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Addressing Anti-Semitism – new webpage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/01/24/addressing-anti-semitism-new-webpage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2022 The USC Shoah Foundation and UNESCO launched this page in December 2021.
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Atlas of Economic Complexity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/07/01/atlas-of-economic-complexity-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2022 A resource from Harvard University which maps accurate real data on global trade worldwide enabling great data visualizations.
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February is LGBT History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/february-if-lgbt-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 To celebrate the arrival LGBT History Month view this collection on which features primary source documents and teaching materials relating to the impact of the 1969 Stonewall...
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US Armed Forces: Overseas activity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/17/us-armed-forces-overseas-activity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2013 Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2013 Useful reference report from Congressional research services, 23 pages long.
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Is the electoral system broken?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/is-the-electoral-system-broken/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 According to the Electoral Reform Society the UK electoral system is in crisis as the first-past-the-post system does not reflect votes cast.
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US Government publications new website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/19/us-government-publications-new-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 19, 2016 GPO Launches Beta of govinfo.gov. The site will eventually replace Federal Digital System (FDsys) in 2017.
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Historic US election results
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/historic-us-election-results/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 USA Presidential elections. Here are some historical data sources. Official vote counts for federal elections since 1920 from the official sources compiled by the Office of the Clerk.
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Racism and Ethnic Inequality in a Time of Crisis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/04/21/racism-and-ethnic-inequality-in-a-time-of-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 21, 2023 Open access book: Racism and Ethnic Inequality in a Time of Crisis https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book/9781447368861/9781447368861.
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Index of African Governance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/index-of-african-governance/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 The 2022 Ibrahim Index of African Governance has just been published.
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Where is the worst place to be a journalist?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/where-is-the-worst-place-to-be-a-journalist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 According to the 2016 Index produced annually by The Committee to Protect Journalists Somalia tops the rankings.