Manda Laine

This is the post I needed today!

Three students sitting on grass outside a brick building, studying with laptops and notebooks. Text reads: 'What is ORDO? Open Research Data Online (ORDO) is the OU's repository for research data: openly accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. #LoveDataWeek2026'

For #LoveDataWeek2026 we’re celebrating open research data - because great research deserves to be shared. 📊

Explore Open Research Data Online (ORDO), the OU’s open research data repository. Browse and search datasets created by OU researchers, freely and openly 🔎 https://ow.ly/JLeJ50YeljG

Oooh interesting thing! Lovely #WELS colleagues have put together a hub and toolkit for supporting #neurodivergent #children #neurospicy www.open.ac.uk/courses/choo...

The Open University OU students volunteer to join the Library Services Student Panel for a year and take part in research to help us understand the student experience.

For folks interested in our @oulibrary.bsky.social student panel, there's some useful information here on our website but feel free to reach out - more than happy to connect you with our engagement & insight team! #csguk2025 university.open.ac.uk/library/libr...

A large, decorated Christmas tree in a conference room

All about data #csguk2025 Listening to the keynote from Amy Stubbing talking about the importance of data for libraries.

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Off to the CSGUK Conference 2025: Joining the Dots #CSGUK25 tomorrow. See some of you here in Birmingham!

Changing roles is always odd but I'm very happy to be working with fabulous people. Today's laughs came from Jo Parker, muppets and an Extended leadership team meeting. Love working with these lovely peeps! #GoodDay #OULibrary

Introducing Union Black This free course, Introducing Union Black, aims to build your confidence as a change agent for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Whilst tiring - learning how to do new things is definitely a benefit of my new role - I'm finding it energising! No doubt I'll find it overwhelming at points but today? Enjoying it! If you're not already aware, really recommend "Introducing Union Black" on #OpenLearn www.open.edu/openlearn/ed...

I will!

First day as duty manager, so I'm onsite in the @oulibrary.bsky.social

Attended my first Board of Study today! Learning lots of new acronyms from lovely #OpenUniversity colleagues. Was able to share things that we're doing in the @oulibrary.bsky.social which were relevant! Was interesting to hear about rentention and how my colleagues improve things for students!

Thank you. Helped considerably by the amazing person that is your lovely wife!

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About to move into a new role as Senior Library Manager for WELS and the Enquiry Service here at the @oulibrary.bsky.social . Mind whirling as I transition from one role to the next!

Nice session for postgrad engineers delivered this afternoon! We don't do many weekend sessions but supporting postgrad weekend schools is important! #T885 #OpenUniversity

Hi Selina - love to talk to you more about this!

@drbeth.bsky.social is presenting the keynote right now at #Mercian25

Definitely Mission Impossible here!

A snip of an email subject which says "Knickers that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE" with change your life in capitals for emphasis!

Giggling at this email from Snag Tights this morning "Knickers that will change your life!"

Lovely to see new colleague @mobeena.bsky.social in our staff natter today! Looking forward to many more chats and working together here at the @oulibrary.bsky.social !

YouTube video by The Open University Library Explore the #openuniversity Library building second floor #shorts #miltonkeynes

Discover the second floor of our Library building... a space designed for collaboration, conversation, and recharging, with its very own outdoor-inspired breakout area! 🍃🏖️

Take a quick tour in our latest YouTube Short 👇
youtube.com/shorts/ey8TN...

#MiltonKeynes

just an absolutely terrible time to be a rational person who is capable of critical thinking and cares about other people

It's totally not me catching up with my Accessibility admin to avoid doing another task today... Still I'm glad to have had the chance to prepare for a session training our amazing #OUStudents study volunteers. Recording soem training this afternoon and then on to a quiet long weekend!

Yep my best mate had the same fear.

NEW on Wonkhe: Taking part in the Global Majority Mentoring Programme prompted Jaya Gajparia to reflect on the limitations of current leadership development practice buff.ly/9MknaKZ

🔺 People with ADHD were 9x more likely to be hypersensitive
🔻 Hyposensitivity more likely in adults
🎧 Difficulties with sound, touch, movement, and light
🚫 Tools often fail to reflect these differences
🤷🏽♀️ Underrepresentation of women & ethnic minorities

📖 Read more: buff.ly/JPvWsvW

I'll be there! Will you? Bookings close on Wednesday!

@higglebees.bsky.social I am besotted!!

YouTube video by The Open University Library Finding and using images #openuniversity Library training sessions #shorts #studytips

We’ve created a new online training session: 'Finding and using images' 📸✨

This Short gives a quick preview of how the session can help #OUstudents find, use & reference images correctly - perfect for assignments... 👇

youtube.com/shorts/eVQYV...

▶️ Share and subscribe for more training previews!

The Open University Menopause is a stage of life that affects many people, yet it remains stigmatised and misunderstood. Take a look at our menopause resources.

Look at our fabulous new list of curated resources about #Menopause from my lovely colleagues here at the @oulibrary.bsky.social . Not enough is said, shared or discussed when it comes to #Menopause university.open.ac.uk/library/libr...

LOL!!! Thank you for bringing a laugh to my day! I'm glad Penny appreciates her gift!