@mininglibrarian.bsky.social
Library & Archives Manager at The Common Room in Newcastle and Business Development Manager for NAG. Ex Carnegie-Greenaway judge. Mobility issues thanks to MCTD - I’m the one with the purple crutches... Disabled 🏳️🌈 parent.
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@thecommonroomgn.bsky.social
Title page with box reading “before you read anything in this book please turn at once to page 148”
Got to love a book that tells you where to start…
28.01.2026 10:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
People Powered: Human-centred innovation. 16th NAG Collection Development Seminar, Nottingham 20-21 May 2026 #NAGcd16 https://nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
So many great submissions! But it's TWO days this year so still space for more papers or workshops at:
"People Powered: human centred innovation"
NAG's 16th Collection Development Seminar in Nottingham, 20-21 May.
Deadline: 1st Feb
More info: nag.org.uk/cfp-2026/
#NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
People Powered: Human-centred innovation. 16th NAG Collection Development Seminar, Nottingham 20-21 May 2026 #NAGcd16 https://nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
Deadline approaching for our call for Papers!
"People Powered: human centred innovation"
NAG's 16th Collection Development Seminar in Nottingham, 20-21 May. We are doing TWO days so more space for fantastic papers & workshops.
Deadline: 1st Feb
More info: nag.org.uk/cfp-2026/
#NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
Screen shot of “you have already completed this survey”
Attend hospital appointment. Text message asking me to complete a survey. OK I think, if I can help.
Ah, you haven’t allowed for people attending more than one outpatient appointment in their lives have you?
#sigh #NewcastleUponTyneHospitals
The Caring Library: championing carers in the workplace, community and collections, Tim Buckle, Durham University https://nag.org.uk/development/caring/
"The Caring Library" - recording now up!
The recording for yesterday's webinar is now live open access at:
nag.org.uk/development/...
Many thanks to everyone who came and contributed to the discussion and of course to our speaker @timbuckle.bsky.social for a great session!
#NAGWebinarWeek 📚
Quick reminder of the Call for Papers for our @thinkuhi.bsky.social 'Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference' being held at UHI Perth on 9-10 February 2026.
tinyurl.com/yvpe9cwr
For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
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People Powered: Human-centred innovation. 16th NAG Collection Development Seminar, Nottingham 20-21 May 2026 #NAGcd16 https://nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
Call for Papers!
"People Powered: human centred innovation"
NAG's 16th Collection Development Seminar in Nottingham, 20-21 May. For the first time, we are doing TWO days so even more space for fantastic papers & workshops.
Deadline: 1st Feb
More info: nag.org.uk/cfp-2026/
#NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
Nominate your reading hero, recognising individuals who have championed reading, books, and literature in communities across the UK thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/the-queens-r...
13.12.2025 16:41 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A scratched hand on top of a Christmassy dress
Only I can get injuries from an artificial tree…
08.12.2025 17:34 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Party cake: is it just my child who refuses to eat the cake in the party bag? It doesn’t seem to matter what flavour or colour! But she likes cake in general??
07.12.2025 18:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0In case anyone is looking for links:
We looked very quickly at an ESTC record: datb.cerl.org/estc
Other good sources for identifying and cataloguing rare books include:
EEBO: proquest.libguides.com/eebopqp
ECCO: gale.com/primary-sour...
NCCO: gale.com/primary-sour...
Hope this helps!
Hap-past two in my NE accent is how it sounds….
20.11.2025 13:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Three books fanned out on desk
Inspired by @annewelsh.bsky.social to tackle some cataloguing backlog this afternoon!
20.11.2025 13:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Free event for members and non-members: join the M25 Consortium Diversity Group and Beth Montague-Hellen at our EDI and Libraries Workshop 18 November, Middlesex University. Book your free place now www.m25lib.org.uk/events/edi-a...
04.11.2025 09:57 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Five photographs of the Modern Records Centre: Two students walking outside the main entrance. A view down the aisle of one of our strongrooms. A student looking through a photograph album in our seminar room. Digitisation Assistant at work scanning a volume. A view of our searchroom, with an Archive Assistant handing out a document to a researcher.
🚨 Archive Job Alert 🚨
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Colour photograph of a white USB stick. Printed text on the USB stick reads: '...this is not an archive.'
Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres
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Save the date NAG seminar 2026. Image of a pin stuck into a map at Nottingham. 20 &21 May 2026, Albert Hall, Nottingham, also with NAG Forum 20th May. More info https://nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
Save the Date! NAG Seminar and Forum is coming to Nottingham for 2026 and we're making it a two day event 🎉
- 20th and 21st May 2026
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
More info: nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
📚 #NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
NAG Webinar Week: What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? Anne Welsh, Beginning Cataloguing Thur 20 Nov 12 noon Book now: https://nag.org.uk/event/welsh/ Free webinar #NAGWebinarWeek Image of a stack of books.
NAG Webinar Week:
What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? with @annewelsh.bsky.social from Beginning Cataloguing.
Thursday 20 Nov 12pm
Book now: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/
Free and open to all!
#NAGWebinarWeek
NAG Webinar Week:Beyond the Stacks: A Sneak Peek into Library Staff Engagement with Job Shadowing with Ayesha Thompson, Chris Addleton and Cristina Rusu Thursday 20 Nov 2pm Book now: https://nag.org.uk/event/shadowing/ Free webinar #NAGWebinarWeek Image of hands holding jigsaw pieces
NAG Webinar Week:
Beyond the Stacks: A Sneak Peek into Library Staff Engagement with Job Shadowing with Ayesha Thompson, Chris Addleton and Cristina Rusu
Thursday 20 Nov 2pm
Book now: nag.org.uk/event/shadow...
Free and open to all!
#NAGWebinarWeek
Have you seen @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social upcoming webinar with @annewelsh.bsky.social about explaining to managers about cataloguing?
nag.org.uk/event/welsh/
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Legal and Ethical Issues in AI / Thursday, October 30 1 pm ET/10 am PT Library Futures logo
One day only THIS THURSDAY 10/30! @nickgarcia.bsky.social, @merbroussard.bsky.social, and @bb.usefairuse.com will be talking legal and ethical issues in AI for libraries and librarians! Register to attend (or get the recording and all the links)!
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration for #CopimConference is now LIVE 🚀
Our FREE 2--day hybrid event will bring together the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OpenAccess book publishing
📆 26-27 February 2026
📍 Loughborough University | London [or online]
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The Caring Library: Championing carers in the workplace, community and collections. Tim Buckle, Mon 17 Nov, 2pm https://nag.org.uk/event/caring/ #NAGWebinarWeek
NAG Webinar Week:
The Caring Library: Championing carers in the workplace, community and collections with @timbuckle.bsky.social
Mon 17 Nov, 2pm
Book now: nag.org.uk/event/caring/
Free and open to all!
#NAGWebinarWeek
NEW WEBINAR: “Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access” hosted by Copim, @sparc-eu.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT/4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
#OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #OAbooks
NAG Webinar Week: Reading Between the Lines: Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Through Curated Book Displays with Dean Brown, Beth Lanigan and Cameron Fragoso Tues 18 Nov, 2pm https://nag.org.uk/event/inclusive/ Free webinar #NAGWebinarWeek Image of the team standing around a book display to the side.
NAG Webinar Week:
Reading Between the Lines: Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Through Curated Book Displays with Dean Brown, Beth Lanigan and Cameron Fragoso
Tues 18 Nov, 2pm
Book now: nag.org.uk/event/inclus...
Free and open to all!
#NAGWebinarWeek
Metadata in partnership - Manchester University Press and the University Library working together Wed 19th Nov 1400 with Emma Booth, Kate Horton, Jen Mellor, Jessica Thompson, Beth Price https://nag.org.uk/event/mup/
Metadata in partnership - Manchester University Press and the University Library working together
Free webinar Wed 19th Nov 1400 with @emmabooth.bsky.social, Kate Horton, @mellordramatic.bsky.social, Jessica Thompson & Beth Price.
nag.org.uk/event/mup/
#NAGWebinarWeek @manchesterup.bsky.social
Calendar style image with all the titles of the webinar week sessions on it
NAG Webinar Week 2025 is available to book! Join us free for one or all of these great sessions from librarians across the UK who are sharing their projects!
nag.org.uk/events/
Don't worry if you can't make it live; open access recordings will be available for all.
📚 #NAGWebinarWeek
