Last month, Tim Riley and I spoke at an @altcoolsig.bsky.social webinar on the rise in copyright trolling. Part of that presentation involved a survey to assess the impact. We would really appreciate it if you would submit a response and share with your networks forms.office.com/pages/respon...

I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center: If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

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Hamilton original broadway soundtrack. It’s 2hrs 22mins so less repeats of songs, but the more time you listen to it solid the more you appreciate the leitmotifs…plus it’s such excellent music. (Yes, I love musicals)

Today's early Spring semester reminder that if your academic library doesn't have an eBook you want and/or tells you they can't provide it, it is most likely not the library staff's fault. We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.

It’s becoming a point of professional pride that if I can make a work presentation with a quirky theme, I absolutely will.

We’re excited to share that Copyright Evidence (copyrightevidence.org) now catalogues 1,000 empirical studies on copyright law! Designed to bring clarity and evidence to policy debates, the portal has now become the world’s most comprehensive, openly accessible copyright empirical research database.

Presentation of the day #UKSGForum2025 has to go to @littlebutfierce.bsky.social for her phenomenal film noir tinged take on systematic reviews. I have a new standard to aspire to in my future presentations now - look at these slides 😍😍😍😍

Checked out or dialled in? UK HE Libraries and the AI shift - Mark Hughes, Cardiff Metropolitan Library

Extending the library beyond the library - Ellen Hartman, OCLC #uksgforum25

Copim Compass: A New OA monograph and scholarly communication resource #uksgforum25

Cultivating an open data community in a post-COVID era - Jenny McHugh #uksgforum25

House of Commons Library Collection Projects #uksgforum25

Zandra Rhodes' Colourful Heritage - Digital archives as a tool for creativity and learning #uksgforum25

UWTSD Birmingham and Generative AI: We're all in this together #uksgforum25

Amanda Halpin and Claire Mason - Spaces/Print Journals review #UKSGforum25

Steph Gibson - Notes from a small library: planning for the future at the University of Suffolk #UKSGforum25

First talk at #uksgforum25 today - Discovering the Hidden Insight between Data Points

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

I have hit the pinnacle of work goals: explaining copyright…using Taylor Swift www.instagram.com/reel/DRccBb9...

It is with great pride that I can now post this: Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!

We finally created the Great Gatsby from the classic book, Do Not Emulate the Great Gatsby.

New Fair Library Jobs blog post! On those low paid jobs it's difficult to call out, complexities around pay, the bleakness of the sector, and what you can do about it (spoiler: nag CILIP to Do Better and #JoinAUnion) sites.google.com/view/fairlib...

Alan Carr on #TheTraitors is rapidly becoming my favourite contestant across all series. He’s having the most stressful time and it is superb tv.

My favourite weekend activity: discovering new museums and stretches of canal to explore

My favourite thing about visiting friends with cats is just how affronted they manage to look at the wrong human stepping through the door

Manchester is also full of spectacular street art so I very much enjoyed snapping some pics between conference activities.

Now en route home from a fantastic #icepops25 As the lone copyright officer in my institution, I benefit so much from the copyseek community and always come away with a ton of ideas. Plus the John Rylands library is a beautiful place to get to explore.

AJP Taylor: not a referencing guy

I can always be relied upon to find the best bougie brunch within an area

It’s always a good work day when your office looks like this ☺️ #icepops25

As a Greek mythology nerd, today’s icebreaker was right up my street. #icepops25

Is it truly a work conference day if you don’t end up stranded due to cancelled trains? (Good grief I’m glad I opted for an early start for this one)

Since this was described as an official statement from their communications department, I am sharing it here. It is, imo, the standard every publisher should be meeting immediately. I'm grateful to our team at Tor for being so on top of this. (And also Montlake who registered everything.)

Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this. Every pub should do this.

My blog post about the Bartz v. Anthropic class action suit, updated with details on the recent settlement and a link to the official class action website writerbeware.blog/2025/08/15/b...

More useful info on the Anthropic lawsuit: this is one of the cases that in my opinion was likely to determine the future of AI, so well worth following

I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount

I might be a very casual football fan, but good grief England are putting me through it tonight. So help me if we go to penalties…. (We will almost certainly go to penalties)

There are few things more joyous than a lazy crafternoon where an exceedingly kind friend teaches you a new craft.

Carl Lomax and Lizzie Seals - "Let me handle that", Experts vs Bots: Implementing a rules-based library chatbot to enhance student support whilst maintaining the value of the 'library expect' #ALN25

Charlotte Murray from Teeside University now talking about "Winter Vacation: Keeping Student Connections Alive" #ALN25

Lightning talk time! First up, Helen Howard on HEA fellowships #ALN25

Brilliant Green Libraries 💚 workshop from Fred Milton, Teesside. We talked, listened, learned and watercoloured to generate micro conversations. #ALN25

A roundup of some of the games ideas discussed in our educational games session #ALN25

Fantastic session about all things educational gaming, love Leeds Trinity’s take on snakes and ladders to teach referencing #ALN25

Fantastic tour round the Manchester Poetry library: really got me thinking about art in library spaces and how welcoming it makes the space #ALN25

Now we're hearing from Simon Ross, Chief Executive at Manchester University Press #ALN25