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African American Members of the U.S.Congress, 1870-2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/african-american-members-of-the-u-s-congress-1870-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 The latest Congressional research service report now has updated data. It incudes total numbers, data on each congress and party affiliations.
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QS University Rankings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/qs-university-rankings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled.
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#WomanInHistory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/womaninhistory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 Launched by author Kate Mosse as a a global campaign to nominate important women from any period of history who have made a major contribution but may now be less well known.
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Free images for use in Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/02/07/free-images-for-use-in-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2022 The VADS society provides free access to over 14,0000 images from UK art and design collections for use in teaching.
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Nationality, Identity and Belonging:
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/nationality-identity-and-belonging/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 An Oral History of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and their Relationship to the British State, 1948-2018 This is an ongoing University of London project which contains interviews that...
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National AIDS Memorial Digital collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/12/13/national-aids-memorial-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2024 Recently released by the Library of Congress this website provides images of the quilt created to commemorate American lives lost as well as thousands of digital letters and photos...
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Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/28/women-in-sport-research-and-innovation-hub-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2025 Headed by Loughborough University the Women in Sport hub aims to cover health, sociology and sports science.
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National Gallery 200th anniversary new resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/28/national-gallery-200th-anniversary-new-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2025 The Imaginarium offers sound poetry and animation to explore paintings from the National Gallery collection.
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Making of Black Britain
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/making-of-black-britain/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 Making of Black Britain is a non-profit organization collecting stories of the resilience of ordinary people. See: https://themakingofblackbritain.org/ https://artsandculture.google.
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200 paintings for 200 years
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/28/200-paintings-for-200-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2025 A chronological catalogue of in-depth reference cards for 200 of the most famous resources.