I don't know why this tombstone sunset webpage makes me laugh, but it does rdmonitor.com

[BLOG] Small Press, Shared Success: Librarian Agency over Accessibility in Emerging Publishing Models @jofitz.bsky.social ⭐ Evidence & audit the accessibility features of library content ⭐ Make informed decisions during acquisition ⭐ Provide alternative formats 🔗

NEW RECORDING: 'How to make your #OpenAccess books more accessible (and why it matters' A recent OABN webinar with @jofitz.bsky.social of @copim.bsky.social, Richard Orme of DAISY & James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social on the tools & strategies publishers can use: youtu.be/_QPncp6FHPk?...

Greater Feast of Austin Osman Spare, died May 15, 1956 at London, United Kingdom hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay

If anyone might be interested in this, stick your email address down so I can guage if it's worth doing and I'll shout out if I set it up! forms.gle/wE6MGecZfRM1...

Gordon White left us as well. A big influence on lots of my peers, who credit his Headless Rite description in Chaos Protocols as the 'gateway' to ending up stood beside me.

PJC left us a few weeks ago. I did Liber Null for years, both under supervision and on my own, and now I do at least 2 other things that are clearly in that format. I have major criticisms of his work, but he was massively influential including on myself. Rest well Arch Chancellor.

🥳We're pleased to say our Keynote for the #NLISN26 conference is @ausomecharlie.bsky.social who'll be talking about "The 'Double Rainbow' Intersection: Neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+🧠🏳️‍🌈 #Librarian #LIS #LibraryWorker #Neurodiversity #Dyslexic #ADHD #Dyscalculia #Dyspraxia #Autistic #LGBT #LGBTQ

Signing off from Open Book Futures as I post our final outputs on the blog, the full set of which are now available here: copim.pub/groups/acces...

Unite and unite, because the summer is come! May again of another year where the bluebells spread in a carpet and the blossom falls at the feet of the Queen. May you be so giddy you forget your years. 1st of May 1st of May… youtu.be/xtPczhXET08?...

📢 Tickets for #CALC26 are now on sale! 📆 Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 May 📍 Online Featuring @jofitz.bsky.social on Day 1 👉 The Open Book Accessibility Model: libraries and small presses partnering for sustainable accessibility practices 🔗 buff.ly/cQY6drZ Photo by CURVD® on Unsplash

I remember when this tweet won GLAM sector marketing for life, it's still unbeaten.

Vernal Equinox blessings from the equal Hodge and Podge. Sew seeds even though it might not be yourself that harvests them. May the infinite possibilities inside yourself not swing to extremes, but be balanced.

@nlisn.bsky.social "Emily [an anonymised pseudonym for the librarian] is autistic, and she described how she “always assumes that surely people will see the common sense in things”." "Emily" if you see this, we're at nlisn.org and there's loads of us.

I SAW A BEE 🐝

We have a splendid list of candidates standing for election as a Trustee this year - thank you to all of them! If you are a voter, please look out for the email! Candidate details here: dub.sh/sjRhVcz

📣 Would you like to join our committee and help support library & information professionals in the North West? We’re currently advertising for a Vice Chair (to later become Chair) and Events Officer! Further details below 🧵⬇️

Accessible Maths in PDFs is a thing you can do now: pdfa.org/accessible-m...

WCAG 3 is coming! abilitynet.org.uk/resources/di...

Update from my house of pestilence: me and both my kids have got pretty bad fluid on our lungs and need antibiotics, somehow my husband has escaped it completely and is not a gracious winner.

I see sheep, fells and green things! There is a cool breeze and white flowers on the Blackthorn #home

Scholarly communications without digital preservation is just content creation.

Demand from the big ones, collaborate with the small ones.

Preach! Feeling this one.

Haha!

Have a look for support resources in Book 9 of #CopimCompass Thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social for creating and updating! 👉 compass.copim.pub/books/09-ope...

Thankyou! I was so excited for it and was so pleased with how it went.

#copimconference I'm heading home early as I just can't shift this chest infection and you don't want me coughing through your talks. I'll join you online for day 2 from the train. Have a good day, and message me about accessibility any time!

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 😁

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