Social science sites of the week 19th November 2020
Here
is the latest update for social scientists
Still
updating the blog
http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/
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
14th
november was world diabetes day
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
See more positive and inspiring tweets on the website
https://socialsciencecurrentawareness.wordpress.com/
Heather Dawson
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