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• Sri Lanka terrorism threats; get some academic facts

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/sri-lanka-terrorism-threats-get-some-academic-facts/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 The recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka  have left the world in shock.

• Is working overtime bad for you? Some interesting evidence from Higher education.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/is-working-overtime-bad-for-you-some-interesting-evidence-from-higher-education/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 This article mentioned in  the Times Higher  last week had the headline Do some overtime (but not too much) It is based on this article: Fontinha, R., Easton, S., & Van Laar, D.

• 49% of adults in the UK use social media for news

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/49-of-adults-in-the-uk-use-social-media-for-news/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Fascinating fact from the Latest Ofcom news consumption in the UK annual report. Yet only 37% trust social media. Get the full facts by downloading the report from the website.

• What is the current state of the Internet?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/04/what-is-the-current-state-of-the-internet/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2019 Find out in the latest annual report on the global rate of connection from the ITU. This year’s theme is Broadband as Foundation for Sustainable Development.

• United Nations Hand Book 2019 launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/14/united-nations-hand-book-2019-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 14, 2019 Get useful facts and figures on the working of the UN from this annual publication from the government of New Zealand.

• International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (November 2nd)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/01/international-day-to-end-impunity-for-crimes-against-journalists-november-2nd/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2019 The United Nations has designated 2 November as  International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

• Just 2% of school students can critically assess information found online

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/15/just-2-of-school-students-can-critically-assess-information-found-online/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2019 Latest findings from The second cycle of IEA’s International Computer and Information Literacy Study.

• Peace Activism in the UK during the Cold War

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/22/peace-activism-in-the-uk-during-the-cold-war/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2019 A new online resource based upon the archives of CND held in the LSE Library.

• Who do you trust in business NGOs and the media?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/01/31/who-do-you-trust-in-business-ngos-and-the-media/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2020 The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer measures levels of trust in business, NGOs and the media.

• Margaret Thatcher Foundation online papers

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/30/margaret-thatcher-foundation-online-papers/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2012 http://www.margaretthatcher.org/   The Foundation has released online private papers http://www.margaretthatcher.org/archive/1981cac4.