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Academic & Special Libraries Section of @laibluesky.bsky.social. No shushing around here! We do networking and events including the annual A&SL conference in March. More details at https://aslibraries.ie/
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Save The Date! We are excited to announce that the Academic & Special Libraries Section Conference will take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie in Dublin. The #ASL2026 conference theme is Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice and Possibility - call for papers coming soon...
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!
A few last minute spots have opened up for this tour of Chester Beatty Library this evening. Email us at [email protected] if you'd like to join us from 6.30-7.30!
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A few last minute spots have opened up for this tour of Chester Beatty Library this evening. Email us at [email protected] if you'd like to join us from 6.30-7.30!
We can't wait for exclusive A&SL tour of the Chester Beatty Library tomorrow. Our tour has sold out but if you're on the waiting list keep an eye on your email in case there are last minute cancellations. To those who managed to nab a ticket - we look forward to seeing you there!
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We can't wait for exclusive A&SL tour of the Chester Beatty Library tomorrow. Our tour has sold out but if you're on the waiting list keep an eye on your email in case there are last minute cancellations. To those who managed to nab a ticket - we look forward to seeing you there!
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Well this is supremely messed up 📜 📚
A Rash of Bomb Threats Hit College and University Libraries
At least 15 US colleges and universities received bomb threats targeting the library since Sunday as part of a nationwide swatting event.
bookriot.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Well this is supremely messed up 📜 📚
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On top of everything else...
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Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books
It’s a trippy time to have a library card.
www.404media.co
October 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On top of everything else...
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Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
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Congratulations to Claire Dunne @ucdlibrary.bsky.social winner of the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog Award! Read her blog post 'Shells, Shorthand, and Skipping Classes: Documenting Prize Bookplates in the John Manning Collection of Children's Books' now at www.libfocus.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Congratulations to Claire Dunne @ucdlibrary.bsky.social winner of the 2025 @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog Award! Read her blog post 'Shells, Shorthand, and Skipping Classes: Documenting Prize Bookplates in the John Manning Collection of Children's Books' now at www.libfocus.com
Don't miss this online e-portfolio workshop from @laicdgroup.bsky.social on Tuesday 14th October @ 6.30pm!
📢 Registration is open for our next event!
E-Portfolio Power: An Online Workshop for LIS Professionals. Join Isabelle Courtney and Robert Alfis in this webinar to explore the power of ePortfolios
📅 Tuesday, October 14th 6:30 to 8 PM
🎟️ €15, students/unwaged €10
🔗 www.eventbrite.ie/e/e-portfoli...
E-Portfolio Power: An Online Workshop for LIS Professionals. Join Isabelle Courtney and Robert Alfis in this webinar to explore the power of ePortfolios
📅 Tuesday, October 14th 6:30 to 8 PM
🎟️ €15, students/unwaged €10
🔗 www.eventbrite.ie/e/e-portfoli...
September 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Don't miss this online e-portfolio workshop from @laicdgroup.bsky.social on Tuesday 14th October @ 6.30pm!
Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj
September 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj
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Unlike the current Irish weather our link-out is always reliable, bringing you the latest library & info news each month! Get up to date on the wicked scholarly publishing system, the endurance of libraries & the war on knowledge, AI & Open Access, the Google Graveyard and more at www.libfocus.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Unlike the current Irish weather our link-out is always reliable, bringing you the latest library & info news each month! Get up to date on the wicked scholarly publishing system, the endurance of libraries & the war on knowledge, AI & Open Access, the Google Graveyard and more at www.libfocus.com
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Calling all library assistants in CONUL Libraries - have you submitted to the @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards yet? Only 3 days to go to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes including the top prize of €200 AND be published in @libfocus.bsky.social conul.ie/library-assi...
July 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Calling all library assistants in CONUL Libraries - have you submitted to the @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards yet? Only 3 days to go to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes including the top prize of €200 AND be published in @libfocus.bsky.social conul.ie/library-assi...
Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!
July 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!
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Audiobooks and the accessibility revolution
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
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June 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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"This corresponds to a male being 28.6%–185.5% more likely to be director." (Depending on the type of library). 📚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Current State of Female Representation in Library Leadership: A Comprehensive Analysis of Over 13,000 Open U.S. Libraries by Library Type, Collection Size, and State
Women are still underrepresented in library leadership. Previous research has focused on academic libraries, with samples of <1000 libraries. This is the first study to analyze >13,000 U.S. librari...
www.tandfonline.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"This corresponds to a male being 28.6%–185.5% more likely to be director." (Depending on the type of library). 📚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Lavonnia Moore, the librarian fired for including one of my books on a display after a child requested it, sounds incredible and what happened to her should be a crime. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l...
South Georgia library manager fired for trans-inclusive display
The branch manager at the Pierce County Library was fired after displaying a trans-inclusive children's book in a public display.
roughdraftatlanta.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Lavonnia Moore, the librarian fired for including one of my books on a display after a child requested it, sounds incredible and what happened to her should be a crime. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l...
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Always on the lookout for the latest info and #library news? In our July link-out you'll learn about language bias in scholarly publishing, essential skills for library staff, AI & technology in #libraries, the pioneering Irish project recovering lost historical records and more at www.libfocus.com
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Alt: a woman in a floral shirt says a little more information please on netflix
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July 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Always on the lookout for the latest info and #library news? In our July link-out you'll learn about language bias in scholarly publishing, essential skills for library staff, AI & technology in #libraries, the pioneering Irish project recovering lost historical records and more at www.libfocus.com
Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com
How brilliant that the Writing Skills for LIS Professionals webinar inspired Isabell Seeger to write this article. The event was jointly hosted by @laicdgroup.bsky.social and @aslibraries.bsky.social in May and presented by A&SL committee members @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Marta Bustillo.
Our latest guest post is from Isabell Seeger, soon-to-be MLIS graduate from @ucdischool.bsky.social. She outlines her motivation for a career change from tech into librarianship and the surprising parallels and transferable skills from one to the other over at www.libfocus.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
How brilliant that the Writing Skills for LIS Professionals webinar inspired Isabell Seeger to write this article. The event was jointly hosted by @laicdgroup.bsky.social and @aslibraries.bsky.social in May and presented by A&SL committee members @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Marta Bustillo.
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It's always a pleasure to have our Summer networking evening with @aslibraries.bsky.social, a great time was had by all! Thanks to our wonderful speaker @aphrak.bsky.social for her insights on AI literacy and check out algowatch.eu for more info.
June 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's always a pleasure to have our Summer networking evening with @aslibraries.bsky.social, a great time was had by all! Thanks to our wonderful speaker @aphrak.bsky.social for her insights on AI literacy and check out algowatch.eu for more info.
Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House
June 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House
The Summer Celebration networking evening has moved a few doors up from @ria.ie to the Oak Room in The Mansion House. Another beautiful space for current @healthlibraries.bsky.social and @aslibraries.bsky.social members to catch up with colleagues and enjoy Prof. Aphra Kerr's talk!
Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3
June 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The Summer Celebration networking evening has moved a few doors up from @ria.ie to the Oak Room in The Mansion House. Another beautiful space for current @healthlibraries.bsky.social and @aslibraries.bsky.social members to catch up with colleagues and enjoy Prof. Aphra Kerr's talk!
Only 5 days to go to this Summer networking evening in @ria.ie. If you're a current @healthlibraries.bsky.social or @aslibraries.bsky.social member register for your free ticket today!
Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3
June 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Only 5 days to go to this Summer networking evening in @ria.ie. If you're a current @healthlibraries.bsky.social or @aslibraries.bsky.social member register for your free ticket today!
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📢 Check out this review of the #ASL2025 Conference! 📢
Our LLL & Research Support Assistant Librarian, Kirsteen Walters, delivered an insightful presentation on "Empowering Library Users with AI Literacy: Developing High-Quality Resources to Foster Knowledge Growth" at the #MOLImuseum 27th March.
Our LLL & Research Support Assistant Librarian, Kirsteen Walters, delivered an insightful presentation on "Empowering Library Users with AI Literacy: Developing High-Quality Resources to Foster Knowledge Growth" at the #MOLImuseum 27th March.
Don't miss Ann Marie Barrett's review of #ASL2025 in @laibluesky.bsky.social's An Leabharlann! Read about the brilliant talks from our speakers including the powerful speeches from @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social www.libraryassociation.ie/an-leabharla...
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📢 Check out this review of the #ASL2025 Conference! 📢
Our LLL & Research Support Assistant Librarian, Kirsteen Walters, delivered an insightful presentation on "Empowering Library Users with AI Literacy: Developing High-Quality Resources to Foster Knowledge Growth" at the #MOLImuseum 27th March.
Our LLL & Research Support Assistant Librarian, Kirsteen Walters, delivered an insightful presentation on "Empowering Library Users with AI Literacy: Developing High-Quality Resources to Foster Knowledge Growth" at the #MOLImuseum 27th March.