ALISS Current Awareness resources

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Here are some useful resources for social scientists

I am sharing these in case you find them helpful!

 
to celebrate the centenary of the women’s Library
look at the exhibition pages and events.
 
look at the exhibition pages and events.
 
Just for fun
For womens history Month
 
Inspired by this amazing V&A book
 
see the amazing Arts and Crafts women
 
I will be adding entries
throughout the month
This week a tax resistance league member and some interior designers
a brief Instagram reel based on resources from lse library  
in 1927 it described itself as a ‘feminist library’ (this amazed me)  and what it aimed to collect.
 
ACLED has created an Iran crisis  news stories. Containing authoritative news and data updates form academic  experts
ACLED is a registered non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status in the United States. ACLED receives financial support from the United Nations Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF’d).
It includes geomapping of Joint US-Israeli strikes and retaliatory Iranian actions. Details on updates and methods are provided on the website,
 
Iran: Library Guide
the Council Library has compiled a library guide of relevant and authoritative resources that provide news and background to the situation Iran and EU response. They include press briefings, podcasts and EU publications
 
The Economic Enterprises Data Tracker India
has been created by
 by the Centre for Economic Data & Analysis
it provides free access to data on India’s formal and informal enterprises from Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE), and earlier National Sample Survey (NSS). It standardizes key variables to provide insights on investment, productivity, credit, employment, and enterprise characteristics. Users can explore national and state-level trends through interactive charts, visualizations, and downloadable datasets. Information on data content is provided via the website
 
 14th State of Power report 
from the Transnational Institute Examines authoritarianism and power in the world. Mapping the role of big tech, financial institutions and  networks f fascism and the far right worldwide.
 
A useful practical guide developed for library staff in UK academic settings which encourages decolonisation and inclusivity. It covers personal skill development, metadata, developing more diverse readng lists and more practical examples are provided.
 
Created TeleGeography based on the authoritative data found in TeleGeography’s Transport Networks Research Service.
this site  provides an interactive map showing active and planned submarine cable systems, including landing points, route details, service dates and ownership information. The platform reveals the material infrastructure network of global digital communication
 
: P. R. Harris, ‘A History of the British Museum Library, 1753-1973’ (London: The British Library, 1998). A key work on its history has now been digitised and made available online
There are 11 each covers history, staffing and rooms. This blog posting discussed the significance of the work for the history of the library
 
 
 
 

2 thoughts on “ALISS Current Awareness resources

  1. Hello,

    I am I PhD student and a librarian. My interest is in accessibility services for people with disabilities in libraries.
    I will be very happy to be able to read this article –
    McNaught, Alistair. (2014). Accessible libraries – Pragmatic strategies. ALISS quarterly. Vol. 9 (4)

    Thank you,
    Einat Ben Dov.

    1. Hi Einat!

      Thanks for your message. I have passed your request on to our organisation’s secretary who will be in touch shortly.
      Good luck with your research!

      Best regards
      Webmaster

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