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Executive Director of Research Llibraries UK, supporting research libraries in the UK and Ireland. Chair of the Board for the Directory of Open Access Journal. He/him

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Three global experts discuss ‘Practical Open Access for Everyone’ Oct. 23 online | Penn State University Penn State University Libraries will host three of the world’s foremost experts on the subject of open access during a public online panel discussion, “We Are Enough: Practical Open Access for Everyon...

Reminder about next week's online panel.

www.psu.edu/news/univers...

13.10.2025 15:46 — 👍 12    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1
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Open and Engaged 2025 | Open and Engaged 2025 Who Owns Our Knowledge? Exploring ownership, access, and stewardship of cultural heritage in the new era.

The British Library is hosting its annual virtual Open and Engaged Conference over three non-consecutive afternoons: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, this week, as part of International Open Access Week.

More details and registration at: openscholarship.gitbook.io/open-and-eng...

13.10.2025 08:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I was very sorry to miss what looks like a fabulous event last week in Manchester to celebrate 175 years of the Public Libraries Act. We in research libraries recognise the importance of supporting our fabulous, but under-resourced, public libraires #Libraries175

13.10.2025 07:50 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech

This is a very welcome development indeed IF the recurrent costs of funding school librarians is fully budgeted. ‘A pile of books is no more a library than a crowd of soldiers is an army’ to quote Gabriel Naudé who figured this out … 400 years ago… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

29.09.2025 06:42 — 👍 77    🔁 28    💬 1    📌 2
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Research Catalyst Cohort 2025-26 announced This programme consists of a tailored cohort training programme, open events, case studies, and resources to support colleagues working across the academic library community to develop their research ...

We’re delighted to announce the third #RLUK #AHRC @armauk.bsky.social Research Catalyst Cohort #REPRCC for academic libraries.

Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities

bit.ly/47JXXty

🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇

15.09.2025 16:32 — 👍 12    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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The unknown Manchester lady who funded a Hogswart-style library How Cuban-born Enriqueta Rylands spent more than £100m to set up the John Rylands Library.

Or, well-known Manchester lady who founded an amazing library ! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.09.2025 08:20 — 👍 88    🔁 18    💬 3    📌 5
Last Night of the Proms flag waving audience

Last Night of the Proms flag waving audience

Last Night of the Proms audience and orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall

Last Night of the Proms audience and orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall

I’m not a natural flag waver. But having been to more than five proms this year we got into the ballot for the Last Night. It felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But slightly odd. Musically least satisfactory Prom I’ve been to this season and hard to tell how ironically people took it

13.09.2025 22:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A real pleasure to be at the launch of the #LightbulbMoments exhibition at the University of Liverpool's Victoria Gallery and Museum. An excellent exhibition in a fabulously refurbished space

11.09.2025 19:18 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A quote from the booklet on the impossibility of keeping up with the ever-growing literature

A quote from the booklet on the impossibility of keeping up with the ever-growing literature

Some things don’t change…

11.09.2025 15:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The brown cover of a 1925 booklet containing a speech on special libraries

The brown cover of a 1925 booklet containing a speech on special libraries

As a result of a clear-out I have been gifted this 100-year-old booklet with the text of ‘a paper read before the Library Association Conference, Birmingham, September, 1925’

11.09.2025 15:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
 The Liver Birds against a bright blue sky

The Liver Birds against a bright blue sky

No prizes for guessing where I am…

11.09.2025 07:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
 Neo-gothic corridor in the John Rylands Library

Neo-gothic corridor in the John Rylands Library

  Main reading room of the John Rylands Library - a cathedral to knowledge in the Victorian neo-gothic style

Main reading room of the John Rylands Library - a cathedral to knowledge in the Victorian neo-gothic style

Always a treat to visit Manchester University’s John Rylands Library. Today for a meeting of the RLUK Collections Strategy Network

08.09.2025 17:03 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Edward Boyle Library - Associated Architects Upgrading the student experience was key in our reinvigoration of the Grade II Listed modernist library.

Built in 1975. It’s where I did all my revision.

It was refurbished about 10 years ago and was looking rather splendid. associated-architects.co.uk/project/edwa...

05.09.2025 12:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I got a graduation handshake as well - Leeds 1988

There would have been a pic, but my parents double-exposed the film on a beach holiday later that summer…

05.09.2025 12:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Wow!

04.09.2025 17:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times:
the role of libraries in supporting civic society

📣The Call for papers is now open for the #RLUK26 virtual conference being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all.

🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf

14.08.2025 12:11 — 👍 9    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 1
Let us know! Is it time to retire the Added/Withdrawn change log? – DOAJ Blog

The @doaj.bsky.social is consulting on whether to retire their Added/Withdrawn change logs. There is a short survey and feedback is very welcome:

blog.doaj.org/2025/07/14/l...

29.08.2025 10:36 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Description Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

Imperial is recruiting for a newly-created role of Deputy University Librarian:

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

29.08.2025 10:31 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Tromsø in winter is a fascinating place to be and the Munin Conference always has an excellent programme:

site.uit.no/muninconf/

28.08.2025 09:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I was asked for a comment on the UK's journal big deal negotiations. We are in a sector-wide consultation and so not appropriate to talk specifics - but there is an apparent lack of understanding by some publishers of the current financial position of UK HE

21.08.2025 08:39 — 👍 9    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Looks splendid!

20.08.2025 18:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

BBC4 on Sunday night!

16.08.2025 23:14 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

It was fabulous, wasn’t it

16.08.2025 21:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The annual visit of @auroraorchestra.bsky.social has become a must-attend Prom for us.

Stupendous Shostakovich 5. Very moving first half where they put the symphony in context, then a blazing performance of the full work

It was recorded for TV. Look out for it - unmissable

16.08.2025 21:32 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

We're very excited to open the Call for Papers for the next RLUK Conference. We welcome papers from all over the world, and not just from RLUK Members. So please do consider submitting a paper

15.08.2025 09:18 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

As part of our work to revise the @rluk.ac.uk strategy we have been looking at possible futures over the next five years and classified some of the many uncertainties that we will have to work with. We have provided a (non-exhaustive!) list in this blog

15.08.2025 09:16 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Previous OAI Workshops – OAI

Ha - indeed! But they are ever two years. I think OAI-2 was the first one I went to, or it might have been 3…

oai.events/previous-oai...

11.08.2025 14:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
OAI14 – OAI

The 14th OAI Workshop will take place online 10-14 November 2025, with the theme of Open Science in a changing world.

Registration is free and open to anyone across the globe. - oai.events/oai14/.

11.08.2025 13:47 — 👍 2    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
Results of OASPA Board of Directors Election 2025 - OASPA The OASPA Board of Directors comprises 11 members who serve for a term of 3 years. There is a rotation system of terms and each year an election is held to

🌐Congratulations to #DOAJ Managing Director @joannaball.bsky.social who joins the @oaspa.bsky.social Board in September
Also acknowledging outgoing Board member DOAJ Deputy Director Dominic Mitchell, who completes his two terms
www.oaspa.org/news/results...

07.08.2025 22:16 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Birthday to @natlibscot.bsky.social‬ - here's to the next 100!

07.08.2025 15:41 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2

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