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Kate O’Neill

@katefoneill.bsky.social

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Disputatious librarian. Does copyleft and schol comms stuff. Obsessive sports watcher.

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · Aug 18

Got to love an email about an upcoming training session for library staff on AI that says 'I've tried to take a neutral stance with my part but do feel free to be more polemical'. Oh, I shall my friend, I absolutely shall...

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 7d

I love getting emails from @scholtom.bsky.social. His predilection for all caps rivals that of the orange abomination yet somehow it is always entirely appropriate for whatever he's asking/haranguing/gossiping about!

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 9d

In the footsteps of giants

The giant’s causeway. Photo taken standing on the rocks, looking out to the Atlantic. No people are in the picture

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 11d

After 24 hours in Belfast I can safely say I still know my way round without any issue or map, but good lord this place has changed. Mostly (and fairly obviously) for the better but I’d prefer far fewer hen parties. These were not a feature in my childhood and teen years for sure.

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 11d

A rainy day in the motherland, so a museum trip is always the way to go and I very much enjoyed both this piece but also the confusion of many Americans as to what it was

A chalkboard with all the differences between Catholics and Protestants from Derry Girls

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 12d

I’m entirely in on this approach. Where do I sign?

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hyperbolbri @astrobri.bsky.social · 14d

Anne- what we need from publishers is transparency, and evidence of impact. Explain to us why you need the money you do. Seems overly difficult to get/ understand usage - need both data and user stories about impact. Helps make case to administration. #OASPA2025

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 15d

Imagine the righteous rage I'd be spewing!

Em Nunn @ebnunn.bsky.social · 15d

I mean that would give @katefoneill.bsky.social something fun to work on

Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 15d

An update on that insane lease term where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy:

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 18d

You have captured precisely what Jessica would have ben thinking about names, bravo!

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 18d

I wish to read this. Urgently.

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 19d

Get it trending!

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 19d

I wouldn't know, damned gluten 😢

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 19d

Chonky boi clearly prefers sausage rolls to dainty sandwiches. Like a proper Yorkshire lad. @wrunipress.bsky.social

A crocheted toy whippet sat behind two platters of food. One is full of triangle sandwiches and the other is almost empty, save for two sausage rolls

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 20d

🧵 (5/5) So the TL;DR is if you're tired of constantly trying to find an academic profile and open repository system that is a nonprofit alternative to other for-profit options, create a free account today and check us out. Visit hcommons.org to get started 😊😊😊

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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 20d

🎬 Today’s the Day! – Screening the Fleet

Join us this evening for drinks, nibbles, and good conversation as we celebrate Screening the Fleet.

Don’t miss out!

White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · Aug 27

Prof Rayner shares his research in a talk and discussion with Chris Terrill—filmmaker & broadcaster—followed by an audience Q&A.

📅 Thu 18 Sept,🥂 Drinks 17:15, 🎤 Talk 17:30. 📍Lecture Theatre 02, The Diamond, Sheffield. 🎟️ Free – registration required 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

Screening the Fleet: A Conversation about 50 years of the Navy on Screen

Exploring 50 years of the Royal Navy on TV and the lens this turns on media, history, and national identity

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 20d

I treated myself to a bottle of fizzy wine tonight, cause I deserve nice things. Just opened it and the cork exploded out of the bottle without me touching it, wine went everywhere and I've somehow sliced my finger open in quite a blood spurty manner on the muselet. Good mood, ruined.

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 21d

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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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 23d

I didn't fall asleep til 2, I am booked to go swimming in 20 minutes time. I am still in bed. All of this put together means this is not a relaxed morning.

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 23d

Cause the world hates us.

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Pete Smith @reddite.bsky.social · 26d

To call any research hobbyist is to deliberately demean it, as if what really has value is 'stuff which flatters the plans of a here to day gone tomorrow Minister' Specialisation is one thing, but what of breadth, of truly supporting a community? You can't build a University for Current Fads & hope

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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Reminder!
We still have tickets available for Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen 🎬

If you—or anyone you know—are interested in media, military history, or British TV, don’t miss this one. Come along and get signed up!

White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · Aug 27

⚓️ Event Alert: Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 28d

Won the conference pub quiz, as is right and proper. My competitive nature was on full show and now I have chocolate for my prize. WINNER! #Icepops25

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 29d

I could have been Hestia cause I do like burning things, but the whole virgin aspect, not so much...

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 29d

I chose Ares cause I am a big fan of debating/fighting. #Icepops25

Liesl R @littlebutfierce.bsky.social · 29d

As a Greek mythology nerd, today’s icebreaker was right up my street. #icepops25

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Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 29d

You mean like this one?!

A child aged about 6 holding a vanilla ice cream and she has ice cream all over her face

Kate O’Neill @katefoneill.bsky.social · 29d

A very exciting day today where my daughter has her first day at big school. And by big school I mean the BBC, where she’s going to spend the next two years doing an apprenticeship in production. She refuses to send me a photo of herself on her doorstep in her smart clothes, though, which is sad.

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