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Josh Rodda

@joshmrodda.bsky.social

Learning Development Librarian @uniofnottingham. CILIP @infolitgroup New Professional. Information literacy and AI in HE. Occasional historian and dabbler in comics and horror / weird fiction. He/him.

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A painted Adepta Sororitas squad.

A painted Adepta Sororitas squad.

A painted Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister with relic.

A painted Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister with relic.

A painted Adepta Sororitas squad with backpack detail visible.

A painted Adepta Sororitas squad with backpack detail visible.

An Inquisitorial Agents kill team.

An Inquisitorial Agents kill team.

Is my Inquisition #killteam slowly turning into an Ordo Hereticus / Sisters of Battle army? …Yes. Did I try to paint a tiny picture on each backpack screen? …Also yes. #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting

30.07.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜The Voice of Beyond is always saying β€œPh’nglui mgl’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”’

23.07.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Off to see the @theswellseason.bsky.social tonight, having been a fan of Glen Hansard and the Frames for 20+ years. With everything going on at work, if they play β€˜People We Used To Be’ there’s a very real possibility of tears.

29.05.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Close up of a painted Interrogator miniature for Warhammer 40k Kill Team, based on the Warhammer+ Inquisitor.

Close up of a painted Interrogator miniature for Warhammer 40k Kill Team, based on the Warhammer+ Inquisitor.

A painted Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team.

A painted Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team.

A painted Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team

A painted Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team

An unpainted Inquisitor miniature for Warhammer 40k, based on Inquisitor Greyfax, with base decoration and an attached cherub servitor.

An unpainted Inquisitor miniature for Warhammer 40k, based on Inquisitor Greyfax, with base decoration and an attached cherub servitor.

Finished my #KillTeam…
…Started working on their boss.
#Warhammer40k #WarhammerCommunity

21.05.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can very much recommend joining the @infolitgroup.bsky.social New Professionals. For me, one year into my academic library role, it was such a phenomenal opportunity. Please do apply if you’re interested, or share if no longer eligible! 😁 #InformationLiteracy.

15.05.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historyes, love of language, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.

We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:

H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching

24.04.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
Three painted miniatures from an Inquisition kill team - a Pistolier operative, an Enlightener (based on Doctor Arachnos from Necromunda) and a converted gun servitor.

Three painted miniatures from an Inquisition kill team - a Pistolier operative, an Enlightener (based on Doctor Arachnos from Necromunda) and a converted gun servitor.

First three Inquisition #killteam minis done (apart from their bases): Pistolier Alt Ecco, Enlightener Corvus β€œCandle” Wax, and an arco-flagellant gun servitor. #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity

25.04.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bunny in bluebell field

Bunny in bluebell field

I long to be as chill as this bunny #bunny #bluebell

24.04.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks UK school librarians are also coming under pressure to remove books from their shelves, says Alison Hicks, associate professor in library and information studies at UCL

It's @alisonhicks0.bsky.social in the Guardian! You should never have needed to write this. But well done πŸ“š

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

17.04.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Design for Life? Libraries gave us power…

The Chatting Info Lit jingle was partially inspired by Nilsson’s Everybody’s Talkin’.

14.04.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

MPs being (rightly) recalled over the 2,700 jobs at risk in British steel, while 5,000 university jobs are actively being cut this year with a further 5,000 jobs under threat and very little intervention is... interesting. Academia is also an industry in collapse.

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1393...

11.04.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

If you’re a new professional or attending LILAC for the first time, head over to the First Timers and New Professionals Breakfast! It’s taking place each morning of #LILAC25 before sessions begin on Level 3 of the Centre for Student Life (CSL).

10.04.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A group of unpainted miniatures, forming a Warhammer 40K Kill Team.

A group of unpainted miniatures, forming a Warhammer 40K Kill Team.

Unpainted Kill Team interrogator and pistolier miniatures.

Unpainted Kill Team interrogator and pistolier miniatures.

A group of unpainted miniatures, forming part of a Warhammer 40K Kill Team.

A group of unpainted miniatures, forming part of a Warhammer 40K Kill Team.

An unpainted mystic operative miniature, standing on a pyre made of books.

An unpainted mystic operative miniature, standing on a pyre made of books.

After two decades out of the hobby, I’ve been distracting myself from upheavals at work by building an Inquisition #killteam. Miniatures are the perfect decompression activity! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity

11.04.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Webinar: AI and Higher Education teaching The UK's Information Literacy Group (ILG) have organised a webinar on 1 April 2025 at 15.00-16.30 BST: AI and Higher Education teaching. It is free to CILIP members and Β£5 to others. "this event will be an opportunity for Librarians to hear about how…
19.03.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 10: AI and IL in HE (with Eva Garcia Grau and Josh Rodda) Play Episode 10: AI and IL in HE (with Eva Garcia Grau and Josh Rodda) by Chatting Info Lit on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

In the new episode of Chatting Info Lit, I blur the host / guest line to talk about AI literacy teaching in Higher Education. The brilliant @evetagg.bsky.social prevents it from becoming a rant. Find the episode on SoundCloud, Apple, and Spotify! m.soundcloud.com/chatting-inf...

12.03.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Select tickets – AI and Information Literacy Teaching – Teams Generative artificial intelligence has become a massive talking point in higher education. Everyone is learning about AI togeth...

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is running a webinar on 1 April on AI and infolit teaching. Details below and the organisers will consider adding small case studies to the event, for anyone wishing to contribute. @infolitgroup.bsky.social #infolit www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip...

26.02.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities

CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read moreπŸ‘‡
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...

18.02.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13
H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness.

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

20/20 πŸ”οΈ

15.02.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Somna: A Bedtime Story by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay.

Somna: A Bedtime Story by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (Valentine’s Day edition)

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

19/20 πŸ”₯

14.02.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Uzumaki by Junji Ito.

Uzumaki by Junji Ito.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

18/20 πŸŒ€

13.02.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Doctor Faustus (The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus) by Christopher Marlowe.

Doctor Faustus (The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus) by Christopher Marlowe.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

17/20 😈

12.02.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New BBC study finds that four major gen AI platforms risk misleading audiences by distorting journalistic output. The study concludes that ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini & Perplexity can't currently be relied upon to provide accurate news, thereby undermining public trust www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...

11.02.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany

Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

16/20 ⏳

11.02.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison

Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

15/20 πŸ’₯

10.02.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon and the Boar by Liam Sharp

Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon and the Boar by Liam Sharp

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

14/20 ✨

09.02.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

13/20 πŸ‘‘

08.02.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

12/20 🧳

07.02.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice

Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

11/20 πŸ‘

06.02.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the themes for this week is the importance of critical habits, including effective verification skills and the ability to detect misinformation. This free infographic provides a helpful overview of how to apply these skills to AI tools and content. @newslit.org newslit.org/educators/re...

05.02.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti.

Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. πŸ“š

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

10/20 🎭

05.02.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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