Our ALN Staff Development Weekly Update celebrates the EDI Innovation Fund, the opening of #ALN26's call for papers on a theme of openness, & outlines some great events coming up soon. Get involved - we'd love to see you at one (or more!) of our events. academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

We're delighted to launch the call for papers for the ALN Conference 2026. 24 June online, 6 July at Manchester Metropolitan University. This years theme is "Reimagining Openness in Academic Libraries" Further details on how to submit are at: www.academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/aln-conferen... #ALN26

This is a great opportunity for an early-career library professional to learn all about #OpenAccess #Monographs #OABooks #CommunityLed #Publishing Find out more 👇

Not long (16th Feb) before my "working with and understanding neurodivergent colleagues" webinar, but still a little time left to book! ndcolleaguesfeb2025.eventbrite.co.uk

Today's @uksg.bsky.social podcast interviewee is Rebecca Wells, Library Assistant at Liverpool Hope University, with @tmorley24.bsky.social in the hot seat! Rebecca won a bursary to attend #UKSG2025 Listen now 👉 soundcloud.com/uksg-podcast... #Bursary #Conference #SponsoredPlace

Exploring Diaspora Dreams and Everyday Life in the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre Education Trust Archive. Online free seminar via Teams, booking essential on Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/Ni3W50Y4i4s

This week's ALN Staff Development Update provides info about submitting to the conference, applying for the EDI Innovation Fund, contributing to a new data event in June, and a change of date for our resilience event: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

Of interest to your members? @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social @m25.bsky.social @rluk.ac.uk @oipassoc.bsky.social @nlisn.bsky.social Please share 🤝 Winners can come & chat to us about #OpenAccess books at stand no. 66!

📢We're delighted to announce Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.bsky.social as our keynote for the in person day of #ALN2026

Please share… Bookings are now open for the 2026 User Experience in Libraries conference in York in June 2026. We’ve curated a fantastic range of keynote speakers for this our 10th celebratory edition. We’d love to see you there! Sign up now for a discounted rate: uxlib.org/uxlibs2026/ #uxlibs

Our next #CILIPMembersFest26 event: ‘Teaching with Special Collections.’ Join our expert panel for a discussion on teaching with special collections. Discover practical approaches, new methods and ways to enhance learning experiences. 📅 Weds 4 March Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/z9n250Y0xmL

ALN Staff Development Weekly Update provides info about submitting to the conference, applying for the EDI Innovation Fund, attending events in the next couple of months such as our Introduction to critical appraisal event at @leedstrinity.bsky.social: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

@uksg.bsky.social @rluk.ac.uk @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social @m25consortium.bsky.social please could you re-share this opportunity with your members?

📢 We're thrilled to announce Stephen Pinfield @stephenpinfield.bsky.social as our Keynote for the online day of #ALN26

Please do take a few moments to fill this in! As an organisation firmly rooted in and governed by the library, publishing and academic communities, we really value any and all opportunities to hear from you!

Our first ALN Staff Development Weekly Update of the year is out! Lots of opportunities to get involved with us coming up, from submitting to the conference or for the EDI Innovation Fund, to attending events in the next couple of months: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

What does the New Year hold? We can’t see the future, but we do predict an awesome #ALN26 conference.

There's no time like the present for presents, so we present to you the gift of new conference information- our Call for Papers will be in February, so plenty of time to plan!

We're excited to announce our FREE open-access #CILIPMembersFest26. The festival will again offer a selection of exciting workshops, trainings & discussions co-programmed by CILIP and our groups & networks. Explore our programme & book 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26#CILIPMembersFest26📅2 - 6 March 2026

Updated ALN Staff Development Weekly Update now available. Don't miss the last opportunity to get involved in our green OA event in December and take a look at the vacancies in the region - your next big move might be right here: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

New exhibition ‘Cottonopolis: The origins of global Manchester’ is now open. Explore how 18th century Manchester was transformed into a manufacturing powerhouse and the centre of Britain’s booming cotton industry. 📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.

This week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update is now available. Don't miss the last opportunity to join the solo experts event on Monday 24 November and to get involved in our green OA event in December: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

This week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update is now available. Lots to look at including a last opportunity to join the first Frontline Forum of the academic year, this time on use of social media, and a last call for contributions on a green OA event: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

This week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update is available at academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo.... More job opportunities in the region this week, plus details of how to become a mentee on our next mentoring wave, a call for contributions on green OA and some interesting events.

This week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update is available at academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo.... More job opportunities in the region this week, plus details of two calls for contributions - on solo experts and green OA. Get involved!

This week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update is available at academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo.... Lots of job opportunities in the region this week, plus details of how you can get involved in our staff development programme for 2025/26, and some interesting looking external events.

In this week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update you'll find details of the first few events in 2025/26 programme, an opportunity to get involved in a solo expert event and a frontline forum event, as well as a host of job vacancies in the region: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

In this week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update you'll find details of the first few events in 2025/26 programme and a host of job opportunities in the region: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

In this week's ALN Staff Development Weekly Update you'll find details of a job opportunity with ALN; the first couple of events in 2025/26 programme; a first look at our new Staff Development infographic; and an NLISN neurodivergent library staff survey: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

🚨 OBC is hiring! We are looking to appoint a Community Engagement Lead to support our outreach work. The role would suit someone passionate about delivering a fairer, sustainable future for #OAbooks. Deadline August 17th. Please spread the word! openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-pos...

Check out these beautiful books, very kindly donated to us by our #ALN25 platinum sponsors, @manchesterup.bsky.social, for our analogue social media competition 📚 Thank you so much! Congratulations to our lucky winner, Kirsty Hemsworth 😊

Check out these beautiful books, very kindly donated to us by our #ALN25 platinum sponsors, @manchesterup.bsky.social, for our analogue social media competition 📚 Thank you so much! Congratulations to our lucky winner, Kirsty Hemsworth 😊

This week's ALN Staff Development Update details the last event in the 2024/5 programme, jobs and opportunities such as details of new ways to join the NLISN; EDI initiatives and SCONUL initiatives; and proposed dates for Frontline Forums 2025/26: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/staff-develo...

Join @jisc.bsky.social online next week to explore how organisations can deepen collaboration to tackle shared challenges in #OpenAccess We have an exciting panel of speakers lined up for you! 🌐 Strengthening through collaboration 📅 21 July 2025 | 10:00–12:00 BST 🔗 www.jisc.ac.uk/events/stren...

What an incredible day at #ALN25 last Friday! 🎉 Huge thanks to our planning team, presenters, attendees, sponsors, and everyone who helped bring the day to life - we couldn’t have done it without you!

We’re about to host the closing talk of the conference, where we’ll announce the winners of our competitions and bring the day to a close #ALN25

Our sponsors help to make the conference the success it always is! Thank you to our silver sponsors: Content Online; De Gruyter Brill; HS Talks; The Social History Archive; VitalSource; Clarivate; and Bloomsbury Publishing. #ALN25

Our gold sponsor for the in-person day is OCLC (www.oclc.org/en/home.html). Thank you for supporting ALN Conference 2025 😊 #ALN25

Our Platinum sponsor for the conference is Manchester University Press (manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk) @manchesterup.bsky.social Thank you for supporting ALN Conference 2025 😊

Now we're hearing a talk from our gold sponsor, OCLC #ALN25

love this! #ALN25

#ALN25. Brilliant wellbeing session Painting by numbers with Fred Milton. Decided to paint outside the lines but my chaffinch doesn't look too bad and I feel much more relaxed for it.

Now we've got some more workshops and short papers. We hope you're enjoying the day so far! 😊 #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

A visit to the rather wonderful (and only public one of its kind) Poetry Library. #aln25

We're running two competitions today! ✨ ➡️ Share a photo that sums up your experience of ALN 2025. Please email us at [email protected] or directly message us with your photo @academiclibrariesnorth on Instagram by 2pm.

Lunchtime in the sunshiiine! #aln25

How do we engage with AI? Possibly an existential threat to publishing and libraries. The library are one of the only bits of the library which have a director of AI, so working closely with them, putting their content in a LLM. #ALN25

Completely endorse recommendation from Simon Ross of Manchester Uni Press to visit the Manchester Poetry Library. If in Edinburgh, go to the Scottish Poetry Library! @byleaveswelive.bsky.social #ALN25

You can play at home...5 minutes to think, talk or draw one factor or issue related to your library work and think through the futures #ALN25 Monica Westin's keynote.