Social Science sites of the week 12th June 2020



Here is the latest update of new and interesting sites for social scientists

Covid
we are still placing an update on the blog of the key papers
http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/


Key features this week
The first test and trace bulletin giving official data from the NHS
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891703/NHS_test_and_trace_bulletin__England__-_28_May_to_3_June_2020.pdf

New higher education policy papers are being linked to on our scoop.it page

https://www.scoop.it/topic/higher-education-news-for-libraries-and-librarians
this includes guidance from the Office for Students and the most recent student experience survey from HEPI.


IZA Discussion paper. 13230 (May 2020)
Six-Country Survey on COVID-19
This paper presents a new data set collected on representative samples across 6 countries: China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, the UK and the four largest states in the US. It covers the results of economic, social and behavioural impact on the public and their attitudes

Fit for the Future: Research Leadership Matters
The Economic and Social Research Council has published a flagship report on leadership in the social sciences, authored by Matthew Flinders at the University of Sheffield. The report argues that creation of world-class research environments is associated with facilitation of mobility of people and ideas across traditional disciplinary, geographical, and organisational boundaries.


The Legacies of British Slave-ownership project
Thought it timely to revisit this resource which gave me an academic understanding of the extent and long-term embeddedness of the history of slave ownership in British Society.
It has been developed at UCL in two phases since 2009: (1) the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project and (2) the structure and significance of British Caribbean slave-ownership 1763-1833. Users to the site can explore the ownership of plantations and estates in the British Caribbean. Look at maps and search databases for information on the names of slave owners, the commercial impact on investment in industrial infrastructure, links of slave owners with British politics, and the impact on cultural and physical environments (buildings/ monument/ statues)

Mapping Prejudice- University of Minneapolis.
This online digital library maps visually racial discrimination in the state by using the example of urban property ownership . it has maps and source materials relating to

Racial covenants which were tools used by real estate developers to prevent people of colour from buying or occupying property. Content includes stories documenting real the human cost of this shocking policy on households.

Talking About Race

New from Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture a site which is designed to provide free access to tools and resources to help teachers, parents individuals talk about race and racial prejudice in society these include videos and written resources . Topics covered include the historical origins of discrimination, whiteness and privilege, bias and how to be antiracist


Outrage! new Google Arts and Culture exhibition
OutRage! was a radical, non-violent, direct action LGBT human rights group that fought against homophobia in the State, the Church and society in general It was founded in 1990 by activists including peter Tatchell. This excellent visual record is based on the archives held by the LSE Archives . It covers key campaigns and offers insight into the use of visual images and humour/ fun to convey a serious message about the need for equality


World Oceans Day- academic resources
This week World Oceans Day celebrated the contribution of the oceans and the need to maintain their diversity and sustainability
Here are some useful academic resources for finding information about oceans.
"Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission" (IOC) of UNESCO was established in 1961. it has a knowledge exchange with a catalogue of useful websites and data about all aspects of oceans
UNEP has an ocean data viewer
ODV presents global datasets on coastal and marine biodiversity. It includes GIS data.

The Ocean Plus library has data and reports they include Environmental Impact assessments and both regional and global datasets

The UN environment website includes news, programme and data on all aspects of the environment they include a recent report on marine pollution

For the UK there is a British Oceanographic data Centre . It includes marine environment monitoring.


State of Global Peace 2020

The Institute of Economics and Peace has just released its latest annual report ranking nations and regions in terms of peacefulness. Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008. Get the full date from the website and consult earlier reports

Finally

some virtual travel.


Google has this marvellous trek of Petra. fabulous images you feel you are really walking the path to see the Siq without the dust and with a sound commentary
you can zoom in and see the inside of some of the buildings which visitors cant usually do. At least not when i was there.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/petra/#sv-6




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