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Glossary of UN terms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/glossary-of-un-terms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 For those who find the abbreviations used by the UN and its agencies difficult to understand t ry the latest free app which covers common acronyms and a glossary of terms.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/5003/
To start LGBT history month, the launch of the Queer Heritage and Collections Network website. The Network is made up of professionals in archives and museums who are seeking to improve collecting, access and inclusion.
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Zines about Palestine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/12/zines-about-palestine/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2024 Zine Co-op collective have created an online collection of printable Palestine-related zines to print. You can download here .
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Brookings Institution regulatory tracker
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/28/brookings-institution-regulatory-tracker/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2025 The regulatory tracker enables researchers to track regulatory changes in the second Trump administration. It is possible to sign up to regular email newsletters.
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Trade Remedies Data Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/05/trade-remedies-data-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2022 This new Portal from the World Trade Organization provides a single gateway to comprehensive data on all anti-dumping and countervailing duty actions notified by WTO members.
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Christmas comes earlier every year!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/17/christmas-comes-earlier-every-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2014 The Royal Statistical Society recently published an essay based on Internet search terms which found that in 2007 people started thinking about Xmas in November however last...
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Gender balance in politics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/gender-balance-in-politics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 A crowdsourcing game called Gender balance is trying to gather information about women in politics. The data collected will then be fed into the everypolitician site.
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Voter behaviour and the Internet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/13/voter-behaviour-and-the-internet/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2012 How the internet is changing voter behaviour; see this recent Google blog post: http://googlepolitics.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-poll-how-web-is-connecting-voters.
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Akoya PhenoImager slide scanner
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/specialised-imaging/akoya-phenoimager
The PerkinElmer Vectra Polaris slide scanner can be found in the Advanced Imaging Facility. Learn more about it.
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Audio heritage in Leicestershire & Rutland
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/10/09/audio-heritage-in-leicestershire-rutland/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 9, 2020 This exhibition was in the basement of the University library for the first few months of 2020.