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EU high earners
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/22/eu-high-earners/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2013 Where do bankers earn millions? Interesting European Bank central report on 2010-2011 salaries in EU nations.
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The Data Journalism Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/28/the-data-journalism-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 28, 2014 http://datajournalismhandbook.org/ A free, open-source reference book written after a 48-hour workshop at MozFest 2011 in London. Also available in the library at 070.40285 DAT.
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Facebook government data requests
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/17/facebook-government-data-requests/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2014 The latest update from Facebook shows increasing demands from governments for data on users and content removal. It also provides information on legal challenges.
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Poverty in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/poverty-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 The latest Joseph Rowntree Foundation annual monitoring report – 20% of working age adults without children are in poverty.
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What are the most popular online purchases?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/what-are-the-most-popular-online-purchases/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 Recent date from the ONS allows you to discover what types of products are purchased by different age-groups.
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Index of Economic Freedom 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/06/index-of-economic-freedom-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 6, 2015 From the Heritage foundation/ Wall Street Journal – an annual ranking of economic policy/ regulation in nations worldwide. The index equates ‘ freedom’ with economic prosperity.
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How do recent graduates communicate?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/23/how-do-recent-graduates-communicate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2015 Does the transition from college to the workplace effect how you communicate? This question was considered in a recent qualitative study by Google staff at the 48th Hawaii...
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Music, Sound and the Moving Image
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/01/25/music-sound-and-the-moving-image/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2011 We now have full text access to the journal Music, Sound and the Moving Image from 2007 onwards. This title can be found on Leicester e-link.
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US Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange: 1956-2005
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/10/26/treasury-reporting-rates-of-exchange-1956-2005/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2012 Free digitized US Treasury Library materials: the Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange, 1956-2005, which list the exchange rates of foreign currencies based on the dollar, are now...
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Hate crime statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/04/hate-crime-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2013 FBI latest figures for 2011 Compare with the UK latest figures . Projects and action plans to combat hate crime can also be found on the Home office website .