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Jess @bookelf.bsky.social · 5d

Have an interest in Information Literacy and want to get started in academic publishing? JIL is looking for Associate Editors! journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/announce... this is a great opportunity to be mentored by Alison, and to see the inner workings of journals and research.

The Journal of Information Literacy seeks 3-5 Associate Editors to co-manage the content, quality, and direction of the journal. | Journal of Information Literacy

journals.cilip.org.uk

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · 8d

Woody is the same. I’ve had many loud complaints about the fact it’s raining outside both the front and back doors (he made me open them so he could check!)

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LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social · 23d

Today is your last chance to apply to join the #LILAC review panel! Play a critical part in our conferences, contribute to the #infolit discussion & have something great for your CV ⬇️

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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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · 29d

I have the same problem. I look at the statement ones and I love them but I know I could never wear them. Still want the giant lobster though.

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · 29d

I do have a bit of a Tatty Devine addiction if I’m honest! I only recently discovered they have a physical shop in London which might be dangerous for my bank balance …

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · 29d

I love many things about autumn but one of my favourites is the chance to wear this necklace again 😍

Tatty Devine necklace depicting a silhouette of a woman walking across a windswept moor

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Katherine Burchell (she/her) @katherinehelen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking forward to hosting our second in this series! Join us!

CILIP East @cilipeast.bsky.social · Sep 4

CILIP East Careers Coffee Chat: Thu 25/9/25, 2-2.30pm, MS Teams. Join Ellen Woolf, Library Manager at A.G. Leventis Library (Wildlife Conservation) as she shares her career journey, experiences and insights in a Special Library setting. Register here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

CILIP: the library and information association

Keen to explore what pathways are available in libraries? Come along to our informal online event with your lunch or a hot brew.

www.cilip.org.uk

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Aug 17

I might have to gather up some loud librarian friends and see what I can do!

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Aug 16

Spotted in the window of Waterstones and presented without comment

Board game in a green box called Really loud Librarians

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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

hannahshelley.neocities.org

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Aug 12

It’s a ‘let’s go to the supermarket just to take advantage of the air con’ kind of day

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Aug 5

The giant Post It Notes are out. Let the planning commence! (Little sign is there to remind me of the important things 😂)

Huge yellow Post It note on a desktop. Pink sign in the background reads I work hard so my cat can have a better life.

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Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social · Jul 11

Have you seen the latest course launched as part of Empower? Teaching and Learning for Librarians is a 6-month course designed to support librarians in developing their teaching. Sign up individually for £795 or opt for an Empower membership... empowerlibraryskills.com/product-deta...

Teaching and Learning for Librarians (TLfL)

Teaching and Learning for Librarians (TLfL) is a six-month development programme for library staff involved in teaching, training, or supporting learning.

empowerlibraryskills.com

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Russty Russ @russtyruss.bsky.social · May 25

Teletext news #OnThisDay in 1996 : Cambridge University decided to ban mobile phones in its libraries following student complaints.

#90s

MOBILE PHONES BANNED IN LIBRARY
Cambridge University has decided to ban the user of mobile telephones in its libraries after complaints that students chatting were disturbing thsoe trying to study.

"The corridors of the library were being used more and more like an extended telephone kiosk" says deputy librarian.

Students haveb een told taht they must switch off their mobiles before entering the library.

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · May 20

Although I've made enough bad decisions that I could easily have written that first one.

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · May 20

Looking myself up on databases (for work related reasons) and finding that my record is mixed up with someone with the same name but clearly a much more interesting life!

Screenshot of a Web of Science page for C. Sewell. Features titles: A Hard Kick in the Nuts: Lessons from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions, TV Snapshots: An Archive of Everyday Life and Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood through One Singular Career.

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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · May 19

Would you like to go to the CILIP conference but can't afford it?
Do you identify as LGBTQ+?

Then apply for the LGBTQ+ Network's bursary lottery!

forms.office.com/e/zcF9v1KyaS

Microsoft Forms

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Dr Jane Secker @jsecker.bsky.social · May 16

Exciting news - we have 5 fully funded bursaries to attend #icepops25 in September at John Rylands library, University of Manchester copyrightliteracy.org/2025/05/15/i...

Icepops 2025: bursaries available

We are delighted to offer 5 full funded bursary places for this year’s Icepops conference, thanks to the generosity of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and the CILIP Information Literacy …

copyrightliteracy.org

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · May 12

Good luck! I’ve got a couple of staff attending so I’m looking forward to hearing all about it.

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Dr Jane Secker @jsecker.bsky.social · May 9

Icepops 2025 call for papers - this is your 1 month warning to come up with an idea on Copyright, Sanctuary and Safe Spaces. Happening in September at John Rylands, University of Manchester: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/04/23/i...

Icepops 2025 is go!

We are very pleased to announce that after difficult decision to postpone our trip to Harvard, Icepops 2025 will be taking place at the University of Manchester John Rylands Research Institute and …

copyrightliteracy.org

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Mar 27

Sad news to wake up to. SLA has given me many friends and opportunities over the years and I was honoured to be President for SLA Europe’s 50th anniversary year. It will be missed sla.org/news/697073/...

SLA Announces Dissolution - Special Libraries Association, Inc.

The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a global organization dedicated to supporting information professionals and specialized librarians, has announced it will begin a dissolution process after 116 years of service to the profession.

sla.org

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Mar 24

A huge thank you to @alcs.co.uk for helping to make this Monday a little brighter #ALCSDay

ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Mar 24

Happy #ALCSDay to our members! We’re so proud to have once again paid more money, to more members than ever before.

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Mar 21

Lovely to chat with the wonderful @msiowaintheuk.bsky.social and @uksg.bsky.social for my first podcast experience. My episode of Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG is out now - available in all good podcasting outlets linktr.ee/uksgpodcast

uksgpodcast - Listen on Spotify - Linktree

View uksgpodcast’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Mar 1

It’s scary isn’t it? Surely they were only six yesterday!

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Claire Sewell @clairesewell.bsky.social · Feb 28

If you’re near Waterloo and want to kill some time I took my 18 year old nephew here recently and it was a hit: www.leakestreetarches.london

Leake Street Arches

Eat, Drink, Paint and Play at Leake Street Arches; a celebration of urban art, dining and entertainment located underneath Waterloo Station.

www.leakestreetarches.london

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