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Annenberg Public Policy Centre launches Science Media Monitor
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/annenberg-public-policy-centre-launches-science-media-monitor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 This aims to consider the question – how well do major media companies/news services cover science? The first report in the series is comprised of a content analysis of news reports...
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Arabian Gulf Digital Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/10/arabian-gulf-digital-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2019 A collection from the National Archives of the United Arab Emirates and National Archives UK which has text and images on the political, social and cultural history of the region.
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Mass media and propaganda in 20th century Europe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/09/16/mass-media-and-propaganda-in-20th-century-europe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 16, 2022 Latest new exhibition from Europeana It forms part of the the project Europeana Subtitled , which aims to increase the use of audio-visual media heritage by both...
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Dialect and Heritage project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/dialect-and-heritage-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 Dialect and Heritage project This project from the University of Leeds in partnership with local museums aims to update the original 1951 survey of dialects which surveyed mainly older...
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Eurostat regional yearbook 2018 released
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/05/eurostat-regional-yearbook-2018-released/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2018 Get free access to sub-national level data on Europe’s regions.
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Smart cities for all toolkit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/12/smart-cities-for-all-toolkit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2017 Just launched by G3ict and World a free toolkit which aims to eliminate the digital divide for persons with disabilities and older persons in Smart Cities programs worldwide.
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LGBT+ public officials
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/06/lgbt-public-officials/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2022 Queer politics databases from Princeton University New Queer Politics website provides data on openly self-declared LGBT+ officials worldwide.
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Political violence, protest and COVID-19
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/01/17/political-violence-protest-and-covid-19/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 17, 2022 ACLED (The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project ) has now released all political violence and protest data for 2021 .
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Integrated Refugee and Forcibly Displaced Livelihoods Information System
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/01/24/integrated-refugee-and-forcibly-displaced-livelihoods-information-system/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2022 The UNHCR Livelihoods Information System monitors the impact of UNHCR’s livelihoods programmes.
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British boards do not reflect ethnic diversity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/british-boards-do-not-reflect-ethnic-diversity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 The conclusion from the Parker review published this week which recommends quotas to enhance BAME employment prospects. See the CBI reaction.