The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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Eleyezee Librarian @eleyezeelibrarian.bsky.social Academic outreach/instruction librarian turned tech marketing writer & PT ref librarian turned…hopefully a FT librarian again? Interested in #scholcomm #copyright & #openaccess. I missed y'all & need to catch up.
Posthuman @posthuman.bsky.social Musician, promoter, label manager, vinyl pressing person, gobshite. He/him.
Music stuff:
https://linktr.ee/posthumanmusic
Pressing vinyl stuff:
http://www.mobineko.com
The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social Read: TheNewWorld.co.uk
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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz I sometimes think about community technology, archives, novel interfaces and tech histories
Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social PhD candidate on the politics of open research and publishing environments at [redacted]. OBC Board of Stewards. Copim. Synths. Tapes. Perennial pain. Skullduggery. Ⓐ 🍉 ORCID: 0000-0003-1217-0149. https://hairdryerexcommunication.bandcamp.com/ (he/him).
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Sarah Frances Gordon @sarahfgordon.bsky.social PhD in Psychology. Diamond OA Journal editor. Psychology teacher & researcher in Mexico. All things open access. #ResearchIntegrity #ScholarlyPublishing #Researchethics #idiomas #QualitativeResearch #Multilingualism Views are my own. She/her/ella 🇿🇦🇲🇽
Tracy Creagh @creaght.bsky.social AFHEA Librarian supporting research & scholarship, advocating for #OpenAccess passionate about #equity and education, committed to #bibliodiversity in #OpenScholarship ... big fan of #DiamondOA
The Black Dog @theblackdog.bsky.social We Make Techno
https://linktr.ee/theblackdog
Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social Open research, metaresearch, academic culture, US politics, democracy.
I post to Mastodon more than Bluesky. But see my bridge account for B versions of the M posts.
https://bsky.app/profile/petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Leigh-Ann Butler @leighbutler.bsky.social Scholarly Communication Librarian (@uottawa.ca)|
open science advocate, community-based publishing champion, but also mom to kids, chickens, cats, and a dog 🐓🐈🐶.|
#scholcommlab #openscience #scholarlypublishing #libraries
Open Access Australasia @oaaustralasia.bsky.social Open Access Australasia (OAA) leads #OpenScholarship advocacy in Australasia, driving innovative change in scholarly communication to promote #equity and #bibliodiversity #OpenAccess
Website: https://oaaustralasia.org/
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 — the trusted and original home of #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS), OMP, and OPS: https://pkp.sfu.ca
Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
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
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
Rory Stewart @rory-stewart.bsky.social Author The Middleland linktr.ee/middleland, PlacesinBetween, Jackson/Yale. PoliticsOnTheEdge. @Restispolitics podcast w Alastair Campbell.
Parody
Simon @simonxix.com 📚community-led open publishing 🐧open source developer 📽️film critic 🐦birder 🏴he/him
🔗 https://simonxix.com
John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social Guardian. Free Substack pieces at maybeimamazed.substack.com Plus music writing in MOJO. Maybe I'm Amazed, my new memoir about autism & music, out now. Order here https://linktr.ee/maybeimamazed
Graham Stone @graham-stone.bsky.social Head of International Projects @oapenbooks.bsky.social | European | Hill wanderer | Geocacher | Beer & wine drinker | Vegetarian Librarian | All views my own
Athina Papadopoulou @athinacp.bsky.social Communications and Outreach Officer at @eudch.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social | Supporting and facilitating communities and #OpenScience | Views are my own
European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social A collective that provides services for Diamond OA Publishers, Service Providers, Tools and Technology Providers.
🔗 https://edch.eu/
Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social Publishing exceptional research since 1899.
Home to @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social, @oxunienl.bsky.social, @modlangopen.bsky.social, and @lupdistribution.bsky.social.
linktr.ee/livunipress
Lean Library @leanlibrary.bsky.social Give your library a louder voice.
Find out more at www.leanlibrary.com
Jo Cornish @jocornish.bsky.social "Knowledge is justice, and all should be welcome in the temples of taxonomies". Fellow of CILIP, FRSA.
Bridges, baseball, cheese.
That's me.
Kirsty Wallis (she/her) @kirstywallis.com Head of Research Liaison, UCL Office for Open Science & Scholarship. Librarian. PhD Student in DIS at UCL. Neurodivergent. Photographer. Anthropologist. Bullet Journal Enthusiast. Baker. Nerd. www.kirstywallis.com
Alice Cann @alicecann.bsky.social Uni business librarian, Mum, Researcher. #SystematicReview, searching. Books & reading, esp. scifi (& on tv). Hashtag obsessive. Blogger: https://researcherlibrarian.wordpress.com #AliceWrites
Past focuses: left wing politics, aphantasia, gentle parenting
Peter Barr @tweeterbarr.bsky.social Associate Director - Collections and Digital Transformation, Library & Cultural Services, Manchester Metropolitan University. These views, though, are my own
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
mary anne hobbs @maryannehobbs.bsky.social wild horse..
BBC 6 Music Sunday 6-8pm
The 6 Mix Friday 11pm
https://www.instagram.com/maryannehobbs_
Guy Baxter @archivesgb.bsky.social Listening age of 68, which is bizarrely only slightly older than that of my teenage kids
Sjoukje Schots @sjoukjeschots.bsky.social Special interest in business, law, technology, education, engineering, languages, KM, IM and librarianship.
Ianthe Sutherland @ianthe88.bsky.social
Liz White @lizcwhite.bsky.social Book lover. Tea drinker. Incorrigibly plural.
Gavin Boyce @gavinjohnboyce.bsky.social Part-time pedant and penitent casuist. Currently half-way through a life sentence of DIY. Interested in intelligence, both real and artificial.
Thom Blake @thomasrblake.bsky.social Librarian, open research advocate, sometime musician, and dad to two.
Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social Coordinated by OAPEN • OPERAS • Open Book Publishers • SPARC EU • #OAbooks news, events & discussions • info@oabooksnetwork.org • Join us! • openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org
Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social SUP is a fully open access and not-for-profit university press coordinated through SCURL and managed by 20 university libraries across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
https://sup.ac.uk
Sign up to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/i0AoJA
Dominique Walker @dominiquewalker.bsky.social Programme Officer - eResources with the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC)
Developing a single digital platform and a national e-resources collection for Scotland's public libraries.
https://scottishlibraries.org/
LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social 🔓 Social sciences publisher. Equitable open access. Based at @lselibrary.bsky.social | press.lse.ac.uk
Edinburgh Open Research @edopenresearch.bsky.social We're the Open Research and Research Support teams at the University of Edinburgh. We work to make research more open and accessible to all.
We are working towards UNESCO and LERU's pillars of Open Research.
Find out more:
https://eor.start.page
LIBER Europe @libereurope.bsky.social We represent ±400 research libraries & their users in Europe. Together we are Powering Sustainable Knowledge in the Digital Age.
https://libereurope.eu/- S Siobhan @siobhanh.bsky.social Systems & Discovery Manager (Librarian) |
Open Access, Publishing, Diversity, IT, Libraries & (Digital) Collections.
Tech, cooking and moorwalking |
She/Her | Views (unfortunately) my own.
Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social Digital Preservation Officer at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. Interested in digital preservation, archives and public engagement. Also random public transport content. Views my own unless a repost. She/her.
@klingstadt.bsky.social @klingstadt.bsky.social Director Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing @UniofYork; All views my own.
Jeanette Castle @jeanettecastle.bsky.social University Librarian at the University of the West of Scotland, Doctoral Student, Historian and Photographer. Researching the impact of public libraries on loneliness and social isolation in communities. SCURL Vice Chair and Director at SUP.
Jennifer Bayjoo @epicbayj.bsky.social Librarian, crafter, assassin, and Coronation Street aficionado ✌🏽
she/her
Emma Booth (she/her) @emmabooth.eurosky.social Manchester Metadata Maven
UK Librarian #OpenAccess & #OpenInfras supporter.
Discovery drives the Collection; Metadata drives Discovery; #MetadataMatters
Opinions my own.
https://linktr.ee/emmabooth
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1390-2720
Niels Stern @nielsstern.bsky.social Managing Director of OAPEN Foundation - @oapenbooks.bsky.social - providing open infrastructure services for scholarly books. Not-for-profit. Not-for-sale. POSI adopter. Co-director of DOAB @doabooks.bsky.social
Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social Open Book Publishers • Copim • Open Access Books Network • ScholarLed • All things open access books • Also on Mastodon (@alittleroad@hcommons.social) & LinkedIn (lucy-barnes-01670473) • She/her
richard m davis @onothimagain.bsky.social for it is he. in liverpool most days doing technology for digital libraries, archives, scholarship and e-learning so you don't have to.
Previously at https://twitter.com/onothimagen
Bev A @beva.bsky.social working in STM publishing and higher ed. Foster mum for shelter dogs. #Adoptdontshop
Kira Hopkins @kirahopkins.bsky.social LSE library, formerly of the Copim project, OA enthusiast, publisher (sometimes!) - all views expressed are personal
Ruth MacMullen (Mallalieu) @ruthmacmullen.bsky.social Work in Oxford, live in Sheffield. Open research, music, cooking, keeper of small child, neverending house project.
Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social Scholarly Communication - all of it, Open Research, research assessment, research culture, research integrity. They are parts of the same whole.
Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social Writer and mumbler. Haunted Generation, Fortean Times, Electronic Sound, Doctor Who Magazine, Shindig, Mulgrave Audio, Wiffle Lever To Full, Scarred For Life and Summer Winos. Summat to do innit
Neil Stewart @neilstewart.bsky.social Head of Library & Digital @ihrlibrary.bsky.social at the Institute of Historical Research, London, UK @ihr.bsky.social. Libraries, history, books, music, film, current affairs, the odd bit of politics- you know, the good stuff.
David Crotty @dacrotty.bsky.social Executive Director, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Head Chef at The Scholarly Kitchen. Ex-Publishing Consultant, Ex-Editor-in-Chief, Ex-Scientist, Ex-etc. All opinions my own.
Kudos: Science needs Stories @growkudos.bsky.social Everyone should benefit from scientific knowledge. We explain research in plain language, and showcase it – to accelerate and broaden the impact of research in the wider world.
ORCID @orcid.org Connecting research and researchers. https://linktr.ee/orcid_org
IIIF Consortium @iiif.bsky.social International Image Interoperability Framework #iiif
www.iiif.io
Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social Global HE news, data, insights and events
IFLA @ifla.org The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the global voice of the library and information profession.
Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social Enabling innovative research with British Library digital collections. Posts by our Digital Curators were at https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/
We're not age verified (!) so we can't see DMs.
Relayed from Mastodon by Skymoth
Daniel van Strien @danielvanstrien.bsky.social Machine Learning Librarian at @hf.co
Bill Thompson @billt.bsky.social Hack and pundit. BBC Research & Development. Formerly Digital Planet.
Jackie Oliver @jackieo41.bsky.social A HE librarian based in a University in the NE of England. Interested in AI, digital upskilling and understanding student needs. All views are my own. Transitioning from X.
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe @lisalibrarian.bsky.social
Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org I research scholarly communication at Cambridge University Library / Cambridge Digital Humanities
PI: @morphss.bsky.social
New book: PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publishing-Beyond-the-Market
https://www.samuelmoore.org
Richard Wragg @richdwragg.bsky.social Work in a cathedral to nature. Archives, libraries, natural history, medieval medical manuscripts and morris dancing. Personal account, all views my own.
Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social Director, Research and Collections, Cambridge University Libraries and Archives and CUL Research Institute; Bye-Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge; FSA FRHistS; University Deputy Proctor; The Country House Library (Yale, 2017); private views
Research Information @researchinfo.bsky.social Scholarly Communications publication – the essential link for librarians, researchers and publishers. Editor: Tim Gillett. Commercial director: Jon Hunt
www.researchinformation.info
SUBSCRIBE to our Newsline: https://www.researchinformation.info/subscribe
Sue Lacey Bryant @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social Visiting Professor, Knowledge & Information Mobilisation at MMU. KM Consultant. Hon Advisor, HIN KSS. Coach & mentor. Chair, Health & Digital Literacy Partnership; past President of CILIP; Walford & Cyril Barnard Awards. Former CKO for NHSE. Stationer.
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
Katie Fraser @katie-fraser.bsky.social Librarian who loves technology & pop culture. Interests: #openresearch #openinfrastructure #scholcomm #bibliometrics #persistentidentifiers Working @lborouniversity.bsky.social ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0844-8734
Knowledge Equity Network @knowledgeen.bsky.social A network of global Higher Education partners focused on sharing the power of knowledge equitably to create a fairer and better world.
Co-founded by the University of Leeds and the University of Pretoria in April 2023.
Elle Ann @libraryleo.bsky.social Cumbrian living in Devon, Systems Librarian, loves reading historical fiction about women by women, crocheting, and good food. Co-editor of NAG journal Taking Stock. Neurodivergent af.
David Parkes @davidparkes.bsky.social NatTeaching Fellow, digital, art, psychogeography, heutagogy, megalithic, walking, music, history
Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social Cognitive Science, language, open research, Irish Reproducibility Network, PsyArXiv, music, terrible puns. Maynooth University, Ireland.
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/dermot-lynott
marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social Classicist
John Adamson @johnadamson.bsky.social Research Intelligence Lead for UK & Ireland @Clarivate.com
#ResearchQuality #ResearchIntegrity #Benchmarking #Collaboration #AI #Funding #Rankings #Data #HigherEd #Government #Impact #Bibliometrics #Citations
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Books and Archives since 1683.
Website: orkneylibrary.org.uk
Linktree: linktr.ee/orkneylibrary
Marshall Breeding @mbreeding.bsky.social Independent consultant, speaker, and author. Editor of Library Technology Guides.
Rough Trade @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Rough Trade, est. 1976
London | Nottingham | Bristol | Liverpool | NYC | Berlin
roughtrade.com
blog.roughtrade.com
Phonica Records @phonicarecords.bsky.social London's leading independent record shop, specialising in electronic and dance music. Shipping worldwide 📦
https://linktr.ee/phonicarecords
Piccadilly Records @piccadillyrecs.bsky.social www.piccadillyrecords.com
Award winning independent record shop in the heart of Manchester, stocking an eclectic mix of music indie / psych / funk / house / jazz / reggae / ambient / balearic / disco...
Warp Records @warprecords.bsky.social
Ninja Tune @ninjatunehq.bsky.social Independent record label created in 1990
#loverecordstores
https://ninjatune.lnk.to/bio
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social We uncover critical content overlooked by traditional publishers and make it accessible, enriched, and useful. We specialize in finding and preserving endangered materials—grey literature, primary sources, new media, and voices from the Global South.
Rosie Jones @rosiejhjones.bsky.social Director Student & Library Services,Teesside University. Chair Playful Learning Conference. PFHEA. All views are own. She/her
Neil Grindley @neilgrindley.bsky.social Interested in digital humanities, libraries, archives, digital preservation and curation.
Jane Gallagher @constntdreamer.bsky.social Director of Cultural Collections and Curatorial Practices @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Interested in history and books (obviously), theatre, film, cats, crafting, baking...
Maddie Sinclair @maddiesinclair.bsky.social Editorial Officer @openlibhums.org | Teaching Fellow (Contemporary Literature) @ University of Warwick
Sarah Ames @semames.bsky.social Digital Scholarship Librarian, National Library of Scotland
Here for the digital humanities, open research and the long nineteenth century
Tim Wales @tim-wales.bsky.social Librarian or library manager depending on whom I'm talking to - all views expressed are my own and not my employer's.
www.timwales.com
Crossref @crossref.bsky.social We are the 51 people behind the nonprofit custodian of >180 million open #DOI #metadata and relationships used billions of times monthly by just about every tool in #openscience. More at https://www.crossref.org. [PS we only follow orgs, to keep it easy!]
Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social Associate Director, Head of Special Collections at @theul.bsky.social | Co-Chair, @camglamresearch.bsky.social | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | Wildflowers, hoverflies, photography
Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social Bodley's Librarian, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk & Head of Gardens, Libraries & Museums @ox.ac.uk OBE. FSA. FRHistS, FRSE. President, DPC. Fellow, @Ballioloxford.Bsky.social. Member, @AmPhilsociety.Bsky.social Hon. Fellow @britishacademy.bsky.social