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Peter Findlay @pfin25.bsky.social · 4d

Bridget Riley (b. 1931), The River at Molecey's Mill, 1952–1955. Collection of the artist. © Bridget Riley 2023.

Drawing of trees surrounding a field. Mainly greens yellows. Bridget Riley (b. 1931), The River at Molecey's Mill, 1952–1955. Collection of the artist. © Bridget Riley 2023.

Peter Findlay @pfin25.bsky.social · 28d

Lovely picture, though, of a beautiful car!

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Peter Findlay @pfin25.bsky.social · 28d

Lovely, but is that a spot of rust I see there? 😅

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See Through Canoe @seethroughcanoe.bsky.social · Aug 30

Rare video capture of a Spotted Eagle Ray getting airborne then using its wings to brake. I took this video near St Petersburg, Florida.
#nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildilfe #ocean

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Andromeda Yelton @thatandromeda.bsky.social · Sep 1

This is honestly fascinating - dissecting vibes into the incredibly concrete - and people should be using it as a discussion starter in writing classes

Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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HMML @visithmml.bsky.social · Aug 25

🧵(1) Digitization & cataloging is complete for 2,343 manuscripts in the collection of Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari—the library of the Sidi Yahya Mosque (or Jāmiʻ Sīdī Yaḥyá) in #Timbuktu, Mali, which dates to the 15th century.
 
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...

2,343 manuscripts from Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari in Tombouctou, Mali, are now available in Reading Room

2,343 manuscripts from Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari in Tombouctou, Mali, are now available in Reading Room page

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Julian D Richards @juliandrichards.bsky.social · Aug 20

5000 archives is quite a milestone - and no better way to celebrate it than the publication of the new permanent home for the 'Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi' - a stunning collection of 28,000 images of stained glass - especially for those who thought we were just about holes in the ground.

Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎉 An Exciting Announcement 🎉

This week the ADS surpassed 5,000 archive collections! We wanted to give a big thank you to everyone that has allowed us to reach this milestone.

⭐ To find out more about some of the collections released this year visit: buff.ly/qc8n33g

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔍 Did you know that we have a searchable dataset that draws on records of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage in our parish registers from 1561-1840?

The project started in 2000 and, thanks to our staff and volunteers, now has records of 2600 Londoners!

#SwitchingTheLens

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mia @miaout.bsky.social · Aug 19

For #GenAI, 'The digital commons should not be treated as an object ripe for extraction, but as an expression of “commoning” [Dulong de Rosnay and Stalder 2020]; i.e., as a manifestation of the practice of making, maintaining, and protecting shared and open resources.'

www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.06470

Generative AI and the Future of the Digital Commons: Five Open Questions and Knowledge Gaps

The rapid advancement of Generative AI (GenAI) relies heavily on the digital commons, a vast collection of free and open online content that is created, shared, and maintained by communities.…

www.arxiv.org

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Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · Aug 20

I agree; something I have also been thinking (and saying) in my own off life networks

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · Aug 18

Here’s my bottom line on the firehose of AI higher ed discourse: for the vast majority for us it’s over. “It” here is not “college” or “teaching”’per se; rather, “it” is the transactional underpinning of those endeavors. Let me explain: 🧵

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mia @miaout.bsky.social · Aug 19

On small, local language models: 'In a world increasingly dominated by massive models and opaque APIs, we believe there’s still room for small, transparent, controllable systems. Models you can fine-tune, understand and run on your own terms' www.turing.ac.uk/blog/why-we-...

Why we still need small language models – even in the age of frontier AI

Lean, locally run models can unlock huge benefits for public sector and compute-constrained environments

www.turing.ac.uk

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 19

💻 Only one week to go until our Code Anxiety Club!

This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways"

To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...

Code Anxiety Club: Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways

YouTube video by UK DATA SERVICE

www.youtube.com

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The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · Aug 19

Guest Post — Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/19/g...

Guest Post — Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All - The Scholarly Kitchen

Open access has revolutionized how research reaches readers — yet, true accessibility is an ethical imperative for institutions, publishers, and service providers to create genuinely inclusive scholar...

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Is there actually no-one in the UK Library landscape who wants to become Chair of the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network, or are we just not getting the message out.

I can't continue - way to much going on, but without a chair, the network folds... If you've been mulling it over, now is the time to get in touch!

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Open Access Tracking Project @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · Aug 14

PLOS Biology announces agreement to become a MetaROR partner journal - The Official PLOS Blog https://theplosblog.plos.org/2025/08/plos-biology-announces-agreement-to-become-a-metaror-partner-journal/

theplosblog.plos.org

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Aug 14

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill

This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill

In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

bookriot.com

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Aug 14

💥New: Are newsletters the new academic social media?

✍️ Deirdre Watchorn and Marion Schnelle @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

#AcademicSky #ScholComm #newsletters

Are newsletters the new academic social media? - Impact of Social Sciences

A new reports finds growing interest in more traditional and controlled forms of academic socialisation amongst early career researchers.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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S K Sanderson @mrkarlsanderson.bsky.social · Aug 13

Taken in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall a number of years ago.

#London #Bankside #TateModern #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #contrast #HighContrast #LightAndShadow #shadows #silhouette #graphic #window #sunlight #photography #PhotographersUnited

High-contrast black and white photograph showing sunlight projected through narrow vertical windows onto the floor, almost resembling a zebra-crossing or barcode. Standing in one of the beams of light is a small lone figure with an elongated shadow, dwarfed by the surroundings.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · Aug 12

Join our call for a strong plastics treaty by signing the petition: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Let’s end the age of plastic! - Greenpeace International

I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me

www.greenpeace.org

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ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ★ᴘɪʀᴏᴛʜ @charlespiroth.bsky.social · Jul 1

Gerhard Richter

“Art is the highest form of hope.”

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designgeekatl.bsky.social @designgeekatl.bsky.social · Aug 7

Marlow Moss (British, 1890-1958), Composition in Black and White Number 4, 1949. Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. | 63.7 x 63.7 cm. (Source: MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York)

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designgeekatl.bsky.social @designgeekatl.bsky.social · Aug 7

Jean Paul Riopelle - Ecarlate (1962)

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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · Aug 4

🔊Four weeks to go until OpenFest 2025! 🥳Join us ONLINE for sessions on building diverse and inclusive research cultures, recognition practices, publishing ecosystems, open research communities, and libraries.

Full programme and registration links below:

Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · Jul 1

🔊Registration is NOW OPEN for OpenFest 2025, the annual open research event led by Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam unis.

2nd-5th September - all welcome.

This year's theme is Open Research & Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - in all the meanings of those terms.

More details and registration:⬇️

OpenFest 2025

OpenFest 2025 will take place between 2nd-5th September 2025. View the programme and book your place:

www.sheffield.ac.uk

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Peter Findlay @pfin25.bsky.social · Aug 3

Hi Tim - I work to support the person centered use of technologies across the uk tertiary education sector. The other day I asked a room full of senior/metadata librarians if they had heard of the Solid protocol but none had. That's a shame. I think the first task is to get people to know about it.

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · Jul 30

All set up at @durham-university.bsky.social for #DCDC25

Come and say hello 👋

@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social

#openaccess #openinfrastructure

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