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Library cactus (Sarah Humphreys)

@sarahhlib.bsky.social

Posting the prickly bits about Open (Scholarship/Access/Science/Research) & Libraries. Bodleian Open Scholarship Librarian. Social🐘&🐦 = @SarahHLib also! #MetalLibrarian and #Hiker Opp.own She/r Mastodon bridge: @SarahHLib.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy

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A card with details of the OXFOS conference speaker's event.

A card with details of the OXFOS conference speaker's event.

Join us for a webinar on Cultivating #FAIRdata across the disciplines on Mar 5th with colleagues @fairsharing.bsky.social and @researchdataall.bsky.social #RDAambassadors @allysonlister.bsky.social and Daniel Manrique-Castano. #OxFOS26 @ox.ac.uk

➑️ Register at go.glam.ox.ac.uk/OxFOS26_Regi...

03.03.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Still time to book onto #OxFOS26 - Though the in-person day is getting crowded!

24.02.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for putting this on HCommons - I couldn't access the report on the MORPHSS site.

11.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well... I thought I'd managed to correctly tag #OxFOS26 for the @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy but for some reason it's been a day and it's not come up (was hoping to use that for my own profile to be consistent)

What did I do wrong? πŸ˜…

04.02.2026 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I totally agree with you Kat. I have 'fulfilling snacks' (Hula hoops and a tub of smashed up chocolate which I portion into little bowls) but if I have my fave snacks I will gorge on them until the packet is empty.

03.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quick post to admire this logo. LOOK AT IT. Canadian maple leaf visualised as a network to represent a Repository CoP just sooooo good.

29.01.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We four will be discussing our Libraries OA initiatives in #DiamondOA: Library-led hosting and publishing: How it started and how it’s going

28.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I forgot alt text for the image - It's just the official marketing all the details for UKSG 2026 can be found here: www.uksg.org/events/confe...

Also obligatory @uksg.bsky.social tag

28.01.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just sent off my speaker form for #UKSG2026 - My first time ever speaking (Though I will be with conference veterans @cathdishman.bsky.social @tmorley24.bsky.social and @beckywojturska.bsky.social ) Let me know if you are at UKSG (and selfishly: if you'll be a friendly face for my talk!)

28.01.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm an adult and make adult decisions. #BirthdayLunch #AllTheCake

19.01.2026 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Personas of librarians and their response to AI - part 2. This is all tongue in cheek. substack.com/@aarontay/no...

11.01.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I had the same reading - Because my best friend who has a Doctorate in classics said he'd read it - Had the same issue in the opposite direction about it being 'too pagan'. Considering the other was an AA Milne poem I was obviously confused.

08.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law Tweet January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle Directors, Duke Center for the Study of the Public D...

Incredible stuff entering the public domain in January 1! The latest from my friends at the Duke Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain: web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...

19.12.2024 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 12

Still time to book (though we have a nice lot of people coming!)

08.01.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A poster for the event - All details can be found via the link

A poster for the event - All details can be found via the link

Been working with some of the people from @openbookcollective.bsky.social for our next open event and now it's here: Archiving and preservation for open access monographs, 13/01/26 14:00-15:00

talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...

02.12.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Coin flip between Devil's Advocate and Titanic... Bodes well.

22.12.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would very much like an academic translation of this in it's entirety out of entirely author-based curiosity (and an inability to read Spanish)

22.12.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My housemate found a mouse paddling in our toilet when I was in shared houses. An out pipe can, on occasion, become an in pipe.

22.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have H5P e.learning to bang my head against - It's really useful that no one else it 'at the office' (well... I WFH) these two days as I'll have limited interruptions.

22.12.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IconFinder Is Shutting Down: End of an Era for Icon Designers and Creative Professionals Orkut closed, Google Plus closed, Canstockphoto closed, and now Iconfinder.

Trying to build e-learning? Trying desperately not to use AI assets? Guess who hadn't realised one of my go-tos is now gone: cozynest.medium.com/iconfinder-i... (and I'm glad I've got SVG files of the stuff I've already used!!!)

18.12.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I knew that from working at The National Archive where said artwork is. It's grim stuff.

17.12.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I also personally object to it being GASTON. The whole point is he's one of the most on the nose villains because he is so REAL in how he is (silly cartoon elements aside) I don't need to know he has a tragic backstory, the man is reprehensible and that there's no excuses is what makes it GOOD.

16.12.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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15.12.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend of mine responded to me sharing this with 'You can get anything on Deliveroo these days' and suffice to say I may have barked a laugh.

11.12.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Disillusioned Roman Catholic giggle*

11.12.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A poster for the event - All details can be found via the link

A poster for the event - All details can be found via the link

Been working with some of the people from @openbookcollective.bsky.social for our next open event and now it's here: Archiving and preservation for open access monographs, 13/01/26 14:00-15:00

talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...

02.12.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I mean... I'm all for a traditional Grecian hubris punishment for Bezos.

18.11.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Friday I get to go and see Offspring supported by Simple Plan. Guess what I've been editing metadata tags on our helpdesk while listening to? Turns our pop punk is VERY useful for keeping keystroke movement while bopping my head and singing along. #Milennial #PopPunk

13.11.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Beth - It's been (and is!) a lot of work but feels really good to be able to finally fly the colours!

13.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Adding @beckywojturska.bsky.social as she just followed me - Huge thanks Rebecca!

13.11.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0