Yesterday I was please to represent RLUK at a round-table event hosted by the Bodleian between the recently formed Libraries Alliance and Libraries Minister Baroness Twycross where we discussed cross-sector cooperation. www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/ministe...

Great role advertised at Oxford: Research Metrics and Open Infrastructure Lead my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Fantastic to meet our new AHRC @rluk.ac.uk Research Catalyst Cohort colleagues at our RCC3 launch yesterday & delighted to be partnering with @armauk.bsky.social Lots of learning, networking & engagement in the room. Wishing you all every success on your research journey and we are here for you

Ready and waiting for our third AHRC @rluk.ac.uk Research Catalyst cohort here in Senate House for today’s launch in partnership with @armauk.bsky.social #librariesXresearch find out more at www.rluk.ac.uk/rluk-ahrc-re...

Are you interested in digital collections, policy management,, outreach & training? Then you could be our next Digital Preservation Officer! Digital Preservation Officer (Maternity Cover). Closes 26 Sept 12:00. Apply: bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs.

We’re delighted to announce the third #RLUK #AHRC @armauk.bsky.social Research Catalyst Cohort #REPRCC for academic libraries. Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities bit.ly/47JXXty 🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇

We're coming to Aberdeen! 🥳 Our OUTWITH programme kicks off this Saturday by bringing our earliest publication of Scottish secular music to Aberdeen Art Gallery (whose Cowdray Hall concert venue is also having a big birthday this year).

Kathleen Shearer shares the results of a @coar-repositories.bsky.social survey designed to better understand the effects of the growing number of 🤖 AI bots and crawlers, which can disrupt repositories and other scholarly communications infrastructures: youtu.be/oXjSwofZF-A

Abstract submission closes next week! #LAG2026 The seminar will dive into topics from emerging trends to challenges & innovative ideas in library architecture. We seek Standard Presentation or a Lightning Talks on new library projects in Europe. 👉 Topics & submission guidelines: ow.ly/L9jB50WTclG

Always a treat to visit Manchester University’s John Rylands Library. Today for a meeting of the RLUK Collections Strategy Network

Ambridge must have a really strict library service with the amount of fretting Adam was doing over a missing library book (although missing and lost library books are no laughing matter…) in the #thearchers tonight

🟢 #RLUKDSF | Thinking Fast & Slow about #AI | 🗓 8 Oct Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies 🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF

Read our new blog post outlining COAR's proposed new approach to multilingual discoverability across the global repository network: "Breaking language barriers in science through semantic multilingual search" coar-repositories.org/news-updates... Very exciting!!!!

Excellent piece by Mark Lawson in today’s @theguardian.com reviewing ‘Now Whitehouse’, the new play by @carolinebirduk.bsky.social on Mary Whitehouse. Caroline used the Mary Whitehouse archive @bodleian.ox.ac.uk as part of her research for the play. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s...

The dates are set for the next LIBER Annual Conference: 1-3 July 2026! Themed 'The Power of Libraries in an Uncertain World', #LIBER2026 is where the European research library community comes together to share knowledge & drive libraries forward. More details will follow 🌟 liberconference.eu

Registered for OAI14, online in November this year from 10-14 November with 5 sessions dedicated to Open Science in a Changing World. Register at oai.events/oai14/

We’re excited that @masudk.com will represent #KEN at the inaugural Global Innovation Circle on Higher Education (GICHE) this October in Hannover - shaping conversations on inclusive, resilient, and innovative futures for higher Education. #GICHE #CollaborativeLeadership #FutureGenerations

🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society 📣The Call for papers is now open for the #RLUK26 virtual conference being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all. 🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf

In a new #RLUK blog post, @davidprosser.bsky.social looks at how we can anticipate future challenges for research libraries & how this may shape the development of RLUK’s next strategy.

We are seeking expert support to develop a new strategic plan that will guide us and the public #Library sector through a period of significant change. The closing date for applications for tender is 8 September. Find out more: www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...

The 14th OAI Workshop will take place online 10-14 November 2025, with the theme of Open Science in a changing world. Registration is free and open to anyone across the globe. - oai.events/oai14/.

Great to see that @coar-repositories.bsky.social Notify functionality is now available to ePrints users, find out more at coar-notify.net/catalogue/im...

And #DHOx2025 goes out on a high! 🎉 Big thanks to our participants, speakers, convenors & events team for making this Summer School a success, we loved it and hope you did too! ❤️🙌 Until next time! #digitalhumanities

Delighted to have you and colleagues join us from Leeds today, and love that you ran it as a mini-strand with our AI Libraries strand. Wishing you all every success and thanks so much for leading such an engaged and rich session - and to your colleagues.

It felt like the Radio 4 Today studio! Really great range of talks in our #DHOxSS2025 @rluk.ac.uk #AILibraries strand and a pleasure and privilege to be part of Team DHOxSS this week. Thanks to our online participants and all our fabulous speakers.

📣 We're hiring: Head of Service Delivery The #HeadofServiceDelivery holds strategic responsibility for the service delivery function for #researchers at the @nlireland.bsky.social. ⭐ More info + #apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor... 📅 Apply by: 3pm, 19 September 2025 #jobfairy #libraryjobs

Mission Control for the #DHOxSS2025 #AILibraries strand with Andrew Cusworth after a fantastic opening keynote from @masudk.com

Thanks for joining us @masudk.com a fantastic keynote and launch for the AI in Research strand, looking forward to the rest of the week and more discussions and engagement #DHOxSS2025

A great walking tour with #DHOxSS2025 colleagues earlier this evening with blue skies and for librarians, a very library focused tour taking in various Bodleian library buildings including the Weston, Radcliffe Camera, Duke Humfrey’s library and the Tower of the Five Orders

High score in Chuckie Egg (briefly) on a BBC Micro (though I was Team C64) at fantastic demo of retro games and the challenges of gaming digital preservation - & had a ZX81 with 16K RAM pack! Chance to reflect on 80s home PC culture. Fascinating to see younger attendees try the BBC Micro #DHOxSS2025

Hello again Blue Sky! The blue skies of summer (even occasionally spotted in Scotland) seem like an ideal time to get back to this platform, connect with colleagues and share ongoing @rluk.ac.uk activity. Looking forward to our online AI strand at next week's Digital Humanities Oxford Summer School

👇 Watch @ckamposiori.bsky.social talk from #CALC25 on RLUK's research on Embedding diversity and inclusion in research library recruitment practices

We are all thinking about how we can use AI tool in our work. My colleague @williamjnixon.bsky.social has written about his experience of using ChatGPT in revisiting the RLUK Digital Shift Maturity Survey www.rluk.ac.uk/revisiting-t...

Delighted to be taking on the role of co-chair of SCONUL with the amazing Rachel Beckett and our treasurer Robin Armstrong. Will be a delight working with the SCONUL team to ensure we deliver value and impact for all our members

A literal snapshot of our fabulous #RLUK25 attendees and speakers, thank you so much for joining us

We are also offering #RLUK24 Networking Grants to help facilitate in-person watch parties for the conference. Grants will help to cover the costs for room hire, technology, catering and other incidental costs for an in-person event. Find out more: http://bit.ly/RLUKconf

To help make #RLUK24 as accessible as possible we are also providing registration & access bursaries for colleagues from ethnic minority communities, underrepresented groups, ECRs & ECPs, and those that require support to participate. Find out more: http://bit.ly/RLUKconf

✨#RLUK24 Conference | New Frontiers | 🗓️20-22 Mar #RLUK24 will explore the expanding scope of the modern research library: #AI, open research culture, partnerships, leadership & more. View the programme & register at http://bit.ly/RLUKconf (1/1)

Checks diary for June 8 and 9th 2024, Jura Village Hall bbc.co.uk/news/article... what a fantastic idea and the "celebration of the ethos of public libraries, the pleasure and enlightenment of reading, and the timeless joy of holding a book in your hands" - Hans Clausen [Artist]

A reminder the IDCC24 call for papers closes this Sunday October 15. But there is extra time if you want to submit a poster. dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc24

CALL FOR PAPERS | #RLUK24 New Frontiers: expanding scope of research library | 20-22 Mar New tech & #AI impact on all library activity. #RLUK24 will consider the exciting possibilities + ethical considerations & impact on our staff & users. CfP at rlukconference.com

RLUK Digital Shift Forum Event 18 October Join us on 18 Oct as we explore 'Sustainability & digital in museums, collections and archives' with Sarah Phillips & Kate Gill, Stacey Anderson Sign up for this free event www.rluk.ac.uk/dsf/

The Bodleian is recruiting a Head of Collections Strategy and Management a Head of Collections Strategy and Management: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

My first tweet, sky, cloud, post [?] and much thanks to @beckyscott.bsky.social for the Invite code and the chance to reach for the Blue Sky.