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Josh Rodda

@joshmrodda.bsky.social

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Learning Development Librarian @uniofnottingham. CILIP @infolitgroup member. Information literacy and AI in HE. Historian and dabbler in comics and weird fiction; occasional poster of 40k miniatures. He/him.

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Feb 4

If you want kids to develop good information literacy and research skills, give them comic books. Specifically, give them 5 random X-Men issues from the late ‘90s and encourage them to figure out who everybody is and what is going on.

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · 3d

Everybody’s talking about a recent album that’s lyrically overwritten, very well-produced, and full of catchy pop ear worms. And whilst I am admittedly late to this party, I can confirm that Salt by Half Moon Run is *exceptionally* good.

Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · 11d

Ok, happy now. ⚜️ Sometimes you just have to take a breath before going back in for the details!

A Hospitaller Novitiate with screen and heart monitor details.

A Novitiate miniature with skull details added to her weapon.

A Novitiate miniature with the contents of her chalice added and heavily (possibly excessively) gloss varnished.

Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · 12d

Finished up my Novitiates squad / #killteam. Not as happy with the paint job on these, but I was going for a Stanley Kubrick vibe with the gold masks! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting

An Adepta Sororitas Novitiates squad or Kill Team, wearing red robes and golden masks.

Three Novitiates, dressed in ceremonial robes and masks. The Maid of Hammers (Preceptor), Maid of Swords (Duellist), and Maid of Dust (Militant).

Three Novitiates, dressed in ceremonial robes and masks. The Maid of Wands (Condemnor), Maid of Straps (Exactor), and Maid of Teeth (Penitent).

Three Novitiates, dressed in ceremonial robes and masks. The Maid of Poisons (Hospitaller), Maid of Shells (Militant), and Maid of Cups (Pronatus).

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 25d

I am (self-evidently) very interested in language. And also in technology. From that perspective, the rise of LLMs has created many new things for me to think about.

One is: why is it that certain very small clusters of words are *clearly written by an LLM*? What is the quality of that writing?

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sharing this on behalf of my sister, who is the strongest person on the face of the Earth. www.justgiving.com/page/eleanor...

Eleanor's fundraiser for Beat and The Brain Tumour Charity

Help Eleanor Rodda raise money to support Beat

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Sep 2

I’ll be back to posting library and Information Literacy stuff soon, but in the meantime here are some more of my witchy Sisters of Battle. The warp ghost and punk Celestians were a lot of fun to build! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting

Inquisitor Greyfax miniature, painted and converted to have an adorable cherub servitor clinging to her back.

Unpainted Sisters of Battle miniatures: a warp ghost saint revenant thing based on Ephrael Stern, and a witch-like hooded Sororitas holding up a prayer book.

Unpainted Celestian Sacresant miniatures with Necromunda Escher heads to give them massive punk hair.

Painted Palatine and Novitiate Superior miniatures.

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Aug 29

When you choose what you think is a good colour scheme for your Eversor assassin and then your GF walks in and says “Why is he dressed like Spider-Man?” ❤️ Anyway, here are some pictures of Spider-Man. #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting

Photograph of a painted Eversor assassin miniature for Warhammer 40K.

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Jul 30

Is my Inquisition #killteam slowly turning into an Ordo Hereticus / Sisters of Battle army? …Yes. Did I try to paint a tiny picture on each backpack screen? …Also yes. #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #miniaturepainting

A painted Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister with relic.

A painted Adepta Sororitas squad with backpack detail visible.

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Jul 23

‘The Voice of Beyond is always saying “Ph’nglui mgl’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”’

Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Jul 22

I posted this earlier, but came back to it again. It's just unbelievable. Warwick's consultants telling people how to write terribly so they are "on brand". It's Beyond ridiculous. Or rather "Beyond is ridiculous".

brand.warwick.ac.uk/en/brand-gui...

Tone Of Voice - Warwick University

Find out about our key pillars and traits and how to write in our tone of voice — the Voice of Beyond.

brand.warwick.ac.uk

Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · May 29

Off to see the @theswellseason.bsky.social tonight, having been a fan of Glen Hansard and the Frames for 20+ years. With everything going on at work, if they play ‘People We Used To Be’ there’s a very real possibility of tears.

Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · May 21

Finished my #KillTeam…
…Started working on their boss.
#Warhammer40k #WarhammerCommunity

Close up of a painted Interrogator miniature for Warhammer 40k Kill Team, based on the Warhammer+ Inquisitor.

A painted Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team.

An unpainted Inquisitor miniature for Warhammer 40k, based on Inquisitor Greyfax, with base decoration and an attached cherub servitor.

Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · May 15

Can very much recommend joining the @infolitgroup.bsky.social New Professionals. For me, one year into my academic library role, it was such a phenomenal opportunity. Please do apply if you’re interested, or share if no longer eligible! 😁 #InformationLiteracy.

CILIP Information Literacy Group @infolitgroup.bsky.social · May 13

We have a vacancy on our New Professional's Committee!

If you are a new professional or a student with an interest in Information Literacy, this position will be perfect for you.

Find out more in our blog post - we are looking forward to hearing from you! 💚

infolit.org.uk/ilg-new-prof...

ILG New Professionals Committee vacancies – Information Literacy Website

infolit.org.uk

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · Apr 24

For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historyes, love of language, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.

We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:

H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Apr 25

First three Inquisition #killteam minis done (apart from their bases): Pistolier Alt Ecco, Enlightener Corvus “Candle” Wax, and an arco-flagellant gun servitor. #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity

Three painted miniatures from an Inquisition kill team - a Pistolier operative, an Enlightener (based on Doctor Arachnos from Necromunda) and a converted gun servitor.

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Ella @notnearlyella.bsky.social · Apr 24

I long to be as chill as this bunny #bunny #bluebell

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Sarah Polkinghorne @sarahpolk.bsky.social · Apr 17

It's @alisonhicks0.bsky.social in the Guardian! You should never have needed to write this. But well done 📚

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks

UK school librarians are also coming under pressure to remove books from their shelves, says Alison Hicks, associate professor in library and information studies at UCL

www.theguardian.com

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Apr 14

Design for Life? Libraries gave us power…

The Chatting Info Lit jingle was partially inspired by Nilsson’s Everybody’s Talkin’.

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Dr Georgia Grainger @sniphist.bsky.social · Apr 11

MPs being (rightly) recalled over the 2,700 jobs at risk in British steel, while 5,000 university jobs are actively being cut this year with a further 5,000 jobs under threat and very little intervention is... interesting. Academia is also an industry in collapse.

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1393...

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LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social · Apr 10

If you’re a new professional or attending LILAC for the first time, head over to the First Timers and New Professionals Breakfast! It’s taking place each morning of #LILAC25 before sessions begin on Level 3 of the Centre for Student Life (CSL).

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Apr 11

After two decades out of the hobby, I’ve been distracting myself from upheavals at work by building an Inquisition #killteam. Miniatures are the perfect decompression activity! #warhammer40k #warhammercommunity

A group of unpainted miniatures, forming a Warhammer 40K Kill Team.

Unpainted Kill Team interrogator and pistolier miniatures.

A group of unpainted miniatures, forming part of a Warhammer 40K Kill Team.

An unpainted mystic operative miniature, standing on a pyre made of books.

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Sheila Webber @sheilawebber.bsky.social · Mar 19

Webinar: AI and Higher Education teaching

The UK's Information Literacy Group (ILG) have organised a webinar on 1 April 2025 at 15.00-16.30 BST: AI and Higher Education teaching. It is free to CILIP members and £5 to others. "this event will be an opportunity for Librarians to hear about how…

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Mar 12

In the new episode of Chatting Info Lit, I blur the host / guest line to talk about AI literacy teaching in Higher Education. The brilliant @evetagg.bsky.social prevents it from becoming a rant. Find the episode on SoundCloud, Apple, and Spotify! m.soundcloud.com/chatting-inf...

Episode 10: AI and IL in HE (with Eva Garcia Grau and Josh Rodda)

Play Episode 10: AI and IL in HE (with Eva Garcia Grau and Josh Rodda) by Chatting Info Lit on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Feb 26

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is running a webinar on 1 April on AI and infolit teaching. Details below and the organisers will consider adding small case studies to the event, for anyone wishing to contribute. @infolitgroup.bsky.social #infolit www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip...

Select tickets – AI and Information Literacy Teaching – Teams

Generative artificial intelligence has become a massive talking point in higher education. Everyone is learning about AI togeth...

www.tickettailor.com

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · Feb 18

CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...

Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA

CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities

www.cilip.org.uk

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Josh Rodda @joshmrodda.bsky.social · Feb 15

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. 📚

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

20/20 🏔️

H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness.