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Map Tube
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/map-tube/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 http://www.maptube.org/ A great free resource for viewing and mashing up maps. Basically maps can be overlayed to compare data visually.
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Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/mexico-turns-to-social-media-for-information-and-survival/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.
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EU Screen
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/07/eu-screen/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2011 http://www.euscreen.eu/beta/index.html This beta test site aims to offer a single point of access to over 30,000 items of programme content and complementary contextual information.
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International Students’ Page
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/10/08/international-students-page/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 8, 2010 The library has a page for international students. This page has information and tutorials which will help you get the most out of the library.
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The Russian Blogosphere
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/10/25/the-russian-blogosphere/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2010 Public Discourse in the Russian Blogosphere: Mapping RuNet Politics and Mobilization http://cyber.law.harvard.
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Big Innovation Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/23/big-innovation-centre/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 23, 2011 http://www.biginnovationcentre.com/ Launched by the Work Foundation and Lancaster University in September 2011. Chair is Will Hutton.
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Aswat
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/17/aswat/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2011 https://www.aswat.com/en/about A website which aims to offer a place for activists and reformers from the Middle East and Africa to post news and exchange viewpoints.
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Communication Space: the Media and Communications Network.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/11/05/communication-space-the-media-and-communications-network/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2010 Communication Space: the Media and Communications Network. http://thecommunicationspace.
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Database of Terrorist Incidents
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/02/02/database-of-terrorist-incidents/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2011 https://wits.nctc.gov/FederalDiscoverWITS/index.do?N=0 The National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC) maintains the US Government’s database on terrorist attacks.
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Humanitarian Response Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/02/11/humanitarian-response-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 11, 2011 http://daraint.