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• French Language Day

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/23/french-language-day/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2018 French Language day was celebrated on 20 th March. Journée de la langue française is a day designated by the United Nations to celebrate multiculturalism and diversity.

• Chinese Language day – April 20th

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/chinese-language-day-april-20th/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 April 20th is designated by the United Nations as Chinese Language day it seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity.

• What makes cities competitive?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/what-makes-cities-competitive/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Find out by downloading a recent working paper from the World Bank – Kilroy, A.F.L., Mukim, M., Negri, S. (2015) Competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how .

• Tax havens- find out where they are located!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/28/tax-havens-find-out-where-they-are-located/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 28, 2017 If you have some spare cash to hide away try consulting this useful site created by the CORPNET group at the University of Amsterdam .

• Bias, Bullsh*t and Lies: Audience Perspectives on Low Trust in the Media

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/bias-bullsht-and-lies-audience-perspectives-on-low-trust-in-the-media/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 The latest report from the Reuters Institute , University of Oxford, focuses on the readers perspective on fake news.

• Disability history resource list

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/disability-history-resource-list/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023   For UK Disability History Month (mid-November to mid-December) the BBIH provided a free list of over 450 key titles covering all aspects of disability.

• ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard (US)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/access-broadband-dashboard-us/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023 The U.S. Census Bureau, in partnership with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has launched a data dashboard.

•  Ukraine Conflict Monitor/ACLED Conflict Alert System

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/ukraine-conflict-monitor-acled-conflict-alert-system/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023   Ukraine Conflict Monitor  has been expanded and updated by ACLED.

• Votes for women: coronation special (1911)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/votes-for-women-coronation-special-1911/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 An important part of suffrage campaigning was the organisation of mass processions and parades for the 1911 Coronation of King George V.

• Autograph Letter Collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/autograph-letter-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 The LSE digital library is releasing its autograph letter collection online. The collection contains over 5,000 letters dating from 1851 to 1975.