Colette Townend
@colettet.bsky.social
Systems librarian at Lambeth Libraries (she/her) 🏴
Really good day at the @cilipmdg.bsky.social Worldcafé style meeting on alternatives to LCSH! Excellently organised - lots to think about shelf ready metadata, consortia catalogues, skills and legacy… also very cool to learn of the London institutions (Kings and Wellcome) now using Homosaurus
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Really good day at the @cilipmdg.bsky.social Worldcafé style meeting on alternatives to LCSH! Excellently organised - lots to think about shelf ready metadata, consortia catalogues, skills and legacy… also very cool to learn of the London institutions (Kings and Wellcome) now using Homosaurus
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We've just hit send on this month's MDG Bulletin - check it out for news and events for #metadata & #cataloguing professionals. 📚📖🐈
email-cilip.org.uk/6WFS-2U19H-4...
email-cilip.org.uk/6WFS-2U19H-4...
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We've just hit send on this month's MDG Bulletin - check it out for news and events for #metadata & #cataloguing professionals. 📚📖🐈
email-cilip.org.uk/6WFS-2U19H-4...
email-cilip.org.uk/6WFS-2U19H-4...
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We're excited to announce our FREE open-access #CILIPMembersFest26. The festival will again offer a selection of exciting workshops, trainings & discussions co-programmed by CILIP and our groups & networks.
Explore our programme & book 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26
📅2 - 6 March 2026
Explore our programme & book 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26
📅2 - 6 March 2026
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We're excited to announce our FREE open-access #CILIPMembersFest26. The festival will again offer a selection of exciting workshops, trainings & discussions co-programmed by CILIP and our groups & networks.
Explore our programme & book 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26
📅2 - 6 March 2026
Explore our programme & book 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26
📅2 - 6 March 2026
How cool to hear about this accordion book project! Had not known this format’s name before - in Greece university children’s lit students worked with under 5s to make their own books #EUROLIS
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
How cool to hear about this accordion book project! Had not known this format’s name before - in Greece university children’s lit students worked with under 5s to make their own books #EUROLIS
Adélaïde Boulanger details the French Pompidou library’s accessibility services including software to adapt books to digital formats under copyright exceptions in EU law #EUROLIS
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Adélaïde Boulanger details the French Pompidou library’s accessibility services including software to adapt books to digital formats under copyright exceptions in EU law #EUROLIS
Fascinating that @britishlibrary.bsky.social collect LGBTQ+ books from Russia as they are censored or restricted - Hanna Dettlaff-Kuznicka talks of books with sections crossed out #EUROLIS
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Fascinating that @britishlibrary.bsky.social collect LGBTQ+ books from Russia as they are censored or restricted - Hanna Dettlaff-Kuznicka talks of books with sections crossed out #EUROLIS
Today will be at #EUROLIS - looking forward to hearing about librarianship best practice from across Europe
📚 EUROLIS Seminar 2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
eventbrite.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today will be at #EUROLIS - looking forward to hearing about librarianship best practice from across Europe
For truly equitable metadata perhaps we need to look beyond ROI and catalogue the obscure titles with content outside of the mainstream first - personally that as a reader is the stuff I’m looking for! #NAGWebinarWeek
In library supply, titles can be split up by cataloguers or require a cataloguer with specialist subject knowledge. A mainstream record has better return on investment for supplier than an obscure item which may be acquired by just one library #NAGWebinarWeek
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
For truly equitable metadata perhaps we need to look beyond ROI and catalogue the obscure titles with content outside of the mainstream first - personally that as a reader is the stuff I’m looking for! #NAGWebinarWeek
I’ll be live posting @annewelsh.bsky.social helping us all with shelf-un-ready issues over here on this thread! Follow along
Starting now! Time to logon... What doesn't come shelf-ready and what do cataloguers do with it? #NAGWebinarWeek - We will be live posting so follow along and join the conversation
Tomorrow: NAG Webinar Week -
What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? with @annewelsh.bsky.social from Beginning Cataloguing.
Thursday 20 Nov 12pm
Book now: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/
Free and open to all!
#NAGWebinarWeek
What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? with @annewelsh.bsky.social from Beginning Cataloguing.
Thursday 20 Nov 12pm
Book now: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/
Free and open to all!
#NAGWebinarWeek
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’ll be live posting @annewelsh.bsky.social helping us all with shelf-un-ready issues over here on this thread! Follow along
Really looking forward to more from #NAGWebinarWeek tomorrow w/ What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? w/ @annewelsh.bsky.social from Beginning Cataloguing.
booking info: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/ - free & open to all
I feel like it might open a can of shelf un-ready worms!
booking info: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/ - free & open to all
I feel like it might open a can of shelf un-ready worms!
What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? – National Acquisitions Group
nag.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Really looking forward to more from #NAGWebinarWeek tomorrow w/ What Doesn’t Come Shelf-Ready and What Do Cataloguers Do With It? w/ @annewelsh.bsky.social from Beginning Cataloguing.
booking info: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/ - free & open to all
I feel like it might open a can of shelf un-ready worms!
booking info: nag.org.uk/event/welsh/ - free & open to all
I feel like it might open a can of shelf un-ready worms!
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
I’ve received the UK Up-and-Coming Wikimedian of The Year Award 2025! Thank you if you voted for me
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I’ve received the UK Up-and-Coming Wikimedian of The Year Award 2025! Thank you if you voted for me
Demystification from librarians on how authority control identifiers can we added within catalogue records during #NAGWebinarWeek
A question from the audience - where can linked data be within a record? Within 710 tag the authority name and URLs can be included #NAGWebinarWeek
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Demystification from librarians on how authority control identifiers can we added within catalogue records during #NAGWebinarWeek
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Metadata from @manchesterup.bsky.social includes titles, authors, blurb, BIC BISAC thema, print and ebook ISBNs which is sent months ahead to Manchester University Library for MARC21 creation so information is available pre-print at BIC silver level metadata quality accreditation #NAGWebinarWeek
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Metadata from @manchesterup.bsky.social includes titles, authors, blurb, BIC BISAC thema, print and ebook ISBNs which is sent months ahead to Manchester University Library for MARC21 creation so information is available pre-print at BIC silver level metadata quality accreditation #NAGWebinarWeek
Looking forward to this webinar later - still time to sign up! Free and open to all
Tomorrow: Metadata in partnership - Manchester University Press & the University Library working together.
Free webinar 19th Nov 1400 with @emmabooth.bsky.social, Kate Horton, @mellordramatic.bsky.social, Jessica Thompson & Beth Price.
nag.org.uk/event/mup/
#NAGWebinarWeek
@manchesterup.bsky.social
Free webinar 19th Nov 1400 with @emmabooth.bsky.social, Kate Horton, @mellordramatic.bsky.social, Jessica Thompson & Beth Price.
nag.org.uk/event/mup/
#NAGWebinarWeek
@manchesterup.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Looking forward to this webinar later - still time to sign up! Free and open to all
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Save the Date! NAG Seminar and Forum is coming to Nottingham for 2026 and we're making it a two day event 🎉
- 20th and 21st May 2026
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
More info: nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
📚 #NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
- 20th and 21st May 2026
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
More info: nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
📚 #NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Save the Date! NAG Seminar and Forum is coming to Nottingham for 2026 and we're making it a two day event 🎉
- 20th and 21st May 2026
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
More info: nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
📚 #NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
- 20th and 21st May 2026
- Albert Hall, Nottingham
More info: nag.org.uk/2026-seminar/
📚 #NAGcd16 #NAGplf26
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@indexers.bsky.social invites @cilipmdg.bsky.social members to its next Coffee Morning Zoom meeting on Thursday 20th November at 11am.
The topic is indexing feminist texts – books whose authors have applied feminist analysis or a related critical framework.
More at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
The topic is indexing feminist texts – books whose authors have applied feminist analysis or a related critical framework.
More at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@indexers.bsky.social invites @cilipmdg.bsky.social members to its next Coffee Morning Zoom meeting on Thursday 20th November at 11am.
The topic is indexing feminist texts – books whose authors have applied feminist analysis or a related critical framework.
More at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
The topic is indexing feminist texts – books whose authors have applied feminist analysis or a related critical framework.
More at: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
Great day coming up at Bookseller crow! 6th Dec. Lots of authors visiting crystal palace to sign books! Info here booksellercrow.co.uk/event/christ...
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Great day coming up at Bookseller crow! 6th Dec. Lots of authors visiting crystal palace to sign books! Info here booksellercrow.co.uk/event/christ...
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We will be flogging mags, t-shirts, totes, badges and more this Saturday.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We will be flogging mags, t-shirts, totes, badges and more this Saturday.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.
This Saturday!
Coming up at Brixton Library @stanchionbooks.bsky.social LONDON FOOTBALL BOOK MARKET Sat 15th Nov stalls include football books, zines, comics and replica kits from @theblizzard.bsky.social @lowerblock.bsky.social OOF, Pitch Publishing and much more! FREE entry
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-foo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-foo...
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This Saturday!
Excited to be speaking at EUROLIS next week about routes to inclusive participation in library services, such as @wikimediauk.bsky.social partnerships, zine & book fairs, self published & small press works in library stock and more!
📚 EUROLIS Seminar 2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Excited to be speaking at EUROLIS next week about routes to inclusive participation in library services, such as @wikimediauk.bsky.social partnerships, zine & book fairs, self published & small press works in library stock and more!
📚 EUROLIS Seminar 2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📚 EUROLIS Seminar 2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
Open Libraries. Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves
🗓️ Fri 21 Nov | 🕘 10–4:30 | 📍 Europe House, London
Join library professionals from across Europe to explore inclusion, openness & innovation in libraries.
🎟️ Free registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/eurolis-seminar-2025
Reposted by Colette Townend
Coming up at Brixton Library @stanchionbooks.bsky.social LONDON FOOTBALL BOOK MARKET Sat 15th Nov stalls include football books, zines, comics and replica kits from @theblizzard.bsky.social @lowerblock.bsky.social OOF, Pitch Publishing and much more! FREE entry
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-foo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-foo...
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Coming up at Brixton Library @stanchionbooks.bsky.social LONDON FOOTBALL BOOK MARKET Sat 15th Nov stalls include football books, zines, comics and replica kits from @theblizzard.bsky.social @lowerblock.bsky.social OOF, Pitch Publishing and much more! FREE entry
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-foo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-foo...
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Don't miss our first #WorldCafe event on #SubjectAnalysis at the Wellcome Collection, London: 11:00-16:00 on 26th November.
Contribute to the discussion on the use of LCSH and other subject heading vocabularies.
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics
Contribute to the discussion on the use of LCSH and other subject heading vocabularies.
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics
@cilipmdg.bsky.social invites participants to a WorldCafe Event @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on the topic of Subject Analysis & LCSH within the current metadata landscape.
Wed 26th November 2025 11:00-16:00
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics
Wed 26th November 2025 11:00-16:00
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Don't miss our first #WorldCafe event on #SubjectAnalysis at the Wellcome Collection, London: 11:00-16:00 on 26th November.
Contribute to the discussion on the use of LCSH and other subject heading vocabularies.
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics
Contribute to the discussion on the use of LCSH and other subject heading vocabularies.
Booking essential: tinyurl.com/yc4vzcpw
#cataloguing #metadata #event #critcat #ethics
Reposted by Colette Townend
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Without corporate ads, its scale and transparent governance make it a beacon of trust. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/7zfT
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November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Amid misinformation, Wikipedia's volunteer community stands out. Editors uphold neutrality, verify sources, and log every edit.
Without corporate ads, its scale and transparent governance make it a beacon of trust. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/7zfT
Without corporate ads, its scale and transparent governance make it a beacon of trust. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/7zfT