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To end Women’s history month a new addition to the LSE Digital Library the Townswoman
Townswoman
Great news @lse.library has just digitised the Townswoman 1933-1954
https://digital.library.lse.ac.uk/
The Townswomen’s Guilds were founded in 1929 by Eva Hubback and Dame Margery Corbett Ashby. The aim of the organisation was to educate women to be citizens. The journals are a fascinating source of information on an interwar women’s organisation – the type of events they organised, local branch activities. Examples of welfare campaigns and activism at a grassroots level.
find out more:
https://archives.lse.ac.uk/records/5TGH
The Townswomen’s Guilds were founded in 1929 by Eva Hubback and Dame Margery Corbett Ashby. The aim of the organisation was to educate women to be citizens. The journals are a fascinating source of information on an interwar women’s organisation – the type of events they organised, local branch activities. Examples of welfare campaigns and activism at a grassroots level.
find out more:
https://archives.lse.ac.uk/records/5TGH
14th April is Ambedekar Day
Ambedkar day is observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar, Indian politician and social reformer and alumnus of the LSE see his student file and more in this special online exhibition which celebrates his time at the LSE and later work as a legal anti caste reformer
1980 UN Women’s Conference documents now in UN Digital Library
https://www.un.org/en/delegate/1980-un-women%E2%80%99s-conference-documents-now-un-digital-library
https://www.un.org/en/delegate/1980-un-women%E2%80%99s-conference-documents-now-un-digital-library
the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has now digitised over 690 documents from the 1980 World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace” convened in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 14 to 30 July 1980, This was the second global gathering on women during the United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985).
It served as a mid-decade review of progress made since the first World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975.all the documents are prefixed by the symbol These documents, identified by the series symbol A/CONF.94/–,
It served as a mid-decade review of progress made since the first World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975.all the documents are prefixed by the symbol These documents, identified by the series symbol A/CONF.94/–,
AI usage by higher education students in the USA
The Lumina Foundation-Gallup State of Higher Education Study, based on a survey of nearly 4,000 associate and bachelor’s degree students has just been published the full methodology is provided on the website. The findings indicate a possible gap between student behaviour and institutional policies as It finds that 57% use AI daily or weekly for schoolwork 52% report that at least some of their classes lack clear guidance on
See more on HE on this scoop.it page https://www.scoop.it/topic/higher-education-news-for-libraries-and-librarians
ORION open data dashboard
This resource enables users to interrogate and visualise the quantity, subject areas and links between research bodies using open Alex datasets. You are currently able to interrogate data related to institutions, funding and collaboration with further developments ongoing. Read more about aims
Health of the Health System Index,
a new diagnostic tool designed to assess structural systemic sustainability of NHS service over tie. It will provide annual longitudinal analysis. Indicators include: the leadership, workforce, and organisational conditions that determine whether the NHS can sustain and improve care over time.
see more on health and social care from the scoop.it page
Ghana Branded for life
An online exhibition curated by AMNESTY WCARO which examines the persecution of women for witchcraft in Northern Ghana through the voices and experiences of women accused. The site has a 3d tour and exhibition catalogue
MediManus Greek Medical Manuscripts
aims to provide free access to digital reproductions of Greek medical manuscripts which are held in libraries worldwide. It is maintained by the center for Hellenic studies Harvard University and the website also has contextual essays on pants and medicine and the historical importance of the sources. subjects include items (many illustrated relating to women’s health care and issues
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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.
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