Social science sites of the week 19th November 2020

 

 

Here is the latest update for social scientists

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 This week are taught post graduates satisfied? the impact of lockdown is covered in the results from this national survey. It considers subjects areas and groups such as part time and disabled students.

 

How have libraries copied with lockdown? an interesting contribution from the global South: Pakistan

see more links to HE articles and reports on our scoop.it page


Britain in Lockdown video archive

a new collection which is being curated and developed by the BFI Library to provide a permanent film record of the experiences in the Uk. It will provide long term a good complement to the UK web archive which is also storing web sites but often has difficulty archiving film due to copyright.At the moment the blogs by specialist staff discuss the type of material including social media clips being produced 

if you are looking for community contributions a good recent example from  the university of Minnesota covers American experiences the digital library has online examples of photographs and other sources 

https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/search?facets%5Bcollection_name_s%5D%5B%5D=Northeastern+Minnesota+COVID-19+Community+Archive+Project+%28UMD%29&q=covid

 

14th november was world diabetes day 

https://worlddiabetesday.org/

Here are some key data sources 

the best international sources are from the International Diabetes federation. the diabetes atlas which has country profiles and data on the social and economic impact


the World Health organisation has a useful fact sheet

look at the Global burden of disease to get key facts and compare with the extent and impact of other chronic health conditions.

uk data at local level from Public health England

 

 

 

Womens International League for Peace and Freedom Google arts and culture exhibition

New from the LSE Archives an introduction to the founding of the WILPF and its role in peace making during the First World War includes lovely original images and details of the trip to the Hague to try to stop the war in 1915

Se a documentary and enactment of WILPF campaigners – these dangerous Women

Also Versailles 1919 return of the Dangerous Women

 

Seamstresses, Mantua-makers, and Milliners in early modern London

 

Great site by Sarah Birt which documents her post doctoral research it has biographies of women workers in london in the17th-18th century. she is also developing a section on shops and women shop keepers in the strand which is funded by the womens history network. The site includes images of documents and photographs of  the clothes manufactured.

 

 

Urban Agenda Platform (UN Habitat)

The New Urban Agenda Platform has been launched by un habitat for finding information on the urban agenda and sustainable  development goals. it includes materials from the UN, national government and civil society organisations. Browse the resources section to find case studies, best practice guides, data and report 

 

The Sustainable Development Goals Trade Monitor (WTO / UNCTAD / ITC)
This new portal was launched on 20 October 2020, World Statistics Day, by the WTO, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Trade Centre (ITC). Use it to analyse the contribution of international trade to economic development  by customizing analysis of the trade-related SDG indicators. Topics covered agricultural exports, export to gdp for developing nations

 

 

A Factory In Miniature: Abertay University and Jute Training, 1889-1984

 

is a virtual exhibition made possible by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

it  provides a 360 trip around the archive where you can zoom in on individual objects exploring  the role of the university and its long links with textile training in the region. . there are videos, images and oral history detils 

 

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Heather Dawson

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