Final part of my cross-platform trilogy, assuming I don't discover new options! I rarely use the lifts, unless I have heavy baggage. But for completeness (double lifts replacing the double stairs, both lifts starting at ground level, one needing to travel to meet me) it's a respectable 2:20.

My station route test part 2 has surprising results. Same start and end points but using the stairs (into car park, up main stairs, across bridge, down platform stairs) comes in at 1:57. I did not expect such a significant time saving over route test part 1.

Because I like to KNOW, I am testing the fastest route to the far platform at my local station. From the underpass entrance to the far platform (underpass, slope, another slope, down the stairs) is 2:36. At a reasonably brisk pace, considering it's not yet 07:30.

Starting to find my feet in my new role at @lboroor.bsky.social. It's been a good start: I've had a warm welcome, my staff card and IT account were ready and waiting, and all the trains have run on time (so far, touch wood). Pleased to be here!

It's my second-to-last day @researchconsulting.bsky.social. The week has been full of last meetings and milestones with both the RC team and our clients. Although the work has always been interesting, it's the people I'm going to miss most!

I'm pleased to share I'll be joining @lborouniversity.bsky.social Library as Open Research Lead in January. I've worked with lovely people on interesting projects @researchconsulting.bsky.social but it feels good to return to libraries & I'm excited to directly support research again! #openresearch

Our new webpages are a pretty concise answer for anyone who's ever asked me the question "What /do/ you do at Research Consulting?"

It was a pleasure to work with @oaspa.bsky.social on this project, and to hear the views of people in such a wide range of roles who care about open access. Do check out the position paper: it's certainly got me thinking about where open access goes next! #openaccess

Enquiries from doctoral students on "thesis by publication" always seem to come to me. I've even had someone ask me about it since I've been a consultant! Delighted to get an email from Facet on this book that I will doubtless be recommending forever www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

It was a pleasure to work with colleagues from the @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @rschrobuk.bsky.social and colleagues to help review and understand options for OBC's financial sustainability. OBC share more about this analysis from @researchconsulting.bsky.social in their annual report.

Congratulations to @openbookcollective.bsky.social on a successful year! It was a pleasure to work with them as part of @researchconsulting.bsky.social to help plan for their long-term sustainability. Talking to their customers gave me personal insight into the engaged community they've built.

My twopence on DOI versioning inspired by a request for input from CrossRef and MetaROR - I think there are simliar dilemmas in the use of DOIs in institutional repositories and on innovative publishing platforms www.linkedin.com/posts/katief...

I worked on background bibliometric data for this @inasp.bsky.social paper framing open access policy options for development research funders. Reading the full report I found it really opened up my understanding of OA from the funder perspective #OpenAccess #GlobalDevelopment

We're recruiting an Associate Consultant/Senior Consultant to join Research Consulting. If you’re early in your career and eager to build skills in research, apply now: www.research-consulting.com/were-hiring-... Applications are still open – spread the word! #ConsultingCareers #GraduateJobs

Boosting this opportunity to come and work with me! Research Consulting is a small and friendly company: I'd recommend applying if you think this might be a good fit.

Please RT far and wide, I have no advertising budget! Can I interest you in working with me? Excellent entry level opportunity in an FE library, happy to have an informal chat ce0115li.webitrent.com/ce0115li_web...

Thanks for a lovely first LIBER Conference. It was great to meet old and new friends in person and learn from the European research library community. I could also happily spend days travelling the train line alongside Lake Geneva #LIBER2025

Last keynote of #LIBER2025 is Kimberly Doell talking about the International Climate Psychology Collaboration (ICPC) and the challenges of running a massive global research study using an open science approach pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39353944/ #LIBER2025

Last block of sessions from my first trip to LIBER coming up! First up is a panel on rights for libraries in the digital age, inspired by work from Aruba brasiliana.museus.gov.br/aruba-declar... #LIBER2025

Today’s keynote is from Thanos Giannakopoulos taking about the roles of libraries in supporting Actions 29-33 relating to Science, Technology, Innovation & Digital Cooperation from the UN Pact for the Future www.un.org/en/summit-of... with examples inspired by the UN Hammarskjöld Library #LIBER2025

Opening keynote from @frederickaplan.bsky.social intre the risks of training LLMs on Internet content produced by LLMs and the "information potential" of books in providing fresh written material #LIBER2025

I'm so used to data validation rules in Excel going haywire I just tried to reset the validation rules in order to add a date that was actually, on reflection, invalid.

Are you a motivated individual with experience in #Cataloguing #Metadata Apply TODAY to join @openbookcollective.bsky.social‬ as a metadata management associate The first set of interviews are on 6 June 📆 More details, including salary, role & responsibilities 👉 buff.ly/osBiauF

Ready for a different kind of conversation about open access? I know I am! Please do check out the 'primer' and contribute to the survey if you've got thoughts to share. Delighted to be working on this project with @oaspa.bsky.social #openaccess #scholarlycomms

Settling into the new office space nicely. I've not yet come into work and gone to the wrong office, so maybe it'll never happen (famous last words!)

Would anyone who's used a read and publish deal to publish a journal article be willing to be interviewed by a student doing a masters dissertation about why? Please let me know! (And please RT)

Looking forward to working on this exciting project with @oaspa.bsky.social #openaccess #openresearch

It's great to see this post by OASPA (@oaspa.bsky.social), announcing our exciting collaboration. Feel free to get in touch directly if you are interested in finding out more! www.oaspa.org/news/announc... #openaccess #openresearch

Always amuses me when my soapbox rants from my old work come up in my new work. Today my topic will be publication versioning and my rant is entitled "what is a duplicate anyway?" The short version: a duplicate publication is like a weed, its definition is entirely situational.

Researcher assessment is evolving. 🔄 In partnership with Springer Nature, we surveyed over 6,000 researcher on research evaluation & offer actionable insights for universities, funders & policymakers. Read the key takeaways here: stories.springernature.com/state-of-res... #ResearcherAssessment

Looking forward to following the hashtags and seeing what comes out of #UKSG. I'll be grilling @rschrobuk.bsky.social for all the uncaptured details when he's back!

The next UK Universities Research Metrics Meetup #UURMM is happening on 8th April, themed around responsible use of metrics. If you work on research metrics in a UK university and would like an invite let me know!

Fantastic day at #RLUK25 today. Started off with an inspirational talk from Michelle Charters from www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/internationa... Next, a thought-provoking long-table where we reinvented scholarly comms for our new lives on Mars 1/2

Interesting sessions at #RLUK25 this morning on artificial intelligence. Libraries stepping into the conversation and connecting their institutional communities with information but also acknowledging some uncertainty about what support is needed in a rapidly changing technological environment.

On the train early and headed to #RLUK25 Sleepy start, but much better than traveling on my birthday, which was the alternative! Looking forward to reconnecting with people and catching up on good practice.

Really looking forward to attending #RLUK25 in person! Although I worked in an RLUK library for 10 years, I think this might be my first in-person RLUK Conference since 2007! Please come and have a chat if you're curious about @researchconsulting.bsky.social and what we do. (I'll have free pens...)

Our Managing Director @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be at @r2rconf.bsky.social next week. If you would like to connect before or arrange to meet at the conference, feel free to make contact. #R2RConf

I really hate doing this, but...If you're a librarian who sees themselves as being for social justice, who is appaled at the rolling back of DEI programs and researcher (and particularly if you're in the UK). This might support you in thinking of ways to help. facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

Excited to be going to #RLUK25 with a very different hat on this year, as I'll be attending on behalf of @researchconsulting.bsky.social on 20th and 21st March. The hat is almost certainly a metaphorical one: I'm not sure if wearing a hat indoors at a conference is polite.

🔷 #RLUK25 | Champions of knowledge: Libraries as beacons of trust and integrity | Mar 25 Registration is now open for #RLUK25: exploring challenges for libraries in upholding values of trust & integrity 🐦 Early bird tickets available til 31 Jan 🎟️+ℹ️: bit.ly/RLUKconf

What Does the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information Mean for Research Libraries? | Katina Magazine https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/qa-barceolna-declaration-on-open-research-information?

👋 - this is the official account of #SafeguardingResearch. This effort started on Mastodon, but we want to reach as many people as possible. We got a forum at safeguarding-research.discourse.group/about

Join our Managing Director, @rschrobuk.bsky.social today with Helen Dobson, @jisc.bsky.social and Shehnaz Ahmed, @britishdermatology.bsky.social on the free @uksg.bsky.social webinar "Society Publishing at a Crossroads: Rethinking Value in Academic Publishing

NEW: Developing a Governance Model for the Experimental Publishing Compendium - a scoping report from the Experimental Publishing Group 🧪 Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/413d4un Read the full report 👉 https://buff.ly/3CPPise

🔬 Open Data About Research Management 📊 Just published: Our new @jisc.bsky.social report reveals exciting opportunities in open data about research management in the UK. Insights for researchers, universities, funders, and policymakers. Full report: www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/open...

Really interesting update here. Personally, as someone who left a role where I was more directly involved in conversations about these deals it felt like a chance to catch up with a TV show where I'd missed a few episodes.

Working a four day week with @researchconsulting.bsky.social which is suiting me well. Today I've been for a swim, received a parcel, had a nap, started switching broadband suppliers and breathed some life into my Bluesky account.

Okay... I tried bridging from Mastodon to Bluesky but it seems I didn't get the full experience, so here I am to try it out. Hello, fellow internetters!