Patrick Hart
@silcrow.bsky.social
Curator for communities and organisations at the National Library of Scotland. Lapsed early modernist. Prospect rep. Open access/research. Emacs amateur. COYS.
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A landmark day today for the British Newspaper Archive, which has reached an astonishing 100 million pages with the addition of several years of the Dundee Courier. It is my go-to place for any kind of research, whether sport or genealogy. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
A landmark day today for the British Newspaper Archive, which has reached an astonishing 100 million pages with the addition of several years of the Dundee Courier. It is my go-to place for any kind of research, whether sport or genealogy. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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Interesting wee project on Hibs history, to write a biography of every player from the early years. I've enjoyed doing a few of these, more volunteers are needed! If you are interested, email is in the image.
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Interesting wee project on Hibs history, to write a biography of every player from the early years. I've enjoyed doing a few of these, more volunteers are needed! If you are interested, email is in the image.
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Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
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Stoat (formerly Revolt) is an open source Discord-like app that can host communities or can be installed on one's own virtual private server. stoat.chat
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Stoat (formerly Revolt) is an open source Discord-like app that can host communities or can be installed on one's own virtual private server. stoat.chat
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The Vue St Enoch strike is temporarily suspended until 17 February 2026 to test management's claim that the workers can achieve their aims through internal processes. We shall see. www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/co...
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The Vue St Enoch strike is temporarily suspended until 17 February 2026 to test management's claim that the workers can achieve their aims through internal processes. We shall see. www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/co...
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Closing soon ...
Here’s another fully funded 4-year PhD position at Leiden within the ERC project LangPro led by Dr Alisa van de Haar, and co-supervised by yours truly, on guilds and associations supporting early modern language professionals bit.ly/49rsLA3
Apply by 15 Feb. 2026; starting date 1 Aug. 2026
Apply by 15 Feb. 2026; starting date 1 Aug. 2026
PhD position, project LangPro: 'Societies and Guilds in the Language Industry'
PhD position, project LangPro: 'Societies and Guilds in the Language Industry'
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February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Closing soon ...
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Lots of new radical history tours open for booking over the next few months including Queer Glasgow, radical West End and Migrants Made Glasgow. Free tickets always available if cost is a barrier, just drop us a line. See you in the streets! radicalglasgowtours.com
Radical Glasgow Tours
Walking through the radical histories and present-day struggles of the city of Glasgow
radicalglasgowtours.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Lots of new radical history tours open for booking over the next few months including Queer Glasgow, radical West End and Migrants Made Glasgow. Free tickets always available if cost is a barrier, just drop us a line. See you in the streets! radicalglasgowtours.com
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The sad thing is, every time I think about how critical Zotero is to me I remember that most users, even though it's also crucial to them, do not financially support the software (although they also "sell" synchronisation storage plans).
We NEED to find a better way to support such infrastructures.
We NEED to find a better way to support such infrastructures.
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The sad thing is, every time I think about how critical Zotero is to me I remember that most users, even though it's also crucial to them, do not financially support the software (although they also "sell" synchronisation storage plans).
We NEED to find a better way to support such infrastructures.
We NEED to find a better way to support such infrastructures.
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We are HIRING! The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties. The position is fully funded and open to funded PhD students at CHASE institutions. 📅 31/03: www.openlibhums.org/news/883/
CHASE placement opportunity at the Open Library of Humanities
The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties as part of our small, hardworking team. The placement is only available …
www.openlibhums.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
We are HIRING! The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties. The position is fully funded and open to funded PhD students at CHASE institutions. 📅 31/03: www.openlibhums.org/news/883/
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🎉 We’re proud to be members of the newly launched Open Journals Collective!
At OLH, we believe in community-led, non-profit diamond open access publishing. OJC is a big step toward a more equitable future for journals and the wider scholarly publishing ecosystem
Read more 👇
At OLH, we believe in community-led, non-profit diamond open access publishing. OJC is a big step toward a more equitable future for journals and the wider scholarly publishing ecosystem
Read more 👇
We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🎉 We’re proud to be members of the newly launched Open Journals Collective!
At OLH, we believe in community-led, non-profit diamond open access publishing. OJC is a big step toward a more equitable future for journals and the wider scholarly publishing ecosystem
Read more 👇
At OLH, we believe in community-led, non-profit diamond open access publishing. OJC is a big step toward a more equitable future for journals and the wider scholarly publishing ecosystem
Read more 👇
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📣 Call for Papers!
Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Postgraduate Symposium | 28 May 2026
Theme: People, Place & Movement in the Celtic World
15-min papers, all methods welcome, hybrid (Glasgow/online).
Submit by 2 March 2026
📧 [email protected]
Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Postgraduate Symposium | 28 May 2026
Theme: People, Place & Movement in the Celtic World
15-min papers, all methods welcome, hybrid (Glasgow/online).
Submit by 2 March 2026
📧 [email protected]
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
📣 Call for Papers!
Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Postgraduate Symposium | 28 May 2026
Theme: People, Place & Movement in the Celtic World
15-min papers, all methods welcome, hybrid (Glasgow/online).
Submit by 2 March 2026
📧 [email protected]
Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Postgraduate Symposium | 28 May 2026
Theme: People, Place & Movement in the Celtic World
15-min papers, all methods welcome, hybrid (Glasgow/online).
Submit by 2 March 2026
📧 [email protected]
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Today's reading matter - at the National Library of Scotland. The very first book dedicated to football, published in 1866 by Samuel Beeton.
January 22, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Today's reading matter - at the National Library of Scotland. The very first book dedicated to football, published in 1866 by Samuel Beeton.
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[CATCH UP] @kirahopkins.bsky.social shares her experiences of presenting to @forumforopen.bsky.social last year during #OAWeek
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
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Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
FORM and Copim - Community building in MENA - Copim
During Open Access Week 2025, Opening the Future presented, along with Lucy Barnes, a project partner and editor at Open Book Publishers, at the Forum for Ope…
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January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
[CATCH UP] @kirahopkins.bsky.social shares her experiences of presenting to @forumforopen.bsky.social last year during #OAWeek
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
New article on @malikalnasir.bsky.social's story here. Makes some interesting connections between UK and US. www.nuorigins.com/overcoming-t...
Overcoming the horrors of Liverpool’s 1970s and 80s care system - Nu Origins Magazine
While one can’t legally purchase alcohol or gain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) until 21 years of age in the U.S, turning 18 marks a significant landmark throughout most societies, allowing indiv...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:09 PM
New article on @malikalnasir.bsky.social's story here. Makes some interesting connections between UK and US. www.nuorigins.com/overcoming-t...
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The earliest reference to blockprinting in Iran associates it with the "Banu Sasan," a perceived underclass of thieves/magicians who we now think are related to modern Romani. Some of the Arabic terms used for blockprinting may also be loaned from their language. www.bloomsbury.com/us/roma-in-t...
Roma in the Medieval Islamic World
Winner of the 2022 Dan David Prize for outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of histo…
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January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The earliest reference to blockprinting in Iran associates it with the "Banu Sasan," a perceived underclass of thieves/magicians who we now think are related to modern Romani. Some of the Arabic terms used for blockprinting may also be loaned from their language. www.bloomsbury.com/us/roma-in-t...
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1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball You know how I am not overly interested in stats and who won what? It is because I focus on how Football mirrored society. Scottish Combination spread because it was the right time. I want to come back to the Glasgow Charity Cup and to whom the Committee gave grants.
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball You know how I am not overly interested in stats and who won what? It is because I focus on how Football mirrored society. Scottish Combination spread because it was the right time. I want to come back to the Glasgow Charity Cup and to whom the Committee gave grants.
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“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them, I am not a pacifist.”
Renfrew Christie South African scholar & antiapartheid activist
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Renfrew Christie South African scholar & antiapartheid activist
archive.ph/TZ2Hs
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January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them, I am not a pacifist.”
Renfrew Christie South African scholar & antiapartheid activist
archive.ph/TZ2Hs
Renfrew Christie South African scholar & antiapartheid activist
archive.ph/TZ2Hs
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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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Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...
Hundreds of staff leave Edinburgh University amid cuts drive
According to the university, 345 of these departures were the result of a targeted voluntary severance (VS) scheme run by the institution in 2025.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...
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This is one of my favorite positive stories from Turkey: my latest, on @newscientist.com
The Nesin Mathematics Village in western Turkey was dreamed up by award-winning mathematician Ali Nesin to engage his students
These images explore a 'utopic' village built for teaching maths
The Nesin Mathematics Village in western Turkey was dreamed up by award-winning mathematician Ali Nesin to engage his students
www.newscientist.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This is one of my favorite positive stories from Turkey: my latest, on @newscientist.com
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Tile, 16th century Diyarbakır, Turkey. (Musée du Louvre)
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Tile, 16th century Diyarbakır, Turkey. (Musée du Louvre)
4/365. Migraine superwolf.
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
4/365. Migraine superwolf.
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1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball On my walk on Friday, I passed by Hampden Bowling Club. It looks fine, despite its impending closure. By the end of February, it will be no more. I have no idea what Glasgow City Council are going to do with it. That £150,000+ repair to the roof is not going away.
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball On my walk on Friday, I passed by Hampden Bowling Club. It looks fine, despite its impending closure. By the end of February, it will be no more. I have no idea what Glasgow City Council are going to do with it. That £150,000+ repair to the roof is not going away.
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PLEASE KEEP SHARING - the press are listening
"Dear BBC Radio Scotland, We are musicians from Scotland... there is one thing we share. It was BBC Radio Scotland late-night shows that gave our music a chance."
Full letter: tr.ee/9uKS89 @angusrobertson.bsky.social @thesmia.bsky.social
"Dear BBC Radio Scotland, We are musicians from Scotland... there is one thing we share. It was BBC Radio Scotland late-night shows that gave our music a chance."
Full letter: tr.ee/9uKS89 @angusrobertson.bsky.social @thesmia.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
PLEASE KEEP SHARING - the press are listening
"Dear BBC Radio Scotland, We are musicians from Scotland... there is one thing we share. It was BBC Radio Scotland late-night shows that gave our music a chance."
Full letter: tr.ee/9uKS89 @angusrobertson.bsky.social @thesmia.bsky.social
"Dear BBC Radio Scotland, We are musicians from Scotland... there is one thing we share. It was BBC Radio Scotland late-night shows that gave our music a chance."
Full letter: tr.ee/9uKS89 @angusrobertson.bsky.social @thesmia.bsky.social