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ajsderby.bsky.social
@ajsderby.bsky.social
Interested in art, photography, architecture, film, graphic design, nature and libraries. UK Health Librarian by day. Gradually moving across from Twitter.
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Hey #medlibs, I built a tool for making it easier to create proximity search strings in PubMed. Check it out!

I presented at PNC-MLA this afternoon and will follow up with a link to the recording when it's posted.
Pairwise PubMed Search Generator
The Pairwise PubMed Search Generator is a web application for working around the truncation limit...
pairwise-pubmed.streamlit.app
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Blue Willow Cake.

As (not) served at The Willow Tearooms.

Via @GBClarkson
August 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Cadbury’s Flakes are the healthiest chocolate bar because at least 65% of it ends up on the floor.
June 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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"Unfortunately the publisher will not sell this title to us as an eBook (likely because it is used as a course text). Would you like me to order a print copy?"

I have to send this reply more every semester.

But, sure, big scholarly publishers are our "partners."

#medlibs
May 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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I attended a library vendor AI demo/upsell today and I wish I could explain to them that everything they are selling could be achieved by hiring like two more people in our library
March 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Before the University of Virginia undertook a library renovation, a group of anthropology students set out to document years of graffiti left on shelves and carrels. Their work now makes up the Alderman Library Graffiti Collection. bit.ly/4kEyaah
Graffiti Limbo - JSTOR Daily
A University of Virginia professor enlisted students to document the messages—profane, hopeful, despairing—left on library carrels by previous generations.
bit.ly
March 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Swiss graphic designer Lora Lamm is best known for her ten glorious years of work in Milan, from 1953 to 1963, when she designed packaging, posters and invitations for La Rinascente department store, Pirelli, and Olivetti.
designingwomen.readymag.com/profiles/lor...
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Library Card Vest knitting pattern

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

Long overdue. Thanks @ronmcquade.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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March 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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How about .... 👻✂️
A 1493 Sewing Scissors Ghost?
#ThingsInBooks
March 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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“BURTON KRAMER was Art Director of the Erwin Halpern Advertising Agency and from 1967 managed his design firm. His work includes identity for CBC, the Guild of Crafts, the Crafts Council.“ Images and text from Who’s Who in Graphic Art Vol. 2, De Clivo Press, 1982
designreviewed.com/artefacts/wh...
March 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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👉 Check out our full range of events and webinars for the upcoming months on our website:
evidencesynthesisireland.ie/training/

#GRADE #QES #Qualitative #SystematicReviews
March 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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When you first use databases for your research, they can seem intimidating. To make sure that you know all the best tips and tricks, why not join us for this session, where we will cover all the best techniques for searching CINAHL🔍

🗓️ 21 March 2025
⌚ 11am-12pm
📌 Online
Book Now: buff.ly/3EWewGp
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Every Spring in Lombardy, 'donkey nannies' carry lambs down from the mountains for seasonal grazing.

Image credits: pieroannoni.com/reportage/so...

www.grandvoyageitaly.com/photos/foto-...
March 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM