🟠 #RLUKICIL | Re-entangling the visual archive | 23 Sep Join us next Tues to hear reflections on @theul.bsky.social project with Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with problematic archival material & collaborating outside library’s ‘traditional’ user base 🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL

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! 👇

🟢 #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

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion through special collections & archives | 20 Oct This seminar will hear case studies from @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social on how collections & archives help research libraries meet EDI goals 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Re-entangling the visual archive | 23 Sep Join us to hear reflections on @theul.bsky.social project with Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with archival material inc. problematic colonial-era & collaborating outside library’s ‘traditional’ user base bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🔵 #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

This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @arl.org @ocul-libraries.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social @rluk.ac.uk and more! mailchi.mp/aeb63384bf5a...

I was asked for a comment on the UK's journal big deal negotiations. We are in a sector-wide consultation and so not appropriate to talk specifics - but there is an apparent lack of understanding by some publishers of the current financial position of UK HE

We're very excited to open the Call for Papers for the next RLUK Conference. We welcome papers from all over the world, and not just from RLUK Members. So please do consider submitting a paper

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion through special collections & archives | 20 Oct This seminar will hear case studies from @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social on how collections & archives help research libraries meet EDI goals 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Re-entangling the visual archive | 23 Sep Join us to hear reflections on @theul.bsky.social project with Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with archival material inc. problematic colonial-era & collaborating outside library’s ‘traditional’ user base bit.ly/RLUKICIL

As part of our work to revise the @rluk.ac.uk strategy we have been looking at possible futures over the next five years and classified some of the many uncertainties that we will have to work with. We have provided a (non-exhaustive!) list in this blog

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.

🔵 #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

A good post by Kelly Vere; too often we sldownplay even in the technicians commitment work the central and often front facing role of librarians and archivists @rluk.ac.uk

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

🎉 Congratulations to the #RLUK #TheNationalArchives Professional Fellows 2025-26: Robert Chipperfield (TNA) & Manuela Pallotto Strickland (KCL) Their projects will explore long-term accessibility & preservation of library+archival content and development of inclusive collections ℹ️ bit.ly/4ktq9mW

Thanks to Dr Steve Baguley, NHS Grampian, for an excellent talk to #RLUKDSF today on the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability & impact of #AI for the NHS. Chaired by Susan Halfpenny. 📺 You can watch the recording of this talk at bit.ly/DSFonD

🟢 #RLUKDSF EVENT As research libraries think about long-term sustainability of our systems & collections, what can we learn from other sectors? Join us this Wed (2 Jul) to hear Dr Steve Baguley share ongoing digital transformation & sustainability challenges for NHS 🎟️ Sign up: bit.ly/RLUKDSF

Here's a great story alongside #LKFS2025 about one of the AHRC @rluk.ac.uk fellows Jonathan Bush "The Fellowship not only shaped the trajectory of my professional life but also opened up new possibilities for collaboration, advocacy, and long-term impact." www.rluk.ac.uk/blog-post-a-...

I am delighted that @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social and @lulgalleries.bsky.social are hosting the inaugural Knowledge Futures Symposium today. An amazing speaker lineup discussing the future of knowledge in a world full of mis/dis-information, fake news, and other contemporary challenges. #LKFS2025

This looks like it will be a fascinating presentation from an angle that we don't always see in research libraries

Really inspiring account from Jonathan Bush of the way in which his AHRC-RLUK #PPFS Fellowship has started a process that may help save some at-risk archives @rluk.ac.uk #AHRC

📖 BLOG POST In a new post AHRC-RLUK #PPFS Fellow Jonathan Bush, Archivist @dulib.bsky.social describes the impact of his #librariesXresearch fellowship on his professional development & research into Catholic archive collections 🔗 Read the blog post at bit.ly/3T5huMx

Thanks to Rebecca Wade (Leeds), Jonathan Bush & Jie Xu (Durham), and Ailie O’Hagan (QUB) for joining #RLUKICIL to discuss the role that collections & archives play in helping their institutions meet EDI goals. Chaired by @wendysotonlib.bsky.social 📺 Watch a recording of this event @ bit.ly/ICILOND

RLUK's @ckamposiori.bsky.social will be speaking at @nlisn.bsky.social virtual event on 10 Jul on recruitment practices from perspective of #EDI in research libraries. 🎟 nlisn.org/events/ 📘 Read her research into #EDI representation & values in library job profiles & recruitment at bit.ly/3uU3xEM

It was a great event. Many thanks to our amazing speakers!

Thanks to Michelle Wake (UCL), @oliviawalsby.bsky.social, Sigrun Wagner & Maria Vardaki (RHUL) for sharing insights from sustainable projects at their institutions with #RLUKSPACE today. Chaired by @annaoneill.bsky.social 📺 You can watch a recording of this event at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE

🟢 #RLUKDSF | Sustainability in the NHS | 🗓 2 July Dr Steve Baguley, NHS Grampian, will discuss what sustainability means as we continue the long process of digitalising healthcare pathways across the UK. 🎟️ Sign up for this free virtual event @ bit.ly/RLUKDSF

Join us next Tuesday for an #RLUKICIL seminar on the role that special and heritage collections and archives can play in enabling research libraries and their home institutions to meet their EDI goals. 🎟 Sign up at bit.ly/RLUKICIL

There's still time for sign up for this #RLUKSPACE event being held on Monday that will explore the evolving role of libraries and their spaces in supporting a sustainable future. 🎟 Register for this free virtual event at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion thru special collections & archives | 🗓️ 24 June Join us to hear from @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dulib.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how #speccolls #archives help research libraries & institutions meet their EDI goals 🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🟢 #RLUKDSF | Sustainability in the NHS | 🗓 2 July Dr Steve Baguley, NHS Grampian, will discuss what sustainability means as we continue the long process of digitalising healthcare pathways across the UK. 🎟️ Sign up for this free virtual event @ bit.ly/RLUKDSF

💠 #RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 23 Jun Join us on Monday 23 June to hear case studies from UCL, Manchester & Royal Holloway on how libraries can shape a more sustainable campus via greener spaces, sustainable practices & enviro awareness & action. 🎟️ Sign up for this free, virtual event @ bit.ly/RLUKSPACE

All of us at RLUK are so saddened by the news of the death of Elaine Sykes. She was such a wonderfully collaborative member of the research library community. Our thoughts go out to all of her friends in the sector, her Lancaster colleagues, and her family portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...

Fantastic presentation from @richove.bsky.social on stewarding knowledge as part of @rluk.ac.uk Digital Shift Forum. Nice shout out to @elysegraham.bsky.social book, "📚 & 🗡️" ! It's a challenging time in libraries and knowledge orgs, but so many are meeting the moment! youtu.be/f7PkFuvqqnc

It was an honour to chair this session with @richove.bsky.social @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social and to have the chance for a conversation as Richard responded to audience questions #RLUKDSF

We were very pleased to have @richove.bsky.social @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social speak to #RLUKDSF & @davidprosser.bsky.social this week about Knowledge Stewardship & the challenges for libraries as stewards of knowledge in uncertain times 📺 You can watch the recording of his talk at bit.ly/DSFonD

Thanks to Jack Butterworth & Philippa Turner (The National Archives) & Simona Cenci @natlibscot.bsky.social for sharing their insights & experiences on Engaging in Research with @williamjnixon.bsky.social at #RLUKRSP 📺 A recording of this & all previous RSP events can be watched at bit.ly/RLUK-RSP

My reasoning for sharing this slide now is that the deadline for applications for the third @rluk.ac.uk and @armauk.bsky.social Research Catalyst Cohort is coming up this Friday (13th June), and I wanted to send well wishes to anyone working on their application.

I hadn't intended to share my fourth #DARTS9 slide quite so quickly, but the focus makes this one time sensitive & topical! I tried not to spend too long on this slide, since lovely 2nd RCC people had talked about it already, but I had to mention it a bit since it was so instrumental in my journey.

We're really looking forward to hearing @richove.bsky.social @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social talk this Wed at #RLUKDSF. 🎟 You can sign up for this free, virtual event at bit.ly/RLUKDSF

There's still time to sign up for the last of our #RLUKRSP events taking place tomorrow exploring strategies for initiating & sustaining research projects #RLUKRSP supports librarians, archivists, info profs across #GLAM to actively engage in research & is part of RLUK's #librariesXresearch prog

Thanks to Dora Petherbridge & Patrick Hart @natlibscot.bsky.social for speaking at #RLUKICIL today about the Fitba Research Club project & the challenges & opportunities of ‘community’ for libraries & #GLAM orgs. Chaired by @ckamposiori.bsky.social 📺 You can watch the full talk @ bit.ly/ICILOND

There's still time to sign up for this #RLUKICIL event taking place this Thursday, 5 June at 14:00 (BST). The #RLUKICIL series aims to foster conversation around decolonisation and inclusive practice for collections. These events are free to attend and open to all.

🔵 #RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 23 Jun Libraries are often at the forefront of innovative sustainability initiatives This free, virtual event will explore how libraries can help shape a more sustainable campus via greener spaces, sustainable practices & environmental awareness & action 🎫👇 bit.ly/RLUKSPACE

To mark midpoint of our 10yr #digitalshift Manifesto bit.ly/RLUKDSM we had Torsten Reimer (Chicago), Sarah Molloy (QMUL), Laura Smith Brown (Liverpool)‪ @danpullinger.bsky.social @williamjnixon.bsky.social @cgknowles.bsky.social & Tom Shaw reflect on #digitalshift 4 libs 📺 youtu.be/M7ST4Neefj8

🟠 #RLUKICIL virtual event | 🗓️ 5 June Join us on 5 June to hear about the Fitba Research Club community research project & the role of libraries in facilitating and actively constructing new research communities with Dora Petherbridge and Patrick Hart @natlibscot.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion thru special collections & archives | 🗓️ 24 June Join us to hear from @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dulib.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how #speccolls #archives help research libraries & institutions meet their EDI goals 🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🟠 #RLUKICIL virtual event | 🗓️ 5 June Join us on 5 June to hear about the Fitba Research Club community research project & the role of libraries in facilitating and actively constructing new research communities with Dora Petherbridge and Patrick Hart @natlibscot.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL