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Tim Leonard

@timjpleonard.bsky.social

Academic librarian in the north of England. Currently Associate Director (Space, Experience and Innovation) at Lancaster University Library.

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We're really looking forward to hearing @richove.bsky.social @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social talk this Wed at #RLUKDSF.

🎟 You can sign up for this free, virtual event at bit.ly/RLUKDSF

09.06.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of a zoom session with Catherine Ross, Tim Leonard, and Maureen Pennock on screen.

Screenshot of a zoom session with Catherine Ross, Tim Leonard, and Maureen Pennock on screen.

Thanks to Catherine Ross & Maureen Pennock for joining us at #RLUKDSF this week to share insights into the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy.

Chaired by @timjpleonard.bsky.social

πŸ“Ί You can watch this event at bit.ly/DSFonD

22.05.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Josh Sendall delivering the UKSG Forum keynote on AI

Josh Sendall delivering the UKSG Forum keynote on AI

Sharon Stevens from Worcester speaking about skills in open research support

Sharon Stevens from Worcester speaking about skills in open research support

Nicki Clarkson and Lucy Marr from Southampton speaking about career journeys and development

Nicki Clarkson and Lucy Marr from Southampton speaking about career journeys and development

I've failed to keep up with #UKSGForum2024 posts but it's been a great morning crossing diverse themes including AI, open research, career journeys and now collections and metadata

05.12.2024 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely to be at #UKSGForum2024 today, last year as an attendee but this year as a speaker. My colleague Taran Johal and I are very much looking forward to delivering our talk this afternoon about how UWTSD Birmingham are redefining access and engagement with our Digital Library.

05.12.2024 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Charlie Rapple delivering the opening talk of the UKSG Forum in Birmingham

Charlie Rapple delivering the opening talk of the UKSG Forum in Birmingham

The #UKSGForum2024 is go! A fantastic welcome from UKSG Chair @charlierapple.bsky.social Looking forward to a great day - I'll be chairing a networking table discussing skills for the profession in 2030 later on πŸ™‚

05.12.2024 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
IIIF Community Call: β€œImproving Search for Visual Collections via IIIF and AI-Powered Semantic Search”

Wednesday, December 11th
9am PT / 12:00pm ET / 5:00pm BST / 6:00pm CEST

IIIF Community Call: β€œImproving Search for Visual Collections via IIIF and AI-Powered Semantic Search” Wednesday, December 11th 9am PT / 12:00pm ET / 5:00pm BST / 6:00pm CEST

Join us for our Community Call on Dec. 11!

We'll welcome representatives from The National Archives, The University of London & The University of Brighton's Design Archives to discuss a project to improve search of visual collections via IIIF & AI-powered semantic search.

Zoom: iiif.io/community

04.12.2024 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The @uksg.bsky.social Forum is a week today! It's FREE for UKSG members and there is still time to book. Join us in Birmingham for a great day! www.uksg.org/events/forum...

28.11.2024 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your keynote yesterday was fab πŸ™‚ Really important to be sharing the current context in HE with vendors and publishers πŸ‘ Thank you for accommodating us next week, should be a great day!

27.11.2024 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dr Sarah Pittaway delivering the keynote talk at the EBSCO Open Day 2024 in London "Libraries: navigating the HE funding crisis"

Dr Sarah Pittaway delivering the keynote talk at the EBSCO Open Day 2024 in London "Libraries: navigating the HE funding crisis"

Interesting event today with a range of updates on technology & sustainability from EBSCO and a really good keynote and panel on the changing landscape for academic libraries. Lovely to meet @drsarah.bsky.social and @puplett.bsky.social too πŸ‘

26.11.2024 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Claire Honeybourne delivering the opening talk at the 2024 Ebsco Open Day

Claire Honeybourne delivering the opening talk at the 2024 Ebsco Open Day

In London today for the Ebsco Open Day. I'll be speaking about Lancaster's partnership with Ebsco on the Panorama analytics platform later this morning πŸ™‚

26.11.2024 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The exterior of the University of Glasgow main building

The exterior of the University of Glasgow main building

Delegates seated inside Bute Hall

Delegates seated inside Bute Hall

A great first morning at the University Design Forum Conference. Bute Hall at the University of Glasgow is a beautiful venue!

04.06.2024 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I felt really warmly welcomed as a first time attendee at this kind of RLUK event. Fantastic to meet colleagues from Imperial, Bristol, Sussex, Exeter, Leeds and more. A huge thanks to the Board, Exec and everyone involved @mkhokhar.bsky.social @davidprosser.bsky.social πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

10.11.2023 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Members of RLUK stood in the Banqueting Hall of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

Members of RLUK stood in the Banqueting Hall of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

Ornate lotus leaf lights hanging from the ceiling of the Royal Pavilion Music Room.

Ornate lotus leaf lights hanging from the ceiling of the Royal Pavilion Music Room.

I also felt immensely privileged to attend the members dinner at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. What an incredible building!

10.11.2023 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Prof Robin Banerjee delivering his talk on kindness in leadership. The slide (titled "Hunt the Good") features the "broaden and build" model.

Prof Robin Banerjee delivering his talk on kindness in leadership. The slide (titled "Hunt the Good") features the "broaden and build" model.

Dr Luba Pirgova-Morgan delivers her talk on the University of Leeds Library report on generative AI and library spaces.

Dr Luba Pirgova-Morgan delivers her talk on the University of Leeds Library report on generative AI and library spaces.

A great couple of days at the University of Sussex for the RLUK Members Meeting. Some great talks and discussion on generative AI and kindness in leadership. Feeling particularly inspired by the latter and how we might practice and celebrate kindness in our organisations.

10.11.2023 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Currently zipping down to Brighton on the train. Will be great to catch up with you! πŸ™Œ

08.11.2023 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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