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
A hugely important position for the international research library community has opened up - LIBER is recruiting a new Executive Director:
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
Job Opening - LIBER Executive Director - LIBER Europe
libereurope.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A hugely important position for the international research library community has opened up - LIBER is recruiting a new Executive Director:
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
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🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
“Never underestimate the potency of cheap music”
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Never underestimate the potency of cheap music”
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
I’m not particularly enjoying the new Frankenstein, but excited to spot Edinburgh’s Playfair Library
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m not particularly enjoying the new Frankenstein, but excited to spot Edinburgh’s Playfair Library
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Using DOAJ for your research?
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Using DOAJ for your research?
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
Is Europe ready to lead in the age of AI? Some thoughts from the European Alliance for Research Excellence (of which RLUK is a member)
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
Is Europe ready to lead in the age of AI?
To stay ahead in the global race, EARE’s Maxime Ricard and MEP José Cepeda discuss how Europe can turn its values into the engine of responsible AI...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Is Europe ready to lead in the age of AI? Some thoughts from the European Alliance for Research Excellence (of which RLUK is a member)
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
Inspiring hearing today about the Warm Welcome campaign - which many public libraries have signed up to
www.warmwelcome.uk
www.warmwelcome.uk
Warm Welcome Campaign
The Warm Welcome Campaign exists to turn poverty and isolation into warmth and welcome through the power of local Spaces made by and for the community.
www.warmwelcome.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Inspiring hearing today about the Warm Welcome campaign - which many public libraries have signed up to
www.warmwelcome.uk
www.warmwelcome.uk
The Bodleian Libraries’ Office for Strategy and Delivery is looking to hire a Strategic Communications Officer:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Bodleian Libraries’ Office for Strategy and Delivery is looking to hire a Strategic Communications Officer:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Join us next year (26-27 February 2026) to explore the future of community-led open access book publishing 🔮
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join us next year (26-27 February 2026) to explore the future of community-led open access book publishing 🔮
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
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Library friends! All Souls College, Oxford, is hiring a Fellow Librarian, and they want them to be an *actual qualified librarian* (who will then be made a fellow). Please share! #libsky www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Fellow Librarian | All Souls College
www.asc.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Library friends! All Souls College, Oxford, is hiring a Fellow Librarian, and they want them to be an *actual qualified librarian* (who will then be made a fellow). Please share! #libsky www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
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Our Behind the Scenes tour will include a chance to visit our conservation studios and hear about the amazing work the team to to preserve and conserve our collections.
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Our Behind the Scenes tour will include a chance to visit our conservation studios and hear about the amazing work the team to to preserve and conserve our collections.
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosengagement.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social
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⚠️TECHNICAL UPDATE: Issues accessing oapen.org
We received a report from our web hosting partner that it may be inaccessible. This is due to a global DNS problem at Cloudflare.
We'll be keeping an eye on the status & let you know when access resumes.
Access to library.oapen.org is still available.
We received a report from our web hosting partner that it may be inaccessible. This is due to a global DNS problem at Cloudflare.
We'll be keeping an eye on the status & let you know when access resumes.
Access to library.oapen.org is still available.
oapen.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
⚠️TECHNICAL UPDATE: Issues accessing oapen.org
We received a report from our web hosting partner that it may be inaccessible. This is due to a global DNS problem at Cloudflare.
We'll be keeping an eye on the status & let you know when access resumes.
Access to library.oapen.org is still available.
We received a report from our web hosting partner that it may be inaccessible. This is due to a global DNS problem at Cloudflare.
We'll be keeping an eye on the status & let you know when access resumes.
Access to library.oapen.org is still available.
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DOAJ is down, due to the global problems with @cloudflare.social We're aware of the issue and will update when we see our services have returned to normal
Thanks!
Thanks!
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
DOAJ is down, due to the global problems with @cloudflare.social We're aware of the issue and will update when we see our services have returned to normal
Thanks!
Thanks!
We've been working with partners on a new initiative to collectively ensure that research libraries coordinate on the retention of their print monographs. @timeshighered.bsky.social today carries an article on the UK Print Book Collection:
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/librari...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/librari...
Libraries coordinate on book disposal to safeguard rare texts
As shelves fill up and costs mount, new scheme allows librarians to discard underused books if more than seven copies exist elsewhere
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We've been working with partners on a new initiative to collectively ensure that research libraries coordinate on the retention of their print monographs. @timeshighered.bsky.social today carries an article on the UK Print Book Collection:
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/librari...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/librari...
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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
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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-...
Even if you have no interest in astronomy, I really recommend Sky at Night’s recent programme on Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. She was a pioneer when women weren’t expected to do astrophysics. But more importantly she’s an exceptionally decent human being. A hero of mine
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Sky at Night - Queen of Pulsars
The team delve into the enigmatic world of pulsars and hear the inspiring story of their discoverer, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, direct from the subject herself.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Even if you have no interest in astronomy, I really recommend Sky at Night’s recent programme on Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. She was a pioneer when women weren’t expected to do astrophysics. But more importantly she’s an exceptionally decent human being. A hero of mine
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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'The University of Cambridge has announced it has acquired and for the first time unsealed Levy’s personal archive, including letters, draft manuscripts, photographs and diary entries. It is expected the material will inform a wealth of new scholarship on her life, work and mental health.' 1/2
‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde
Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
'The University of Cambridge has announced it has acquired and for the first time unsealed Levy’s personal archive, including letters, draft manuscripts, photographs and diary entries. It is expected the material will inform a wealth of new scholarship on her life, work and mental health.' 1/2
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It's the final week to submit to the #RLUK26 #CFP - closes this Friday!
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's the final week to submit to the #RLUK26 #CFP - closes this Friday!
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
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Pleased to be participating in the 20th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing @muninconference.bsky.social
Dominic Mitchell and @joannaball.bsky.social will be part of workshops and panels
#Munin2025 @scossfunding.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca
🔹18-20 November
🔹Tromsø, Norway
🔗 site.uit.no/muninconf/
Dominic Mitchell and @joannaball.bsky.social will be part of workshops and panels
#Munin2025 @scossfunding.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca
🔹18-20 November
🔹Tromsø, Norway
🔗 site.uit.no/muninconf/
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Pleased to be participating in the 20th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing @muninconference.bsky.social
Dominic Mitchell and @joannaball.bsky.social will be part of workshops and panels
#Munin2025 @scossfunding.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca
🔹18-20 November
🔹Tromsø, Norway
🔗 site.uit.no/muninconf/
Dominic Mitchell and @joannaball.bsky.social will be part of workshops and panels
#Munin2025 @scossfunding.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca
🔹18-20 November
🔹Tromsø, Norway
🔗 site.uit.no/muninconf/
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🌐 DOAJ and the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) held an open access hybrid event to mark China Day 2025 in Xi’an
Deputy Head of Editorial Cenyu Shen and Program Manager Clara Armengou presented on #DiamondOA and journal quality - @joannaball.bsky.social delivered the opening address
Deputy Head of Editorial Cenyu Shen and Program Manager Clara Armengou presented on #DiamondOA and journal quality - @joannaball.bsky.social delivered the opening address
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🌐 DOAJ and the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) held an open access hybrid event to mark China Day 2025 in Xi’an
Deputy Head of Editorial Cenyu Shen and Program Manager Clara Armengou presented on #DiamondOA and journal quality - @joannaball.bsky.social delivered the opening address
Deputy Head of Editorial Cenyu Shen and Program Manager Clara Armengou presented on #DiamondOA and journal quality - @joannaball.bsky.social delivered the opening address
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British Library boss unexpectedly quits amid ongoing strike. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
British Library boss unexpectedly quits amid ongoing strike. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
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#RightsRetention is spreading! 🌍 The UK🇬🇧leads, but institutions in other countries are adopting RR in their policies or actively analysing their approaches to RR to achieve #OA100. We'll share examples tomorrow! 👀
Which country is next? Share your thoughts👇
Which country is next? Share your thoughts👇
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#RightsRetention is spreading! 🌍 The UK🇬🇧leads, but institutions in other countries are adopting RR in their policies or actively analysing their approaches to RR to achieve #OA100. We'll share examples tomorrow! 👀
Which country is next? Share your thoughts👇
Which country is next? Share your thoughts👇
At Jesus College, Oxford to hear about AI from Google. It is not a venue that you can sneak into - you have to descend the sweeping staircase behind the speaker!
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At Jesus College, Oxford to hear about AI from Google. It is not a venue that you can sneak into - you have to descend the sweeping staircase behind the speaker!