Loved this point! I began my accessible OA discussions thinking about plain language and lay summaries and it is great to finish our work by returning to where we started. So much more work to do, but don't worry, Copim's accessibility team will leave you with a well described list 😁

News from home. My daughter's hamster Munchkin died! I'm about to attend a hammie funeral remotely so won't make Copim corner 😭🐹 Also I'm still really sick. See you on day 2 Copimers!

Missing small Bruce :-( #copimconference

Tobe recommends that publishers use the Copim Compass resources on Accessibility compass.copim.pub/books/09-ope... #CopimConference

Good tips for some easy accessibility wins

Lots of work for us left to do with accessible OA

Merged cells in datasets also make it impossible to analyse. Accessibility = Usability

Looooove this!!

Beyond Accessibility session need to happen more at other industry conferences. Though I missed Tobe Amadi's presentation, the focus on usabililty aspect by @anicazeyen.bsky.social's presentation is on point. Open Access tends to miss these issues. #CopimConference #Accessibility

Next up at #CopimConference "Beyond accessibility" with Joanne Fitzpatrick, Tobe Amadi & Anica Zeyen. compass.copim.pub/books/09-ope...

Open access means that nobody can tell you you can't read something. Always true, but so very, essentially, bulldozingly important here in the US right now. #copimconference

We start with a welcome for the bursary winners, awarded in memory of Copim's beloved friend and colleague Elaine Sykes, a small yet fierce member of the #CopimCommunity #CopimConference

#CopimConference @openreflections.bsky.social explaining 'scaling small', one of the theoretical foundations for Copim and an important pillar in how I think about building open infrastructures.

I am on route to chair Copim's accessibility panel! Might need a nap once I arrive as I've been up all night coughing, but I've cheered myself up by remembering I planned my route without the tube, hooray.

Little Bruce waved me off as I started the journey down to that London for @copim.bsky.social conference. Bye matey!

Hi BlueSky friends - what's it like when your kids are all in high school? We're entering the last half of year 6 with our youngest and my school run days are nearly over. We have nice memories but as a family we're ready for it. How does family and working life change when you've got teenagers?

"Studying for an apprenticeship breaks down siloes and widens the perspective to a broader marketplace of ideas and ways of working." @elinorpotts.bsky.social writes on the value of apprenticeships in book publishing for @thebookseller.com ✅ Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/appr...

Librarian version: someone gets the biggest book and slams it shut very strongly when your time is up, and then does an UBER SHUSH immediately after. You know the kind of shush I mean, don't pretend you don't.

Please let me name my open browser windows. I have one window per project and a great many tabs in each one. I need to name them pleeeease.

👀ICYMI: "We’re losing one of the few sources of comparable cross-funder data just as we’re building up the capability to analyse and interpret it." @rschrobuk.bsky.social #Metascience #ResearchFunding #ResearchFish

My new book chapter is released today, it's open access books.atla.com/atlapress/ca...

It's National Apprenticeship Week and it's been a great year for apprenticeships in the library and archive sectors. Our apprentices have been telling us about their amazing success over the last year. Read their stories here. #NAW2026 https://ow.ly/JIs450Yc8gQ

Hi, I'm looking for recommendations for training providers for a Level 5 qualification in coaching, or coaching and mentoring. I'm looking for something quite general so I can apply coaching across different areas of my life. Any organisations you've had a good experience with, please let me know.

Rest well Rae Beth (I am a bit late learning the news) www.occultlibrary.org/blog/in-memo...

📢 PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week! This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚 👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ #OpenAccess

May your suffering be the anvil on which you are forged. May the fire in your belly become uncontained. May you perceive the colour Magenta, that links the previous cycle with the new. #Imbolc

Highlights from Day 2 of #CopimConference programme are over on our LinkedIn page! Head over there now to find out more! 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Photo: Jake Hills via Unsplash

More information on our website! Please spread the word to anyone you think may be interested. nlisn.org/conference/

We've also opened up for early bookings! Thursday 16th July for just ND people, everyone welcome Friday 17th July. We'll be in central Leeds for the conference. nlisnconf2026.eventbrite.com?aff=BSKY

Call for contributions for the first NLISN conference is open. We welcome anything related to neurodivergence and library, information, or archive work as short talks, longer talks, workshops or wildcard submissions. Please submit your ideas via our form by 2nd April 2026. forms.gle/y5SsGXZ4to2P...

The date for our next event is the 25th Feb, so you've got plenty of time to get it booked😉 'The experiences of neurodivergent professionals in academic libraries' Join Claire Camp (Kings college) discussing her research⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-experi... #Library #Neurodiversity #Employment #HE

Want to know more about the #CopimConference programme? Details of Day One are over on our LinkedIn page Check it out now 👀 buff.ly/pe3QHsc Photo: Jon Schnobri via Unsplash

I am VERY excited to be chairing the Accessibility panel at Copim Conference, where I will ask 2 accessibility experts exactly what they think of our guidance. Prepare for me to get roasted live on stage!

I'm speaking next Monday at this Libraries of Faith webinar, about Libraries for Alternative Spiritualities, sharing extra context about a book chapter I wrote for the ABTAPL/ATLA book 'Theological Libraries in the UK and Ireland' www.eventbrite.com/e/libraries-...

Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February? Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP #OAbooks

Greater Feast of George Fox, died January 13, 1691 at White Hart Court, Gracechurch Street, City of London, England hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

The new version of the level 3 Library, information and Archive Services Assistant apprenticeship standard has been reviewed and is now out for consultation with the public. The closing date is 25th January 2026. skillsengland.education.gov.uk/surveys/

Rest well Dolores Ashcroft Nowicki substack.com/home/post/p-...

I've been doing this every year for a while now.

May you perceive the small speck of light that only exists because of the darkness. May your demons slumber like a hibernating Bear, allowing you to rest too. May you see the beauty of all the seasons, including this one. #wintersolstice #yule

I'm suspicious of those who don't aim to haunt a bookshop or a library. If the afterlife isn't the point you tackle the eternal 'to be read' pile I'm not sure we can ever call ourselves friends. If I am not allowed to read as a ghost there will be much trouble. – #DAKilroy #Books

I love weird questions more than anything else on this whole earth.

Call for speakers! 📚 On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone! More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...

You can ask them accessible publishing questions too.

If you're neurodivergent and working in the library or info sector in the UK and Ireland, @nlisn.bsky.social is a peer support network that welcomes all neurodiverse individuals. They have resources on their website, a mailing list, run events and evidence representation and impact #CDGND

First up tonight are @jofitz.bsky.social and @playbrarian.uk co-chairs and founders from @nlisn.bsky.social here to give an intro to neurodiversity and talk about the work NLISN do #CDGND

🚨 WARNING: one day left to get your application in! We're looking for a Project Manager (0.60FTE), fixed term 3 month contract (available to start from 1 Feb 2026) 📆 Closing date is 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟎𝟓 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! All the details are on the Lancaster University website 👉 buff.ly/A70OcHY