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UNM live

http://unmlive.unm.edu/

UNM Live provides free access to audio recordings, podcasts and YouTube videos of events (conferences, lectures and meetings) involving University of New Mexico students, faculty, staff and guests. A wide range of subject areas from the social sciences are covered including politics and current world affairs, business and management and Latin American studies. There is also a large collection of materials relating to Anthropology. Topics covered by these include indigenous Native American Indians. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Most items date from 2009 onwards.
Added: 2010-02-08More details

RADAR (Research Archive and Digital Asset Repository) Oxford Brookes University

http://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/access/home.do

RADAR (Research Archive and Digital Asset Repository) is an institutional repository maintained by Oxford Brookes University. It provides an open searchable archive of research from academic staff and a collection of teaching and learning materials. Research outputs include research project outputs, journal articles, and papers, audio and visual materials. Where possible full text may be downloaded from the site. All subject areas are covered including the social sciences, anthropology, business studies, health and social care. Some items in the teaching colection have restricted access.
Added: 2010-02-04More details

Index Translationum

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7810&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI

The Index Translationum is an index or bibliography of books which have been translated into different languages. It has been compiled since 1932 by UNESCO. It is possible to search online information for translations published since 1979. Information on earlier materials can be found in the printed editions of the Index Translationum, available in all National depository libraries and at the UNESCO library in Paris. It is possible to search by author, title and language. Information on the compilation of the index, transliteration and statistics relating to translation can be found on the website.
Added: 2010-02-04More details

Cartes postales historiques luxembourgeoises

http://www.bnl.public.lu/fr/catalogues/recherche-de-cartes-postales/index.html

This site forms part of eluxemburgensia. It provides free access to a searchable catalogue of over 18 000 historic postcards from the holdings of the National Library of Luxembourg. Thumbnail digital images of these can be viewed online, although in most cases full access is not permissible outside the library. Special collections include topics relating to the social, political and economic history of Luxembourg as well as world events. There are sections for daily life, political figures, First World War, Second World War, Famille grand-ducale and the landscape and towns of Luxembourg. Technical and copyright information is displayed ion the website.
Added: 2010-02-04More details

London collection digital photographs

http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=1450

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.
Added: 2010-02-04More details

National Archives Twitter

http://twitter.com/uknatarchives

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.
Added: 2010-02-04More details

Video Active: creating access to Europe's television heritage

http://www.videoactive.eu/

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, women�s 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.
Added: 2010-02-04More details

Society for French Studies Research Database

http://www.hri.shef.ac.uk/frenchstudies/index.jsp

The Society for French Studies Research Database is maintained by French Studies & HRI Digital. It provides free access to a searchable database of entries for researchers and topic areas in the field of French studies. This is interpreted broadly to include literature, and social science topics. The database is created by members with some public additions accepted therefore it may not be comprehensive. It includes current and non current research. It is possible to search for researchers or topic areas. Many are UK based.
Added: 2010-02-03More details

National Film Board of Canada online films

http://www.nfb.ca/explore-by/title/?title_range=All&lang=en&genre=3&decade=&time

NFB.ca is a free website where you can watch films produced by the National Film Board of Canada.It is possible to view over 500 documentaries online. These include clips, short and full length features. Topics covered by these are wide ranging including aborigines, indigenous peoples, anthropology, and Canadian political, economic and social history. The database may be searched or browsed by language, title, topic or year of production. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2010-01-27More details

eLuxemburgensia

http://www.eluxemburgensia.lu/

Eluxemburgensia is a digital library maintained by the Biblioth�que Nationale de Luxembourg. It seeks to provide free open access to the full text of historic materials held by the national library. Notably these include historic back runs of newspapers. Titles available include Luxemburger Wort, 1848 - 1950, and Tageblatt (Escher Tageblatt), 1913 - 1950. It is possible to search these to retrieve articles on all aspects of the social political and economic history of Luxembourg as well as coverage of European and world events. Topics include elections in Luxembourg and the Second World War. Text is often offered in French only. Copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2010-01-27More details

Dissertations.Se

http://www.dissertations.se/

This independent site was created by Ted Valentin. It provides free access to abstracts (and in many cases the full text) of several thousand doctoral PHD dissertations and theses submitted in Swedish universities. These cover all areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities. There is however good coverage of issues relating to the history, politics, culture and society of Sweden and Scandinavia. Many materials are offered in English. The database may be searched or browsed. Copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2010-01-26More details

Essays:SE - university essays from Sweden

http://www.essays.se/

This independent site was created by Ted Valentin. It provides free access to abstracts (and in many cases the full text) of several thousand essays (masters dissertations and university course work projects) submitted in Swedish universities. These cover all areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities. There is however good coverage of issues relating to the history, politics, culture and society of Sweden and Scandinavia. Many materials are offered in English. The database may be searched or browsed. Copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2010-01-26More details

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

http://www.ethicslibrary.org/

The Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse is a national project lead by staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It aims to create a free online repository of materials relating to ethics and the responsible conduct of research in science and engineering disciplines. Although originally intended for the sciences, many of the topics cover issues faced by social scientists and psychologists. They include plagiarism, conflict of interest, whistle blowing, and the conduct of research with animal or human subjects. Materials include book chapters, articles, theses, working papers and academic papers. Users may search or browse the database. Subject to copyright many items can be downloaded free of charge.
Added: 2010-01-25More details

Data.gov.uk

http://data.gov.uk/

Launched in 2010 this official UK government site seeks to increase greater transparency and accountability by providing free open access to many government datasets and official statistics. These cover all areas of government policy ranging from health, to the economy, crime rates and education. Users can search by theme or keyword or browse the latest additions. There is also a section with new apps and widgets. The site also includes a blog, twitter feed and forum where users can share ideas on new applications, mash ups and uses of government data. Copyright and technical information is on the website.
Added: 2010-01-21More details

Archives num�ris�es de Paris

http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/

The official website of a digital library maintained by the Archives of Paris. It offers free access to a fascinating collection of online materials suitable for use by family and social historians. Key elements of the collection include: de l'�tat civil reconstitu� (XVIe si�cle-1859), les tables d�cennales et les registres d'actes de l'�tat civil (1860-1902). These include birth, marriage and death certificate registration certificates which can be searched and in many cases downloaded online. Also accessible are the plans parcellaires parisiens (XIXe si�cle). These are a fascinating collection of maps of Paris including city, administrative and municipal boundaries. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Information offered in French only.
Added: 2010-01-20More details

Linda: Union catalogue of Finnish university Libraries

http://linda.linneanet.fi/

Linda: is the official union catalogue of the main universities in Finland. It is possible to cross search it to locate records for recent and historic books, pamphlets and journals held in the main university collections. All subject areas of the humanities, social sciences and sciences are covered. It is particularly useful for tracing Finnish language publications and books about the history, economy, culture and society of Finland.
Added: 2010-01-19More details

ARTO: reference database of Finnish articles

https://arto.linneanet.fi/

ARTO is maintained by the National Library of Finland. It provides free access to a searchable database of journal articles from over 600 scholarly journals published in Finland from 1990 onwards. All areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered. There is a heavy emphasis upon the history, culture, politics and economy of Finland and Scandinavia. Many of the items indexed are in the Finnish language. The database may be searched by keyword or browsed. Full text ids not offered unless the item is open access on the Internet.
Added: 2010-01-19More details

London DataStore

http://data.london.gov.uk/

The London DataStore is maintained by the Greater London Authority. It seeks to provide free open access to government statistical datasets relating to London. These include materials relating to business and the economy; political transparency and the work of the Greater London Assembly and Mayor of London (including expenses of the mayor and London Assembly members); crime; the population and demography of London; employment, health, housing and crime rates in London. The site includes statistics, details on coverage and compilation and copyright information.
Added: 2010-01-14More details

World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)

http://www.wango.org/

World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) is an international organisation which works to unite and represent NGOs (non-governmental organisations) worldwide. Its website provides information about its aims, membership and activities. It includes press releases, details of conferences and codes of ethics relating to the work of NGOs worldwide. This includes coverage of the role of civil society in peace-keeping, human rights and the elimination of all forms of discrimination and injustices. Users to the site may find particularly useful the directory of NGOS. This can enable the identification of civil society organisations (human rights watchdogs and grass roots groups) operating in specific regions of the world.
Added: 2010-01-13More details

Denmark's Electronic Research Library (DEFF)

http://www.deff.dk/

Denmark's Electronic Research Library (DEFF) is a partnership between Danish research organisations and libraries. It website offers a single point of access or portal to a number of key research resources .These include the Danish National Research Database; library catalogues, directories of websites and eprints, institutional repositories (Danish and non-Danish). All topics from the sciences, humanities and social sciences are covered. They include materials relating to the economy, history, culture and politics of Denmark. Some information is offered in Danish only. Some materials on the site (such as ejournals) are offered to Danish members only.
Added: 2010-01-13More details

Library of Congress ebooks

http://www.archive.org/details/library_of_congress

This site forms part of the Internet Archive. It provides free access to over 60,000 full text electronic books which were scanned from the holdings of the libraries of the Library of Congress. They cover all subject areas from the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences and include many historical out of print items. Strengths include historic American government publications, books on the economic, social and political and legal history of the United States and the American civil war. It is possible to search the website or browse. Copyright and technical information is displayed. It is possible to set up an RSS feed of new items added to the online collection.
Added: 2010-01-12More details

e-fimeris: Greek National Library digital newspapers collection

http://www.nlg.gr/english/dlefimerides.htm

e-fimeris is a digital library of Greek newspapers which is maintained by the National Library of Greece. It provides free access to a searchable database of historic newspaper articles. Titles currently offered include: ELEFTHERIA 43.832 1944-1967; EMPROS 1896-1917; RIZOSPASTIS 1917-1983; CRIP 1893-1911 and AHIDROMOS (of Egypt) 1958-1977. These provide extensive coverage of the political, social and economic history of Greece during this time and Greek perspectives on world events. Topics include Greek government, elections and foreign relations such as those towards Turkey and Cyprus. Materials are offered in Greek only. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2010-01-12More details

Termium Plus: terminological and linguistic data bank

http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/

Termium Plus is a free linguistic databank offered by the Canadian government. It includes over 3,900,000 terms and names, with definitions, contexts, examples of usage, observations and phrases in English, French or Spanish. This enables rapid translation of terms covering all subject areas including technical, political and military terms. The site also includes notes on coverage and a tutorial on usage.
Added: 2010-01-11More details

Web archive of Singapore

http://was.nl.sg/

The Web Archive of Singapore is maintained by the National Library of Singapore. It is creating an archive of snapshots of thousands of websites covering the culture, economics and politics. These are being preserved as a resource for the social history of the region. They include government department websites, coverage of specific events (such as SARS, political events, elections) educational and recreational websites. Each entry has an abstract of content and links to snapshots of the site taken on different dates. The database may be searched or browsed. Users should note that not all materials are offered in English.
Added: 2010-01-07More details

Visuwords: online graphical dictionary

http://www.visuwords.com/

Visuwords is an interesting example of a free open access English language dictionary. It is based upon Princeton University�s WordNet and enables users to look up definitions of words and then view in visual graphs which map their associations with related terms and concepts. These include broader and narrower terms, associated nouns, verbs and adverbs. This makes the site very effective for use as a thesaurus and for tracing related synonyms. Information on sources and compilation is provided on the website.
Added: 2010-01-05More details

Manioc :biblioth�que num�rique sp�cialis�e sur la Cara�be, l'Amazonie, le Plateau des Guyanes

http://www.manioc.org/

Manioc is a digital library maintained by the l'Universit� des Antilles et de la Guyane which provides free access to a wealth of online resources relating to the nations of the Caribbean, Guyana and Amazonia. It includes images, online texts, historic books and research indexes. There is a particular focus on French language resources. Key features of the site include: catalogue collectif des p�riodiques de la Cara�be. (a searchable union list of journals and periodicals held in libraries of the Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana); the full text of �tudes carib�ennes Regards crois�s d�universitaires de la Cara�be et du Monde.
Added: 2010-01-05More details

EthicShare Community

https://www.ethicshare.org/

EthicShare is an online community of scholars and researchers funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It aims to provide support to those researching subject areas relating to ethics. Initially originally concerned primarily with bioethics, the scope is now broadened to cover ethics relating to fieldwork, ethics in health care, animal ethics, environmental ethics and the use of human subjects in research. The site contains email discussion groups and forums. It also has news stories and a searchable database of citations and articles which have been tagged and selected by its user community.
Added: 2009-12-21More details

Inter-Disciplinary Press ebooks

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/id-press/ebooks/

Inter-Disciplinary Press is a non commercial venture which publishes inter-disciplinary works that seek to encourage dialogue on a range of critical issues. This section of the website provides free access to a growing collection of its free eBooks. Topics covered by these are wide-ranging including: diasporas; culture and politics; war; social identity in the 21st Century and interculturalism. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-12-21More details

ALT Open Access Repository

http://repository.alt.ac.uk/

The ALT Open Access Repository is maintained by The Association for Learning Technology (ALT). ALT is a UK based professional association which unites teachers and lecturers interested in the use of technology to aid student learning. Its repository provides free access to a searchable database of research outputs from its members. These include reports, working papers, conference papers and book chapters. Where copyright allows the full text can be downloaded. Papers cover the pedagogical uses of information technology, ICT in learning, elearning, distance learning using the Internet, virtual learning environments and the use of web 2.0 media in education. Many of the materials relate to the UK HE sector.
Added: 2009-12-21More details

North Carolina Newspaper Digitalization Project

http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/newspaper/index.html

The North Carolina Newspaper Digitalization Project provides free access to the full text of a number of historic local and regional newspapers published in the 18-19th centuries in North Carolina. They include key titles from cities like Edenton (1787-1801), Fayetteville (1798-1795), Hillsboro (1786), New Bern (1751-1804), Salisbury (1799-1898), and Wilmington (1765-1816). The historic newspapers can be searched or browsed free of charge. They are a rich source of information about the political, social, and economic history of the region and America in general. Key topics include slavery, American political history, the role of women, and the American civil war. Also provided is a brief summary of newspaper history and a collection of suggested lesson plans. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-12-21More details

Living stories

http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/

Living stories is collaboration between Google Labs and the New York Times which is seeking to provide an improved means of tracing and accessing news stories via the Internet. In particular it is trying to offer users the means to locate and read in one place all developments of major news stories over a period of time. Each news story from the NY Times is gathered together at one URL and each has an evolving summary of current developments as a well as an interactive timeline of critical events. All topics in international affairs, world events and American politics, economics and social policy are covered. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-12-21More details

UK PressOnline

http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/

UKPressOnline is an online facility for the public, companies, re-publishers and education and library researchers who want to retrieve as-published pages from the back catalogue of some of the leading newspaper titles published in the United Kingdom, including the Daily Express and Daily Mirror. Access to the full text requires payment. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-12-21More details

CrossAsia: Virtual Library East and South-East Asia

http://crossasia.org/

CrossAsia - is an internet portal offering centralized access to printed and electronic resources concerning East Asian and South-East Asian studies. It has been created and is being supported and supervised by the East Asia Department of the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) along with other German research instutitions.These include recommended websites, library catalogues an archive of egovernment sites (from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan) and aces to selected databases. The latter include journal indexing and abstracting services. Registration is required for some databases. All subject areas of the social science and humanities are covered.
Added: 2009-12-16More details

MyMemory translated.net

http://mymemory.translated.net/

An interesting alternative to Google translation tools. MyMemory is an online translation tool which combines human with machine translations. In addition to machine versions users can also consult definitions professional translators, enterprises, web pages and freely available translation repositories. Typical entries give source. Results can differ in quality in different subject areas. But it is an interesting initiative.
Added: 2009-12-15More details

Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library (CNDL)

http://web1.dloc.com/ufdc/?c=cndl

The Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library (CNDL) forms part of the Digital Library of the Caribbean. It is a cooperative digital library for newspaper resources from the region. This includes free access to the full text of newspapers from Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti, Belize, Panama, Cuba, Trinidad, Bahamas and other islands of the West Indies. Dates of coverage differ, but some titles are accessible from the 19th Century, constituting a rich source of information on the economic, social, cultural and political history of the region. Current issues of a few titles can also be accessed in full text. For example, it includes all issues of the Jamaica journal from 1969 onwards. Users may search or browse. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-12-15More details

Planning and conducting a dissertation research project

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/sd/ld/resources/writing/planning-disseration

This useful online study guide has been developed by the University of Leicester Study support and development service. It is designed to help undergraduate and/or masters students design, plan and carry out a small research project. Topics covered include selecting a topic, conducting a literature search, researching, recording, avoiding plagiarism and writing up. There are links to further materials on writing skills.
Added: 2009-12-14More details

Gutenberg-e

http://www.gutenberg-e.org/

Gutenberg-e is a program of the American Historical Association and Columbia University Press which is working to provide free open access to full text eBooks covering a range of subject areas. These include military history; political, economic and social history; women�s history; foreign relations; international relations; titles relating to Africa, colonial Latin America, and South Asia. Many of the electronic books are recently published titles and include added extras such as online links to related websites, images and multimedia files. The website includes copyright and technical information.
Added: 2009-12-14More details

Repositorio Saber

http://www.saber.ac.mz/

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.
Added: 2009-12-09More details

L'Express / l'L'Impartial archives

http://www.lexpressarchives.ch/Default/Skins/SwissFr/Client.asp?Skin=SwissFr&Ent

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: L�Express (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.
Added: 2009-12-08More details

Online ranking of the Asian studies organizations: a quarterly scorecard (ORASO)

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLRankings.html

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.
Added: 2009-12-08More details

Catalogue collectif des p�riodiques de la Cara�be

http://www.periodiques-caraibeamazonie.fr/

Catalogue collectif des p�riodiques de la Cara�be p�riodiques de la Cara�be 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.
Added: 2009-12-08More details

Trove

http://trove.nla.gov.au/

The Trove website is maintained by the National Library of Australia. It aims to provide a single search point to trace reliable information about Australia and Australians. These include digitised materials from the Australian archives, academic institutions and museums as well as resources about Australia produced by overseas institutions. All types of materials are indexed including multimedia, images, archives, newspapers, books, journal articles and theses. All subject areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered; with a particular emphasis upon Australian political, social and economic history; Australian political parties and politics; the economy and culture of Australia. Copyright and technical information is supplied on the website. Many items can be accessed in full online. Bibliographic information is offered for other items. Users can comment and tag any resource - and correct OCRd newspaper text.
Added: 2009-11-23More details

Gallup Balkan Monitor

http://www.balkan-monitor.eu/

The Gallup Balkan Monitor is a public opinion survey conducted by Gallup Europe with the European Fund for the Balkans, which surveys the opinions of residents on a wide range of social, economic and political indicators. These include life satisfaction, happiness; trust in government, perceptions of political corruption, attitudes towards the EU, mobility and migration and attitudes towards ethnicity and different ethnic groups. Countries covered include Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. The website provides free access to data and reports issued since 2008. The site offers information on the methodology used.
Added: 2009-11-23More details

Spectrum: Concordia University research repository: faculty of arts

http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/divisions/fac=5Fartsscience/

Spectrum is the institutional repository of Concordia University, Canada. It provides free open access, where copyright allows, to research outputs from staff and researchers of the university. These cover a wide range of subject areas from the humanities, sciences and social sciences. This section from the faculty of arts and sciences includes references to journal articles, eprints, pre-prints, conference papers, these and dissertations covering a wide range of social science subject areas including anthropology and sociology, psychology, politics. They include materials relating to Canadian history, politics, culture and the culture history and politics of Quebec. Many items are in full text. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Some items are in French.
Added: 2009-11-18More details

Hong Kong Institutional repositories

http://lbapps.ust.hk/hkir/

This site is being developed by the HKUST (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Library to enable cross-searching of the research outputs contained in institutional repositories based in Hong Kong. These include materials from Chinese University of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University; Lingnan University; The Hong Kong Institute of Education; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Hong Kong. Users may search by keyword or browse. Research outputs include journal articles working papers, pre-prints, eprints, conference papers, theses and dissertations, many are offered on free open access. All topics of the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered. There are particularly detailed materials on Chinese society, history, politics and economics and the history and culture of Hong Kong. Some materials are offered in Chinese only. Copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-11-18More details

OpenDataNI

http://www.opendatani.info/

OpenDataNI is an official website of the Northern Ireland Government. It seeks to provide free open access to datasets produced by data produced by Northern Ireland government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). These include official statistics and other datasets which may be downloaded in a range of formats. Data is being added on a rolling basis. Users can keep up to date using twitter and other news feeds. Topics covered include all areas of political, economic and social policy in Northern Ireland. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-11-17More details

National Library of Ireland digital photographs collection

http://digital.nli.ie/cdm4/index_glassplates.php?CISOROOT=/glassplates

This website provides free access to 1,000s of photographs from the archives of the National Library of Ireland. Resources of key importance for social researchers include the Independent Newspaper collection which contains over 3,000 images from 1912-1936.These are of value for the study of the social and political history of Ireland during this time. They include photographs of political parties (e.g. Sinn Fein) and Irish nationalist organisations. Other collections include: the Lawrence Royal collection of topographical scenes and the Poole collection (comprising over 5,000 studio portraits, plus scenes of social and political events and images of architecture and industry in the south east of Ireland during the early 20th Century.) Copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-11-17More details

OS OpenSpace API

http://openspace.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/openspace/index.html

OS OpenSpace API is an interesting use of web 2.0 technology by the British government. It seeks to encourage developers and citizens to create their own 'mashups', applications and online projects with Ordnance Survey maps. Users can register with the site or view the public access datasets. Projects can be browsed by theme. These include geography (walking, rambling and exploring maps); community and local government mappings. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website.
Added: 2009-11-09More details

Open Images

http://openimages.eu/

Open Images is an open access collection which is being created by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and Knowledgeland. It aims to provide free online access to historic audiovisual and film materials from Dutch archives. These include many news reel clips. from the 20th Century onwards. It is possible to search or browse the site. All subject areas are covered with a particular emphasis on the social and political history of the Netherlands. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Some information is offered in Dutch only.
Added: 2009-11-05More details

LSE Library photostream: Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lselibrary

LSE Library (also known as the British Library of Political & Economic Science) is the Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences. This is its free access photostream which is made available on the Internet via Flickr. It offers free access to 100s of photographs from the LSE archives. These include images of the LSE founders, famous LSE staff, students and guest visitors. The latter include many heads of state and famous guest lecturers at the LSE from the 1930s onwards. Special collections include political posters and a fascinating collection of images from the history of the Library collection. Copyright information is displayed on the website.
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