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Unshackling expression – A study on laws criminalising expression online in Asia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/unshackling-expression-a-study-on-laws-criminalising-expression-online-in-asia/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 Free access to this special issue from GISWatch. It focuses on conditions in six Asian states: Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand.
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Number of fact-checking sites worldwide increasing rapidly
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/13/number-of-fact-checking-sites-worldwide-increasing-rapidly/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2018 According to the latest annual report from the Duke Reporters Lab . They found that in 2018 the number has increased by 31 percent.
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Digital Terrorism and Hate online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/16/digital-terrorism-and-hate-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2018 A new report from the Simon Wiesenthal center finds the rise of alt-tech far-right digital websites and platforms.
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Suffragettes on File
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/16/suffragettes-on-file/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2018 A new educational resource from the National Archives designed for teachers of Key stage 1,3,5 – Suffragettes on File .
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Asian Development Outlook 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/17/asian-development-outlook-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2018 The Asian Development Bank has just released its latest annual review which has a special focus on the impact of technology upon employment and jobs in the region.
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Irish Independence film collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/irish-independence-film-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 Free access via the Irish Film Institute player to this great collection of British news reel films covering the period 1900-1930 with such key events as WW1, the Easter Rising, the...
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State of Bitcoin 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/state-of-bitcoin-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 The latest report from Coin Desk stated that in 2014 Bloomberg regarded Bitcoin as the worst performing currency.
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Oil and Gas Transformation Map
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/oil-and-gas-transformation-map/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 A new interactive tool created by the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University/SIPA and World Economic Forum to track the changes occurring in these energy...
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Freedom in the world, 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/freedom-in-the-world-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy.
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Gravity Assist
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/gravity-assist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 A new report from the The Office for Students’ considering usage of online technology for teaching and learning during the pandemic and its future .