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 […]
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog
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.
Database of Terrorist Incidents
https://wits.nctc.gov/FederalDiscoverWITS/index.do?N=0 The National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC) maintains the US Government’s database on terrorist attacks. The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS) is available free of charge. Users can filter and run reports by a variety of characteristics, including nature of incident, group and location. Information on methodology is provided.
Music, Sound and the Moving Image
We now have full text access to the journal Music, Sound and the Moving Image from 2007 onwards. This title can be found on Leicester e-link.
Lede
The Lede is a blog that mixes New York Times content with news stories and postings taken from blogs and citizen journalists. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/ It has excellent coverage of world events, in particular accounts of protests incorporate comment from local bloggers,. This includes links to videos, maps. For example, see http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/tunisians-document-protests-online/ this coverage of the Tunisian […]
New frontier database
Columbia Journalism review has launched a new database which aims to index and provide information about digital news outlets in the USA. This includes blogs such as the Huffington Post and websites. Each entry has a summary of coverage, plus facts and figures on number of staff/volunteers, revenue and sources of backing. http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier_database/
The Campaign for Social Science
http://www.campaignforsocialscience.org.uk/ A campaign to fight for the future of social science in the UK was launched yesterday (20th January) at the House of Lords. The Campaign for Social Science will promote UK social science by highlighting the vital role that social science plays in modern society and raising its visibility in the public, media and […]
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