Robot Mel @robotmeile.bsky.social Queer, Goth Librarian and Geek. Loves plays and knitting (they/them)
Fandom obsessions BSG, SOA, Chucky, X-Files, Resident alien, Star Trek, Xena, Twin Peaks, The Untamed, Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Mary, Gillian Anderson
Disabled Leaders Network @dlnetwork.bsky.social Pioneering change. A network of disabled scholars, graduates & professionals. Supported by the Snowdon Trust & Global Disability Innovation Hub.
Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social (he/they) Scholar. Geek. Nova Scotian. ๐ Libraries (#GLAM), medical humanities, history/public history, neurodiversity and disability studies. ๐ Geekier at: @willow0wisp.bsky.social
World Data System @worlddatasystem.org Trusted Data Services for Global Science: Universal and equitable access to, and long-term stewardship of quality-assured scientific data and data repositories.
ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social Biologist-driven non-profit promoting transparency and innovation in life sciences communication
Find us on different networks ๐ https://linktr.ee/ASAPbio
ASAPbio.org
Tom Shaw @shawthomas.bsky.social Library Engagement Lead for @ojcollective.bsky.social. Former academic librarian now working with libraries globally to support diamond open access publishing. Open knowledge, open research, digital innovation. And sometimes music and other stuff.
Alicia Wise @wisealic.bsky.social Keen on accessibility, archaeology, digital preservation, goats, libraries, open access, open science, publishing, and running
Radish Press a.k.a Zoe Wake Hyde @radishpress.bsky.social Home of weird publishing stuff. https://radishpress.org/
Editor @outsidethelinespub.bsky.social / outsidethelines.pub
Niamh Dowdall @dowdalln.bsky.social (she/her) | libraries & publishing & open research | Irish women's writing/art/history/culture | dress and clothing in literature | labhair Gaeilge liom! | Views all mine!
Professor Anica Zeyen @anicazeyen.bsky.social Blind Professor researching disability inclusion in work, leisure & travel | Public Speaker| Author | Disability Consultant & Advocate | Guide dog partner ๐ฆฎ | Building change, not just studying it | Passionate foodie & traveler
Ruth MacMullen (Mallalieu) @ruthmacmullen.bsky.social Work in Oxford, live in Sheffield. Open research, music, cooking, keeper of small child, neverending house project.
Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS) @grios-openscience.bsky.social An initiative to advance meta-research on Open Science.
Learn more: www.grios.org
MORPHSS @morphss.bsky.social Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences.
Research project funded by AHRC, Wellcome Trust & Research England.
Co-delivered by Cambridge, Sheffield, Coventry & Southampton universities.
https://morphss.hcommons.org/
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ @jrmendel.bsky.social https://alampintheunderworld.com/
Octopus.ac @octopus-ac.bsky.social The place to publish all your research, Octopus is free, fast and fair.
Funded by UKRI, in partnership with UKRN and Jisc.
www.octopus.ac
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess
Atla @youratla.bsky.social *Collectors and Connectors in Religion & Theology*
Advancing the work of libraries & librarians worldwide
www.atla.com
Janneke Adema @openreflections.bsky.social Cultural and media theorist ~ books, open access, critical theory, experimental publishing. She/her
https://www.openreflections.org/
The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com Satirical news by & for autistic people (poor things). Founded by Sara Gibbs & Elsa Williams; run by Sara Gibbs & Sarah Amero
Itโs a Superpower?? is out now: https://allmylinks.com/itsasuperpower
www.thedailytism.com
www.patreon.com/TheDailyTism
Open Research, University of Aberdeen @openresearchuoa.bsky.social Open Research at University of Aberdeen. Providing expertise, support, advice and news on #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenData
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/support/open-research.php
LAI CDG @laicdgroup.bsky.social Career Development Group of the Library Association of Ireland
๐ https://laicdg.wordpress.com
Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca PKP, a Core Facility of SFU, is a community-governed organization dedicated to increasing the quality, access, and reach of non-commercial #ScholarlyPublishing โ the trusted and original home of #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS), OMP, and OPS: https://pkp.sfu.ca
Lancaster University Library @lulibrary.bsky.social Supporting teaching, learning and research at Lancaster University
Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social Research Data Management Consultant | cghlewis.com
Co-organizer @r-ladies-stl.bsky.socialโฌ
Co-organizer POWER Data Management Hub | https://osf.io/ap3tk/
Author of DMLSER: https://datamgmtinedresearch.com/
RDM Weekly: https://rdmweekly.substack.com/
Thrive, Culture Shift Consulting @thrive-csc.bsky.social Wellbeing at work, reimagined. Consulting and training.
Host of the ThriveLib Conference
At Thrive, we believe that workplace well-being is a necessity, not a luxury.
https://www.thrivecultureshift.com/
araireland @araireland.bsky.social Official account for Archives and Records Association, Ireland. Cuntas oifigiรบil Cumainn Cartlann agus Taifead, รire.
Ireland / Northern Ireland
#IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
https://araireland.ie/
Sharla Lair @lalair.bsky.social Lead Strategist, Open Scholarship, Lyrasis โข https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharlalair/ โข Views are my own
OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association @oaspa.bsky.social Representing a diverse community of organisations engaged in open scholarship, we work to support open access becoming the predominant model of publication.
oaspa.org
Conference registration at https://buytickets.at/oaspa
Irish Open Access Publishers @ioap.bsky.social The IOAP is a national community of practice which aims to advance Diamond Open Access Publishing in Ireland.
Megan Eve @meganeve.eurosky.social Existential non-thinker. Librarian. Winging life terribly - winging eyeliner better. Directed by two void cats. Never serious. Likes wine, whining, naps, & annoying myself. Described as "Eeyore as a scarecrow" & being "a bit whimsy in my goth"๐ฎ๐ she/her
ANDPA Inc. @andpa-inc.bsky.social Alliance for Neurodiversity and Disability in GLAMR Professions Australia
www.andpa.org
Phil Hine @philh.bsky.social Occult Author, Researcher, Publisher, Lecturer.
https://enfolding.org/
Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social Researcher at University of Edinburgh focusing on information retrieval, open research, research culture & EDI
Speculative fiction writer | neurodivergent | she/they
Views my own
OPERAS Research Infrastructure @operaseu.bsky.social Distributed Research Infrastructure for open scholarly communication in the European Research Area for Social Sciences and Humanities.
Visit OPERAS website: https://operas-eu.org
Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
Coach Gowron @coachgowron.com You will be inspired, or else.
Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.site Librarian, creative technologist, award-winning scholarly memeologist
๐ Dharug country (Sydney, Australia)
Blog/Shrine to the 2000s internet hannahshelley.neocities.org
Leeds University Libraries @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social Welcome to the University of Leeds Libraries account. Follow us for Library-related updates and feel free to send us your queries!
ThriveLib Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries @thrivelib.bsky.social Registration is open! August 11, 12, and 13, 2026. A virtual conference for librarians, creating space for their well-being.
https://www.thrivelib.com/
@hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social Phoenix Guide to Strange England: #Hookland. Run by David Southwell
#Hauntology Re-wilding #Folklore #FolkHorror #Psychogeography #LandscapePunk Re-enchantment Is Resistance https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068598123
Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. Computers versus the past. Digital Humanities and somesuch, including Transkribus. MBE FREng.
Katharine Davidson-Brown @libraritron.bsky.social Library Customer Services Manager at Durham University Library and Collections @dulib.bsky.social
Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social Open Research Team, part of Loughborough Library, Loughborough University.
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UK Reproducibility Network @ukrepro.bsky.social The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) is a national peer-led consortium that aims to promote and enable rigorous, robust, transparent, and reproducible research in the UK.
https://www.ukrn.org/ #AcademicSky #OpenResearch #Research
Andrew @generalising.bsky.social Not another one to try and remember. We'll see.
Librarian. Scholarly communications, historic MPs, Wikipedia, inter alia other things. Misplaced Scot.
COSIG @cosig.net The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides (COSIG) is a constantly-expanding resource for performing post-publication peer review.
https://cosig.net
Hidden REF @hiddenref.bsky.social Celebrating all research outputs and everyone involved in their creation
COUNTER metrics @countermetrics.bsky.social COUNTER brings the knowledge community together to agree and adopt the global standard for measuring and reporting content usage through normalised metrics.
countermetrics.org
Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social A free recommendation process of scientific preprints based on peer reviews: https://peercommunityin.org
A multi-disciplinary diamond open-access journal: https://peercommunityjournal.org @peercomjournal.bsky.social
Open Access Tracking Project @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy Crowdsourced alerts & news feeds about #openaccess to research. See http://bit.ly/o-a-t-p for info on how it works & how to help. Founded & managed by @petersuber [โฆ]
[bridged from https://fediscience.org/@oatp on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Graham Stone @graham-stone.bsky.social Head of International Projects @oapenbooks.bsky.socialโฌ | European | Hill wanderer | Geocacher | Beer & wine drinker | Vegetarian Librarian | All views my own
Alice Corble @dralicecorble.bsky.social Transdisciplinary scholar-activist-educator working on anticolonial library and archival praxis at UCL. Neurospicy Queer. Always (un)learning. Own views not my employer's etc.
Open Research Knowledge Graph @orkg.bsky.social The lighthouse in the publication flood
ask.orkg.org
Michelle B @michelleab.bsky.social World's okayest librarian. Co- founder of CALC (Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference). Would always rather be travelling. She/her.
BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social British Library Publishing - bringing you the very best incredible classic literature, republished for readers new and old. Plus bold new non-fiction for everyone. ๐
Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social Lancaster Universityโs official account. Weโre a highly ranked collegiate university with a global reputation for teaching and research
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/
Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social
Archives, DH, Museums, African American studies, C19 and early C20.
all opinions my own, not my employer's
https://www.dorothy-berry.com
Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social A charity bringing together libraries, publishers, and publishing service providers to secure the diversity and financial futures of open access book production and dissemination.
https://openbookcollective.org/
ALTCoOLSIG @altcoolsig.bsky.social ALTCoOLSIG (Association for Learning Technology Copyright & Online Learning Special Interest Group) is a community of practice focused on copyright issues associated with online learning, digital education, and learning technology.
Association for Learning Development in Higher Education @aldinhe.bsky.social Association for Learning Development in Higher Education #ALDinHE is committed to representing & supporting all those employed in the field of learning development & those with an interest in the field. Our journal: @jldhe.bsky.social #AcademicSky #LoveLD
MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social A UK charity bringing together all who believe that media & information literacy helps people lead happier, healthier, safer and more productive lives.
Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org Public Access to Public Data is a Public Good. We want to ensure our data are not gone forever. Read more about our efforts: https://www.datarescueproject.org/press/
LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social The Information Literacy Conference. https://www.lilacconference.com/
LILAC 2027, 21-23 April, City St George's, University of London
#infolit, #digilit, #usered, #LILAC27
Our comms do not represent CILIP policy.
Beth Tapster @bethtapster.bsky.social NHS Librarian. Likes trees, always overwhelmed. Very interested in AI in health but in a sceptical cautious way obvs.
Hope Power (she/her) @hopepower.bsky.social Teaching & Learning librarian in Burnaby, BC. Interested in open education & information literacy (also pet photos, parenting anecdotes & travel tips) #openeducation #oer #infolit #openpedagogy #openaccess
Alberto Garcia @albertogarcia4.bsky.social Academic Skills Librarian at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Interested in academic writing, generative AI and Higher Education.
Annah Hackett @annahhackett.bsky.social Information Literacy Librarian. Supporter of Austin FC and Tottenham. Cook. My dog is the best dog, sorry to all the other dog parents.
Lowri Williams @lowriwillslib.bsky.social Faculty Librarian for Business, & Creative Industries at The University of South Wales, with a passion for learning, teaching & research!
Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social ๐ Feminist Senior Lecturer in data politics and social justice at City st. George's, Uni of London, UK. She/her.
https://elinorcarmi.com/
Working on data&AI governance/data&AI literacies/data justice/digital rights/ad tech industry/surveillance.
Dr Jane Secker @jsecker.bsky.social Associate Professor in Ed Develop. SFHEA. Online learning, info, digital & copyright literacy. Deputy Chair of CILIP Info Lit Group. Head of MA Academic Practice ๐ฑ
The Social History Archive @socialhistarchive.bsky.social The Social History Archive empowers academic researchers, tutors and students with unparalleled access to British and Irish historical content. โ
EBSCO UK, Ireland and Nordics @ebscouk.bsky.social EBSCO UK is a leading global provider of online research content & AI-enabled search technologies for libraries, healthcare, corporations, and government agencies.
Facet Publishing @facetpublishing.bsky.social The publisher of choice for the information professions worldwide.
CILIP Information Literacy Group @infolitgroup.bsky.social The Information Literacy Group provides a cross-sector forum for debate & knowledge exchange in all aspects of information and digital literacy. Come and join the discussion!
๐ป: https://infolit.org.uk
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Claire Roberts @ceebrog.bsky.social Lifestyle guided by "better late than never". Fan of the outdoors. Runs (falls ofen). FE college librarian and enjoyer of books and facts. Scottish perspective on many things, but grateful that the world is a big place.
UCL @ucl.ac.uk Welcome to our official page. Sharing the latest news, research and highlights of life at UCL (University College London).
London's Global University - ucl.ac.uk
Open Fifth @openfifth.bsky.social Open Fifth Limited (formerly PTFS Europe Limited) is a UK-based company with the vision to make technology easy for libraries. We focus on enabling library users through high-quality, open source software solutions.
Alison Hicks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social Associate Professor, Library and Information Studies @ucldis. Editor in Chief @jinfolit. information literacy researcher | european | she/hers/ella
Siobhรกn @sluginkpress.bsky.social artist, art librarian, sentient binbag. Commute whinges, nice artistsโ books, photos of bins.
Brighton Scum City//LDN.
Simon @simonxix.com ๐community-led open publishing ๐งopen source developer ๐ฝ๏ธfilm critic ๐ฆbirder ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟhe/him
๐ https://simonxix.com
Academic Libraries North (ALN) @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social A consortium of HE libraries in the North of England. https://www.academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/
Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland.
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social ๐ Social sciences publisher. Equitable open access. Based at @lselibrary.bsky.social | press.lse.ac.uk
punctum ๐ books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social punctum books is a queer, scholar-led Open Access press devoted to creative modes of inquiry across a whimsical para-humanities assemblage. Affiliated with UC-Santa Barbara Library & funded by university libraries across the globe. https://punctumbooks.com
Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social We are a not-for-profit collective of academics, libraries and university-based publishers changing the way that academic research is supported and disseminated. Launching in Jan. 2026.
Join the movement: https://www.openjournalscollective.org/
Helen M @helenmonagle.bsky.social Library worker, formally @helenmonagle on Twitter (she/her) and co-founder of NLPN. Lover of dogs, beaches and other lovely things. Perpetually tired.
Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org The Open Library of Humanities. Building a sustainable, diamond open access future for the humanities. Part of Birkbeck, University of London & makers of Janeway
Siรขn Harris @sianharris.bsky.social Communications about research, international development, publishing, inequity, climate change, politics.
Works for @uob-ieu.bsky.social & others
Opinions mine. Bristol, UK. (she)
Jessica Wykes @jessandtudor.bsky.social librarian she/her
University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social Opening up humanities research.
Passionate advocates for the humanities, we are a collaborative, non-profit and predominantly open access publishing partner to researchers and institutions, creating award-winning scholarly books.
https://uolpress.co.uk
TheIPregistry.org @theipregistry.bsky.social The Global IP Address Database for Libraries and Publishers
Jill Emery @jemerypdx.bsky.social Librarian by day, smart ass pragmatic Gen Xer always. Living my best life possible.
Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social Engaging with our research community, supporting good practice and sharing updates on all aspects of #openresearch #openaccess #opendata @york.ac.uk
Open Research at York: https://york.ac.uk/open-research
Email the team: lib-open-research@york.ac.uk
Livvy @missoliviareads.bsky.social Academic Liaison Librarian at the University of Wales Trinity St David (Birmingham). Former FE Library Manager and Secondary English teacher. UK ๐ฌ๐ง
Get in touch - missoliviareads@outlook.com
Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social We believe in books that promote positive change and enrich culture.
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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social A community of practice for open institutional publishers in the UK, driving change in academic publishing. Visit https://oipauk.org/
OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social OAPEN connects libraries, publishers, researchers, and funders with a global infrastructure for peer-reviewed open access books to advance research and the public good.
Explore our collection of 40,000+ OA books: https://library.oapen.org
Charlie Rapple @charlierapple.bsky.social Co-founder of Kudos (growkudos.com - research communication showcase for broadening reach and impact of research - @growkudos.bsky.social). Scholarly Kitchen blogger. Follow me and other people in scholarly publishing: https://go.bsky.app/FanaExt
Kate O'Riordan @kathleenor.bsky.social Academic, queer, digital culture, technoscience, science and media studies. Sea swimming. Based in the UK.
Rick Anderson @rickanderson.bsky.social Latter-day Saint, librarian, clawhammer banjo player, writer, speaker. University Librarian at Brigham Young University. Posts are only my opinions.