FRAGEN
http://www.fragen.nu/aletta/fragen Fragen (FRAmes on GENder) is an electronic library of full text feminist works published since the 1960s. It was the result of a pan-European digitization project; The Women’s Library was the UK project partner and joined 28 other women’s libraries, archives and organisations across Europe in choosing key titles of feminist theory. The site […]
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 […]
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.
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: […]
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.
The Media and Sport – London 2012
The British Library is creating a resource about sport for the Olympics. There is a section on the media and sport at: http://www.bl.uk/sportandsociety/exploresocsci/sportsoc/media/media.html The resource will be added to up till the Olympic games, will remain online till 6 months after and then be archived.
Youth and Media
Youth and Media project http://youthandmedia.org/ A major interdisciplinary project headed by the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, examining the use of all types of media (internet, mobile phones, video games) by young people. Themes include digital […]
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