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Israel-Gaza Crisis: United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/01/israel-gaza-crisis-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2023 A site created by the United Nations to provide their perspective on the conflict. It includes official UN statements, resolutions and resources on humanitarian aid.
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UKRI Open Access Policy Refresher
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/12/13/ukri-open-access-policy-refresher-jan-9-2024/
Information on an event for University of Leicester researchers providing an update on UKRI's Open Access Policy.
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Disability podcasts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/disability-podcasts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 Professor Colin Blackmore has created a series of podcasts with British disability activists. The latest, with Professor Colin Barnes, is on the sociology of disability.
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United States Statutes at Large 1789-1950
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/united-states-statutes-at-large-1789-1950/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 The USGPO website now contains the full text of significant US legislation including the constitution, treaties and the Declaration of Independence.
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British Library world newspaper data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/british-library-world-newspaper-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 Free to download. Get the full title list with dates of coverage and see a map visualizing the areas of the world they cover.
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Modern slavery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/14/modern-slavery-3/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 14, 2022 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, Forced Labour and Forced Marriage This report was produced through a collaboration between the ILO, Walk Free and the International...
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Countering disinformation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/27/countering-disinformation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 27, 2023 The Secretary-General of the United Nations has submitted report based on information and examples of best practices shared by States, UN entities and others on countering disinformation.
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Medieval and Renaissance Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/medieval-and-renaissance-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 Medieval and Renaissance Women: charters and rolls The British Library blog has a full list of digitised charters and rolls from their medieval collections.
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GC wealth website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/16/gc-wealth-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 16, 2023 A new tool for understanding wealth inequality which has been developed by Stone Center at the Graduate Center, CUNY. It comprises data and a library of research papers.
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Glossary of UN terms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/glossary-of-un-terms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 For those who find the abbreviations used by the UN and its agencies difficult to understand t ry the latest free app which covers common acronyms and a glossary of terms.