It was my pleasure as Chair of CONUL to mark the launch of the new CONUL strategy with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, this week. #conul @collinssandra.bsky.social @cathalmccauley.bsky.social conul.ie/minister-law...
It was lovely to launch the new strategy of CONUL: the Consortium of National & University Libraries in Ireland at the CONUL conference last week. conul.ie/conul-strate...
Great reflection on the importance of libraries to society, now more than ever, from University Librarian at Maynooth University @cathalmccauley.bsky.social
For all the archivists out there 🤣
SCONUL are looking to recruit a new Deputy Director. A great job for somebody wanting to work across the HE library sector:
www.sconul.ac.uk/media/uhpjvf...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Infuriating- ‘In May 2024, Informa, the parent company of Taylor & Francis, received $10 million from Microsoft to access academic content for its AI assistant, Copilot; Wiley will receive $44m from AI rights deals, with no opt-out for authors’
My sympathies Niamh, she sounds wonderful
Clarivate delays its plans due to overwhelming negative reaction from library community. It at least gives libraries more time to adjust our procurement, systems and workflows with different suppliers.
Congratulations. Looking forward to reading it. I’ve just finished Children of Time and it blew my mind. Those spiders…
Sad news for Buffy fans, RIP Michelle Trachtenberg who gave us Dawnie
Anyone with a Netflix subscription can see why Proquest’s new model will be unacceptable to libraries & users. Disappearing titles, content you don’t actually want, annual fee increases & if you can’t pay you lose everything. Libraries have purchasing power & should collectively reject this model.
Extension: Call for papers deadline has now been extended to Sunday 23rd February.
Now is your time to share your thoughts and enthusiasm with your colleagues. We look forward to receiving your submission!. #extension #callforpapers
We have some exciting news - registration for this year's CONUL Conference is NOW OPEN! Please see our website for more information: conference.conul.ie/registration... #conul25
This is exciting for Limerick
End of big deals is a chance to build a better publishing system.
Don’t waste a crisis—invest in more open and equitable business models, says David Prosser.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
An image of the exterior of UCC Library at night. Text at the top left hand corner 'We are hiring: University Librarian' Text in bottom right hand corner 'Closing Date: 03 February'
📢 We’re Hiring: University Librarian at UCC
The University Librarian will provide strategic leadership, guiding our team and supporting UCC’s teaching, research, & scholarly communications.
👉 Learn more and apply here: ore.ucc.ie
#lisjobs #libraryjobs
Another UK university drops big Elsevier deal
The @york.ac.uk has opted out of a subscription deal with the academic publishing giant Elsevier, saying it needs to adopt a “more financially sustainable approach”, @resprofnews.bsky.social has learned.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
A very informative webinar on digital preservation, thanks to @lirheanet.bsky.social
We are excited to let you know that @openaire.bsky.social will host a series of webinars titled “Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor”. The first, "A Year in Review & OpenOrg Sprint", takes place 12 Dec at 12pm GMT. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A TNG scene. We're in the Enterprise conference room, where Picard is holding a meeting with Data, Troi, and Dr Crusher. Barclay is also there, for unknown reasons. Maybe he wandered into the meeting and just sat down, and everyone was too polite to mention it. That happened to me once. I was visiting an office location I didn't normally go to and I wasn't quite sure which conference room I was supposed to be in. I walked into one and sat down and it took me five minutes to realize I was in the wrong meeting. From the perspective of the people in that room, halfway through that meeting, a stranger walked in, sat next to the boss, took notes for five minutes, then walked out without saying a word.
At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes
Class protector. That little umbrella broke my heart
Good luck DCU Library and @mcojo.bsky.social
Wonderful! Congratulations to Donal Ryan, a Limerick local and UL man
A selection of starter packs for folks looking for libraries and library workers:
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I've not come across a starter pack focusing specifically on senior leaders with overall responsibility for university libraries (dean, director, head) so thought I'd start one. I'm sure I've missed plenty of people, so let me know to be added!
go.bsky.app/7DgUMvf
Thanks Simon, that’s very helpful
We are delighted to invite you to an online seminar, "Digital Preservation: Ensuring Access, Authenticity, and Usability for the Future", taking place Friday 6th December from 10:30-11:30am. For details and booking go to: lirgroup.heanet.ie/index.php/di...
#LIRDigitalPreservation
www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/16... It was a pleasure to be part of the launch of the Gottschalk Collection with ULs Irish German Research Centre last week
