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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 12d

A semi-regular reminder that all our photos on Flickr Commons are public domain - you don't need to ask us to use them in any way you can imagine! Though we do love hearing about how you've used them, so you can let us know if you want
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/

British Library

Explore British Library’s 1,073,564 photos on Flickr!

www.flickr.com

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LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social · 11d

We are very pleased to announce that the #LILAC26 Call for Presentations is now open! Find out about the different types of presentation you can submit and how to submit on the #LILAC website: buff.ly/cICI5lk #infolit #digilit

LILAC

LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 15d

National Library asks public to contribute memorial stickers, documents https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-library-asks-public-to-contribute-memorial-stickers-documents/

National Library asks public to contribute memorial stickers, documents

Bearing Witness is institution's ongoing project documenting October 7 and its aftermath

www.timesofisrael.com

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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 15d

14th-century ‘machzor’ book at Israel’s National Library reveals lost Yom Kippur prayers https://www.timesofisrael.com/14th-century-machzor-book-at-israels-national-library-reveals-lost-yom-kippur-prayers/

14th-century ‘machzor’ book at Israel’s National Library reveals lost Yom Kippur prayers

Newly digitized prayer book from Crimea’s Kaffa rite preserves liturgical poems unknown elsewhere, giving a glimpse of traditions lost when prayers were largely standardized

www.timesofisrael.com

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 15d

Had time to pop into the fab @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Treasure exhibition. The “problematic” case was eye opening. I hadn’t heard of this truly awful bible - the parallels today re what power is doing in the name of Christianity shows exactly why we need libraries, historians, & humanities scholars now.

Image of bible in case at bod. It was published particularly for black people (I won’t use the title they use) at the time of abolition but removed all bible passages on freedom.

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Hidden Treasures @seethetreasures.bsky.social · 15d

This letter, dated 25 September 1546, is proof that sometimes you need to take a second look.

Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/researc...

📷 The Mysterious Letter • The London Archives

#JewishHistory #JewishStudies #Archives

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Vanessa Freedman @vrfreedman.bsky.social · 19d

Wishing all those celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a shanah tovah u-metukah

a blue drawing of a wave with the words happy new year

Alt: A blue shofar (ram’s horn) with Happy New Year above

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 22d

Yet another demonstration that AI is not a labor-saving device; it merely displaces the cleanup and mitigation (in realms where care, caution, accuracy, etc., actually matter) onto other people

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 22d

For those deleting our Academia dot edu accounts (due to their new exploitative TOC) make sure to follow the instructions quoted below or they'll force you to accept the TOC before you can get to the "delete my account" button.

See you all on the open-source alternative hcommons Humanities Commons!

Alan Rudy @aprudy.bsky.social · 22d

Click on the link to the ToC text, go to your Account - top right (as In sure you know), scroll down and delete away

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UCL Art Librarian @uclartlibrarian.bsky.social · 23d

We're really excited to be working with Monitor Books as our inaugural @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Small Press in Residence! www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...

2025 Small Press in Residence at UCL Special Collections

Monitor Books is the 2025 UCL Small Press in Residence. They are developing a publishing project that engages with our collections and will feed into our small press 60th anniversary celebrations

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 22d

Our new #OpenAccess eTextbook Object-Based Learning is the perfect intro to this diverse & growing field.

Watch the video below to hear author Thomas Kador speak about the benefits of reading his book: youtu.be/TdBQ-2Ai1VM?...

Download: uclpress.co.uk/book/object-...
#ObjectBasedLearning #Museums

Object-Based Learning

YouTube video by UCL Press

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 23d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Vanessa Freedman @vrfreedman.bsky.social · 22d

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · Aug 27

After signing, don’t forget to confirm your email ...or your signature won’t count!

Every signature matters.
Please share widely.
Lives depend on it.

The next step is equally important - see below

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

2/ #KeepCovidBoosters

Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters

'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care home residents and those with severely weakened immune systems.

petition.parliament.uk

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Vanessa Freedman @vrfreedman.bsky.social · 24d

I just had a tour of the newly refurbished @ioelibrary.bsky.social Looking good!

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The Jewish Chronicle @jewishchron.bsky.social · 24d

Anyone with Jewish ancestry urged to sign up for BRCA test as deadline looms

www.thejc.com/community/an...

Anyone with Jewish ancestry urged to sign up for BRCA test as deadline looms - The Jewish Chronicle

The BRCA gene mutation greatly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancers

www.thejc.com

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 29d

Before you post something grumpy / snarky

(Yes, the temptation to vent anger is so strong now)

Pause and ask yourself—

How does this comment help?

Who does this comment help?

Who might this comment harm, even unintentionally, even as collateral damage?

Don’t make the world worse. Please.

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Hidden Treasures @seethetreasures.bsky.social · 29d

Jewish materials in archives can present unique challenges. This blog serves as an introduction for archivists handling this kind of material, with top tips and where to get more help.

Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr...

#JewishHistory #Hebrew #SocialHistory #Archives

An introduction to Jewish terminology for cataloguing - hiddentreasurenew

Workshop: Jewish terminology for cataloguing

celebratingjewisharchives.org

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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 29d

Just to confirm that SSEES Library is open again today.
Our summer opening hours (Monday-Friday, 10:00-19:00; Saturday 10:00-17:00) continue until the end of next week. Term-time hours will resume on Monday 22nd September.
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...

School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library

The SSEES Library provides print and electronic books, journals, archive collections and other resources to support the study of the whole of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · Sep 10

Mazel tov to joint HJS and @uclssees.bsky.social student Dov Forman on being named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Content Creators for his work posting educational content about the Holocaust on TikTok and Instagram. time.com/collections/... @artshumsucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · Sep 11

Unfortunately, due to a shortage of staff, UCL SSEES Library is CLOSED today, 11th September.
Please check the Library Services updates page for the latest information ⬇️ www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...

UCL Library Services Updates

Library service information updates.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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EHRI-UK @ehri-uk.bsky.social · Sep 10

We're hiring!
EHRI-UK Project Assistant - remote work w/ some travel @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Part time (0.4-0.5FTE depending on candidate). Initially 9 months but anticipating extension. Perfect for #PhD students - spread the word! Closing date 26/09/25
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...

Work With Us - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Find out about our employment opportunities

wienerholocaustlibrary.org

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Vanessa Freedman @vrfreedman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ours are working again now

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Vanessa Freedman @vrfreedman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Terrible timing

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Vanessa Freedman @vrfreedman.bsky.social · Sep 5

But I’ve been advised to hold off doing any editing for now

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