ALISS

ALISS is a not-for-profit unincorporated professional society. It is an independent group which was formed in April 2005 by the former committee of (Aslib Social Science Information Group and Network) The aim of the group is to; Provide opportunities for networking and self-development offer a forum for communication create a network of cooperation and a forum for discussion about emerging issues in social science librarianship.

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Social science sites of the week

In the news this week. The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher. Full version still available to download on BBC iplayer.  until 24th April. On this topic more on history of prime minister funerals The BBC has a quick snapshot of funerals from Pitt to Heath The  Economist explains the definition of a state funeral. UCL Constitution Unit [...]

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social science sites of the week

In the news this week see the new classification of social class and our other related class resources. United Nations historic global arms treaty This week the Guardian reported on the historic vote in the General Assembly. Find out more about the UN’s work in this area by consulting the website of the UNODA Department [...]

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Social Science sites of the week

In the news this week. The budget. HM Treasury: Budget 2013 policy decisions See our recommended academic links See also the twitter account of George Osborne which was launched to mark the occasion. Press regulation. Read the draft royal charter. See our recommended links on the blog Economy of Cyprus. Find some back ground data [...]

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social science sites of the week

This week Italian elections. The Italian political science association provides free access to its English language journal Political science This includes articles on the use of the internet by Italian politicians. See our recommended news links on the blog which cover the latest news and views of the elections. Also in the news Eastleigh by-elections. [...]

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Social science sites of the week

Happy New year! Time to set your new year resolutions. the American Psychoplogical Association website has a section on will power and new year resolutions which makes interesting reading. If losing wight is your main aim try the National Library of Medicine (USA) advice. NHS advice for consumers. For a more medical addproach NHS Evidence has [...]

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Social science sites of the week

http://lselibraryresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/social-science-sites-of-week.html Coming soon US Elections. we are following these in our blog Starting points News services Opinion polls Money in the elections Research from the LSE shows voters value honesty in the us elections. See the results here. USA is not the only country at the polls see our links to coverage of the parliamentary elections [...]

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Social Science sites of the week

Dear all Here is the latest weekly round up of new and interesting sites for social scientists   In the news this week Venezuela elections. See our links to recommended news and anlysis websites. http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/chavez-wins-election-our-recommended.html For background information on the state of democracy/ human rights see Transparencie Venezuela http://www.transparencia.org.ve/ which has background information on political [...]

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Social science sites of the week

New sites. This week In the news this week Labour Party conference. See our recommended links. http://lselibraryresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/labour-party-conference-2012-see-our.html See also information on political party holdings at the LSE library from our collections blog. They include historic election ephemera and annual reports. http://lselibrarycollections.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/political-party-conference-season.html This week’s election – Georgia. See the quick links. http://electionsinthenews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/georgia-elections-were-they-fair.html Start  of the new academic year- see [...]

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Social science sites of the week

This week the LibDem conference. See our blog on useful news sites and social media resources. Including the Nick Clegg video! Also on this theme: LSE Archives Liberal Party collection. The LSE Library holds papers from a number of parliamentary parties including the Liberals and the Liberal Democrats. For full catalogues and a brief history [...]

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