A new OER community of practice has been established to help drive this important work in the UK & Ireland. Anyone interested please visit the website & join the mailing list for further updates details! sites.google.com/umn.edu/oer-...

still in the process of submitting, but I imagine there will (in due course) be a *really* interesting talk about the nuances of applying for such an award in a library which has a large majority of female staff - puts an interesting nuance on things #LibPMC2025

@lauraconnaughtonmu.bsky.social & Catherine about to kick off their talk on leveraging data to assist in applying for Athena Swan. #libPMC2025

Brilliant keynote from Liam Thorpe. Data underpinning human stories. #LibPMC2025

@teach-research.bsky.social great talk, genuine insights about user behaviour and legacy uses. #LibPMC2025

Really interesting findings from @qualitydog.bsky.social about use of digital book use. Rigour of research gave great credibility to their findings #LibPMC2025

Handy systematic review: Mumelas & Martek (2024) Benefits of citizen science for libraries. Publications, 12(1),p.8.

Takeaway from keynote #LibPMC2025 is that citizen science is a lot broader than I imagined

Great to see #LFC represented at the start of #LibPMC conference. proper order!

I am GUTTED to be missing this.

Be sure to download the #CONUL25 Conference app. - Customise your Conference Agenda - Access Poster details - Chat with other attendees - View sponsor information - Participate in the Sponsor Quiz - See speaker bios - Review the Book of Abstracts - Download materials

God knows I complain about the weather (a lot) but the last 4 weeks have been pretty good. (This is high calibre content right here!)

the continuing fragmentation of social media is making it harder to follow #uksg2025 in full, from a distance. Thanks to all who are posting here!

Hume scholarships are now open. A great opportunity: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res...

Best of luck to @padraigkenny.bsky.social on the launch of his new book - tonight in dubray. 👏

Still cross with you @clarivateag.bsky.social, still cross!

I see Egon has got a position in a certain large scale library vendor...

Ciaran Reilly of History @maynoothuniversity.ie kicking off his talk for tonight’s local history talk

Great to see this from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social on the importance of libraries @cathalmccauley.bsky.social

The MAGA movement will not be shamed by pointing out the basic features of a liberal pluralist democracy. They don't believe in any of it. They see it as a weakness, something that merely holds them back or slows their efforts to reshape their world.

Bravo! See this @padraigkenny.bsky.social @endaguinan.bsky.social

BUZZING to see the mighty @padraigkenny.bsky.social deservedly up for an award. Stitch is wondrous.

Come work with us! We are currently seeking applicants for the following vacancies: Archivist (Digital) Special Collections & Archives (Job Ref: 002834) Research Data Librarian (Job Ref: 002835) Closing date 07/02/25. Check the website for more info: bit.ly/3yQI7Op #LibraryJobs #JobFairy

Somehow Palpatine returned...

I studied the Nazis at university, taught the history of Nazi Germany on two continents and wrote for major newspapers about Nazi Germany. I am internet famous for fact- checking chuds on the history, ideology and policy of Nazi Germany. That was a Nazi salute.

Annual tradition in our house. I always worry we peak culturally too early in the year 😂#ViennaPhilharmonicOrchestra

Really great to be attending and speaking at this symposium today Hosted in PRONI and arranged by @timvrti.bsky.social

@rohara.bsky.social @accaccamo.bsky.social

Just chased a wasp out of the house. In late November. Yep, nothing unusual about that…

@pinhasir.bsky.social hello!

oh great...

It’s just a confirmation post by this stage…

As ever the damn cat was ahead of the curve…

I want to say this again: Fall and Winter 2016 was a terrible time for authors with new books. Books just vanished into the Trump news cycle maw. Please consider buying some Fall and Winter 2024 books so we (including me) can keep writing. Here's a list of authors with books to consider:

My name is Bernard and I live in Ireland. I have stage 4 gastric cancer. Based on the best scientific and clinical evidence, my consultants recommend Immunotherapy and chemotherapy. However my healthcare insurer refuses to cover immunotherapy. Am I alone? Are you in the same situation?

@padraigkenny.bsky.social can’t wait!

20 years ago today, Ronald D. Moore’s “reimagining” of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA premiered. It was (and is) some of the most powerful genre TV I’ve ever seen. And the Adama “atmo-jump” maneuver in Season 3 remains an all-time television thrill. A legit classic series.

“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?”

Every time I hear the business news on morning Ireland I wonder why we can’t have a three minute Arts update before or after. Imagine the potential impact: shows opening this week, books being published, what’s in cinemas. Read a poem! It might… bring joy? And support thousands of jobs and the like

Nice job in a great team @maynoothuni.bsky.social library. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Anyone into #mindfullness - I would heartily recommend this: www.judithgreene.com/events-2/

RETROSPECTIVE: www.digital-science.com/blog/2023/10... This is high level but does give some contextualisation to the open access world we are currently inhabiting.

@carolmaddock.bsky.social 👀🕰️🔙

Mild concern that whole country may sink in this rain. Sadly for parts of cork that’s not a joke.

thoughts with people working in our parliament, our cultural institutions and elsewhere on Kildare St today. Let's hope they don't have to suffer the vapid theatrics of so called 'patriots' (I mean those outside the Dail!)

Cracking day on campus @maynoothuni.bsky.social

I have one professional talent as a librarian who works in management; I can write quickly and well, synthesising into comprehensible prose. Now, thanks to AI, the ONE THING I could do, has become redundant! thanks Skynet!!!😄

with all the rain, I assume there is just a point where the country sinks?

oh dear. and just like that, bluesky is ended....