In other words, you need a large NECESSARY bureaucracy. Healthcare is big and weird and complicated to deliver and you need people to support the people delivering the care. And if you "cut bureaucracy" and reinvest that money in the frontline then the frontline are *less supported*.

Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat

Watching #SellingSunset new season and have concluded that they need to make it more about Brett and Jason's petty bickering and less about the "drama" between the women.

The thing I'm learning about health librarianship is that it's full of really long words I can't spell and definitely shouldn't attempt to do so in a live demo 😬

Even better, they let us stand outside while it hammered it down and then let us board as soon as it stopped 🥰 Nothing quite like the Ryanair "experience".

I feel like you haven't *truly* experienced flying until you've followed a Ryanair employee on to the tarmac, only to be yelled at by ground crew to stop cos the plane has no crew 😂

The latest in the me asking questions series: do I know any Nottingham based librarians?

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

Baffled as to how City Fibre can be SO bad at their job? Finally got people to install today, only for the guy to say "the box isn't live, they'll fix it before 24th October 🤷‍♀️". FIX IT TODAY! YOU HAVE ONE JOB! THAT JOB IS INTERNET!

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Hey... You, yeah you. Psst, over here. *Opens grimy trench coat* Gay aliens, want some gay aliens?! Some trans pirates for ya missus? Lesbian witches? Yeah, check out these beauties! ✨Preorder Queer As Folklore from @manchesterup.bsky.social!✨ manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781807070397/

I don't usually watch #strictly, did they invent time travel to get the 90s boyband dancer?

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.