cathcart and Kingston University.
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Gateway to Global Aging Data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/01/gateway-to-global-aging-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2023 The Gateway to Global Aging Data : a data and information platform developed by The Program on Global Aging, Health and Policy and The Center for Economic and Social Research which...
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Photography of the Ukraine war (contains disturbing images)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/photography-of-the-ukraine-war-contains-disturbing-images/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian Lenses From University of Berkeley, an exhibition documenting the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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The UK Insecure Work Index 2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/the-uk-insecure-work-index-2024/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 The latest annual index from the Work Foundation shows that, in 2023, an estimated 6.8 million people (21.4%) were in severely insecure work, an increase of 500,000 from 2022.