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Andrew Preater @preater.com · 8d

If you're doing interesting work on digital innovation, here's a great opportunity to get involved with @jisc.bsky.social's Connect More. CfP details from Rosie…

Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social · 8d

Hello BlueSky friends! The call for papers for Jisc's Connect More December event is now open! Closing date: 10th October. We're now doing two of these events per year, so there's plenty of opportunities to put something forward.

www.jisc.ac.uk/forms/submit...

Submit your programme session ideas for Connect More - Jisc

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Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is a great job with a great team - jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/head... @preater.com

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

jobs.gold.ac.uk

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Aug 19

📢 Goldsmiths Library is hiring a Head of Academic Skills! Lead strategy, shape learning and support students and staff in an inclusive, creative environment.

Salary £52,511-£60,224. Apply by 28 Sept: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/head...

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

jobs.gold.ac.uk

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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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Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social · Aug 5

Community is the glue work holding everything together - pass it on! 🤩 A great write-up of the key themes of our fantastic day in June with our Community Managers and @rosiesherry.com communities.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/07/2... #community #communitymanagement

Community: the glue holding everything together – Communities

communities.jiscinvolve.org

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Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is a wonderful team and I would highly recommend my library friends apply!

Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools.

Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...

All closing 10 August.

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

We're also hiring two Library Supervisors to lead day-to-day operations, support and manage frontline staff and deliver a high-quality, inclusive service at Goldsmiths.

2x 0.5 FTE: 1 fixed-term and 1 permanent; closing 17 Aug.
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jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/libr... & jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/libr...

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

We’re hiring! We’re excited to recruit four Senior Library Assistants, a new role for Goldsmiths Library.

Our SLAs are based in four specialist teams in the Library, while working collaboratively cross-service to maintain operations and provide an excellent user experience.

Closing 31 Aug.
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Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

jobs.gold.ac.uk

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools.

Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...

All closing 10 August.

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 10

Unfortunately we would not be able to sponsor a visa for this role, but it is open to anyone with right to work in that UK

Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 8

We are hiring! We’re seeking two Subject Librarians to lead relationship management with our academic schools and deliver engaging teaching for students at Goldsmiths.

Closing 10 Aug.

1 FTE (permanent): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE (1 year fixed): jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 1

the blue skies piece
the internal targets piece
the apprenticeships piece
the consistency piece
that whole interactivity piece
the public sector piece
that consistency across the institution piece
an elevation piece
that externality piece
this change management and cultural shift piece

#TeamPiece

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jun 27

the time traveller piece
the accessioning piece [and…]
the deaccessioning piece
that continuous enhancement piece
the usage piece
the REF comms piece
the progression piece
the maintenance piece
the educational gains piece
that crossover piece
the buy-in piece
a big evaluation piece

#TeamPiece

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · Jun 24

This looks nice but I’m worried it might cost me an arm

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jun 18

Excellent conversation here with @ellycope.bsky.social at Jisc #Digifest25 on systems, metadata and community connections. Check it out.

Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social · Jun 18

Great conversation all about library systems and metadata work and how supporting each other and working together is vital to this work. Elly is one of our 2025 community champions and it's been great to have more library folk at #Digifest25 @ellycope.bsky.social

soundcloud.com/jisc-communi...

Digifest community hub 2025: Shining a light on the world of libraries systems with Elly Cope

Elly Cope, head of access and acquisitions at the University of Leeds talks with Carolina Barnes, Jisc community specialist about how she has been changing perceptions in the world of library systems

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Amelia Haire @ahaire.bsky.social · Jun 3

I'm really excited to announce that I have had my first article published in the @jinfolit.bsky.social! I hope this article sparks conversations about how workplace information literacy is experienced by autistic librarians.📑📑
journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

What does it mean to be information literate for an autistic librarian in the academic library workplace? | Journal of Information Literacy

journals.cilip.org.uk

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Laura Woods @woodsiegirl.bsky.social · Jun 1

If you haven't read this yet, today is your lucky day! Genuinely jealous of all the people about to read it for the first time 🥰

Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · Jun 1

Hey pals, today (June 1st) the UK ebook of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR is only £0.99! Happy Pride!

www.amazon.co.uk/This-How-You...

Amazon.co.uk

www.amazon.co.uk

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Ned Potter @nedpotter.bsky.social · May 27

Reading this extremely useful article by @patchedelbows.bsky.social, Teresa Crew, @rosiehare.bsky.social, Krishna Maroo and @preater.com ahead of some UX fieldwork interviews tomorrow.

On social class and academic libraries: it is quality stuff.

journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

View of ‘They burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why’

journals.cilip.org.uk

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · May 22

Before diagnosis I would at times force myself to read ‘difficult’ books or authors to prove I was capable of it and not as stupid as I felt, due to my ADHD problems with focus and distraction. I thought everyone had the same challenges. 🫣

Andrew Preater @preater.com · May 22

”my ADHD makes it very difficult to read long portions of text (ie books). This, in and of itself, can make it hard to _fit in_ in library culture. I generally have not read the books that my peers have read for leisure reading.” 👀

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · May 22

I am not an early career teaching librarian, but as the author observes the “literature about ADHD in librarianship is very limited” and I am happy to see and read anything at all like this.

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · May 22

#AmReading “ADHD and the early career teaching librarian: an autoethnography” by Jocelyn Swick-Jemison. This is very interesting indeed.

🔗 doi.org/10.33137/cja... (OA 🔓)

ADHD and the Early Career Teaching Librarian: An Autoethnography | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social · May 21

Want to find out more about this @jisc.bsky.social co-creation project?! Here's the podcast we recorded with Laura Hutton, Subject Specialist in Accessibility, and two of our FE Acessibility Training Matrix project members at #Digifest25. on.soundcloud.com/V5aCabKXNheJ...

Digifest community hub 2025: the FE Accessibility Training Matrix project

Laura Hutton, Subject Specialist in Accessibility at Jisc, is joined by Vicki Penny from Hartpury University and Colin Smith from Cornwall College. Vicki and Colin are part of a co-creation project

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Binni Brynolf (they/them) @brynolf.bsky.social · May 19

Just over one week to the @ciliplgbtq.bsky.social webinar where I'll talk about being an ally to trans, non-binary & gender non-conforming people.

We're a tiny minority under ongoing attack - allies are essential.

Tuesday 27 May, 1-2pm on Teams and open to all!

www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

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Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social · May 16

The post-Digifest content keeps on coming! If you're after an interesting Friday afternoon listen, please check out this podcast episode I recorded with the wonderful @heroicendeavour.bsky.social and @rosiejhjones.bsky.social on our #Digifest25 Community Hub back in March.

Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.bsky.social · May 16

Got a spare 25 minutes to listen to me and @rosiejhjones.bsky.social talk about academic libraries and leadership and communities of practice and current challenges? You know you want to…

Digifest community hub 2025: Academic libraries, leadership and impact with Rosie Jones and Caroline Ball

Stream Digifest community hub 2025: Academic libraries, leadership and impact with Rosie Jones and Caroline Ball by Jisc community on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on Sound...

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