Great to see our research on the @authorsalliance.bsky.social blog as I feel I've spent my career trying to help people understand why copyright matters and why they should not fear it!

Thanks to everyone who attended or presented at #icepops25 - Manchester did us proud and we'll be sharing some photos and the slides from the event very soon..in the meantime, a few highlights....

It's the day of #icepops25 and the sun is shining in Manchester and everything is yellow

Still time to book a place at this autumn's copyright education conference, Icepops 2025. Find out more and book your place: copyrightliteracy.org/icepops-2025...

Very excited to get another Copyright Waffle podcast out, Episode 28 with Monica Westin is a bit of a trailer for #icepops2025 soundcloud.com/user-2432741... #copyright

Looking forward to tomorrow's Copyright and Online Learning webinar on audiovisual content - if you've not signed up, still time: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/07/01/c...

Copying the worst culture war moves from the USA, Kent County Council bans trans books in children’s library. 📚📜 www.bbc.com/news/article...

someone made a petition and im spreading it around petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Earlier today my line full of copyright literacy t-shirts after a busy few weeks at conferences

Tom Lowe opening keynote at Learning at City St George's nails it - this is what I was also saying yesterday about GenAI and the impact on HE @citystgeorges.bsky.social

Read up more on @creativecommons.bsky.social Signal Preferences here - a new social pact for how those who share data and AI companies can interact: creativecommons.org/2025/06/25/i...

Great to catch up with some folks at the #cilipconf25 but then major travel issues getting home so pretty exhausted and wishing I'd stayed longer!

Great to be part of this panel this morning at the #cilipconf25 I'm sorry to be dashing off after lunch today but we have our learning and teaching conference at work!

CILIP commissioned a poem for the library profession. I love creative expression which is why I co wrote a song on information literacy with @cbowiemorrison.bsky.social you can listen here on.soundcloud.com/twgukQhMXEgD...

Important research on library leadership

Anyone else going to #cilipconf25 as delayed by trains but now en route to the conference hotel

Tomorrow I'm speaking at the CILIP conference on a panel about copyright and AI and I plan to wear my 'how does copyright make you feel' t-shirt

Some good news for this Friday. This astonishing group of people have spun up ERICA, the ERIC archive. www.datarescueproject.org/erica-to-the... #GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky

Remembering our dear friend Elaine Sykes from the @infolitgroup.bsky.social and @lilacconf.bsky.social committee: infolit.org.uk/remembering-...

If you've ever wanted a novelty copyright t-shirt you can check out the @copyrightliteracy.bsky.social t-shirt studio store here: www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/...

Beach sunset after a busy couple of days in work. I do love living by the sea

Stand by if you submitted to present at #icepops2025 - the emails are scheduled to go out very soon! Cannot wait to announce our exciting line up of speakers! Find out more at copyrightliteracy.org

Building a playful learning environment - our new publication and a chance to connext for @citystgeorges.bsky.social staff (and students) blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatci...

Recording and slides from webinar 78 on the Copyright Anxiety study are now available online: copyrightliteracy.org/upcoming-eve...

when you encourage your colleague's in copyright to be playful and wonder what have I created? Well done to Christine at UCL though - gave us quite a laugh: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/copyright/20...

New article on Building a playful learning community published by me, Susannah Quinsee and Sara Reimers: www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk/article/id/1...

Just extended the call for contributions by a week, so hurry and get your submission in by 16 June!

One more day to get your contributions in to speak at #icepops25 the playful copyright event for practitioners and scholars docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Reflecting on 4 years of co-chairing the @altcoolsig.bsky.social altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...

A joint statement from @milalliance.bsky.social on media and information literacy in the school curriculum - mila.org.uk/curriculum-j...

Copyright literacy meets musical theatre - today at the Oxford GLAM copyright community of practice

Recording a copyright waffle today with Monica Westin our keynote at this year's #icepops25 in Manchester - it's going to be a good one! We had ice cream and a waffle come afterwards. The call for contributions still open another week: copyrightliteracy.org/upcoming-eve...

Icepops, call for contributions closes in 1 week from today and bookings are now open including applications for a fully funded bursary place: copyrightliteracy.org/upcoming-eve...

Bookings are open for Icepops 2025: the copyright eduction conference, taking place in Manchester in September - we have bursary places available as well: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/05/15/i...

Next @altcoolsig.bsky.social webinar is findings from the Copyright Anxiety study in high education in Canada and the UK. Find out more and register your place copyrightliteracy.org/2025/05/30/c...

NEW on Wonkhe: Openness, creativity, honesty, humility - Nic Whitton and Alex Moseley make the counterintuitive case for playfulness in higher education leadership buff.ly/Tvj7BvG

Looking forward to presenting at the OER25 conference in a months' time in London - two sessions from me - a workshop on copyright anxiety in HE and a short research paper on open educational practices in HE: oer.alt.ac.uk/home/programme

Exciting news - we have 5 fully funded bursaries to attend #icepops25 in September at John Rylands library, University of Manchester copyrightliteracy.org/2025/05/15/i...

Have you ever wanted to play Copyright the Card Game - now is your chance - join me and @cbowiemorrison.bsky.social on 15 July for a training course hosted by @altuk.bsky.social - now open for booking: www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/even...

Well this is exciting news, the Icepops 2025 bookings are now open: www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip...

Icepops 2025 call for papers - this is your 1 month warning to come up with an idea on Copyright, Sanctuary and Safe Spaces. Happening in September at John Rylands, University of Manchester: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/04/23/i...

This is really not good news...

Still time to apply for the @infolitgroup.bsky.social committee vacancy for a second Events Officer: infolit.org.uk/cilip-inform... closing date this coming Friday

Just did an update of my blog post janesecker.wordpress.com/2025/04/16/r... on 20 years as an information literacy advocate and added a link to the recording now on You Tube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gi0... #lilac2025

Last week we ran Webinar 77 in the series Copyright and Online Learning and while we await for the recording, the slides are now up and you can re-watch any of the 76 webinars we've run on the @altuk.bsky.social YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

In honour of World Intellectual Property Day this Saturday, ALTCoOLSIG Committee member Erica Levi has created an engaging and educational game to expand your appreciation of Intellectual Property. Click the link to access the quiz: ericalevi.coventry.domains/games/IPday/...

Running a webinar on Becoming a copyright specialist part V at 11am BST today. Join us if you can..details in the blog post copyrightliteracy.org/2025/04/16/w...

I am very excited to annouce that #Icepops2025 will be taking place in the UK, 9-10 September at the University of Manchester. The call for speakers is now open but love this theme of copyright, safe spaces and sanctuary

This looks like an important organisation - thanks for highlighting it @elinorcarmi.bsky.social last week at #lilac2025

Next copyright and online learning webinar hosted by @altuk.bsky.social taking place on Friday 25 April at 11am. Becoming a Copyright Specialist Part V - register and find out more about our amazing speakers here: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/04/16/w...