August 19th 2022

  Here is the latest up date of new and interesting social science sites of the week 

  

   

Russian Books of the 18th Century,Open access collection from the University of Illinois Slavic reference collection 

it forms part of an ambitious ongoing project to make all of the books listed in Svodnyi katalog russkoi knigi grazhdanskoi pechati XVIII veka digitally available. Digitized books have been curated from the Russian National Electronic Library (RusNEB). Currently more than 400 available. 

World reimagined. 

A great national art education project to transform how society understands the Transatlantic Slave Trade.  See trails of large globe sculptures in cities across the UK from August to October 2022, created by artists to bring to life the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The Site has rich educational displays on the history of Africa, its cultural heritage and the impact of slavery as well as imagined more equitable futures. There are also maps of the trails with images of the globe sculptures and descriptions of them from the artists. 

OpenAire explore enhancementshas introduced more detailed ways of exploring and discovering research papers and data from institutional repositories, journals and registries world wide. It now allows users to  browse or limit their search by UN sustainable development goals classification and also the OECD Field of Science taxonomy. Fields of Science (FoS) is a classification related to the International Standardisation of Statistics on Science and Technology. See the press release and go to the explore feature to search materials  

 

  

Library of Congress Coronavirus web archive 

Curated by Library of congress specialists it is webarchiving regular snapshots of over 400 websites. Mainly USA, some international to preserve the experiences of individuals, organisations, government policy and marginalized minority groups during the Covid Era from March 2020 onwards. It is possible to search or browse. Details on content and methodology are provided. 

  

 Age Gender Diversity Matrix Tool – A Framework for an Inclusive World (agd-matrix-tool.com) 

Developed by Associate Professor Eileen Pittaway and Dr Linda Bartolomei 

University of New South Wales it is designed to provide a framework for humanitarian workers and aid agencies to develop policies that are intersectional in terms of inclusivity by categories such as age and gender. The site provides a methodology and discussion. 

 

  

The American Institute of Physics’ Niels Bohr Library & Archives Visual Archives  . Free access to more than 30,000 digital images from the Emilio Segrè Visual Archives  In addition to  photos of leading American physicists and astronomers it also includes images of technical scientific equipment, telescopes. Check the copyright on the site. 

University of Dundee held a recent seminar on documenting disability 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/university-of-dundee-archive-services-10665691857

Which discussed issues relating to archiving accessing and the content of disability collections. 

The full event can be viewed on their archive channel 

University of Dundee's YouTube channel. You can find it via the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-JPiuUdF0 

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive based at Bucks New University it is a national resource which tells history of disability arts movement in UK  online collection includes 3,500 images of artworks, photographs, films, articles and exhibitions that tell the story of disability arts and the battle for disability rights in the UK. Rich on stories and lived experiences of activists. 

Shape arts is an organisation which champions the work of disabled artists in the Uk. Its website has resources to enable and give opportunities, discussion of the social model of disability and news from the sector. 

Disability arts online – led by disabled Uk artists includes advice and support for  disabled artists as well as listings, reviews, news relating to the arts and accessibility and work by disabled artists covering fine, arts and performing arts and heritage sector. 

Best wishes
Heather Dawson
h.dawson@lse.ac.uk

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