Andrew Dunn
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The World of Walton Burrell: photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer. An online exhibition maintained by by Suffolk archives, about the Victorian trailblazer. It includes text and images on his work, life and impact on the deaf community in creating major support and campaign organisations. There is also extensive photographic coverage of World War 1.
Online US government information and news disappearing: Pew Internet Project
Disappearing content from online websites The latest report from the Pew internet project focuses on broken links from US government and news agencies. It found a quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 were no longer accessible (October 2023). Large percentages of tweets had also been removed from live […]
EDUCAUSE Horizon Report 2024
The 2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report provides insight into what experts worldwide think are the ongoing and future trends for teaching and learning in HE. It includes the text and video introductions. Not surprisingly there is coverage of AI developments as well as other issues such as data privacy and student support. Case studies of innovation […]
Shaping Europe
Shaping Europe The story of European Parliament elections. An online exhibition created by Europeana which is supported by Europe’s national libraries and heritage organisations. It is arranged in chronological chapters including the prehistory from the 1950s and the first parliament elections in the late 1970s. The text is clear and includes original images and many […]
E7 now and then
E7 now and then A local history website which is run by not for profit volunteers and covers Forest Gate East London past and present. It has dozens of fascinating photographs and short blogs comparing the area and its development over time. It covers businesses, housing development and leisure activities.
George Lansbury Digital Archive
The LSE is now providing full access to the full digitised archives covering 1870s-1950s of the papers of George Lansbury MP (1859 – 1940). The archives include photographs and caricatures of Lansbury, press reviews of Lansbury’s published work, articles, pamphlets, speeches, leaflets, election addresses and personal ephemera. Topics covered in these papers include schools, the […]
Black Women Radicals Database
Biographies of women activists from Africa and the African diaspora. The database is constantly updated and is free for educational use.
Global Health and Care Worker Policy Lab
Created in April by the World Health Organization and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, this resource aims to provide free access to legal texts, international and national instruments covering global health. It covers occupational health, working conditions, protection relating to whistle blowing and protection against violence for health […]
Portal to the work of intergovernmental bodies
Created by the UN Department General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), this resource will provide access to documents, agendas, resolutions and conferences for major UN Intergovernmental Organisations. Currently it has information on the General Assembly; more will be added.
The Blue Book
The Blue Book collection (1946-1994) is a great factual resource for tracing diplomatic missions to the UN. The Blue Book is a list of the representatives of Member States to the United Nations. The official title of the New York edition is “Permanent Missions to the United Nations”, but it is better known by its popular title […]
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