Dear all


Here is the latest update from Intute
Giving a selection of the new resources added to the social sciences
section.
Remember to check our website for a complete list
http://www.intute.ac.uk/
In the blog this week resources on  Pakistan human rights  and the
Queens Speech http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/

In the news this week: Pakistan

Pakistan: Asian Human Rights Commission
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://pakistan.ahrchk.net
/&handle=20071108-164415> 
A site established by the Asian Human Rights Commission to provide
coverage of the political and human rights situation in Pakistan. It
includes press releases, statements and articles relating to the 2007
state of emergency, elections, the military government of General
Musharraf and the situation of Benazir Bhutto.it includes contributions
from Asian based commentators.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://pakistan.ahrchk.net/
&handle=20071108-164415

find more on Pakistan
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/search.pl?term1=Pakistan&
limit=0 

Illinois Harvest: digitised books
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://illinoisharvest.gra
inger.uiuc.edu/digitized_books.asp&handle=20071108-103437> 
The Illinois Harvest is a project of the University of University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is working in collaboration with the
Open Content Alliance to provide free access to a large collection of
online materials taken from the holdings of its libraries. These cover
all subject areas including reference works, materials on American
history and politics and local Illinois history and culture. This
section of the website provides free access to the full text of 100s of
out of copyright books mainly published during the 18th and 19th
Centuries. They are sub-divided into thematic collections which include:
history and culture, social welfare and reform. Technical and copyright
details are displayed on the website.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://illinoisharvest.grai
nger.uiuc.edu/digitized_books.asp&handle=20071108-103437


JISC Involve : blogs for the UK academic community
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://jiscinvolve.org&han
dle=20071108-115347> 
This site is provided by JISC (The Joint Information Systems Committee)
as a free service to the JISC UK HE and FE community. Anyone with an
.ac.uk email address can sign up instantly to get free access to
resources to set up their own blog. Information on technical
requirements, rights and responsibilities are displayed on the website.
Also provided are some support materials plus links to highlighted
examples of good blogs supported by the service.

http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://jiscinvolve.org&hand
le=20071108-115347


Scottish Executive: YouTube Channel
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.youtube.com/sco
texec&handle=20071105-112741> 
This is the Scottish Executive official YouTube channel. It provides
free access to Scottish government online videos. These include video
clips of promotional videos, discussions of the future government of
Scotland and Scottish government policy. Materials date from 2007
onwards. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the
website.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.youtube.com/scot
exec&handle=20071105-112741

find more on Scottish politics and government
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120196&gatew
ay=Government%20Policy 


FindNZarticles
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://findnzarticles.natl
ib.govt.nz/&handle=20071106-103702> 
The findNZarticles enables is a free database maintained by the National
Library of New Zealand, Christchurch City Libraries, Dunedin Public
Libraries, Landcare Research NZ. It enables users to search a number of
New Zealand libraries' and institutions' indexes to New Zealand
newspapers and journals. There are 3 main subsections: culture (arts,
humanities and social sciences) newspapers and science and technology.
The culture section cross searches Index New Zealand, University of
Waikato : an index to Te Ao Hou : the new world, published 1952-1974.
Abstracts of content are provided for many of the articles.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://findnzarticles.natli
b.govt.nz/&handle=20071106-103702

ViewFinder: image resources for England's history
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://viewfinder.english-
heritage.org.uk&handle=20071105-111409> 
The ViewFinder site is maintained by National Monuments Record - the
public archive of English Heritage . It provides free access to a
searchable database of over 25,000 online photographs of English
historic buildings and monuments. They include images of key government
buildings, royal palaces, monuments and examples of historic
architecture. The database may be searched or browsed by theme. Topics
covered include: transport, royalty, military bases; and historic
photographs of damage from WW1 and WW2. Copyright and technical
information is displayed on the website.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://viewfinder.english-h
eritage.org.uk&handle=20071105-111409


Political and tariff reform posters 1892-1910: LSE Archives
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://archives.lse.ac.uk/
dserve.exe?dsqServer=lib-4.lse.ac.uk***dsqIni=Dserve.ini***dsqApp=Archiv
e***dsqDb=Catalog***dsqCmd=Overview.tcl***dsqSearch=((RefNo='Coll')AND(R
efNo='Misc')AND(RefNo='0519'))&handle=20071105-104613> 
The archives of the LSE (London School of Economics and Political
Science) cover modern British political, economic and social history
from the mid 19th Century to the present day. This section of the
website provides free access to materials form Coll.MISC 0519 its
collection of political and tariff reform posters covering the period
c.1892-1910. Users may view 98 digitised images of political posters
free of charge. Key topics include the Boer war, free trade and tariff
reform; British politics and home rule for Ireland. descriptions of
publication details and copyright are provided on the website.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://archives.lse.ac.uk/d
serve.exe?dsqServer=lib-4.lse.ac.uk***dsqIni=Dserve.ini***dsqApp=Archive
***dsqDb=Catalog***dsqCmd=Overview.tcl***dsqSearch=((RefNo='Coll')AND(Re
fNo='Misc')AND(RefNo='0519'))&handle=20071105-104613

United Kingdom Defence Association
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.uknda.org&handl
e=20071108-084322> 
United Kingdom Defence Association (UKNDA) is a limited company formed
to campaign for increased UK government defence spending and support for
the British armed services. Its website provides information on its
aims, organisation and activities. It includes access to recent press
releases, campaign materials, and articles. These contain criticisms of
current UK defence policy and towards the army, navy and RAF.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.uknda.org&handle
=20071108-084322

Scoop '08
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://scoop08.com&handle=
20071108-121221> 
Scoop '08 is a national online student newspaper, supported by an
advisory board of journalists, academics and political advisers,
launched to provide coverage and commentary on the 2008 American
presidential elections. It is a key source of information for obtaining
insight into student and young adult perspectives on the campaigns and
issues at stake. It includes news stories, comments, blogs and
discussion covering all parties and issues.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://scoop08.com&handle=2
0071108-121221

not new but recommended !


Word on the Street: Popular Street Literature from 1650-1910
<http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.nls.uk/broadsid
es/index.html&handle=sosig1088430750-24072> 
This site provides access to the full-text of over 1,800 Scottish
broadsheets published between 1650-1910. Broadsheets were the popular
press / newspapers read by working class people of the time and provide
a fascinating insight into contemporary social and political history.
They also contain contemporary satirical cartoons, caricatures and
songs.The site site forms part of the digital library collections of the
National Library of Scotland. Highlights for social scientists include
materials relating to Scottish emigration, accounts of crime and riots
and materials covering contemporary politics including relations between
Scotland and England. The database may be searched or browsed. The site
also includes a background history of the broadsheets and suggestions
for further reading.

http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.nls.uk/broadside
s/index.html&handle=sosig1088430750-24072


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Heather Dawson
Government and Politics editor.
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