AlanFricker
@alanfricker.bsky.social
Still growing stuff, running and generally interested. Probably library chat will happen.
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oh man, literally my professional life and my hobby are colliding! Interesting library job at Games Workshop!
jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a...
jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a...
Collections Management Librarian - Games Workshop Jobs
About the Job Games Workshop has an exciting new role for a Collections Management Librarian to join our Archiving team, where you will be responsible for
jobs.games-workshop.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
oh man, literally my professional life and my hobby are colliding! Interesting library job at Games Workshop!
jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a...
jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a...
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A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
NHS Open Source Policies - All Quietly Removed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqFNP39sKM
A short video to talk about the recently-discovered loss of NHS England's various Open Source pol...
NHS Open Source Policies - All Quietly Removed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqFNP39sKM
A short video to talk about the recently-discovered loss of NHS England's various Open Source pol...
NHS Open Source Policies - All Quietly Removed…
A short video to talk about the recently-discovered loss of NHS England's various Open Source pol...
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
NHS Open Source Policies - All Quietly Removed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqFNP39sKM
A short video to talk about the recently-discovered loss of NHS England's various Open Source pol...
NHS Open Source Policies - All Quietly Removed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqFNP39sKM
A short video to talk about the recently-discovered loss of NHS England's various Open Source pol...
What would an appropriate punishment be for people who use Reactions on Jiscmail lists?
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What would an appropriate punishment be for people who use Reactions on Jiscmail lists?
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“I wish someone at Google would remember scholar exists!”
…and the monkey paw curls.
…and the monkey paw curls.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“I wish someone at Google would remember scholar exists!”
…and the monkey paw curls.
…and the monkey paw curls.
Big - stop bothering me vibes
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Big - stop bothering me vibes
When you aren't a proper cross country hard man and keep.your long sleeve on under your vest #ChingfordLeague
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When you aren't a proper cross country hard man and keep.your long sleeve on under your vest #ChingfordLeague
Afternoon plans require bigger spikes
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Afternoon plans require bigger spikes
A benefit from coming to the office
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A benefit from coming to the office
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If the tags I've just added to the post I'm publishing first thing tomorrow morning appeal to you, sign up to London Centric to have it in your inbox: www.londoncentric.media
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If the tags I've just added to the post I'm publishing first thing tomorrow morning appeal to you, sign up to London Centric to have it in your inbox: www.londoncentric.media
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
Useful review of ebook licencing models 📚https://www.charleston-hub.com/2025/10/atg-special-report-ebooks-types-of-licensing-models-and-access-attributes-for-libraries/
ATG Special Report — eBooks, Types of Licensing Models, and Access Attributes for Libraries - Charleston Hub
October 17, 2025 - By Liliana Giusti Serra (Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Phone: -
www.charleston-hub.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Useful review of ebook licencing models 📚https://www.charleston-hub.com/2025/10/atg-special-report-ebooks-types-of-licensing-models-and-access-attributes-for-libraries/
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I'm conducting research for my prof doc at the Uni of Salford. I'm interested to hear from UK-based healthcare staff who've authored #systematicreviews with or without collaborating with librarians and info professionals. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/re...
#medsky #research #Health
#medsky #research #Health
Researcher version: Librarian Contribution to Systematic Reviews
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'm conducting research for my prof doc at the Uni of Salford. I'm interested to hear from UK-based healthcare staff who've authored #systematicreviews with or without collaborating with librarians and info professionals. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/re...
#medsky #research #Health
#medsky #research #Health
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The latest Public Services Performance Tracker from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on the NHS is long but well worth a read. It is full for good skeptical analysis and some absolute crackers. Some quotes below: ...
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The latest Public Services Performance Tracker from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on the NHS is long but well worth a read. It is full for good skeptical analysis and some absolute crackers. Some quotes below: ...
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A good piece. It is very sad that there is not more public interest in the British Library. But then, I suppose, most people have never been inside a reading room and don't really understand how research infrastructure works.
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
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November 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A good piece. It is very sad that there is not more public interest in the British Library. But then, I suppose, most people have never been inside a reading room and don't really understand how research infrastructure works.
A helpful explanation set firmly in medical library examples 📚 blog.tripdatabase.com/2025/11/05/w...
What Is Vector Search?
Vector search is becoming increasingly prominent. At Trip we’re exploring its use and – in the spirit of transparency – we wish to share insights into what it is and how it differ…
blog.tripdatabase.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A helpful explanation set firmly in medical library examples 📚 blog.tripdatabase.com/2025/11/05/w...
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Our new preprint! The Acknowledgments problem, and what to do about it.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Our new preprint! The Acknowledgments problem, and what to do about it.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
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The Internet Archive’s microfiche digitization #livestream gives you real-time preservation work plus mellow lo-fi vibes — the chillest way to watch history get saved.
Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT).
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream @Archive.org
Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT).
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream @Archive.org
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Internet Archive’s microfiche digitization #livestream gives you real-time preservation work plus mellow lo-fi vibes — the chillest way to watch history get saved.
Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT).
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream @Archive.org
Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT).
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream @Archive.org
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So thanks @kraftylady121.bsky.social for writing it #medlibs 📚
Having seen OpenEvidence earlier this week as part of a presentation on AI in medical education this is a timely post asking important questions about funding, functionality and transparency
kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence...
kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence...
OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing? – Krafty Librarian
kraftylibrarian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
So thanks @kraftylady121.bsky.social for writing it #medlibs 📚
Having seen OpenEvidence earlier this week as part of a presentation on AI in medical education this is a timely post asking important questions about funding, functionality and transparency
kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence...
kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence...
OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing? – Krafty Librarian
kraftylibrarian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Having seen OpenEvidence earlier this week as part of a presentation on AI in medical education this is a timely post asking important questions about funding, functionality and transparency
kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence...
kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence...
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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Great blog post! "OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing?" kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence... If there is any tool that locks out librarians, I'm immediately skeptical! What are you hiding, OpenEvidence?! #medlibs #canmedlibs
OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing? – Krafty Librarian
kraftylibrarian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Great blog post! "OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing?" kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence... If there is any tool that locks out librarians, I'm immediately skeptical! What are you hiding, OpenEvidence?! #medlibs #canmedlibs
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Sometimes when there's not a class on, I go into the empty gym studio and re-rack all the body pump plates because I can't bear seeing them all mixed up on the wrong holders.
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
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November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM