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>Dear all > > >Here is the latest update from Intute >Giving a selection of the new resources added to the Politics section. >Remember to check our website for a complete list http://www.intute.ac.uk/ >In the blog this week resources on using YouTube as an educational resource, knife crime, new publications >http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/ > >In the news this week >Knife crime. >Street Weapons Commission </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/S/street_weapons_commission/index.html&handle=20080709-11340720> >The Street Weapons Commission was an independent group of commissioners chaired by Cherie Booth who were set up in 2008 to investigate the extent, cause and nature of gun and knife crime on the streets of Britain. During July 2008 highlights of public hearings were aired on Channel 4. The official Channel 4 website contains background information on the aims and membership of the committee, plus access to the full text of its reports and film footage from the public hearings and discussions. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/S/street_weapons_commission/index.html&handle=20080709-11340720 > >Find more on this issue. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/search.pl?term1=knife+crime&limit=0 > >OER Commons </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.oercommons.org/&handle=20080707-09022988> >OER Commons is an online gateway / directory of open courseware and learning materials which is maintained by ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, an independent non-partisan institute. It is designed to allow teachers and professors from primary, secondary and post-secondary (university and college) levels to share their educational materials. All subject areas from the sciences, arts and humanities and social sciences are covered. Examples include webcasts, opencourseware and curriculum objects from American universities and colleges. It is possible to search the database by subject keyword, or browse by subject area or institution. Typical courses give dates, learning objectives and provide free access to course materials. Other features of the site include links to blogs and news letters covering issues relating to open access learning, e-learning and distance learning. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.oercommons.org/&handle=20080707-09022988 >IBN Live </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.ibnlive.com/&handle=20080707-11471189> >CNN-IBN is an English-language Indian TV news channel. It is a partnership between Global Broadcast News (GBN), a Network18 Company, and Turner International (Turner) in India. The site provides free access to news headlines, multimedia content covering business, politics, society sport and Indian news. It also has a citizen journalism section where members of the Indian public can upload their own video films of national and world events. The main emphasis is upon current news stories, although some archived special reports can also be viewed. Users may sign up to receive RSS newsfeeds. Strong coverage of Indian politics, political parties, politics and elections in India, relations between India and Pakistan, Kashmir and nuclear and security issues in South Asia. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.ibnlive.com/&handle=20080707-11471189 >Trivium: revue-fanco-allemand des sciences humaines et sociales </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://trivium.revues.org/&handle=20080707-10333860> >An online open access academic review published 3 times per annum by Revues.org on behalf of les Éditions de la Fondation Maison des sciences de l’>homme in association with a number of other leading French and German partners. ISSN 1963-1820. Each issue contains examples of interdisciplinary articles and reviews on topics relating to history, society (sociology, law, politics, anthropology ) and Aestheti>cs (philosophy, literature and the history of art). These are intended to represent examples of cutting French and German research in the human and social sciences. All articles from 2008 onwards may be read online. Text is in French or German. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://trivium.revues.org/&handle=20080707-10333860 >Semic.EU: Semantic Interoperability Centre Europe </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.semic.eu/&handle=20080709-09190129> >This site was created by the European Commission to act as a resource centre for information and the exchange of semantic interoperability assets. It is intended that open access semantic interoperability assets (such as xml schema, taxonomies) can be deposited here enabling reuse in other egovernment projects. The site includes information on the purpose of the project, news headlines on technical issues relating to Egovernment in Europe and a browsable catalogue of guidelines and assets. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.semic.eu/&handle=20080709-09190129 >Changing values among Western publics from 1970 to 2006 </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://margaux.grandvinum.se/SebTest/wvs/articles/folder_published/publication_559&handle=20080707-14220820> >This site provides free access to an article by Ronald F. Inglehart which was published in West European Politics,Vol. 31, Nos. 1–2, 130 – 146, January–March 2008. It analyses data from the world values survey to consider transformations in political culture and values between different generations in West European nations (Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands) during the period 1970-1996. This provides insight into changing political attitudes and cultural values such as the shift from materialist to post-materialist values. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://margaux.grandvinum.se/SebTest/wvs/articles/folder_published/publication_559&handle=20080707-14220820 >Citizen tube: YouTube's politics blog </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.citizentube.com/&handle=20080707-16024719> >A daily updated blog which highlights and discusses examples of new and popular politics videos available via YouTube. Many examples are directly embedded in the blog and can be viewed online. During 2008 there is substantial coverage of the Americal presidential elections. This includes coverage of the use of YouTube by candidates, research bodies, political parties and citizen journalists. Archives of the blog from 2008 onwards can be viewed online. It is possible to sign up to receive RSS feeds of new postings. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.citizentube.com/&handle=20080707-16024719 > >literature review of the likely costs and benefits of legislation to prohibit age discrimination in health, social care and mental health services and definitions of age discrimination that might be operationalised for measurement. </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.cpa.org.uk/information/reviews/age_discrimination.html&handle=20080703-14002044> >This literature review, published in December 2007, was commissioned by the Department of Health and carried out by the Centre for Policy on Ageing. The subject of the report is the cost and benefits of eliminating age discrimination in the provision of health and social care and whether it is necessary to pursue legislation to outlaw such discrimination. The report includes sections on the differences between ageism and age discrimination, measuring age discrimination, legislation outside the UK on age discrimination in areas other than employment, impact assessments of anti>‐>discrimination legislation, specialist health services for older people, age discrimination in social services, age discrimination in mental health services, the conclusions of the report and recommendations for further action. The appendices include the methodology used in the report and a detailed bibliography.> >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.cpa.org.uk/information/reviews/age_discrimination.html&handle=20080703-14002044 > >Find more on older people http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120559&gateway=Social%20Welfare > >Not new but updated and recommended! >Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://registry.fdlp.gov/&handle=20080707-11035315> >A very useful directory of links to digitisation projects relating to publications of the United States government which is maintained by the US Government Printing Office (US.GPO). These include US government projects and those undertaken by other libraries and research institutes. The projects in the Registry are either entirely composed of digitized, U.S. Government publications (journals, monographs, legislation or departmental documents) or include a substantial number of them. Access to the digitized material is free, open access. The database may be searched or browsed by subject keyword. There is a section highlighting new projects. It is a useful tool for locating the existence of new full text collections. >http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://registry.fdlp.gov/&handle=20080707-11035315 > > >If you have any comments on this newsletter please >Heather Dawson >Government and Politics editor. >[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > > Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/secretariat/legal/disclaimer.htm