Jeanette Castle

My PhD thesis - Memory and Museum Community Engagement - is available online!

The work sits in the intersection(s) of museum studies, memory studies and sociology and it explores memory (work) in three Scottish museum community engagement projects:

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Knowledge Futures I want to start in a singular place of culture, the British Museum. From the Great Court one can now peer into that symbol of human knowledge, the round reading room.  We all somehow have it i…

here's my presentation to the super #LKFS2025; super important conversations. Many thanks to @masudk.com and colleagues for showing the way to knowledge futures. and here's Allan Ginsberg on the library dancefloor!

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a man and a woman in harry potter costumes singing into microphones in a library ALT: a man and a woman in harry potter costumes singing into microphones in a library

Thoughtful discussion at #LKFS2025 @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social on the intersection of knowledge, culture & the Arts. The challange set out? @christophersmith.bsky.social: The Library is a dance floor, let’s dance. Amina Shah @natlibscot.bsky.social Be More Library. Bridget Bennett: Be Unquiet.

Blog post | A Fellowship with Impact: Building a Legacy for Religious Archives - Research Libraries UK We are pleased to publish this guest blog post by Jonathan Bush, Research Engagement and Collections Development Archivist at Durham University, and a Fellow (2021-22) from the AHRC-RLUK Professional ...

Here's a great story alongside #LKFS2025 about one of the AHRC @rluk.ac.uk fellows Jonathan Bush

"The Fellowship not only shaped the trajectory of my professional life but also opened up new possibilities for collaboration, advocacy, and long-term impact."

www.rluk.ac.uk/blog-post-a-...

Absolutely!

“Libraries are being deconstructed” @aminatshah.bsky.social Is this to limit democratic critical thinking I wonder? #LKFS2025

Wonderful quote from @aminatshah.bsky.social at #LKFS2025 “libraries are helping people find light, helping people connect”.

“What would it sound like if books had voices”. Love this quote from Professor Christopher Smith, at the start of the Knowledge Futures conference, organised by the University of Leeds Library. #LKFS2023 @masudk.com @christophersmith.bsky.social

See the full programme here conferences.leeds.ac.uk/knowledgefut... #LKFS2025

I am delighted that @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social and @lulgalleries.bsky.social are hosting the inaugural Knowledge Futures Symposium today. An amazing speaker lineup discussing the future of knowledge in a world full of mis/dis-information, fake news, and other contemporary challenges. #LKFS2025

This week beginning 9th June, is #LonelinessAwarenessWeek, instigated by the @marmaladetrust . A smile and saying “hello” to somebody is always good, but there are real connections to be found at our #publiclibraries. #scottishlibraries @CILIPScotland @agescotland

A fascinating insight into this new #openaccess book from @scotunipress.bsky.social

YouTube video by European Cultural Foundation Every Day for The First Time by Louise Scollay – How a Library Changed My Life

The power of libraries in communities, is well articulated in this powerful award winning film from #Shetlandlibraries. #scottishlibraries #communities #dementia

youtu.be/H-fRR6x55m0

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fireside chat with Dr Richard Irvine on monastic life. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. We’d love to welcome you to our fireside chat with Dr Richard Irvine, the author of A vow of stability on Thursday 22 May 2025. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of monastic life, explor...

Don't forget that you can join Richard for the online book launch 👉

📅 Thursday 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST

Register here and submit your questions in advance:

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

An infographic advertising the publication of 'The vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life'. The front cover appears on the left hand side. On the right hand side is a book description reading: 'A close study of the rhythms and challenges of community life based on long-term fieldwork in an English Benedictine monastery, this book considers the importance of stability in a world of movement and fleeting interaction, and how religious institutions endure and change through time.' The link to download the book is included: https://doi.org/10.62637/sup.bilp1551. Contact details are info@sup.ac.uk and www.sup.ac.uk.

🌟 It's publication day for 'The vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life'!

👏Congratulations to Dr Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social on his unique account of life in a Catholic Benedictine monastery.

Download #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.62637/sup...

#SocialAnthropology

🚀We’re thrilled to announce our updated Realist Economic Evaluation Guidance! Our guidance shows how realist and economic evaluation approaches can be combined in a practical way to enable better decision-making.🤔

shorturl.at/kjtyk

#RealistEvaluation #EconomicEvaluation #DecisionMaking #NewRelease

Just seen this show and it is fantastic! Worth getting a ticket if you are in Edinburgh.

Cataloguing with Confidence Banner turquoise and burgundy featuring MDG and ALN logos.

Learn about the theory underpinning current library cataloguing standards (AACR2, MARC21, RDA) and develop your practical cataloguing skills. In partnership with @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social. @cilipmdg.bsky.social
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Frederick Douglass in Scotland - Paisley: 19 March 1846 Newspaper accounts of public meeting addressed by Frederick Douglass in Paisley in March 1846.

#otd 1846 Frederick Douglass again addressed an audience at the church in Abbey Close, Paisley: www.bulldozia.com/douglass-in-...

Reading for pleasure has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. And every reader is different, and enjoys reading different things in different ways. So please: let kids read for pleasure and celebrate books EVERY DAY - not just #WorldBookDay!

4AM, by Raibeart Ruadhainn 4 track album

I’ve got a record out today. I'm very proud of it, give us a share if you like it.

raibeartruadhainn.bandcamp.com/album/4am

Readers of Scotland Sign up to take part in Readers of Scotland, a research project aimed at exploring readers' experiences and helping more people access all the benefits that reading has to offer.

Are you a reader in Scotland? 📚

Sign up to take part in Readers of Scotland, a research project aimed at exploring readers' experiences and helping more people access all the benefits that reading has to offer.

www.scottishbooktrust.com/our-research...

Rereadings: Lanark by Alasdair Gray When it was first published 20 years ago, Alasdair Gray's novel Lanark was hailed as a modern classic. Two decades on, Janice Galloway finds the book as exuberant and seditious as ever

“LANARK, in common with all great books, is still, and always will be, an act of resistance. It is part of the system of whispers and sedition and direct communion, one voice to another, we call literature.”

—Janice Galloway, writing in 2002
#GrayDay
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A joy to attend the celebration #GrayDay at the wonderful #OranMor in Glasgow. Congratulations to the #AlasdairGrayArchive

New Workplace Learning Town Planning Degree Launched At UWS To Address Industry Shortage | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation Scotland is facing a critical shortage of town planners, with 500 vacancies across local authorities, prompting the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) to launch a Workplace Learning Town Plannin...

🏗️ UWS has launched a Workplace Learning Town Planning degree, designed to fill 500+ vacancies and support sustainable urban development.

📍 @uniwestscotland.bsky.social
👇 Learn more

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/new-workplac...

#TownPlanning #SustainableCities #WorkplaceLearning

CILIP Scotland are delighted to be supporting the launch of the #LoveLibraries campaign. As part of the campaign we are hosting a range of inspiring case studies, have a read & help celebrate the difference Scotland's libraries and librarians make -https://www.cilips.org.uk/love-libraries-launch

Must see exhibition now on in #Edinburgh.

Welp. There's EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, marked as "remove from all libraries" as of October. 🙃

This is an unsolicited PSA to support and promote your local library. They are such a special public good in more ways than are immediately obvious.
Also a great bonus for researchers: if you can, find a way to partner with library professionals in your research ❤️

Reading to improve my writing….. and to escape into another world. Always good to start a new book in the New Year.