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> 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 housing policy ,new Uk government publications online http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/ > > In the news this week: housing > > State of the Nation's Housing report </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/markets/son_archive.html&handle=20080714-08501757> > This site provides free access to the full text of all State of the Nation's Housing reports published since 1998 by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. These annual reports provide statistical facts about the American housing market. They include information on trends in the mortgage market, home ownership, social, rented and affordable housing. Chapters also cover future challenges for US housing such as the impact of the credit crunch and subprime mortgage crisis on housing prices and supply. Some statistical appendixes and tables can be downloaded in Excel format. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/markets/son_archive.html&handle=20080714-08501757 > See more suggestions in our blog. http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/ > United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.no-trafficking.org/&handle=20080717-11091610> > United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) was established in 2000 to coordinate efforts to combat trafficking in persons in the Greater Mekong region of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Its website provides information on its aims, organisation and activities. It includes free access to UNAIP press releases, documents and reports from 2000 onwards as well as the text of national and international laws and regulations, statistics on trafficking in persons in this area of the world and training manuals for combatting trafficking. Topics covered include trafficking in women and children and contemporary forms of slavery. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.no-trafficking.org/&handle=20080717-11091610 > Find more on trafficking http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/search.pl?term1=human+trafficking&limit=0 > > An elected second chamber: further reform of the House of Lords </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/elected-second-chamber.pdf&handle=20080717-1313565> > This site provides free access to the full text of the white paper published by the Ministry of Justice as CM 7438 session 2007-8 in July 2008. The 89 page report sets out the British government's proposals for reform to the House of Lords. Topics covered include the role and composition of the upper chamber, if it should be elected and the possible costs of the transition. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/elected-second-chamber.pdf&handle=20080717-1313565 > Find more on the house of lords http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/search.pl?term1=House+of+Lords&limit=0 > Sidney D. Gamble Photographs of China 1917-1932 </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble/&handle=20080714-08084636> > This site forms part of the Duke University Digital Collections. It provides free access to an online library of approximately 5000 photographs taken by amateur photographer Sidney D. Gamble (1890-1968) in China between 1917-1932. They include a rich collection of images of Chinese people, urban and rural life during this time period. There are numerous images of Chinese women, temples, the Great Wall of China, and some events such as the funeral of Sun Yat Sen. It is possible to browse or search the collection. Other features of the site include a timeline of Chinese history, an interactive map showing the photographs by geographical location and a bibliography of further readings. Copyright information is displayed on the website. > > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gamble/&handle=20080714-08084636 > DoDvClips.mil </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.dodvclips.mil/&handle=20080717-13042345> > This website is maintained by the American Department of Defense. It provides free access to film and video clips on demand from the US DOD. These include military briefings, speeches, webcasts of events and films relating to ongoing military operations. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Users should note that this website is maintained by the US government and therefore seeks to support its activities. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.dodvclips.mil/&handle=20080717-13042345 > GODORT Government Information Clearinghouse & Handout Exchange </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Exchange&handle=20080714-07594954> > This WIKI is maintained by GODORT (the American Library Association Government Documents Round Table). It offers free access to a collection of guides, handouts and online tutorials relating to government information which have been created by their members. Although these are intended for librarians, they also have a wider application in terms of offering guidance on using US government websites and official publications. There are sections on libray and depository management, locating government documents on particular subject areas, and tutorials and guides on specific electronic databases. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Exchange&handle=20080714-07594954 > > Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field research </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://fieldresearch.msf.org/&handle=20080717-13534351> > This site is maintained by leading medical and humanitarian aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) . It provides free access to the full text of recent examples of its field research. This includes published articles, research and commentary, abstracts of conference papers and other findings. These are mainly medical in nature, relating to health politics, the health needs of refugees and international crises in developing nations and war zones (including AIDS/ HIV issues in Africa and Asia). The site can be browsed or searched. Most materials date from the late 1990s onwards. Copyright information is displayed on the website.It is possible to sign up to receive alerts when new materials are added. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://fieldresearch.msf.org/&handle=20080717-13534351 > > Iraqi Red Crescent reports </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.iraqredcrescent.org/reports.html&handle=20080717-13235255> > This site is maintained by the Iraqi Red Crescent, a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies which aims to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq. Its website provides information on its aims, organisation and recent activities. It offers insight into living conditions in Iraq in the wake of the insurgency post-Gulf war period. This includes bulletins and reports on internal displacement and refugees from 2007 onwards. There are links to other aid agency sites offering details on programmes in Iraq. > http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.iraqredcrescent.org/reports.html&handle=20080717-13235255 > > Not new but recommended. > ePolitix.com </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.epolitix.com/&handle=sosig977394494-29294> > ePolitix.com is a Uk political news service supplied by Parliamentary Communications Ltd. It provides access to recent news from the House of Commons and the House of Lords, including a section on legislation going through parliament. Other features include links to the webpages of MPs and some political interviews. Also provided is access to some materials from the weekly House magazine which provides details of current parliamentary activity, calendars of events and articles and p> olitical commentary from British MPs of all parties > Heather Dawson > Intute government and politics editor. > [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