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Politics internet update

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Heather Dawson <[log in to unmask]>

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> 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/
> <https://exchange.lse.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.intut
> e.ac.uk/> 
> In the blog this week: 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/
> 
> Should MPs pay back their expenses?
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2010/02/04/should-mps-pay-back-their-expe
> nses/
> New uk government publications
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2010/02/05/new-uk-government-publications
> -1st-5th-february-2010/
> Digital nations or virtual revolutions
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2010/02/01/digital/
> 
> 
> 
> In the news this week. Afghanistan
> 
> Corruption in Afghanistan : bribery as reported by victims
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysi
> s/Afghanistan/Afghanistan-corruption-survey2010-Eng.pdf&handle=2010020
> 1-09095265> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.unodc.org/docu
> ments/data-and-analysis/Afghanistan/Afghanistan-corruption-survey2010-
> Eng.pdf&handle=20100201-09095265
> This site provides free access to a report by the United Nations
> Office on Drugs and Crime which was published in January 2010. The 46
> page report was based on interviews with 7,600 people in Afghanistan.
> It records experiences and perceptions of bribery and corruption
> during the period autumn 2008 - autumn 2009. Topics covered include
> embezzlement by government officials, political corruption and
> nepotism. Reference is made to the impact on international security in
> the region. 
> Find more on Afghanistan
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120160
> 
> London collection digital photographs
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/content.asp?Categ
> oryID=1450&handle=20100204-09075616> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.bishopsgate.or
> g.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=1450&handle=20100204-09075616
> The London Collection forms part of the archive of the Bishopsgate
> Institute, an independent cultural institution based in Central
> London. Its website provides free access to a selection of over 1,000
> digital images of its (mainly contemporary) photographs of London.
> These cover a range of topics of interest to sociologists, social,
> political and economic historians, focusing mainly on the central
> London locations of Bishopsgate and Spitalfields. Topics include
> street art (graffiti), images of local businesses and street life;
> buildings and architecture, political protests and movements (e.g. G20
> protests) the site includes advice on searching the online catalogue
> and a selection of online exhibitions. More materials are being added
> continuously. Copyright information is displayed on the website. 
> 
> 
> Video Active: creating access to Europe's television heritage
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.videoactive.eu/&handle=20100204-1100
> 4983> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.videoactive.eu
> /&handle=20100204-11004983
> Video Active is a project funded by eContentplus programme of the
> European Commission. It is creating a website to provide access to
> 10,000 film items from TV archives across Europe. These will be in 10
> major European languages, offering a fascinating insight into TV and
> broadcasting development and the social, economic and political
> history of European nations. The site includes timelines of key events
> and a section with clips arranged by topic. Topics available include
> European integration, womens rights and the gender revolution, cold
> war, Second World War, the development of the consumer society,
> changing forms of broadcasting. Also available are articles and
> comparative analysis on European TV history. Copyright and technical
> information is displayed on the website. 
> 
> 
> VOR Radio (Sri Lanka)
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://radio.voicesofpeace.lk/&handle=20100203-
> 1618575> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://radio.voicesofpeac
> e.lk/&handle=20100203-1618575
> VOR Radio is part of the Voices of Reconciliation project led by the
> Centre for Policy Alternatives. It has created an online archive of
> radio programmes (interviews and discussion) relating to issues of
> reconciliation and post conflict reconstruction in Sri Lanka. Topics
> covered include civil war, democracy, peace and reconciliation. It is
> possible to search by keyword or browse by date from 2006 onwards.
> Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Some
> materials are offered in Tamil or Sinhala languages.
> 
> 
> Lord Haw Haw: BBC archive
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hawhaw/index.shtml
> &handle=20100203-10272787> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/arch
> ive/hawhaw/index.shtml&handle=20100203-10272787
> This site provides free access to a collection of online archive films
> and recordings relating to second world war traitor Lord Haw Haw
> (William Joyce) which have been taken from the BBC archives. Haw Haw
> was a notorious broadcast of Pro-German Nazi propaganda during the
> 1940s. The materials include original radio broadcasts, discussions of
> his trial and impact from eye witnesses. Copyright and technical
> information is displayed on the website. 
> 
> Civil rights Greensboro
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://library.uncg.edu/dp/crg/&handle=20100201
> -15303921> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://library.uncg.edu/d
> p/crg/&handle=20100201-15303921
> Civil Rights Greensboro is an electronic resource which provides free
> access to archival resources documenting the modern civil rights
> movement in Greensboro, North Carolina, from the 1940s to the early
> 1980s. These include photographs, documents, newspapers clippings,
> speeches, minutes and correspondence. Topics covered include
> segregation and race relations in the American South, the black
> African American civil rights movement of the 1960s. The latter
> includes documents relating to the civil rights protest which took
> place at the Woolworths lunch counter in 1960s. Also available on the
> website are timelines, maps of events and lesson plans for teachers.
> The collection forms part of the State Library of North Carolina.
> Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. 
> 
> Find more sites African American civil rights sites
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120245
> 
> Panopticlick
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=https://panopticlick.eff.org/&handle=20100201-1
> 4540777> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=https://panopticlick.eff.
> org/&handle=20100201-14540777
> Panopticlick is a research project of the Electronic Frontier
> Foundation, a non profit group which seeks to protect online privacy.
> It is investigating issues relating to online tracking, surveillance
> and privacy. It enables users to conduct an online test on how
> traceable their Internet browser is. The site also offers advice on
> preventing digital fingerprinting. Information on the methodology of
> the project is also provided. 
> 
> National Archives Twitter
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://twitter.com/uknatarchives&handle=2010020
> 4-11215394> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://twitter.com/uknata
> rchives&handle=20100204-11215394
> 
> This is the official Twitter account of the UK National Archives. The
> National Archives is the official archive of the UK government, and is
> home to over 1,000 years of historical records. This service can be
> used to key up to date with the latest releases of declassified UK
> government documents, events and training opportunities for
> researchers. Other alerting features include forthcoming conferences,
> recent publications and podcasts released by the Archives. 
> 
> RUSI podcasts
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://podcasts.rusi.org/&handle=20100120-11325
> 555> 
> http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://podcasts.rusi.org/
> &handle=20100120-11325555
> RUSI (The Royal United Services Institute) is an independent British
> think tank engaged in cutting edge defence and security research. This
> section of its website provides free access to a selection of
> podcasts. These include recordings from its events, conferences and
> public lectures. Materials cover a wide range of topic areas relating
> to British defence, foreign policy, world events and international
> security. They include coverage of British engagement in current
> conflicts such as Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. Most materials date from
> 2009 onwards. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the
> website. 
> Not new but now available on a separate world cat site!
> 
> OAIster (via WorldCat)
> </cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://oaister.worldcat.org/advancedsearch&hand
> le=sosig1035799397-21048>  
> http://oaister.worldcat.org/advancedsearch
> OAIster is a union catalogue which contains millions of records for
> open access digital resources. These include online collections of
> records of OAIster electronic books and journal articles; audiofiles;
> video films; photographs, datasets and other online media held in the
> libraries of over 1,000 of its contributors.. It is possible to search
> by keyword, title or media type (image, audio) OAIster is a free
> service offered as part of WorldCat. 
> 
> 
> Heather Dawson
> Intute government and politics
> [log in to unmask]

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