Andrew Dunn
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A digital library collection from the University of Michigan, The Richard Wilson – Orson Welles Papers preserves 1,349 letters sent to the New York City office of Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre on the Air after the original CBS Radio Network broadcast of War of the Worlds on Sunday, October 30, 1938. It was transcribed by volunteers and […]
WTO Tariff & Trade Data
Recently launched, the WTO Tariff & Trade Data is an online platform providing enhanced access to official tariff and trade figures for over 150 economies. The database — currently in its beta version for preliminary release —includes bilateral trade datasets, time series views, and reports on export and import patterns by product and trade partner. […]
Activism, Influence and Change
A new blog launched by the LSE in association with the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. The new research blog aims to build a network for academics and activists interested in changing the world. It will also explore research relating to all aspects of citizen, grassroots or local-led activism. Topics covered include social movement leadership.
The Connected Histories of the BBC project
The Connected Histories project was a six year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by a team from the University of Sussex. It includes 31 interviews from seven oral history collections 686 audio files (472 hrs 47 mins) 632 video files (171 hrs 42 mins) 468 documents The majority of […]
International Nuclear Information System (INIS)
https://www.iaea.org/resources/databases/inisThe IAEA’s International Nuclear Information System provides free access to a massive library of nearly five million reports, books, scientific articles, conference papers and other knowledge products covering topics in peaceful use of nuclear science, reactor technology, materials science, medical applications, decommissioning, and all other areas the IAEA is involved in. The database can be […]
200 paintings for 200 years
A chronological catalogue of in-depth reference cards for 200 of the most famous resources. The catalogues have images, x-rays, details on provenance, exhibitions and detailed lists for further reading
National Gallery 200th anniversary new resources
The Imaginarium offers sound poetry and animation to explore paintings from the National Gallery collection.
Digital South Caucasus Collection
A collaboration between the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World library NYU and institutions in the South Caucasus. The DSCC is a collection in the Ancient World Digital Library (AWDL). It aims to link to high quality online resources covering archaeology and ancient history. It is currently digitising resources from Georgia in languages of […]
Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub launched
Headed by Loughborough University the Women in Sport hub aims to cover health, sociology and sports science. The site will provide access to the latest research, events notices and guidance.
Kickass women of History podcast
A podcast which aims to share stories of inspiring women in the past. The website states that it intends to focus particularly on stories of women not usually represented in the media, including women of colour, women with disabilities, working class and LGBTQIA women. Organised by Emma Cook and Amy Cotterill. Available via major podcast sites. […]
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