I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
Workshops, breakout sessions, panels, plenaries, lightening talks and posters are all welcome - as are first-timers and veterans! We have such a varied programme across open research, publishing, e-resources, collections, leadership, EDI, AI...
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 22nd July 🌞
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Just over one week to the @ciliplgbtq.bsky.social webinar where I'll talk about being an ally to trans, non-binary & gender non-conforming people.
We're a tiny minority under ongoing attack - allies are essential.
Tuesday 27 May, 1-2pm on Teams and open to all!
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
It would also be nice if cis people with platforms actually spoke out publicly for a change and didn’t just message their trans friends privately to say that it sucks but keep quiet otherwise to avoid losing their newspaper columns
Is anyone in the (chat disabled) ACS webinar? It's like being in bizarro world
You too Jess! See you on the dance floor tomorrow:)
First work day at #UKSG25 is over 🥂 - stand out for me was the Library CEO with Tony Zanders, @jessicagardner.bsky.social and @kmdames.bsky.social talking about library leadership. Authentic, vulnerable and people-centred - a reminder that in a world of e-resources & OA it’s people who create change
Some really challenging questions (and interesting answers…) around the ethics and inequalities around AI, really brilliant to see our @uksg.bsky.social community holding us to account. And our fourth panel member, ChatGPT is holding their own 😂 #UKSG25
To all the lucky people in sunny Brighton for #UKSG2025 #UKSG, please remember to add alt text to your photos to make everyone equally envious of you.
Such a lovely sunny morning to welcome us to #UKSG25 in Brighton 🌞 - who’s here (UKSG) and here (Bluesky)?
Only a few days remaining to apply for this brilliant opportunity with @uksg.bsky.social
'We love working closely with our advisors except in this case, where we seemingly sprang this massive change on them post facto. We hope by extending this service by a few months you'll all stop complaining, even though the complaints were substantial/existential as well as temporal. Community <3'
📢 Want to shape the future of EDI in the information community? @uksg.bsky.social is seeking passionate individuals for our new EDI Working Group: 6-8 members (library & publishing/vendor) from diverse minority groups & allies. Interested? Apply by 21/3/25: forms.office.com/e/ueR3z5yMT9
Being part of the Board has given me a deeper understanding of how UKSG works to bring the whole community together, as well as allowing me to work closely with other volunteers and the UKSG Team. Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Are you interested in guiding the UKSG's future? We have a vacancy in our 2025 election for a Publisher/Vendor/Intermediary - it could be you! Email info@uksg.org if you are interested in finding out more! Tagging this week's Board Highlight: @tashamc.bsky.social
I got a sponsored place last year and it was a fantastic experience!
Are you interested in guiding the UKSG's future? We have a vacancy in our 2025 election for a Publisher/Vendor/Intermediary - it could be you! Email info@uksg.org if you are interested in finding out more!
Dancing Snoopy
Check out (and apply!) our 2025 Merriman Award - you get an expenses paid trip to #UKSG2025 in Brighton in March, registration for the @NASIG digital conference in May plus FREE access to any UKSG event in 2025! dub.sh/jVNqjXG Our thanks to @tandfresearch.bsky.social for their kind support!
And super-helpful reminder of @epicbayj.bsky.social's Inclusive Recruitment Checklist. I read it at the time, but I could definitely benefit from going though it afresh and thinking about how it applies to the new role I'm advertising soon (leadership role around student library experience)
One of only two videos I will always stop to watch - iconic! The other one is Tom Holland dancing in the rain :)
New Chief Executive appointed at the British Library. No background in libraries, so I hope she is a fast learner. It couldn’t be a harder job right now. www.bl.uk/press/rebecc...
Fab I'll look out for her :)
Is anyone going to the Figshare User Conference on 6th November?
"Giving students accommodations is a disservice to employers. Credentialing is a key good offered by universities by giving some students more help than others undermines it, says Justin Noia. October 23, 2024. Justin Noia. Recently, one of my students requested the use of a personal "memory aid" - a pre-written notecard - in an exam. According to my institution, the accommodation was "required for equal access," even though a memory aid obviously undermind the evaluation's major purpose: to text the student's ability to recall class content. I had to grade her exam like everyone else's as *if* she hadn't used a memory aid. Her grade, therefore, was a lie."
Times Higher Ed has a column today about getting rid of accommodations for students with disabilities. It is breathtakingly ableist. It argues for the exclusion of people with disabilities from higher ed. I am not linking: it's click bait, but you can see the opening paragraph below.
Whilst it is so important to understand the policies so you can maximise support and be prepared for difficult conversations, being flexible & compassionate and not focusing on tiny rules goes such a long way. Being black & white can infantilise - if you can give someone leeway who deserves it, do
For me it's that this is a two-way relationship; you will have sleepless nights worrying, and can do a lot to support your people but they also need to put the work in where they need to make changes. Also how different people are in how they need support, process info, what they deem 'professional'
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A reminder that you can watch the videos from our annual conference here: underline.io/events/463/l... hosted by our content partners, Underline - nearly complete! Putting together the final programme for #UKSG2025 now!
Dark blue and gold slide that says: Winner, researcher or teaching support award, open research team, manchester met staff awards 2024, celebrating your outstanding contribution.
The open research team is standing on the stage holding their framed award and smiling at the camera.
Hooray - my team won the Teaching or Research Support Award for our work on our new Research Publications Policy, at the staff awards on Friday! I'm so proud of all the brilliant work they do and it's wonderful to have this recognised #McrMetProud
At the University of Sheffield Library, we've collected the experiences of staff involved in creating & using Open Educational Resources (OER), empowered by our recent OER Policy.
Hear about their experiences in our new collection of video case studies: sheffield.ac.uk/library/open...
