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A lovely preservation story.
Exciting news - I have actually updated the Library Conferences on BlueSky page, and it now has current and previous 2026 sections! Lots to do to add in events I have noted in screenshots and saved emails, but good progress.
Enjoyable visit today to the Fashion and Textile Museum to see Costume Couture: sixty years of Cosprop. The company was founded by John Bright in 1965, and has an outstanding collection of original and commissioned costumes for film, relevions and theatre. fashiontextilemuseum.org/exhibitionsd...
Study finds signs and symbols on central European artifacts between 43,000 and 34,000 years old, appear statistically similar to protocuneiform from approx 3500-3200BC. #TheStoryOfDocuments www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reading any book can lead to understanding, which is something of a joy.
Now open!
Extra tour date announced for Wednesday 9th April.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...
Job losses at UK research-intensive universities double in two years.
Exclusive: Scale of redundancies branded a “disaster”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Thinking just isn’t profitable.
Never underestimate a cat.
This @historytoday.com article is FREE for 7 days to mark the 200th anniversary of London's first university #UCL200 @ioew.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
The study shows association with a reduced risk, rather than a definitive link - but still encouraging!
Exposition of Libraries Alliance from founder @richove.bsky.social in conversation with Rob Green @cilip.bsky.social - importance of technologically up-to-date library staff. Listen to the end for clear statement on what libraries mean to society.
📚 Two centuries of student life reveal a dynamic, changing London.
To mark UCL’s 200th anniversary, Student London: A New History of Higher Education in the Capital is out today- free to read and download: bit.ly/3NcnXpi
#StudentLondon #LondonHistory #HigherEducation #OpenAccess
MAGAZINE MONDAY | From fragile fragments to the digital world: Library conservators treat crumpled Egyptian papyrus texts and bring them to a global audience online. https://lcm.loc.gov/issue/january-february-2026/history-unfolded/?loclr=blsky
' Ronald Barnett describes the contemporary fascination with skills as a form of ‘bewitchment’ (others have put it more strongly elsewhere)....When individuals are defined in this way, they become more easily interchangeable in the labour market, increasing workers’ vulnerability.'
Photo of a variety of purple crocuses in a lawn, in February.
An uplifting photo of our crocus lawn. Every single bulb moved there from under the trees by resident squirrels over the years 🐿️ No yellow ones. I guess they eat those straightaway.
It’s never a good thing to dictate what other people’s children can read. School libraries are spaces for every child.
The joy of books!
Menu from Cafe Royal in London “David Bowie Afternoon Tea”.
Tray of assorted finger sandwiches.
Small scone topped with image of David Bowie.
Selection of David Bowie themed small cakes.
Treated, yesterday, to a David Bowie themed tea at the newly made-over Cafe Royal. Taken fashionably with the tourists at 1.00pm, the glam rock fare was served in the glittering Oscar Wilde Room, where videoing content took precedence to eating. Good times!
I have favoured the all black, non-biz style of dressing for a long time. Perhaps it is universal rather than specific to Manchester. It seems to say “I can think for myself” and “I don’t need to look like the rest of you”. Also, of course, eminently practical; everything matches everything else.
Even while the UK Web Archive’s public site is offline, the work hasn’t stopped. Behind the scenes, teams are still collecting, preserving, and building new collections to safeguard the UK’s digital history. 💻
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
#WebArchiving #UKWebArchive #UKLegalDeposit
If current politics is getting you down, Paddington The Musical will restore your faith in liberal London 😎 paddingtonthemusical.com
Detailed organisation and understanding of works still requires human effort.
See #CILIP's response to the new #Libraries funding announcement from the Government⤵️
Marie Curie in the history of bibliographic control. New blog post theoccasionalinformationist.com/2026/01/20/t...
Sad news. Lovely clothes.
Panel One. Two figures walk up a hill in a park. One walks in front and the other is walking a dog Front "My new year's resolution is to stop lending books" Dog-walker "Really?" Panel Two. Front, becoming agitated "It's just not worth the risk: cracked spines! Bent corners! Torn pages! Grubby fingers! Crumbs! Baths! Burglars! Rats! Children!! I can't allow such precious artefacts to fall into the careless hands of clumsy philistines!" Panel Three. Dog-walker "And how do the other librarians feel about this?" Front "Less supportive Than I'd hoped."
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
“Many academic leaders follow managerial paths rather than scholarly ones ..” (often with no competence, creativity or credibility)
