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Impact of the social sciences Blog.

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/

a collaborative group blog created by staff and researchers at the LSE, Imperial College, and the University of Leeds with the aim of increasing the impact of social science research on government and policymaking. Key features include regular articles on research and other news which demonstrate the impact of the social sciences plus free access to a Handbook for academics on maximizing the impact of their research. It is also worth browsing the impact tips section for advice on bibliometrics citation measurement techniques using major databases such as ISI and increasing  impact by writing good abstracts.

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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