Have reached the level of adult where a younger woman just asked me if I have a tissue.

Perils of living in a rural area: We just had a power cut while I'm trying to work 😅

A plea to academic publishers: please stop publishing articles formatted in columns. It’s a pain for people using screen readers and is generally more difficult to read on a screen, which is likely how the majority of articles are read these days.

If you're on #LinkedIn, this is the link for declining their use of your data for training their AI models: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

@nlisn.bsky.social is attempting to assess the proportion/spread of neurodiversity across across all UK library sectors. If you identify as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis, or suspect you may be - please fill in our short survey! Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!

BBC stop giving air time to men who call women "girls" challenge: Rugby world cup version failed.

God I love Ruby Tui #RWC2025 #RugbyWorldCup

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

6. the extremely unhinged series of claims that without training them on how to be users of such systems that we somehow fail as teachers — truly ludicrous, utterly bizarre, and in fact directly contradicts other industry selling points. (Section 3.6 here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) 8/n

Springshare apparently said that "bots are aggressively hammering our AZ pages" which both made me giggle and immediately think of Futurama.

On 2/9/25 we have the @christinemmoe.bsky.social giving a #free online talk: “You deserve to take care of yourself” This is based on findings from a #research project on the #workplace experiences of #neurodivergent #librarians More info here ➡️ nlisn.org/events/ #Employment #Dyslexia #Autism #ADHD

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI: At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

Nothing better in life than watching rugby players singing the national anthem. #rugbyworldcup

Seminar 2 of the LIS Research Seminar Series is now confirmed. Come and hear @patchedelbows.bsky.social talk about his brilliant research on HE librarians & social class. Some of you probably even contributed 😉 cassyni.com/series/KVXBf...

Good. It’s always felt unfair considering how much rent can be. It should give some hope to people trapped renting for years that there’ll eventually be a route out. They should also make it easier for people in shared ownership places to staircase bigger chunks & earlier.

*stares at librarianship* 📚

📣Call for Speakers for the next in person @nlisn.bsky.social event on the 6th October: 'Adjustments in the #Workplace' docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Library #Librarian #LibraryWorker #KIM #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Employment #Dyslexia #Autism #ADHD #Dysgraphia #Dyspraxia #Dyscalculia #OCD

Radio host calling it U-C-A-S rather than U-CAS made me laugh. Did they rebrand??

Remember this? #TropicalLibrarian 📚 web.archive.org/web/20120825...

It's only week 2 but going from a highly toxic work environment (the STORIES I could tell!) to one that seems functional and everyone is lovely is just the best decision I could have made for myself 🥳

Was going to watch either the grand prix or And Just Like That this afternoon as my parents have Sky, but turns they don't have either of those channels. What even is the point of having parents?? (Apart from living in their house for a bit, I guess.)

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it

Hi everyone, As part of my dissertation, I am researching audiobook narration. If you have listened to an audiobook within the last two years, or have previously been a frequent audiobook user, I would really appreciate your thoughts! You can find the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The lesson I will apparently never truly learn is: No matter how prepared you *think* you are for moving, you are not prepared enough.

Just smashed my fave mug... one less thing to move, I guess?

Movers are coming in the morning, haven't finished sorting stuff out, obviously I have spent the day having lunch with @patchedelbows.bsky.social and then playing Bus Out. World Champion Procrastinator, right here.

Hello! If you have a position at a UK university please sign this thanks

Train from Coventry was delayed so had to race to Liverpool Street. Me, on the platform: Oh my god I'm going to make it with 2 minutes to spare! Greater Anglia: Haha we've cancelled it actually.

On yet another delayed train. I don't think I've been on a train that hasn't been delayed in the past few months. And of course the train is so crowded that people are standing.

Technically an employee for another week but have now finished working at Coventry University Library 🥳🥳🥳 A week off to get sorted and move, then I'll be joining University of Suffolk. *waves to east of England library folk*

We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.

"Be kind to yourself and hard on the system."

Had reason to count my books this weekend and I own around 300. So, library folk: What about you? Are you firmly in the "I don't read, actually" camp? Do you borrow all your books? Or do you have your own library?

This evening's mood is "trying to freecycle some things, instantly regretting it".

If you've worked on a library project to showcase ethnically minoritised authors, and you've received recommendations for books from students and staff (and you see this today or over the weekend...) I'd love to hear from you. We're buying some books on a tight deadline! Some more context below. 📚

"messages that librarians should be enthusiastic + optimistic about technological changes... frequently described as inevitable, often imply or outright assert that those who question or resist certain tech developments are simply overwhelmed by irrational fear + anxiety that they need to overcome."

Even though universities work to accept disability, disabled students struggle to tell others about their disability and get the support they need. Teaching others on campuses about disabilities & providing peer support are ways to help disabled students succeed. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WZABN...

Anyone know how storage units work? Might need to store all my stuff for a while before I find somewhere to live and have no idea what to look for.

ALSO I fixed* all the captions for the #CALC2020 videos so go get watching those too! (*I think, LMK if something is wrong.) #CALC25 #Critlib youtube.com/playlist?lis...

With this recording I can officially now say we've completed #CALC25! Twanna Hodge and Abigail Philips' session "Librarianship in the mirror: Reflecting on our complicities" is now captioned and ready for you to watch and learn. youtu.be/5ChA-jCcvjg?...

You might also note there's a #CALC2020 playlist on our YouTube channel now... that was me transferring videos before I leave my current job. Unfortunately captions didn't transfer so these are auto- generated only for the moment. (Sorry, it is on the list to get these properly done.) #CALC25

Please RT far and wide, I have no advertising budget! Can I interest you in working with me? Excellent entry level opportunity in an FE library, happy to have an informal chat ce0115li.webitrent.com/ce0115li_web...

Delighted to say you can now view @ckamposiori.bsky.social talk from #CALC25 on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/SIZL3FyFESY?...

I did not have "does this place have double glazed windows" as a question I'd need to ask in 2025. And yet.

Wimbledon on, packing station set up, #CALC25 merch* (hopefully, belatedly) going out this week! *sketchnotes hidden as they're too good to show spoilers

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Sharing on behalf of colleagues: Lancaster University Library is looking to commission an artist to create a mural to promote its new Graphic Novels Collection. Deadline for applications this Friday (20th June), details here: tr.ee/JKSl7cv-Ei

this is SUCH vital research. Grateful for this report, however hard it is to read. #UKHE

"Is AI Bad If I Don't Notice You Used It?" is a bad question because the point is that the processes of reading writing drawing painting (etc) and thinking have value in and of themselves and allowing them to be hollowed out by AI tools is destructive, whether you noticed it or not.

Which is to say: If you know of a place to rent in Ipswich, please let me know 🙏 Need from last week of July at latest.