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Scottish independence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/10/07/scottish-independence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2014 Scottish independence referendum collection Details about this project from the National Library of Scotland which will include a webarchive .
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2015 top green companies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/2015-top-green-companies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Find out which global businesses have made the top of the Newsweek ranking in terms of corporate sustainability and environmental impact. Methodology is provided on the website.
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Where do LGBT people live?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/where-do-lgbt-people-live/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 Data from the office of National Statistics which highlights sexual identity at a local authority level from 2013-2015. It also includes breakdown by age and gender.
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Global Teacher Status Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/global-teacher-status-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Global Teacher Status Index A new study out this week ranks the status of teachers in various countries.
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Internet sites and censorship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/11/12/internet-sites-and-censorship/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 12, 2010 The Hercdict site, maintained by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, gathers reports of blocked and inaccessible sites worldwide. http://www.herdict.
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The Guardian Activate conference on digital media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/01/the-guardian-activate-conference-on-digital-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2011 New York, 2011. Some useful videos from this key event: http://www.guardian.co.
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EURYPEDIA – European Encyclopedia on National Education Systems
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/16/eurypedia-european-encyclopedia-on-national-education-systems/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2012 EURYPEDIA is an online encyclopedia with 5000+ articles summarising national education systems and lastest reforms across 38 European countries.
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Discourse Analysis.net
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/04/11/discourse-analysis-net/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2011 http://www.discourseanalysis.net – a research portal in discourse. A useful international online forum which lists events, useful articles and texts.
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Voter behaviour and the Internet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/13/voter-behaviour-and-the-internet/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2012 How the internet is changing voter behaviour; see this recent Google blog post: http://googlepolitics.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-poll-how-web-is-connecting-voters.
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New Economics Foundation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/23/new-economics-foundation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2012 http://neweconomics.org/ Aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environmental and social issues.