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BC Gay and Lesbian archives now online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/15/bc-gay-and-lesbian-archives-now-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2019 A major new LGBT digital collection from British Colombia and the city of Vancouver. The BC Gay and Lesbian Archives was established in 1976 and developed and maintained by Ron Dutton .
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Financial Secrecy Index launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/financial-secrecy-index-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 Which jurisdictions have the most secret offshore tax havens? Find out in the latest annual ranking from the Tax Justice Network which covers transparency and accountability .
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Minecraft game: Uncensored Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/30/minecraft-game-uncensored-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2020 Uncensored Library by Reporters without Frontiers A minecraft game created by RSF which is filled with articles and websites which are censored in their countries of origin.
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U.S. Women’s and Girls’ Magazines Web Archive.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/06/04/u-s-womens-and-girls-magazines-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2020 New from Columbia University, this collection of website snapshots of American womens magazines , At the moment there are 9 covering from 2017 onwards.
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dataUNODC (Drugs and Crime statistics)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/06/08/dataunodc-drugs-and-crime-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2020 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) new data portal makes its reliable global data on drugs and crime easier to access and visualise.
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UNV Knowledge Portal on Volunteerism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/11/unv-knowledge-portal-on-volunteerism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 11, 2020 The UNV Knowledge Portal on Volunteering is a great new resource it includes a volunteering database containing country laws, policies, statistical measurement.
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Explosive Violence Monitor
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/explosive-violence-monitor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 Explosive Violence Monitor 2019 Latest annual report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) – demonstrates that civilians continue to be disproportionately affected by the...
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Oil and Gas Transformation Map
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/oil-and-gas-transformation-map/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 A new interactive tool created by the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University/SIPA and World Economic Forum to track the changes occurring in these energy...
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Work of peace: 75 years of the United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/12/work-of-peace-75-years-of-the-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 12, 2020 A new online exhibit created by the Department of Peace and Peace Building Affairs.
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RISE – Research Institute for Social Mobility and Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/rise-research-institute-for-social-mobility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 This week saw the launch of RISE a new think tank, part funded by the University of Bolton which will conduct research into areas of education and social mobility policy...