Jo Fitzpatrick
@jofitz.bsky.social
I do the Accessibility work package for Copim/Open Book Futures at Lancaster University | Open Research librarian | Co-chair of NLISN.org | CILIP 125 Emerging Leader | Profile photo is my cat Little Bruce
I'm speaking next Monday at this Libraries of Faith webinar, about Libraries for Alternative Spiritualities, sharing extra context about a book chapter I wrote for the ABTAPL/ATLA book 'Theological Libraries in the UK and Ireland' www.eventbrite.com/e/libraries-...
Libraries of Faith: Theological Libraries for Alternative Spiritualities
Join us online for the first in our series hearing stories exploring libraries of faith.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
I'm speaking next Monday at this Libraries of Faith webinar, about Libraries for Alternative Spiritualities, sharing extra context about a book chapter I wrote for the ABTAPL/ATLA book 'Theological Libraries in the UK and Ireland' www.eventbrite.com/e/libraries-...
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Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February?
Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP
#OAbooks
Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP
#OAbooks
Sponsored places for the Copim Conference 2026 - Copim
Copim is offering a minimum of three sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Exploring the future of community-led open access books’. Find out more in th…
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January 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February?
Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP
#OAbooks
Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP
#OAbooks
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Greater Feast of George Fox, died January 13, 1691 at White Hart Court, Gracechurch Street, City of London, England hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Greater Feast of George Fox, died January 13, 1691 at White Hart Court, Gracechurch Street, City of London, England hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
The new version of the level 3 Library, information and Archive Services Assistant apprenticeship standard has been reviewed and is now out for consultation with the public. The closing date is 25th January 2026.
skillsengland.education.gov.uk/surveys/
skillsengland.education.gov.uk/surveys/
Apprenticeship surveys
These surveys invite you to comment on in-development apprenticeship materials submitted by trailblazer groups.
skillsengland.education.gov.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The new version of the level 3 Library, information and Archive Services Assistant apprenticeship standard has been reviewed and is now out for consultation with the public. The closing date is 25th January 2026.
skillsengland.education.gov.uk/surveys/
skillsengland.education.gov.uk/surveys/
Rest well Dolores Ashcroft Nowicki substack.com/home/post/p-...
FAREWELL TO A GREAT LADY
DOLORES ASHCROFT- NOWICKI - 11 June 1929 - 8 January 2026
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January 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Rest well Dolores Ashcroft Nowicki substack.com/home/post/p-...
I've been doing this every year for a while now.
Ffiona Maw, 36, considered learning Spanish or joining the gym next year, but decided instead to quit suppressing her authentic self in a bid to make people like her.
New year, new me! Autistic woman decides this is the year she’s going to be a massive liability on purpose
An autistic woman has made just one resolution for 2026 – to be as much of a menace as possible, sources have revealed. Ffiona Maw, 36, considered learning Spanish or joining the gym next year, but…
thedailytism.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I've been doing this every year for a while now.
May you perceive the small speck of light that only exists because of the darkness. May your demons slumber like a hibernating Bear, allowing you to rest too. May you see the beauty of all the seasons, including this one. #wintersolstice #yule
December 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
May you perceive the small speck of light that only exists because of the darkness. May your demons slumber like a hibernating Bear, allowing you to rest too. May you see the beauty of all the seasons, including this one. #wintersolstice #yule
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I'm suspicious of those who don't aim to haunt a bookshop or a library. If the afterlife isn't the point you tackle the eternal 'to be read' pile I'm not sure we can ever call ourselves friends. If I am not allowed to read as a ghost there will be much trouble. – #DAKilroy #Books
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I love weird questions more than anything else on this whole earth.
If you want bizarre questions, work on library help desks.
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I love weird questions more than anything else on this whole earth.
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Call for speakers! 📚
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
Neurodivergency and Entry into the Profession - Call for Speakers
The Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network (NLISN) invites proposals for presentations at our full-day online event exploring the experiences, challenges, and possibilities around entry ...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Call for speakers! 📚
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone!
More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...
You can ask them accessible publishing questions too.
What makes a good edited volume? https://bit.ly/3BfLsVF
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
You can ask them accessible publishing questions too.
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If you're neurodivergent and working in the library or info sector in the UK and Ireland, @nlisn.bsky.social is a peer support network that welcomes all neurodiverse individuals. They have resources on their website, a mailing list, run events and evidence representation and impact #CDGND
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you're neurodivergent and working in the library or info sector in the UK and Ireland, @nlisn.bsky.social is a peer support network that welcomes all neurodiverse individuals. They have resources on their website, a mailing list, run events and evidence representation and impact #CDGND
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First up tonight are @jofitz.bsky.social and @playbrarian.uk co-chairs and founders from @nlisn.bsky.social here to give an intro to neurodiversity and talk about the work NLISN do #CDGND
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
First up tonight are @jofitz.bsky.social and @playbrarian.uk co-chairs and founders from @nlisn.bsky.social here to give an intro to neurodiversity and talk about the work NLISN do #CDGND
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🚨 WARNING: one day left to get your application in!
We're looking for a Project Manager (0.60FTE), fixed term 3 month contract (available to start from 1 Feb 2026)
📆 Closing date is 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟎𝟓 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫!
All the details are on the Lancaster University website 👉 buff.ly/A70OcHY
We're looking for a Project Manager (0.60FTE), fixed term 3 month contract (available to start from 1 Feb 2026)
📆 Closing date is 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟎𝟓 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫!
All the details are on the Lancaster University website 👉 buff.ly/A70OcHY
Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Project Manager: Open Access Publishing
Project Manager (0.60FTE): Open Access PublishingEmployment type: Fixed Term Duration: up to three months, available to start from 1st February 2026 This is a 3-month, part-time maternity cover…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🚨 WARNING: one day left to get your application in!
We're looking for a Project Manager (0.60FTE), fixed term 3 month contract (available to start from 1 Feb 2026)
📆 Closing date is 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟎𝟓 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫!
All the details are on the Lancaster University website 👉 buff.ly/A70OcHY
We're looking for a Project Manager (0.60FTE), fixed term 3 month contract (available to start from 1 Feb 2026)
📆 Closing date is 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟎𝟓 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫!
All the details are on the Lancaster University website 👉 buff.ly/A70OcHY
Is there a book or a poem that helped you explore what neurodiversity means?
The Weston Library’s Space for Reading is changing themes - next up: Neurodiversity.
📚 Submit your (anonymous) suggestions here: https://forms.office.com/e/bRHBxTXBSY
The Weston Library’s Space for Reading is changing themes - next up: Neurodiversity.
📚 Submit your (anonymous) suggestions here: https://forms.office.com/e/bRHBxTXBSY
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Oh, the heartbreak of Fexcetorn.
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Oh, the heartbreak of Fexcetorn.
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Do I need to like get a proper autism diagnosis to get a bike like this or what
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Do I need to like get a proper autism diagnosis to get a bike like this or what
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@nature.com, you can just choose not to publish this AI slop instead of offending the Autistic community … what does this even mean with the lady’s legs penetrating a platform?
Nothing about it makes sense.
Nothing about it makes sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@nature.com, you can just choose not to publish this AI slop instead of offending the Autistic community … what does this even mean with the lady’s legs penetrating a platform?
Nothing about it makes sense.
Nothing about it makes sense.
AI has generated a fictional AI model with fictional references that is supposed to be successful at diagnosing autism in children and it has been actually published in an actual Springer Nature journal who's own requirements include not using AI generated images: pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and pa...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP (2025)
pubpeer.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
AI has generated a fictional AI model with fictional references that is supposed to be successful at diagnosing autism in children and it has been actually published in an actual Springer Nature journal who's own requirements include not using AI generated images: pubpeer.com/publications...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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What's new on #CopimCompass 🧭
This month we're focusing on Book 09. Open Book Accessibility
There's so much new content thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/naVbu2T
Photo: @felirbe on Unsplash
#Accessibility #eBooks
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This month we're focusing on Book 09. Open Book Accessibility
There's so much new content thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/naVbu2T
Photo: @felirbe on Unsplash
#Accessibility #eBooks
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
What's new on #CopimCompass 🧭
This month we're focusing on Book 09. Open Book Accessibility
There's so much new content thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/naVbu2T
Photo: @felirbe on Unsplash
#Accessibility #eBooks
1/6
This month we're focusing on Book 09. Open Book Accessibility
There's so much new content thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/naVbu2T
Photo: @felirbe on Unsplash
#Accessibility #eBooks
1/6
Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
✨We're delighted with the response to our survey for #neurodivergent staff in the #library & information sector
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psst. Pass it on!
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psst. Pass it on!
a man in a tie says attention everyone
ALT: a man in a tie says attention everyone
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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
