Social science sites of the week October 12th
Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites for social scientists
still updating the blog including reactions to the three tier model
Go viral - fascinating example of a game developed by the University of Cambridge to combast misinformation about the virus
The new 5-7 minute game introduces players to the basics of online manipulation in the era of coronavirus. It acts as a simple guide to common techniques. These are summarised as using emotionally charged language to stoke outrage and fear, deploying fake experts to sow doubt, and mining conspiracies for social media. The site also has an article which discusses the impact which apparently can reduce the possible threat of misinformation for mabout 3 months in players
How did libraries provide mental health support during the COVID 19 lockdown period?
This article presents the results of a survey of UK academic libraries summarising what they did to promote well being before and during the COVIs locakdown. it then offers holistic model of library support for student mental health and well-being is developed, capturing its eight different aspects: inherent library value, library services impact, well-being as a library service, detection, hosting, signposting, library as a good partner and library staff well-being. This represents a framework through which to examine how an academic library can support student mental health and well-being, for the future
World University rankings what is their worth?
Interesting findings from an ARMA committee investigating some of the most well known and influential rankings of universities
: ARWU, THE WR, QS, U-Multirank, CWTS Leiden and US News & World Report. They considered them in terms of a number of categories: good governance, transparency, do they measure what matters, and rigour . Data showing the expert assessments and senior expert calibrations are available. a fuller report is also forthcoming but the intial findings and asesments of their quyanitative measures can be downloadedfrom the website.
Also new this week the launch of RISE
a new think tank, part funded by the University of Bolton which will conduct research into areas of education and social mobility policy fodcussing primarily in the North around the Bolton region. This means that it will have particular value in looking at the extent and how to correct regional imbalances in the Uk.
This and links to more recent HE learning and teaching reports ar elinked to on our scoop.it page
https://www.scoop.it/topic/higher-education-news-for-libraries-and-librarians
Gender pay gap reporting around the world
How does the Uk's pay gap compare with other countries? Get some insight from the latest Fawcett society report which compares 10 nations. including Australia, Finland, Japan and Austria. Topics covered include thresholds, legal policies and complaince
Fawcett joined forces with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, and was supported by research provided on a pro bono basis by law firms Latham & Watkins, Castrén & Snellman and BBA Fjeldco, with facilitation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Fabulous digital library of thousands of resources relevant to the history of the admission of wonen and their education at Oxford university.
includes a timeline, a walking app and academic articles setting the materials in context.
There is a vast digital archive collection including: Association for the Education of Women (AEW) society of Oxford Women tutors and delegations of students.
relaunch of the
Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) by the Library of Congress .The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) was begun in 1943 by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress to record audio recordings of poets and prose writers from Spain, Portugal, Latin America, the Caribbean and from the Hispanic Community in the United States reading from their works.
with the addition of new tapes of Iberian, Latin American, Caribbean, and LatinX poets and writers reading from their works.
includes Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez
British Empire & Commonwealth Collection
Bristol Archives hosts this physical collection. the new online catalogue includes entries for , objects, photographs, films, papers and sound archives reflecting the occupations and interests of mainly white British people living and working in many parts of the former empire during the late 19th and 20th centuries. . digitised materials and further materials will nbe aded.
Out of the closets: A homosexual history of Melbourne
An oral history collection form 1970s Australia which focuses on the Gay Liberation Movement includes images, audio tape and documents.
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