> 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/
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> e.ac.uk/> 
> In the blog this week: 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/
> 
> See the 2009 advent calendar
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/category/advent-calender-2009/
> Pre budget report
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2009/12/09/pre-budget-report-2009/
> Honduras elections
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2009/12/06/honduras-goes-to-the-polls/
> 
> 
> In the news this week. Climate change.
> 
> Act on Copenhagen
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk/&handle=
> 20091209-11502679> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.actoncopenhage
> n.decc.gov.uk/&handle=20091209-11502679
> This site was created by the UK government to provide information on
> the U.K government's work in the lead up to the global climate change
> negotiations, in Copenhagen, December 2009, where the successor to the
> Kyoto Protocol was debated. It includes free access to U.K government
> statements, statistics, policy documents and research from Department
> for Energy and Climate Change and other UK official agencies. Topics
> covered include: U.K climate projections, climate change, global
> warming, carbon emissions. The site also includes video reports and
> blogs from the actual conference. Technical and copyright information
> is displayed on the website. 
> 
> Repositorio Saber
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.saber.ac.mz/&handle=20091209-1858142
> 2> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.saber.ac.mz/&h
> andle=20091209-18581422
> This is the national research repository of Mozambique. It was
> launched in 2009 and offers access to a searchable database of
> research outputs (articles, papers, technical reports, theses and
> dissertations) from researchers and staff based in Mozambican
> universities. These cover a range of topics from the sciences, social
> sciences and humanities. However there is a particular emphasis upon
> writings by and about Mozambique by Mozambican authors. This includes
> coverage of the politics, history and culture of the region. Where
> copyright allows full text can be downloaded. Material is being
> gradually added to the archive. Some materials are offered in
> Portuguese only.
> 
> Crisis
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-EIEAAAAMBAJ**
> *dq=magazine_serial:-EIEAAAAMBAJ&handle=20091209-18431091> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://books.google.com/b
> ooks?id=-EIEAAAAMBAJ***dq=magazine_serial:-EIEAAAAMBAJ&handle=20091209
> -18431091
> Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois is the official publication of the
> NAACP. It is a journal of civil rights, history, politics, and culture
> which seeks to educate and raise awareness about civil rights issues
> relating to the African American community. It is possible to access
> the full text of all issues from 1911 onwards via Google books. This
> constitutes a rich archive of articles on the social, political,
> economic and cultural history of the American black community and its
> struggle for equality. It covers racism, racial segregation, the
> struggle fro racial equality and key events such as the 1960s black
> civil right movement; Copyright information is displayed on the
> website 
> 
> Find more on black civil rights
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120245
> Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://hereview.independent.gov.uk/hereview/&ha
> ndle=20091209-18240235> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://hereview.independe
> nt.gov.uk/hereview/&handle=20091209-18240235
> Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance was
> launched in November 2009 by the British government to investigate the
> future funding of full and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate
> students. Topics to be considered include fees for university courses,
> student grants, student loans, tuition fees, and other forms of
> student finance. The website provides information on the aims and
> methods of the review and its findings. It includes press releases and
> full text papers and reports. 
> Global War on Terror: non-governmental public action and aid
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/GWOT/default.h
> tm&handle=20091209-18015952> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/coll
> ections/GWOT/default.htm&handle=20091209-18015952
> 'Global War on Terror': non-governmental public action and aid is a
> major research project funded by the UK Economic and Social Research
> Council (ESRC) .It is being coordinated by Non-Governmental Public
> Action Research Programme, Centre for Civil Society London School of
> Economics and Political Science It was launched in 2009 and it aims to
> focus upon the effects of the post-9/11 global security regime on
> development policy and practice, with a particular emphasis upon the
> nations of Afghanistan, India, Kenya,USA, Denmark and the UK. The
> website provides information on the aims of the project and its work.
> It offers free access to press releases plus full text working papers
> and research reports. Topics covered include civil society and iad in
> these nations since 9/11. 
> 
> Founders Early Access project
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/founders/FOE
> A.html&handle=20091209-11322094> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://rotunda.upress.vir
> ginia.edu/founders/FOEA.html&handle=20091209-11322094
> A special project of the National Historical Publications and Records
> Commission and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Documents
> Compass group which is working to provide free online access to
> thousands of unpublished documents from the founding fathers of the
> USA. They include digital versions of texts published by the
> University of Virginia press as well as additional letters, diaries
> and manuscripts. Figures include John Adam, George Washington, John
> Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Dolley Payne Madison. The site also
> includes chronological timelines of key events which set the materials
> in contact. A marvellous resource for researching the political and
> constitutional history of the USA from 1730-1880s. Copyright and
> technical information is displayed on the website
> Immanent frame: secularism, religion and the public sphere
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/&handle=20091209-1106
> 2636> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif
> /&handle=20091209-11062636
> This blog is maintained by the Social Science Research Council. (SSRC)
> an American based organisation. It was created to allow invited
> bloggers to discuss issues relating to secularism, religion, and the
> public sphere. Contributions include invited unpublished essays,
> interviews and articles from American academic researchers from the
> humanities and social sciences. Topics covered include the role of
> religion in modern American politics, Islam and politics (including
> radical Islam) secularism and atheism in modern society. Material
> dates from 2009 onwards. 
> UNESCO World Heritage sites: Google images
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/unesco/&h
> andle=20091209-11174426> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.google.com/int
> l/en/landing/unesco/&handle=20091209-11174426
> This site provides free access to over 800 images of UNESCO World
> Heritage sites using Google Maps, Google Earth and Street View
> technology. These include archaeological sites, cultural remains and
> areas of natural importance. There are links to the official directory
> of sites with further UNESCO satellite mappings. Copyright and
> technical information is displayed on the website. 
> Oneplace: an independent review of public services
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://oneplace.direct.gov.uk/Pages/default.asp
> x&handle=20091209-09432223> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://oneplace.direct.go
> v.uk/Pages/default.aspx&handle=20091209-09432223
> This site is maintained by six independent inspectorates: the Audit
> Commission, Care Quality Commission, Ofsted, and Her Majesty's
> Inspectorates of Constabulary, Prisons and Probation. It seeks to make
> British government more accountable by offering citizens free access
> to assessments of the quality and value for money of local services.
> These include councils, health services (Primary Care Trusts, NHS),
> police and fire and rescue services. Users to the site may search by
> postcode to retrieve local area assessment reports on public services,
> performance indicators and other statistical information allowing
> comparison with other councils. It is also possible to browse or
> search the site by organisation. Technical and copyright information
> is displayed. 
> L'Express / l'L'Impartial archives
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.lexpressarchives.ch/Default/Skins/Sw
> issFr/Client.asp?Skin=SwissFr***Enter=True***AppName=2***AW=1260284029
> 479&handle=20091208-14551873> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.lexpressarchiv
> es.ch/Default/Skins/SwissFr/Client.asp?Skin=SwissFr***Enter=True***App
> Name=2***AW=1260284029479&handle=20091208-14551873
> This website is a project of SNP Corporation Ltd Neuchatel Press in
> association with University of Neuchatel, the Library of the City of
> La Chaux-de-Fonds and the Swiss National Library. It is aiming to
> provide a digital archive of two historic Swiss newspapers: LExpress
> (founded in 1738 as the Leaf Reviews) and the Impartial (an
> independent daily from Neuchatel, founded in 1881). It aims to make
> all issues available online by 2012. Users to the site may search or
> browse. It is a rich source of information on the political, social,
> and economic history of Switzerland covering al key events during this
> period. Materials are offered in French. Technical and copyright
> information is displayed on the website. 
> RCT Documentation Centre and Library
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.reindex.org/RCT/rss/Portal.php&handl
> e=20091208-14252726> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.reindex.org/RC
> T/rss/Portal.php&handle=20091208-14252726
> The RCT Documentation Centre and Library is based in Copenhagen,
> Denmark. It is the world's largest library concentrating on torture
> and related subjects. Its website provides information on the library
> holdings and admissions policies. It includes the searchable library
> catalogue which indexes books, journal articles, reports from NGOs and
> international organisations covering all aspects of torture and human
> rights worldwide. Records include links to some articles which can be
> accessed free of charge via the Internet. It is possible to sign up to
> receive RSS feeds of new items added to stock.
> Online ranking of the Asian studies organizations: a quarterly
> scorecard (ORASO)
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLRankings.
> html&handle=20091208-13473056> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://coombs.anu.edu.au/
> WWWVLAsian/VLRankings.html&handle=20091208-13473056
> This site was created by Edited by Dr T. Matthew Ciolek and forms part
> of the Asian Studies WWW library. It is an interesting analysis of top
> websites for Asian studies. The document is updated four times a year
> (March, June, September and December) and is compiled by
> systematically monitoring information about the relative online rank
> of the top 30 Asian Studies' institutions, organizations, specialist
> information resources, and research networks indexed by Google. 
> Archivi Online - Senato della Repubblica Italiana
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.archivionline.senato.it/&handle=2009
> 1208-13201654> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.archivionline.
> senato.it/&handle=20091208-13201654
> This is an official website of the Italian Senate which is creating
> (in collaboration with leading Italian political institutions) an
> online archive of materials relating to Italian political history.
> These include a directory of Italian senators from 1848-1948 with
> biographical information and photographs. This includes a separate
> listing of fascist party leaders and senators. Also in the process of
> digitisation are other Italian political archives including materials
> from commissions of enquiry. All documents are offered in Italian
> only. 
> Catalogue collectif des priodiques de la Carabe
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.periodiques-caraibeamazonie.fr/&hand
> le=20091208-14053973> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.periodiques-ca
> raibeamazonie.fr/&handle=20091208-14053973
> Catalogue collectif des priodiques de la Carabe priodiques de la
> Carabe is a project of the Documentation de l'Universit des Antilles
> et de la Guyane and other archives in the Caribbean. It aims to create
> a searchable catalogue (union list) of all periodicals and magazines
> held by libraries and archives in Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guyana
> which cover the Caribbean and Amazon. This is of great value for
> researchers of the political, economic and social history of these
> regions as well as those researching slavery and transatlantic
> relations as it includes references to locally produced materials. As
> well as rare examples of Francophone journals from former French
> colonies. It also includes a searchable listing of current journal
> holdings covering the social sciences and humanities. Typical entries
> provide bibliographic information and guides to holdings. Full text
> articles are not online. Most information is offered in French only. 
> Not new but recommended!
> CogPrints : cognitive sciences eprint archive
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://cogprints.org/&handle=humbul1477>  
> http://cogprints.org/
> CogPrints is an electronic archive which houses an extensive range of
> papers pertaining to cognition in the fields of philosophy,
> psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, biology, computer science,
> medicine and anthropology. The site is primarily intended for
> undergraduates, graduates, and academics working in the aforementioned
> disciplines. Simple and advanced search facilities are provided for
> the archive. Both preprints and published refereed articles are
> included, along with with abstracts and full contact details for each
> author. The papers are presented in different formats, including PDF
> and PostScript. Recent additions to the archive are listed in a
> separate section.
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> Intute government and politics editor.
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