David Prosser
@davidprosser.bsky.social
Executive Director of Research Llibraries UK, supporting research libraries in the UK and Ireland. Chair of the Board for the Directory of Open Access Journal. He/him
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The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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💠 Meet our #RLUK26 Keynote 🎙️
Prof. Archie Dick was Head of Information Science Dept at the University of Pretoria from 2016-19. From 2009-11 he was Deputy Chair of IFLA Cmte of Freedom of Access to Information & Freedom of Expression.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
Prof. Archie Dick was Head of Information Science Dept at the University of Pretoria from 2016-19. From 2009-11 he was Deputy Chair of IFLA Cmte of Freedom of Access to Information & Freedom of Expression.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
💠 Meet our #RLUK26 Keynote 🎙️
Prof. Archie Dick was Head of Information Science Dept at the University of Pretoria from 2016-19. From 2009-11 he was Deputy Chair of IFLA Cmte of Freedom of Access to Information & Freedom of Expression.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
Prof. Archie Dick was Head of Information Science Dept at the University of Pretoria from 2016-19. From 2009-11 he was Deputy Chair of IFLA Cmte of Freedom of Access to Information & Freedom of Expression.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
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💠Meet our #RLUK26 Keynote 🎙️
@lyndamk.bsky.social is Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship @upenn.edu + co-founder @datarescueproject.org: a grassroots community dedicated to access to public data for public good
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 Mar
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
@lyndamk.bsky.social is Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship @upenn.edu + co-founder @datarescueproject.org: a grassroots community dedicated to access to public data for public good
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 Mar
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
💠Meet our #RLUK26 Keynote 🎙️
@lyndamk.bsky.social is Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship @upenn.edu + co-founder @datarescueproject.org: a grassroots community dedicated to access to public data for public good
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 Mar
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
@lyndamk.bsky.social is Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship @upenn.edu + co-founder @datarescueproject.org: a grassroots community dedicated to access to public data for public good
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 Mar
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
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🌐Revue Congolaise des Sciences et Technologies (Congolese Journal of Science and Technology) is an #OpenAccess journal based in DRC
See our ‘Story behind the journal’ series and interview with Editorial Secretary, Georges Christian Mabiala
#DOAJ #JournalStories
🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/02/12/t...
See our ‘Story behind the journal’ series and interview with Editorial Secretary, Georges Christian Mabiala
#DOAJ #JournalStories
🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/02/12/t...
February 12, 2026 at 5:26 AM
🌐Revue Congolaise des Sciences et Technologies (Congolese Journal of Science and Technology) is an #OpenAccess journal based in DRC
See our ‘Story behind the journal’ series and interview with Editorial Secretary, Georges Christian Mabiala
#DOAJ #JournalStories
🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/02/12/t...
See our ‘Story behind the journal’ series and interview with Editorial Secretary, Georges Christian Mabiala
#DOAJ #JournalStories
🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/02/12/t...
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💠 Meet our #RLUK26 Keynote 🎙️
Dagnija Baltiņa is the National Librarian, Director of National Library of Latvia @lnblv.bsky.social. She is an internationally recognised expert in cultural heritage & advocate for the role of libraries.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
Dagnija Baltiņa is the National Librarian, Director of National Library of Latvia @lnblv.bsky.social. She is an internationally recognised expert in cultural heritage & advocate for the role of libraries.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
💠 Meet our #RLUK26 Keynote 🎙️
Dagnija Baltiņa is the National Librarian, Director of National Library of Latvia @lnblv.bsky.social. She is an internationally recognised expert in cultural heritage & advocate for the role of libraries.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
Dagnija Baltiņa is the National Librarian, Director of National Library of Latvia @lnblv.bsky.social. She is an internationally recognised expert in cultural heritage & advocate for the role of libraries.
#RLUK26 is a virtual event on 25-26 March
ℹ️ 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKconf
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Touching tribute to Paul Ayris. The UK open research community owes him a great debt.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Paul Ayris obituary
Other lives: Library leader at UCL committed to the movement for open science
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Touching tribute to Paul Ayris. The UK open research community owes him a great debt.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Really enjoying the perfect Friday-night viewing of Nana Mouskouri. Growing up in the mid-70s her name had become a bit of an easy joke for tv comics. Which disguised how good she actually was
February 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Really enjoying the perfect Friday-night viewing of Nana Mouskouri. Growing up in the mid-70s her name had become a bit of an easy joke for tv comics. Which disguised how good she actually was
I'm quoted in this piece on UK universities and journal big deals. Not all institution who walk away will do so with publicity. And it's not all about the money - dissatisfaction with the model is growing for many.
University of York latest to decline offer from publisher Elsevier, with several more expected to walk away after previous agreements expired #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/zUjv50Y9maa
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I'm quoted in this piece on UK universities and journal big deals. Not all institution who walk away will do so with publicity. And it's not all about the money - dissatisfaction with the model is growing for many.
Catching up on this post on the problems that AI bots are causing for open infrastructure - specifically here the @doaj.bsky.social
Struck by the quote: “every hour spent addressing AI harvesting is an hour not spent on something else more directly related to the institution’s mission.”
Struck by the quote: “every hour spent addressing AI harvesting is an hour not spent on something else more directly related to the institution’s mission.”
Web scraping to train #LLMs has surged in the past few years, overwhelming #OpenAccess infrastructures like #DOAJ with bot traffic.
DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/o...
DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/o...
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Catching up on this post on the problems that AI bots are causing for open infrastructure - specifically here the @doaj.bsky.social
Struck by the quote: “every hour spent addressing AI harvesting is an hour not spent on something else more directly related to the institution’s mission.”
Struck by the quote: “every hour spent addressing AI harvesting is an hour not spent on something else more directly related to the institution’s mission.”
We are very excited to work with our colleagues at SCONUL and @armauk.bsky.social to look at ways in which libraries and research offices can further support long-form Open Access. There is already so much great work being done in our communities - can we work together take it to the next level?
📣 INVITATION TO TENDER | Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project
RLUK, SCONUL @armauk.bsky.social @ukri.org are inviting tenders for project to articulate challenges & opportunities for UK research orgs in responding to evolving #OA long-form publishing landscape
Full #ITT: bit.ly/4rlAS70
RLUK, SCONUL @armauk.bsky.social @ukri.org are inviting tenders for project to articulate challenges & opportunities for UK research orgs in responding to evolving #OA long-form publishing landscape
Full #ITT: bit.ly/4rlAS70
ITT The Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project
A new research sector‑led project has been launched to support UK research organisations in implementing open access (OA) for long‑form publications. The Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Proje...
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 AM
We are very excited to work with our colleagues at SCONUL and @armauk.bsky.social to look at ways in which libraries and research offices can further support long-form Open Access. There is already so much great work being done in our communities - can we work together take it to the next level?
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📣 INVITATION TO TENDER | Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project
RLUK, SCONUL @armauk.bsky.social @ukri.org are inviting tenders for project to articulate challenges & opportunities for UK research orgs in responding to evolving #OA long-form publishing landscape
Full #ITT: bit.ly/4rlAS70
RLUK, SCONUL @armauk.bsky.social @ukri.org are inviting tenders for project to articulate challenges & opportunities for UK research orgs in responding to evolving #OA long-form publishing landscape
Full #ITT: bit.ly/4rlAS70
ITT The Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project
A new research sector‑led project has been launched to support UK research organisations in implementing open access (OA) for long‑form publications. The Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Proje...
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
📣 INVITATION TO TENDER | Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project
RLUK, SCONUL @armauk.bsky.social @ukri.org are inviting tenders for project to articulate challenges & opportunities for UK research orgs in responding to evolving #OA long-form publishing landscape
Full #ITT: bit.ly/4rlAS70
RLUK, SCONUL @armauk.bsky.social @ukri.org are inviting tenders for project to articulate challenges & opportunities for UK research orgs in responding to evolving #OA long-form publishing landscape
Full #ITT: bit.ly/4rlAS70
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📍EVENT | @thefnl.bsky.social briefing on Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) & Cultural Gifts Scheme (CGS)
🗓 11 March, 14:00
This free virtual event by Friends of the Nations' Libraries will explain how libraries can benefit from AIL, CGS and private treaty sales.
🎟 Sign up at bit.ly/4jTnTXC
🗓 11 March, 14:00
This free virtual event by Friends of the Nations' Libraries will explain how libraries can benefit from AIL, CGS and private treaty sales.
🎟 Sign up at bit.ly/4jTnTXC
FNL Briefing: Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme
This virtual Briefing by FNL will explain how Acceptance in Lieu (AIL), Cultural Gifts Schemes (CGS), and private treaty sales work.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
📍EVENT | @thefnl.bsky.social briefing on Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) & Cultural Gifts Scheme (CGS)
🗓 11 March, 14:00
This free virtual event by Friends of the Nations' Libraries will explain how libraries can benefit from AIL, CGS and private treaty sales.
🎟 Sign up at bit.ly/4jTnTXC
🗓 11 March, 14:00
This free virtual event by Friends of the Nations' Libraries will explain how libraries can benefit from AIL, CGS and private treaty sales.
🎟 Sign up at bit.ly/4jTnTXC
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Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
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fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
An amazing role for the right person - Oxford's Bodleain Libraries (@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) are recruiting a new Chief Operating Officer:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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February 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
An amazing role for the right person - Oxford's Bodleain Libraries (@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) are recruiting a new Chief Operating Officer:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Very much enjoyed Leonard and Hungry Paul on the BBC. Gentle humour and wistful melancholy. Great performances, including the surprising, but pitch-perfect, narrator
February 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Very much enjoyed Leonard and Hungry Paul on the BBC. Gentle humour and wistful melancholy. Great performances, including the surprising, but pitch-perfect, narrator
Congratulations to Alexander. We look forward to continuing the close collaboration between @libereurope.bsky.social and @rluk.ac.uk
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Alexander Hasgall as the new Executive Director of LIBER.
Alexander is bringing extensive experience in membership organisations, consortia, & research funders in the European research landscape. A warm welcome to #LIBER!
https://ow.ly/RNHK50Y4OIn
Alexander is bringing extensive experience in membership organisations, consortia, & research funders in the European research landscape. A warm welcome to #LIBER!
https://ow.ly/RNHK50Y4OIn
January 30, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Congratulations to Alexander. We look forward to continuing the close collaboration between @libereurope.bsky.social and @rluk.ac.uk
Over the past few years, the RLUK community has had many discussions on the opportunities and challenges of AI for the Research Library. As an open resource we have curated almost 20 presentations from recent events covering four main areas of interest.
www.rluk.ac.uk/ai/
www.rluk.ac.uk/ai/
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Over the past few years, the RLUK community has had many discussions on the opportunities and challenges of AI for the Research Library. As an open resource we have curated almost 20 presentations from recent events covering four main areas of interest.
www.rluk.ac.uk/ai/
www.rluk.ac.uk/ai/
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🚨NEWLY CATALOGUED COLLECTION🚨
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
The Arthur Scargill Archive
Following a two year cataloguing project the Library is pleased to announced that the Arthur Scargill Archive is now open to all researchers.
tinyurl.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
🚨NEWLY CATALOGUED COLLECTION🚨
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that after a 2-year project, the Arthur Scargill Archive is now available for research in our public reading room!🎉
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/cz3s5dxk
Browse the catalogue➡️ tinyurl.com/vn4xvdd6
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
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Thanks to Dr Natalie McGuire for speaking to #RLUKICIL today about how Barbados Museum BMHS has worked to redistribute interpretive power & reimagine collections as spaces of community-led knowledge sharing. Chaired by @laylabloom.bsky.social
📺 Watch a recording of Natalie's talk at bit.ly/ICILOND
📺 Watch a recording of Natalie's talk at bit.ly/ICILOND
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Thanks to Dr Natalie McGuire for speaking to #RLUKICIL today about how Barbados Museum BMHS has worked to redistribute interpretive power & reimagine collections as spaces of community-led knowledge sharing. Chaired by @laylabloom.bsky.social
📺 Watch a recording of Natalie's talk at bit.ly/ICILOND
📺 Watch a recording of Natalie's talk at bit.ly/ICILOND
Honoured to be invited to discuss with a visiting delegation of Ukrainian colleagues the UK OA landscape. And touched to receive a charming souvenir of the event
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Honoured to be invited to discuss with a visiting delegation of Ukrainian colleagues the UK OA landscape. And touched to receive a charming souvenir of the event
Ah, the joy when PowerPoint decides overnight that it is no longer going to display random slides properly - slides that it had no problems with yesterday...
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Ah, the joy when PowerPoint decides overnight that it is no longer going to display random slides properly - slides that it had no problems with yesterday...
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🌎DOAJ plays a crucial role in increasing global visibility for Latin American scholarly journals
🔹While the #DiamondOA model remains dominant, a growing number of journals in the region are adopting #APC -based models to cover costs #DOAJ @latindex.bsky.social
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/22/d...
🔹While the #DiamondOA model remains dominant, a growing number of journals in the region are adopting #APC -based models to cover costs #DOAJ @latindex.bsky.social
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/22/d...
January 22, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🌎DOAJ plays a crucial role in increasing global visibility for Latin American scholarly journals
🔹While the #DiamondOA model remains dominant, a growing number of journals in the region are adopting #APC -based models to cover costs #DOAJ @latindex.bsky.social
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/22/d...
🔹While the #DiamondOA model remains dominant, a growing number of journals in the region are adopting #APC -based models to cover costs #DOAJ @latindex.bsky.social
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/22/d...
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Sign up for our FNL Briefing (free, online) on March 11 on Acceptance in Lieu, the Cultural Gifts Scheme & Private Treaty Sales. Speakers include Anastasia Tennant, Mark Purcell & Joan Winterkorn
(huge thanks to @rluk.ac.uk for helping make this possible)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fnl-briefi...
(huge thanks to @rluk.ac.uk for helping make this possible)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fnl-briefi...
FNL Briefing: Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme
This virtual Briefing by FNL will explain how Acceptance in Lieu (AIL), Cultural Gifts Schemes (CGS), and private treaty sales work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Sign up for our FNL Briefing (free, online) on March 11 on Acceptance in Lieu, the Cultural Gifts Scheme & Private Treaty Sales. Speakers include Anastasia Tennant, Mark Purcell & Joan Winterkorn
(huge thanks to @rluk.ac.uk for helping make this possible)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fnl-briefi...
(huge thanks to @rluk.ac.uk for helping make this possible)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fnl-briefi...
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Printer in residence required:
www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...
www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...
Senate House Library Launches Printer in Residence Scheme
Find out more and how to apply for our Printer in Residence Scheme. It will run alongside the exhibition, The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond.
www.london.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Printer in residence required:
www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...
www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...
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🔸We’re pleased to share DOAJ’s new strategy for 2026-2028, which sets our direction for the coming years and builds directly on what we have achieved together so far
🔸Built with our community, for our community #OpenAccess #sustainability #QualityCriteria
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/20/i...
🔸Built with our community, for our community #OpenAccess #sustainability #QualityCriteria
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/20/i...
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 AM
🔸We’re pleased to share DOAJ’s new strategy for 2026-2028, which sets our direction for the coming years and builds directly on what we have achieved together so far
🔸Built with our community, for our community #OpenAccess #sustainability #QualityCriteria
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/20/i...
🔸Built with our community, for our community #OpenAccess #sustainability #QualityCriteria
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/20/i...