A U.S. government shutdown affects everyone to some degree. Companies with big federal contracts have a special reason to worry. Bloomberg’s Government Spending Dashboard lists the biggest contractors from Lockheed Martin to Interpublic Group. You will find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog
OHCHR anti-discrimination database launched
OHCHR anti-discrimination database launched. OHCHR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights has launched a new database which provides free access to over 1500 full-text documents at national international and regional level which relate to combatting racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination. They include legal protocols.
Health Databases from WHO
WHO Europe new statistical database- HlthRes-DB Contains nearly 200 indicators on human and technical resources for health covering 53 states from WHO Europe. Global health workforce data is also available from WHO http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main?showonly=HWF
State of Broadband 2013 Report
State of Broadband 2013 report released by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development. ITU and UNESCO set up the Broadband Commission for Digital Development in response to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s call to step up UN efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Topics covered include connections, speed and affordability of broadband. The focus […]
Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Launched by UN Women in association with the government of Canada. News and full-text resources relating to women and economics. Browse the knowledge library to find papers, reports and data as well as practical toolkits to enable empowerment. Many items produced by UN bodies. Emphasis on current materials. Topics covered are wide-ranging; they include agriculture, […]
Bloomberg: Short positions
WH Smith Plc’s share price has soared about 30 percent this year, and Barclays Plc expects more good news for the U.K. newsagent at its full-year results on Oct. 10. Bloomberg’s short positions function shows almost 12 percent of WH Smith’s outstanding shares are out on loan and identifies the investors that may be squeezed. […]
Bloomberg: Tracking Emerging-Market Holdings of U.S. Debt
Portfolio outflows from emerging markets sparked a sell-off in currencies from India’s rupee to Brazil’s real. Some policy makers have liquidated foreign exchange reserves to help support their currencies. Bloomberg functions show foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries are on pace to register their first full-year decline since 2000. You will find the case study document […]
Bloomberg: Economy forecasts for China
The Chinese economy is slowing to a forecast rate of 7.5 percent for 2013 as the government seeks to curb excessive lending and reduce reliance on exports. Bloomberg have put together the attached “FFM Spotlight on China” which uses Bloomberg tools to monitor central bank actions, assess the impact on interest rates, banking, equities markets and […]
theHive
World Bank’s theHive This site has been in beta for a while but is developing well. Register for free to get the most benefits. It aims to gather in one place reports and resources relating to human conflict, human security and violence. It also takes items from the Human Security Report Project which was renowned for its […]
Social science video sites
TED videos from world leaders covering all aspects of social and environmental sciences RSA audio and events. Includes NHS, technology and change. Videolectures net. Great examples including academic lecture series. Socialcare TV. From SCIE, focuses on social work skills Vlearn . Business and economics talks.
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