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Cities in Fiction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/12/cities-in-fiction/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2024 Cities in Fiction A project which is creating an online databases of cities mentioned in fiction. There is an emphasis on India. Browse to get an alphabetical list.
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quickQuote
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/09/25/quickquote/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2015 A new open source tool from the Times which has been designed to allow journalists to upload, search and get transcriptions of quotes from online videos which they can then...
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Congressional Directories, 19th and 20th centuries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/congressional-directories-19th-and-20th-centuries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 Congressional Directory from the 19th and 20th centuries. Are being digitised by USA GPO. The first release includes Directories from 1869–1888, as well as 1993.
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FTSE 100 CEO pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/01/ftse-100-ceo-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2023 FTSE CEO pay rising rapidly. The High Pay Centre has released its latest data on FTSE 100 executive pay.
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The Examination
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/the-examination/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 The Examination, A non-profit news site which has received financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Pulitzer Center and aims to provide access to...
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Decolonising Sexualities Network
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/06/decolonising-sexualities-network/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2023 Decolonizing Sexualities Network A transnational collective which provides information on its website about its membership activity and events.
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Israel-Gaza Crisis: United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/01/israel-gaza-crisis-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2023 A site created by the United Nations to provide their perspective on the conflict. It includes official UN statements, resolutions and resources on humanitarian aid.
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Latin Americanist Research Resources Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/11/latin-americanist-research-resources-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2024 JSTOR, the Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP), and Libreria Garcia Cambeiro have released 100 Open Access titles from the highly respected Argentine...
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Black History timeline: enslavement, resistance and abolition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/07/18/black-history-timelines/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 18, 2024 Created through a collaboration between Black Cultural Archives and Royal Holloway, University of London this timeline includes chronologies and digitised documents from the BCA and...
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Radio: BBC sound effects database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/radio-bbc-sound-effects-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 Explore BBC sound effects database as used in radio broadcasts. Sounds are arranged thematically and each record includes technical and copyright/ licensing conditions.