Andrew Dunn
Subscribe to Andrew Dunn's postsDiscourse Analysis.net
http://www.discourseanalysis.net – a research portal in discourse. A useful international online forum which lists events, useful articles and texts. Free registration required. Links to major French and German networks on the topic.
Crisis Commons
http://crisiscommons.org/about/ Crisis Commons is a network of individuals and community groups who explore how new technology can help with communication during humanitarian crises. The website provides background information, plus free access to reports from conferences and events.
Digital Education Research Archive (DERA)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk DERA is a digital archive of documents published electronically by government and related bodies in the area of education. It is created as a permanent web archive by staff of the Institute of Education Library. Currently over 1,000 documents and reports are accessible, with more being added. Topics covered are broad ranging include schools, learning, […]
Churnalism
http://churnalism.com/ An interesting initiative by the media standards trust which aims to give the public information to distinguish between original work and churnalism – the latter is defined as simple press releases which have been presented as if they are examples of original journalism. At the moment the site covers articles from the covers the […]
UK Council for International Student Affairs
The UK Council for International Student Affairs website http://www.ukcisa.org.uk provides access to a useful collection of factsheets covering basic questions asked by international students. Topics include regulations, finance and support services.
Humanitarian Response Index
http://daraint.org/humanitarian-response-index/?phpMyAdmin=15c4ce8dfebt3948e8dfr8ab8 This was created by a specialist evaluation organisation, Development Assistance Research Associates, in 2007. The index ranks the performance of the 22 donor countries of the OECD Development Assistance Committee plus the European Commission in funding and supporting humanitarian action. It also presents case study assessments of aid responses in different crises. The main DARA website […]
Police.uk
http://www.police.uk/ The much hyped crimes maps of the UK website which was launched this week. Free access is given to street level crime maps and data for your local area, searchable by postcode. Statistics are grouped under the following headings: burglary, robbery, vehicle crime, violence, other crime and anti-social behaviour. They are compiled from data […]
Liberation Technology
A research programme based at Stanford University which is exploring how information technology can be used to defend human rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote economic development, and pursue a variety of other social goods. Access at: http://liberationtechnology.stanford.edu/ Currently, its Twitter channel http://twitter.com/Liberationtech has some excellent links to sites being used by protestors in […]
Journal of Cultural Economy
We now have access to the Journal of Cultural Economy from 2008 onwards. Find it on Leicester Elink. The journal contains useful articles on marketing and advertising, consumption and fashion.
Access to new journal titles
We now have access to: Fashion Theory: the journal of dress, body and culture (1997 – ) (which also includes access to Fashion Practice). Textile: the journal of cloth and culture (2003 -). Find them on Leicester Elink.
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