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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 31

Massive thank you to organisers & delegates #DCDC25 for a great few days of thought-provoking & inspiring conversations, & to everyone who popped by my poster. Now to embark on my last nostalgia wander as I drag my tired self up to the station. I’m sure Durham’s hills didn’t used to be so steep

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Victoria Northwood @mrsvnorthwood.bsky.social · Jul 31

It has been great to have the opportunity to share the story of @britrecs.bsky.social with colleagues from the GLAM sector over the past couple of days. Looking forward to Day 3 of #dcdc25 - and a gentle snooze on the train home later! #archives #trustee

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

“Growth is a team effort” - really inspiring Keynote from Prof Katy Shaw here at #DCDC25 conference. And she name checked the NUM (National Union of Mineworkers) whose archives are currently being catalogued @mrcwarwick.bsky.social

Prof Katy Shaw presents on UK Communities, Culture and Innovation and some of the projects kickstarted by the project

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Liz White @lizcwhite.bsky.social · Jul 31

Inspiring keynote at #DCDC25 from Professor Katy Shaw on co-creation and innovation and the need for more inclusive models. Innovation and ideas can come from anywhere but we need the collaborative leadership and funding models to support radically inclusive change.

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Maria Carnegie @mariacarnegie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Love a session with pipe cleaners! But a serious purpose to having fidget items as part of #DCDC25 Longtable: Embracing Neurodivergence

Different coloured pipe cleaners, and fidget items.

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s good to be in a Machine Learning session and hear about how “AI” tools can hugely enhance and inform research and practice. Georgia Tolfo (TNA) is also keen to acknowledge the lived experience that sits behind the data #DCDC25

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Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today Archivist Valentina has been speaking about the creation of our new Gertrude Bell Archive website at the Discovering Collections Discovering Communities Conference in Durham.

Explore the site created through the innovative collaborative project here: gertrudebell.ncl.ac.uk/bellmap/
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Sarah Evans @fridaylast.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thought I'd best follow the advice I always give postgrads and take a brief recharge break at #dcdc25 - Durham cathedral as inspiring as ever. Now for the final two sessions!

The tower of Durham cathedral from the cloisters

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

Now hearing about the Living Knowledge Network - supporting engagement and events in libraries and supporting professional development #DCDC25

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

“It’s people that really matter” So true of building networks and communities of practice #DCDC25

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

Helen Ackroyd from Nottinghamshire Libraries talks about tackling the challenges of hosting networked exhibitions - it stretched them to explore and develop connections #DCDC25

Slide of the various themes/challenges presented as part of the Living Knowledge Networks events programme

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Maria Carnegie @mariacarnegie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why is someone from a dentist school at an archive conference? Fascinating case of how to explore and digitise unopened letterlocked papers from the Court of Ward and Liveries without disrupting them (or making them radioactive... always a good plan methinks!) #DCDC25

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

“In a digital age don’t underestimate the impact of something physical” Sara Bird, Outreach and Engagement @newcastleuni.bsky.social Creating a poetry anthology as a printed book. And giving the students a pencil and notebook because secondary school pupils never get anything! #DCDC25

Slide showing pupils engaging with aspects of an outreach project writing poetry and engaging with the natural environment

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Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social · Jul 31

Dr Danielle Westerhof invites us to remember or imagine being unfamiliar with - for example - archives catalogues and am remembering ordering a whole series when I meant to order an item in one of my few attempts to be an archives user 🫢 #DCDC25

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Victoria Northwood @mrsvnorthwood.bsky.social · Jul 31

"It is time to build better, and build together" - inspiring keynote from Prof Katy Shaw this morning #dcdc25 #culture #co-creation #communities #resilience

Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 31

Excellent start to the last day of #DCDC25 A powerful keynote from Prof Katy Shaw, Director of AHRC Creative Communities. Amazing work around co creation, cultural policy and meaningful community participation

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · Jul 31

"The past we inherit, the future we build" - National Union of Miners #DCDC25

Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 31

Excellent start to the last day of #DCDC25 A powerful keynote from Prof Katy Shaw, Director of AHRC Creative Communities. Amazing work around co creation, cultural policy and meaningful community participation

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Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 31

#DCDC25 @UkNatArchives CEO and Keeper Saul Nassé giving the DCDC community a peak at what's in store for TNA and our work over the next few years

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Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 31

Excellent start to the last day of #DCDC25 A powerful keynote from Prof Katy Shaw, Director of AHRC Creative Communities. Amazing work around co creation, cultural policy and meaningful community participation

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Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 30

#DVDC25 very different feel to Tom Cramer's keynote as we wrap up day 2. Really interesting delve into IIIF and open data

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Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 30

#DCDC25 incredibly moving keynote this morning from National HIV Story Trust

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Institute of Historical Research Wohl Library @ihrlibrary.bsky.social · Jul 29

Launching today📣 Check out our new History Day Discover Collections website! #HistDayNorth #DCDC25

exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/history-da...

Home · History Day · University of London

History Day: Discover Collections brings together content from across the heritage sector. This website extends our annual in-person History Day event to give year-round access to collections online.

exhibitions.london.ac.uk

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Jane Ronson @jsronson.bsky.social · Jul 29

Fantastic to be at #HistDayNorth today, with #ArchivesHub and @jisc.bsky.social colleagues, part of #DCDC25 in Durham! Archives Hub features a very special blog post for History Day North: 'Full steam ahead! Celebrating #Railway200 across the Archives'
blog.archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/2025/07/16/f....

Steam train travelling alongside green fields. Image credit: The Great Britain Steam Train. Photo by Christopher More on Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-great-britain-steam-train-17396360/.

Yellow and blue poster advertising train travel. Image credit: Poster (1989): Isle of Wight by train / Needles and Sand Castle / Network SouthEast Designer: Edward Pond Printers: Planet Displays Ltd. Copyright: University of Brighton Design Archives.

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · Jul 29

Loved being back in Durham today - had a great time at #HistoryDayNorth & #DCDC25 conference! Lots of fascinating archives, heritage projects & regional history on display, and had great historical sources conversations. Plus @durhamcathedral.bsky.social was looking stunning as ever! 🗃️

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Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 29

#DCDC25 thought provoking first session with Désirée Reynolds (Creative Director, Dig Where You Stand), Dr. Aleema Gray (Founder, House of Dread), and Jess and Matt Turtle (co-founders, Museum of Homelessness) has really set an exciting tone for the 3 days

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Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social · Jul 29

#DCDC25
Absolutely amazing first day here in Durham. Thanks to the partners @UKNatArcSector @UkNatArchives @Jisc @britishlibrary great time exploring the escape room, chatting to all the History Day exhibitors and a brilliant and though provoking plenary

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