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> Here is the latest update from Intute
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> Note that over the coming months you are likely to see a reduction in the number of new items added to Intute due to the previously announced funding cut http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/2009/12/16/jisc-announces-intute-funding-cut/
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> You might want to look at the LSE library blog which lists new social science publications http://lselibraryresearch.blogspot.com/
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> There is also a new elections in the news blog http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.com/ this week Japanese elections.
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> Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO <http://www.fao.org/> ) announced <http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/43724/icode/> free access to its online database of food, hunger and agricultural information - FAOSTAT <http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx> http://faostat.fao.org
> From 1 July 2010 the FAOSTAT subscription service has been replaced by a FAOSTAT registered users service offering the same facilities as the subscription service. Details here http://faostat.fao.org/site/372/default.aspx FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries. Topics covered include food production, agriculture, food supply, food security, crops, and trade.
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> Apps from the US Government.
> http://apps.usa.gov/
> Official website containing information and a directory of Apps for mobile phones. Find your embassy; get white house news, track NASA space missions or count calories!
> A good complement to the main US Government mobile site http://search.usa.gov/?locale=en&m=true
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> Yale Silk Road Database
> http://library.yale.edu/digitalcollections/yalesilkroad/index.html
> The latest addition to Yale University Library Digital Collections.The Yale Silk Road Database provides free access to over 6,000 photographs of major sites in the Silk Road region taken during faculty site seminars led by Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan (Professor, History of Art) under the auspices of the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University in the summers of 2006-2009. Topics covered are of value to researchers of archaeology, sculpture, religion and geography. They include images from temples, sites of religious worship art and archeology. It is possible to search the database by keyword or to browse by geographical location, dynasty
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> DataMarket
> http://datamarket.com/
> An interesting site launched in May 2010 by a private company based in Iceland. It specializes in providing free aces in one place to datasets and statistics from government agencies, private organizations and other sources. The main focus is upon data relating to Iceland. It therefore has coverage of the financial situation and economy of Iceland and volcanic eruptions in the region. Public statistics are offered free of charge some customized services can be purchased. It is possible to visualize the data in clearly presented graphs. Sources of information and copyright are provided. A complement to information offered via the Statistics Iceland website http://www.statice.is/
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> PRIV-WAR: Regulating Privatisation of War
> http://priv-war.eu/
> PRIV-WAR is a collaborative research project (European Community> '> s 7th Framework Programme > -> Theme 8: running from 208-2011. It is coordinated by the European University Institute through the Academy of European Law <http://www.eui.eu/AEL/> . Other partners include: Justus Liebig Universität Giessen; Riga Graduate School of Law; Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Centre Thucydide; University of Sheffield and Utrecht University. The project is assessing the impact of the increasing use of private military companies and security companies (PMCs/PSCs) in situations of armed conflict. The website provides information and news from the project. It also offers access to a collection of full text working papers. And > reports on national legislation and case-law <http://priv-war.eu/?page_id=49> in relation to private security companies.
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> Cold regions Bibliography Project
> http://www.coldregions.org/
> Is an information service offered by the American Geological Institute <http://www.agiweb.org> . It would be of value to scientists and geographers researching the geography of the regions and topics such as global warming.
> It provides free access to the Antarctic Bibliography which indexes books, articles and papers covers all disciplines related to the region including biological and geological sciences, medical sciences, meteorology, oceanography, atmospheric and terrestrial physics, expeditions, logistics equipment and supplies, and tourism.
> Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology references to scientific and engineering research related to material and operations in a winter battlefield, the nature and impact of cold on facilities and activities, cold-related environmental problems, and the impact of human activity on cold environments.
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> World War Two > -> BBC archive collection.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/
> The latest section of BBC archive recording provides free access to 21 programmes and 13 documents relating to the history of the Battle of Britain. The programmes include contemporary news accounts (including speeches from Winston Churchill) and later documentaries discussing the history of the Battle of Britain. Some of the documents include BBC memos and scripts.
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> Canada Year Book (CYB) Historical Collection
> http://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb_r000-eng.htm
> Free access to all yearbooks covering 1867- 1967. These include a wealth of historic economic, social and population data. Look at individual editions or browse by topic. Topics covered include: changing families and households, gender roles, occupations, working lives, communication (newspapers, TV, radio) immigration and world wars.
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> Not new but recommended.
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> Siyanda
> http://www.siyanda.org/
> is an on-line database of gender and development materials from around the world. Which is managed by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Sussex. It aims to provide a single reference point for useful materials including case studies, and p [policy documents. It is particularly strong in highlighting the work of development organisations, and NGOS in projects relating to development and women.
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> Heather Dawson
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