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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Jul 18

It was my pleasure as Chair of CONUL to mark the launch of the new CONUL strategy with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, this week. #conul @collinssandra.bsky.social @cathalmccauley.bsky.social conul.ie/minister-law...

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Jun 4

It was lovely to launch the new strategy of CONUL: the Consortium of National & University Libraries in Ireland at the CONUL conference last week. conul.ie/conul-strate...

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · May 16

Great reflection on the importance of libraries to society, now more than ever, from University Librarian at Maynooth University @cathalmccauley.bsky.social

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · May 14

Why Trump's attacks on libaries are bad news for everyone. Recent events in the US have shown us that libraries and the services and information they provide must never be taken for granted, writes @cathalmccauley.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why Trump's attacks on libraries are bad news for everyone

Recent events in the US have shown us libraries and the services and information they provide must never be taken for granted

www.rte.ie

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Apr 11

For all the archivists out there 🤣

Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · Apr 11

A litle bit of silliness for your friday afternoon. Me, totally losing it onstage, a week ago in Dublin.
Lovely fella by the way, he thought this hilarious, albeit in a characteristically hangdog way, just to re-assure you.

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David Prosser @davidprosser.bsky.social · Apr 3

SCONUL are looking to recruit a new Deputy Director. A great job for somebody wanting to work across the HE library sector:

www.sconul.ac.uk/media/uhpjvf...

www.sconul.ac.uk

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Apr 2

blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Infuriating- ‘In May 2024, Informa, the parent company of Taylor & Francis, received $10 million from Microsoft to access academic content for its AI assistant, Copilot; Wiley will receive $44m from AI rights deals, with no opt-out for authors’

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Mar 9

My sympathies Niamh, she sounds wonderful

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Mar 5

Clarivate delays its plans due to overwhelming negative reaction from library community. It at least gives libraries more time to adjust our procurement, systems and workflows with different suppliers.

Delta Think @deltathink.bsky.social · Mar 5

📢 Clarivate issues a 'letter to the library community' addressing reactions to its recent decision to phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print, and digital books for libraries.

www.researchinformation.info/news/clariva...

#Books #eBooks #Libraries #Collections #Access

Clarivate issues "letter to the library community" - Research Information

Company apologises for absence of consultation before previous announcement and is "committed to learning from this moment"

www.researchinformation.info

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congratulations. Looking forward to reading it. I’ve just finished Children of Time and it blew my mind. Those spiders…

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Feb 26

Sad news for Buffy fans, RIP Michelle Trachtenberg who gave us Dawnie

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 26

Breaking News: The actress Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for roles in “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died at 39. nyti.ms/3EXH0Q0

The actress Michelle Trachtenberg is posing for a portrait photo with her arms crossed. A headline reads “1985-2025: Michelle Trachtenberg ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ Actress Dies at 39.” Photo credit: Online USA, via Getty Images

Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Feb 22

Anyone with a Netflix subscription can see why Proquest’s new model will be unacceptable to libraries & users. Disappearing titles, content you don’t actually want, annual fee increases & if you can’t pay you lose everything. Libraries have purchasing power & should collectively reject this model.

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Feb 21

💥New: As Proquest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of big deals for ebooks?

🧑‍💻Kevin O'Donovan (@lselibrary.bsky.social)

#AcademicSky #ScholComm #Libraries

As Proquest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of big deals for ebooks?

Proquest recently announced that it will be changing its business model to move away from print textbooks and monographs, solely to ebooks via a subscription-based model similar to a “Big Deal”. Ke…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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CONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · Feb 17

Extension: Call for papers deadline has now been extended to Sunday 23rd February.
Now is your time to share your thoughts and enthusiasm with your colleagues. We look forward to receiving your submission!. #extension #callforpapers

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CONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · Feb 6

We have some exciting news - registration for this year's CONUL Conference is NOW OPEN! Please see our website for more information: conference.conul.ie/registration... #conul25

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Feb 1

This is exciting for Limerick

Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · Feb 1

In case you missed yesterday’s great TV report by @harrymanningrte.bsky.social on RTÉ’s Six One News 👇

youtu.be/0m6gl_JSDoE

RTÉ Six One News 31 January 2025

YouTube video by Limerick Wild

youtu.be

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Jan 22

End of big deals is a chance to build a better publishing system.

Don’t waste a crisis—invest in more open and equitable business models, says David Prosser.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

End of big deals is a chance to build a better publishing system - Research Professional News

Don’t waste a crisis—invest in more open and equitable business models, says David Prosser

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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UCC Library @ucclibrary.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢 We’re Hiring: University Librarian at UCC

The University Librarian will provide strategic leadership, guiding our team and supporting UCC’s teaching, research, & scholarly communications.

👉 Learn more and apply here: ore.ucc.ie

#lisjobs #libraryjobs

An image of the exterior of UCC Library at night.
Text at the top left hand corner 'We are hiring: University Librarian'
Text in bottom right hand corner 'Closing Date: 03 February'

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · Jan 9

Another UK university drops big Elsevier deal

The @york.ac.uk has opted out of a subscription deal with the academic publishing giant Elsevier, saying it needs to adopt a “more financially sustainable approach”, @resprofnews.bsky.social has learned.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Dec 10

A very informative webinar on digital preservation, thanks to @lirheanet.bsky.social

LIR HEAnet @lirheanet.bsky.social · Dec 9

We are delighted to share the recording details from our recent seminar on Digital Preservation, available now from our youtube channel youtu.be/ONGXbEv5xRY?...
#DigitalPreservation

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IReL @irelibrary.bsky.social · Nov 22

We are excited to let you know that @openaire.bsky.social will host a series of webinars titled “Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor”. The first, "A Year in Review & OpenOrg Sprint", takes place 12 Dec at 12pm GMT. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor - A Year in Review & OpenOrgs Sprint. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about ...

The Open Insight Sessions series is designed to deepen community engagement with the Irish Monitor, strengthen institutional adoption, and gather valuable user feedback. Across five monthly sessions, ...

zoom.us

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Birds Are Dinosaurs 🦢=🦖 @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · Dec 3

At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes

A TNG scene. We're in the Enterprise conference room, where Picard is holding a meeting with Data, Troi, and Dr Crusher. Barclay is also there, for unknown reasons. Maybe he wandered into the meeting and just sat down, and everyone was too polite to mention it. That happened to me once. I was visiting an office location I didn't normally go to and I wasn't quite sure which conference room I was supposed to be in. I walked into one and sat down and it took me five minutes to realize I was in the wrong meeting. From the perspective of the people in that room, halfway through that meeting, a stranger walked in, sat next to the boss, took notes for five minutes, then walked out without saying a word.

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Dec 2

Class protector. That little umbrella broke my heart

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Nov 28

Good luck DCU Library and @mcojo.bsky.social

DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · Nov 28

Staff from our public services and outreach team and @dublincityuni.bsky.social Librarian @mcojo.bsky.social are attending the #THEAwards in Birmingham tonight. Don't they scrub up well!

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Ciara McCaffrey @ciaramccaffrey.bsky.social · Nov 27

Wonderful! Congratulations to Donal Ryan, a Limerick local and UL man

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Nov 27

Donal Ryan wins An Post Irish Novel of the Year Award for Heart, Be at Peace

Sally Rooney, Graham Norton, Johnny Sexton, Jane Casey and Paul Howard also among winners at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards

www.irishtimes.com

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Matt @mattlibrarian.bsky.social · Nov 26

A selection of starter packs for folks looking for libraries and library workers:
📚 📜

Library Bluesky Starter Packs

Discover Bluesky starter packs matching "Library" - Find curated lists of interesting accounts and communities to follow

blueskystarterpack.com

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Simon Bains @simonjbains.bsky.social · Nov 19

I've not come across a starter pack focusing specifically on senior leaders with overall responsibility for university libraries (dean, director, head) so thought I'd start one. I'm sure I've missed plenty of people, so let me know to be added!

go.bsky.app/7DgUMvf

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