Here is the latest update

Welcome to the latest update of new and interesting sites for information professionals.

Be inspired by some materials from a recent librarians workshop.

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these focused on resources available from the Women’s Library @lse.library  which is currently celebrating its centenary . https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/twl100
find out more about the other archives featured in the session on the event website https://alissnet.com/aliss-womens-history-showcase-2026/

This features recommendations from Elizabeth Crawford

The Women’s Grassroots Activism Network Toolkit

Women’s Grassroots Activism Toolkit 100+

https://learn.lsbu.ac.uk/womens-grassroots-activism-toolkit

A great resource  co created by the  women’s grassroots activism project a participatory research project Funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX008606%2F1)

Which ran from 2023-25 . The project set out to identify how grassroots women’s organisations, working to enhance the lives of women and girls since the early 1900s, can co-identify strategies to safeguard their future activities and activism for the next 100+ years. the network worked with : the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA); the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI); the Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland (WINI); the Soroptimists International Tunbridge Wells and District Club; Soroptimists International South East Region; Soroptimists International Republic of Ireland and Soroptimists International Northern Ireland,

The result is this toolkit and podcast series which captures oral histories.

Women’s Grassroots Activism Podcast Series – History Hub

the tool kit includes advice for activists including record keeping advocacy tactics and  methods such as storytelling. It has many real life examples taken from the groups.

the Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN) has  launched

10 research reports on technology-facilitated gender-based violence

https://www.apc.org/en/news/feminist-internet-research-network-launches-10-groundbreaking-research-reports-technology

 they are listed on this website and include coverage of global south perspectives.

trans and non binary and intersectional activism.

UN Digital Portal against Hate Speech – #NoToHate
https://www.un.org/en/hate-speech

This pulls together resources on understanding and combatting hate speech. It includes news stories, guides , educational resources and  podcasts. It includes coverage of the relevant UN instruments

World Obesity Atlas
https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/?cat=24&utm

This edition has a special feature on childhood obesity it enables users to track for global, regional, and national estimates of children living with overweight and obesity, along with projections extending to 2040. Individual country files include data on weight and related health conditions plus information on government policies.

Child Labour Observatory (ILO)
https://webapps.ilo.org/clodashboard/
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched the Child Labour Observatory (CLO), a new centralized platform bringing together country-level information on child labour covering its members (over 180 nations) Each country file includes legal frameworks and government policy plans.

Routes Monitor (UNHCR)
https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/route_based_approach
the Routes Monitor contains data from the UNHCR. It is Updated monthly, and includes UN refugee and migrant data  plus statistics from national authorities, UN and NGO partners, and media and social media monitoring

Climate Data Hub (UNFCCC)
https://data.unfccc.int/
Authoritative source which  contains climate data from more than 190 countries. Developed by UN Climate Change in partnership with Microsoft, EY and NEDAMCO Africa. It covers financial investment, technology transfer and capacity building . country files include climate profiles, information on compliance, policy decisions and infrastructure for investment and capacity building.

New on LSE Digital Library

Millicent Garrett Fawcett’s Scrapbook – LSE Digital Library
https://digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/643487
Fascinating collection of press cuttings, menu cards, cartoons saved by the suffrage campaigner

Record of the Suffrage Pilgrimage, diary by Marjory Lees
https://digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/643443
a great collection of press cuttings collated by Marjory Lees who went with 8 women from Oldham as part of the Manchester contingent of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) Pilgrimage to London, 7-26 July 1913. There are also leaflets photos from newspapers and some letters.