Reports

Social science websites of the week

January 17, 2011 1254

Here is the latest weekly update of new and important social science websites. See the full listing via the LSE Library research blog.

OpenCharities
Project to increase transparency, accountability and open up the Uk Charities register. Launch in autumn 2010 by group headed by Chris Taggart. OpenlyLocal.
Aims to get basic information such as basic information (name, charity number, contact details, aims and most recent accounts info) Rankings of largest charities (currently covering England and Wales only) by income, spending. Also RSS feeds of newest charities registered.

Statewatch is an independent, non profit-making organisation founded in 1991. It is now offering free access to its 2 main databases
The main Statewatch database with 27,000 articles on civil liberties in Europe dating back 20 years. This includes coverage of surveillance, internet freedoms,

The SEMDOC website: Statewatch European Monitoring and Documentation Centre on EU Justice and Home Affairs policy. This has strong coverage of borders and immigration issues in the EU.

ALISS

ALISS is a not-for-profit unincorporated professional society. It is an independent group which was formed in April 2005 by the former committee of (Aslib Social Science Information Group and Network) The aim of the group is to; Provide opportunities for networking and self-development offer a forum for communication create a network of cooperation and a forum for discussion about emerging issues in social science librarianship.

View all posts by ALISS

Published

January 17, 2011

Free Online Course Reveals The Art of ChatGPT Interactions

By Sage

Read Now

Announcements

March 7, 2024

Apply for Sage’s 2024 Concept Grants

By Sage

Read Now

New Podcast Series Applies Social Science to Social Justice Issues

Impact

February 28, 2024

New Podcast Series Applies Social Science to Social Justice Issues

By Sage

Read Now

New Dataset Collects Instances of ‘Contentious Politics’ Around the World

Resources

December 13, 2023

New Dataset Collects Instances of ‘Contentious Politics’ Around the World

By Christopher Everett

Read Now

The Risks Of Using Research-Based Evidence In Policymaking

Kat Hart 287 Insights, Public Policy, Research, Research

With research-based evidence increasingly being seen in policy, we should acknowledge that there are risks that the research or ‘evidence’ used isn’t suitable or can be accidentally misused for a variety of reasons.

Read Now

Fake News, Misinformation Focus of New Microsite

Christopher Everett 855 Communication, Resources

A new Information Literacy Microsite from sage can be your new home for pressing research on the digital age and the ways to combat mis-, dis-, and misinformation.

Read Now

Surveys Provide Insight Into Three Factors That Encourage Open Data and Science

Joshua Borycz, Alison Specht and Kevin Crowston 1286 Industry, Research, Research, Science & Social Science

Over a 10-year period Carol Tenopir of DataONE and her team conducted a global survey of scientists, managers and government workers involved in broad environmental science activities about their willingness to share data and their opinion of the resources available to do so (Tenopir et al., 2011, 2015, 2018, 2020). Comparing the responses over that time shows a general increase in the willingness to share data (and thus engage in Open Science).

Read Now