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@podling.bsky.social
Librarian @Hallamlibrary, mountainbiker, climber, wine/tea drinker, reader, blogger, 80s rock chick. Black Country Wench in the Peaks. All views my own.
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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my husband sent this to me and honestly it’s been making me giggle for days
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
my husband sent this to me and honestly it’s been making me giggle for days
Today's musical accompaniment at work. 80s Germanic heavy rock (not v PC nowadays though)...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6s7HYM0Urs
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Today's musical accompaniment at work. 80s Germanic heavy rock (not v PC nowadays though)...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6s7HYM0Urs
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From learning spaces, opening hours and online support, we are here to help!
See our LinkTree in bio for more.
See our LinkTree in bio for more.
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
From learning spaces, opening hours and online support, we are here to help!
See our LinkTree in bio for more.
See our LinkTree in bio for more.
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Considering just replacing all my induction slides with this one.
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Considering just replacing all my induction slides with this one.
There is a version of this world I understand, and a version that I don't. Currently, I am living in the latter...
August 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
There is a version of this world I understand, and a version that I don't. Currently, I am living in the latter...
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It's up to 4 in the UK now (5 if you count my donated copy at SHU...) @dohertylawteach.bsky.social @parkendlydia.bsky.social @veronanid.bsky.social @dralistruthers.bsky.social @slsauk.bsky.social
Two- count 'em- universities now have the e book version of my book in their collection! Thank you, Strathclyde and UCL!
If you're a legal academic, perhaps you could recommend it to *your* library.
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...
If you're a legal academic, perhaps you could recommend it to *your* library.
www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...
The Public Understanding of Law
‘The publication of this book marks a timely and valuable addition to existing literature. The social utility of universities and their departments has come under scrutiny before but to date there has...
www.e-elgar.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It's up to 4 in the UK now (5 if you count my donated copy at SHU...) @dohertylawteach.bsky.social @parkendlydia.bsky.social @veronanid.bsky.social @dralistruthers.bsky.social @slsauk.bsky.social
Brilliant day at our annual #SHUTeachmeet yesterday. All the team pulled the stops out and we hope all the attendees enjoyed it, too. We had a grand day sharing experiences of #inclusion #EEDI #equalitydiversityinclusion Very important to continue good work and practice in the current climate.
June 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Brilliant day at our annual #SHUTeachmeet yesterday. All the team pulled the stops out and we hope all the attendees enjoyed it, too. We had a grand day sharing experiences of #inclusion #EEDI #equalitydiversityinclusion Very important to continue good work and practice in the current climate.
Absolutely love this initiative! I want to be a 'Toddleian'!
Tomorrow! Toddleian Pop-Up Playtime in Blackwell Hall at Weston Library.
To coincide with a pop-up play space on Broad Street, on 4 June and 9 July we'll be hosting activities for under-5s, including mark-making, rhymes and stories.
Free, no booking required. Just drop in!
To coincide with a pop-up play space on Broad Street, on 4 June and 9 July we'll be hosting activities for under-5s, including mark-making, rhymes and stories.
Free, no booking required. Just drop in!
June 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Absolutely love this initiative! I want to be a 'Toddleian'!
Love it! Wish I had this when I used to ride a motorbike. Would've been a talking point at the Bulldog Bash for sure 🤣
May 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Love it! Wish I had this when I used to ride a motorbike. Would've been a talking point at the Bulldog Bash for sure 🤣
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Westminster Library debate: Jonathan Davies MP has opened the debate with a robust defence of these vital services and asks that the government considers developing a full cross-departmental, national strategy for public libraries, backed by robust data.
May 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Westminster Library debate: Jonathan Davies MP has opened the debate with a robust defence of these vital services and asks that the government considers developing a full cross-departmental, national strategy for public libraries, backed by robust data.
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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...
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
May 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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...
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...
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In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers.
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
May 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers.
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better.
Please share :)
Saw a curlew on the way to work this morning...
#lovewhereyoulive #beautifuloutdoors #peakdistrict #librarian
#lovewhereyoulive #beautifuloutdoors #peakdistrict #librarian
May 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Saw a curlew on the way to work this morning...
#lovewhereyoulive #beautifuloutdoors #peakdistrict #librarian
#lovewhereyoulive #beautifuloutdoors #peakdistrict #librarian
A continuation of nouns and verbs getting together...
🎶 Verbs that are nouns that like nouns to be verbs
which do nouns like they're verbs, that do verbs like they're nouns 🎵
. . . to further Blur the lines
which do nouns like they're verbs, that do verbs like they're nouns 🎵
. . . to further Blur the lines
April 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A continuation of nouns and verbs getting together...
Verb? Noun? Acronyms as nouns?
I’ve been poeming about how my nouns keep conversioning to verbs.
April 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Verb? Noun? Acronyms as nouns?
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Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles
Requests to remove books from library shelves are on the rise in the UK, as the influence of pressure groups behind book bans in the US crosses the Atlantic, according to those working in the sector.
Although “the situation here is nowhere [near] as bad, censorship does happen and there are some deeply worrying examples of library professionals losing their jobs and being trolled online for standing up for intellectual freedom on behalf of their users”, said Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Cilip). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
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In November @uksg.bsky.social covered book bans as part of our digital conference on cybersec & censorship. This year, UKSG Uncovered will be looking at how to recover from disaster - natural, political, or other. Call for speakers at www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
In November @uksg.bsky.social covered book bans as part of our digital conference on cybersec & censorship. This year, UKSG Uncovered will be looking at how to recover from disaster - natural, political, or other. Call for speakers at www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...
Definitely on my reading radar.
April 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Definitely on my reading radar.
Absolutely...
Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.
Anne Herbert
Anne Herbert
April 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Absolutely...
Looking forward to an afternoon of presenting at and attending the UHMLG Spring Forum!
March 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Looking forward to an afternoon of presenting at and attending the UHMLG Spring Forum!
It's Friday, that's all! Have a good day to you all!
a pixel art of a minion dancing on a dance floor
ALT: a pixel art of a minion dancing on a dance floor
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March 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It's Friday, that's all! Have a good day to you all!
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"Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!" Happy #WorldBookDay! In school, I've dressed up as cartoon Arthur and the library card song!
A survey found that 4 in 10 adults hadn't read a single book in the past year. Why do you think so many adults don't read for pleasure?
#Reading
A survey found that 4 in 10 adults hadn't read a single book in the past year. Why do you think so many adults don't read for pleasure?
#Reading
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!" Happy #WorldBookDay! In school, I've dressed up as cartoon Arthur and the library card song!
A survey found that 4 in 10 adults hadn't read a single book in the past year. Why do you think so many adults don't read for pleasure?
#Reading
A survey found that 4 in 10 adults hadn't read a single book in the past year. Why do you think so many adults don't read for pleasure?
#Reading
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Great initiative from Spread A Smile charity and @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to put books in hospitals for kids.
#WorldBookDay
#WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Great initiative from Spread A Smile charity and @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to put books in hospitals for kids.
#WorldBookDay
#WorldBookDay