Happy New year!

Here is your latest ipdate of new and interesting sites for social
scientists

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Time to set your new year resolutions.
the American Psychoplogical Association
<http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resolution.aspx>  website has a section
on will power and new year resolutions which makes interesting reading.
If losing wight is your main aim try the National Library of Medicine
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diets.html>  (USA) advice. NHS
advice <http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/loseweight/Pages/Loseweighthome.aspx>
for consumers. For a more medical addproach NHS Evidence
<http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/search?q=dieting>  has some references to
clinical studies and medical advice relating to dieting for
practitioners. Note some items are not in full text to non subscribers.

Wet weather.

This week the UK Met office
<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2013/2012-weather-sta
tistics>   announced that extreme rainfall was increasing in the UK. The
Met office website
<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/?tab=climateTables>
has average and extreme weather statistics graphs for UK locations. 
Its climate research section has historic station data, and case studies
of severe weather events. The learning section
<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning>  has educational materials for
teachers. There are also weather science technical reports and the
searchable National Meteorological Library catalogue.
<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/library/publications/science>  
The World Meteorological Organization
<http://www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html>   has a severe weather warning
site <http://severe.worldweather.wmo.int/>  with predictions.  There is
also an online library
<http://library.wmo.int/opac/index.php?lvl=infopages&lang=en_UK&pagesid=
1>  of reports and publications.

Rail Fare increases
According to the BBC <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20881684>  rail fares
have just risen by an average 4.2% for commuters.
Look at the official statistics on rail fares for the UK from the
National Statistics Hub
<http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/travel-transport/other-modes-of-transp
ort/rail> 
There is a specialist national rail trends portal maintained by the
Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) <http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/> 
See more suggestions on our website.
<http://lselibraryresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/rail-fare-rises-how-mu
ch-are-they-really.html> 

 Hillsborough
The Justice collective become the UK's Xmas no.1. 
For the Hillsborough tribute single, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
see their official website on YouTube
<http://www.youtube.com/user/jft96christmas>   . They also have a
Facebook website <https://www.facebook.com/HJCOfficial>   where you can
find details of their campaign to get justice for the 96 who died in the
UK's worst sporting disaster. Other campaign groups include the
Hillsborough Family Support Group <http://www.hfsg.co.uk/> 
Hillsborough Justice Campaign
<http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/index.shtml> 
Find out more about the tragedy on the Liverpool FC tribute pages
<http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/hillsborough> .  These include
eyewitness accounts. Online video documentaries and the memorial
service.
The recent report from the Hillsborough Independent panel
<http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/>  also dicusses in length the
deaths and police investigations.
Sheffield libraries and archives
<https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2
&ved=0CD0QFjAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheffield.gov.uk%2Fdms%2Fscc%2Fmana
gement%2Fcorporate-communications%2Fdocuments%2Fleisure-culture%2Flibrar
ies-copyright%2FHillsborough-Disaster-study-guide-v2-2%2FHillsborough%25
20Disaster%2520study%2520guide%2520v2-2.doc&ei=17rhUNPWB8aG0AWnkYCIBg&us
g=AFQjCNGhHH58TxDMoyRnlMxPbxAUSA68Ow&sig2=7rI9T9xuk1slw0UaBsZqDg&bvm=bv.
1355534169,d.d2k>  have produced an excellent biography on sources
relating to the disaster. 
This includes books, articles and links to websites.

Technology in 2012.
2012 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR).
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html> 
(note complete report not yet in full online) 
Covers Generation Y 18-30 use of technology includes infographics on
online friendship, smartphones, internet security. Compare with earlier
reports from 2010 onwards. 

The latest Pew Global Attitudes Project Report
<http://www.pewglobal.org/2012/12/12/social-networking-popular-across-gl
obe>  also charts the rise of social networking across the globe. It
also covers cell and smart phone usage by country and age group.
Also published recently by the Center for Digital Future USC Annenberg
School World Internet Project
<http://www.digitalcenter.org/pages/site_content.asp?intGlobalId=42>
Report (4th ed.) this focuses upon 11 countries. Australia, Canada,
Colombia, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
Free access to highlights from previous year's reports.
<http://www.digitalcenter.org/pages/site_content.asp?intGlobalId=20> 
96 page reports covers such topics as access to the internet, politics,
social networking, online entertainment, online purchasing and gaming,
online phone, email communication.

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Materials on US fiscal
cliff. <http://crfb.org/blogs/good-bad-and-ugly-fiscal-cliff-package> 
What is a fiscal cliff and what was the package agreed? find out more
from this useful site.
There is also a Congressional Research Service
<http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31967.pdf>  report about the debt
limit.  this is 37 pages in length and covers its history and recent
increases.

Depressingly in the news- rape case in India.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20836902> 
The National Crime records Bureau India <http://ncrb.nic.in/>  has
official crime statistics.  Search the website by keyword to find some
materials. The President of India
<http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr291212.html>  and the parliament
<http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/>  have issued recent press
releases.
Indian newspaper coverage in the  Times of India.
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-gang-rape-Chargeshe
et-filed-against-five-accused/articleshow/17873340.cms> 
Indian Express
<http://www.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-gangrape-police-files-chargeshe
et-wants-fir-sealed-victims-identity-kept-hidden-and-incamera-proceeding
s/1054028/>  Hindu <http://www.thehindu.com/topics/?categoryId=616> 
Center for Social Research <http://www.csrindia.org/>  is a Delhi based
non-government al organization which works for women's and girls' rights
in India. Its website has background materials on sexism, abortion and
domestic violence. 
For international coverage of related issues see 
Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI).
<http://www.svri.org/about.htm>  The SVRI was initially hosted by the
World Health Organization (WHO) before moving to the Medical Research
Council, South Africa in 2006. 
UNWomen <http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/v-issues-focus.htm> has
details and measurement of levels of violence against women. It includes
the Secretary General's database <http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/>  which
has country files on measure of the problem and government schemes and
programmes see the entry for India.
<http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/countryInd.action?countryId=633>   This
includes links to legislation and statistics.
The Virtual knowledge centre to end violence against women and girls
<http://www.endvawnow.org/> . has tools and training for social workers.


Hate crime statistics

Fbi latest figures for 2011
<http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/december/annual-hate-crimes-report
-released/annual-hate-crimes-report-released> 
Compare with the UK latest figures
<http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/r
esearch-statistics/crime-research/hate-crimes-1112/> . Projects and
action plans to combat hate crime can also be found on the Home office
website <http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/hate-crime/> 

Copyright licensing agency produces new app
<http://www.cla.co.uk/about/digitalmedia/mobileapp> 
A new tool for libraries and researchers. It allows you to check whether
a specific title is covered by your CLA licence. There are three ways to
search for a title - using the Scan Barcode option, searching by title,
or entering the ISBN or ISSN. Learn about copyright from the
Intellectual Property Office <http://www.ipo.gov.uk/copy.htm> 

To end on a more positive note.
New ebook from Global voices online. Africa Voices of Hope
<http://books.globalvoicesonline.org/hot-off-the-press/african-voices-of
-hope-change/> 
focuses on Senegal, Uganda, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Ethiopia,
Nigeria, Mauritania, Kenya, Angola and other countries. Stories of use
of citizen journalism to change lives. 
Dead Sea scrolls online. <http://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/> 
Now accessible.The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has officially
launched the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, browse or read
the background. Also released in December another digital manuscript
The New Testament volume from one of the British Library's most valuable
treasures, Codex Alexandrinus,
<http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Press-Releases/New-Testament-from-the-oldes
t-complete-Bible-available-online-for-the-first-time-5e0.aspx>  has been
made available online for the first time

 

Heather Dawson

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