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theHive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/18/thehive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2013 World Bank’s theHive This site has been in beta for a while but is developing well. Register for free to get the most benefits.
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Femicide census
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/20/femicide-census/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 20, 2015 The first UK census of women killed by men (2009-2013) was released by Women’s Aid last week.
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Bloomberg: WAAC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/09/bloomberg-waac/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 9, 2013 One of the most popular Bloomberg functions in corporate evaluation and investment banking is WACC – Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
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Human Capital Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/human-capital-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Human capital Index. World Economic Forum launch the 2013 Human capital index. It aims to measure how well 122 countries value and achieve the full economic potential of their workers.
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Civil partnership data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/civil-partnership-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 Latest civil partnership data released by Office for National Statistics. Includes unions and dissolutions. Also includes some articles on impact from 2005-2010.
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How much debt do students have?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/13/how-much-debt-do-students-have/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2017 IFS has provided an estimate that students from ‘low-income families graduating with the highest debt levels, in excess of £57,000.
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International Day to End Violence Against Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/international-day-to-end-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Marked by the UN on 25th November. This year Orange used a social media campaign for publicity. S hocking statistics from UNWomen show why this day is necessary.
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Digital Wildfire
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/30/digital-wildfire/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 30, 2016 This interesting ESRC-funded project is examining (Mis)information flows, propagation and responsible governance in the digital world.
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UNESCO Data Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/unesco-data-centre/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 UNESCO Institute for Statistics has launched a new enhanced data centre For details on the topic areas covered consult the main UNESCO website.
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World ranking of prosperity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/17/world-ranking-of-prosperity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking of 142 countries.