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LGBT+ history exhibitons, plus playlist
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/02/23/lgbt-history-exhibitons-plus-playlist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2022 Online exhibition from the Bishopsgate Institute to commemorate LGBT+ history month and a physical exhibition they are holding at the Barbican centre.
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World Press Freedom Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/16/world-press-freedom-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2022 The World Press Freedom Index from RSF assesses the state of press freedom 180 nations worldwide, providing rankings and allowing comparisons over time.
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Independent digital news organisations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/01/independent-digital-news-organisations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2023 Project Oasis Europe A year-long project to map the extent nature and impact of independent news outlets in over 40 European nations.
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DCSSA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/19/dcssa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2014 Database of the Constitutions of Sub-Saharan Africa Useful searchable site created by Holzinger, Kern, and Kromrey in 2013. Includes recent and historic versions in full text.
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Kenya and culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/kenya-and-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Kenya’s new constitution and cultural rights Based at the Open University, the Katiba project is exploring how new rights given by the 2010 constitution are effecting attitudes...
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How much are new graduates paid?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/16/how-much-are-new-graduates-paid/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 16, 2015 Find out by downloading the latest Graduate Market report from High Fliers Research. It includes data on recruitment trends.
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Social Media + Society – new OA journal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/15/social-media-society-new-oa-journal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2015 New open access ejournal which will ‘discuss the use of social media in past, present and future societies’.
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Loneliness: is it a problem in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/loneliness-is-it-a-problem-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 Early this month the British Red Cross published a report called Escaping the Bubble which from its survey found that 80% of people in the UK (amongst those surveyed) had experienced...
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Women in politics 2017 infographic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/women-in-politics-2017-infographic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Really great A3 size visual mapping created by the IPU which clearly shows on a worldwide map statistics and ranking on women’s political leadership and parliamentary representation.
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Global attacks on the press
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/global-attacks-on-the-press/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 This week Freedom House Reports released Attacks on the Record – the state of world press freedom 2017/18.