Happiness research
This week the Office for National Statistics released the results of a public consultation on indicators which the British public feel should be used to measure happiness National Statistician’s Reflections on the National Debate on Measuring National Well-being: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?id=2718 On the same theme: OECD better life index http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ has created an interactive tool to allow […]
My Subject pages
Subject Rooms are changing their name to My Subject pages. They go live officially on August 15th with the new website, but yours are available now if you would like to have a look. Go to the new website (at the moment the address is http://www2.le.ac.uk/library ) choose My Subject (the tab the furthest right […]
Citizen Cyberspace
The rise of citizen cyberscience and its impact on professional research http://indico.cern.ch/contributionDisplay.py?sessionId=11&contribId=27&confId=103325 A talk on the rapid growth in the last decade of direct public participation in science via the Web and the impact of this participation on science research.
Pew Internet and American Life
http://www.pewinternet.org/ A project which provides free access to reports and surveys on the impact of the Internet, Web 2.0 and associated technology on American life.
World Service Archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive The BBC World Service archive of radio podcasts provides access to documentaries. A wide range of social and economic matters are covered. Recent topics include wiki leaks and IMF. Some items are interned to be stored for an indefinite period.
E-G8 Forum
The first G8 conference on the impact of the Internet upon G8 nations was held in Paris on May 24-25th. This website has information on participants, agendas, some papers and videos of key speeches: http://www.eg8forum.com/en/ Many of the key themes covered are summarized in this 70-page report: Internet matters: The Net’s sweeping impact on growth, jobs and prosperity: […]
Discourse 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.
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.
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.
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