AOPf22 project: Association of photographers has set up an online gallery to encourage collaboration and connections with female and non-binary photographers and networks. The members were invited to create work on the theme of community and all it encompasses. The results can be viewed online. Each photo has extended captions.
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ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard (US)
The U.S. Census Bureau, in partnership with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has launched a data dashboard. ACCESS BROADBAND stands for Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act. The new data tool shows how changes in broadband infrastructure can affect local economies. The […]
Economía LACE is now open access
Economía LACEA, from the Latin America and Caribbean Economic Association is now open access from LSE Press. All 350+ backdated journal articles are now free to access, read and download via the new Economía website. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed general interest research papers in all areas of Economics and Finance. See the statement.
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Africana Historic Postcard Collection. New from the Library of Congress, more than 1,500 digitised photograph postcards from European colonial territories from the 1890s – 1960s. Most before 1930. Most are photos from colonial administrators and European missionaries. There are also ethnographic items and some unique African photographer works including : Demba N’Diaye from Senegal, W.S. […]
Belarusian politics archive
Belarusian Politics and Society Web Archive: Archive-It – Belarusian Politics and Society The site was curated by librarians at Harvard and Stanford Universities, the University of Chicago, and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum to preserve material related to the 2020 presidential election campaign in Belarus and the protests against the government of President […]
Peacekeeping Resource Hub
The official UN website on peacekeeping now has an improved design. It serves as a unified entry point for all official DPO and DPPA training and guidance materials, and provides links to other related UN documents and resources. It also offers links to real-time news and updates in the United Nations peacekeeping world. It includes […]
Protests Against Racism Web Archive
The Protests Against Racism Web Archive is new from the Library of Congress. It focuses on preserving websites created in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Snapshots of sites were preserved from June 29th – August 7th, 2020 with later web captures made for some of the sites during 2020, […]
DWL celebrates LGBT+ History Month
The University Library is displaying 6 flags during LGBT+ History Month. This digital exhibition – Beyond the Rainbow – describes 15 different pride flags and discusses the symbolism of their design and colours.
The Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery
A new online collection presents all of the original illustrations from Charles Dickens’ Novels. It is a a project of Dr Michael John Goodman, a free-lance researcher. The website provides information on the sources.
Migrant Rights Initiative
Recently published, an interactive data visualization of the Migrants Rights Database. This provides mappings of country files exploring the degree of legal rights accorded to migrants in over 60 categories.
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