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Vacant properties

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/09/vacant-properties/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 9, 2017 Who owns property and leaves it empty? Recently the Grenfell tower tragedy has exposed the scandal of unoccupied foreign owner property in the UK.

Prisons Memory Archive

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/05/prisons-memory-archive/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2017 The Prisons Memory Archive (PMA) is a collection of 175 filmed oral history recordings from individuals who had a connection with Armagh Gaol and the Maze and Long Kesh Prison during...

Towards ethical testimonies of sexual violence during conflict

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/towards-ethical-testimonies-of-sexual-violence-during-conflict/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 These resources have been developed by Professor Nayanika Mookherjee (Anthropology, Durham University) in collaboration with Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB) based on her publications.

The Covid decade: Understanding the long-term societal impact

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-covid-decade-understanding-the-long-term-societal-impact/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 The British Academy published a report this week into the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on British society.

INEW Explosive Weapons Monitor

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/inew-explosive-weapons-monitor/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) recently launched a new civil society initiative – the Explosive Weapons Monitor This monthly newsletter for...

Peace and Security Data Hub

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/11/01/peace-and-security-data-hub/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2021 This new data site is a direct outcome of the Secretary General’s Data Strategy , which calls for ensuring everyone, everywhere can discover, access, integrate and share the...

Leicester Lit & Phil University of Leicester staff blogs

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/19/leicester-lit-phil/

Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on September 19, 2013 This is just a quick plug for colleagues’ contributions to this year’s Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society lecture programme.

BAME communities of Wales

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/bame-communities-of-wales/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 3, 2023 Revealing the Lived Experience of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic People in Wales has been produced by Melian Dialogue for the Archives and Records Council Wales and funded by the...

Web archive of 800 art resources

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/02/web-archive-of-800-art-resources/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 2, 2023 Collaborative ART Archive (CARTA) Portal Launched Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site provides access to an...

Citing datasets

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/11/11/citing-datasets/

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2011 http://www.dcc.ac.uk/news/new-dcc-guide-citing-datasets Download the 12 page guide which will help researchers cite datasets.