York is recruiting a new Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services & University Librarian. Details at: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...
Jobs - The University of York
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David Prosser
@davidprosser.bsky.social
Executive Director of Research Libraries UK, supporting research libraries in the UK and Ireland. Chair of the Board for the Directory of Open Access Journals. He/him
Really pleased to see the launch of the 26/27 round of our long-standing Professional Fellowship Scheme, in collaboration with our friends at The National Archives. Previous Fellow have done some outstanding work. Please do consider applying - especially as we have widened eligibility
Christina Kamposiori@ckamposiori.bsky.social · 2w ago@rluk.ac.uk & The National Archives are delighted to launch the 2026-27 round of their Professional Fellowship Scheme, which is open to staff from RLUK members, TNA &, for the first time, eligible archive sector partners. Find more about how to apply at: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...
Another thoughtful and productive discussion today at the latest meeting of the Libraries Alliance, hosted by Lambeth Palace Library - a library that has welcomed the public since 1610. Watch this space for more Libraries Alliance news soon! librariesalliance.org.uk
We have opened the call for papers for our next conference, which will be held in March 27 in the fabulous city of Belfast. The conference is open to all so please do consider submitting a paper.
RLUK Research Libraries UK@rluk.ac.uk · 3w ago📣 #RLUK27 CALL FOR PAPERS | The Living Library, Shaped by People | 10-12 Mar | Belfast Research libraries are living infrastructures of knowledge & progress. A library’s life is expressed via evolution - #RLUK27 will explore how this ‘life’ is shaped. Read the full #CFP at rlukconference.com
At Lambeth Palace Library for a meeting of the Libraries Alliance. Fabulous views from the top-floor meeting room!
A good update on where the current international discussion is on Secondary Publishing Rights - particularly in response to the recent German case legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...
Misleading Claims about the Secondary Publication Right
In her recent post, Molly Stech of STM, the international association of scientific publishers, discusses Problems Presented by the Secondary Publication Right. According to its website, “STM advances...
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Matt Greenhall presenting on collaboration between Liverpool and Sumy State Universities. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine means that it was not safe for Sumy colleagues to make the journey to the conference #LIBER2026
Sobering when talking about the spread of malformation to remember that Norway has a border with Russia. Our Norwegian colleagues are on the front line… #LIBER2026
Heading to #LIBER2026, taking the train from Oslo to Trondheim for what I hope will be the scenic route...
As part of our Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project we are running a short(ish!) survey. If you are a UK academic librarian or research manager please do consider responding
Alicia Wise@wisealic.bsky.social · last mo.Calling all UK academic librarians & research support folks! Please complete this survey to inform strategic priorities for long-form #OA and areas where support could have the greatest impact - thank you! www.surveymonkey.com/r/Long-formOA @rluk.ac.uk @jisc.bsky.social @ukri.org @uksg.bsky.social
Great to see the Dutch Research Council extend its support for @doaj.bsky.social. Hopefully an example to funders worldwide - not all of whom support vital open infrastructure in the way they should... blog.doaj.org/2026/06/24/d...
Dutch Research Council strengthens support for DOAJ – DOAJ Blog
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Oxford University Libraries and Museums are encouraging Oxfordshire cultural venues to join a nationwide 'Cool Off in Culture' campaign, due to launch later this month. The campaign highlights cultural venues as spaces where people can take refuge and enjoy culture during periods of extreme heat.
Fabulous evening at Oxford’s latest concert venue. The university’s new Sohmen Concert Hall is the perfect mid-size space. Great acoustics showing off one of our favourite orchestras @auroraorchestra.bsky.social
A very nice piece from @jessicagardner.bsky.social on the Libraries Alliance (of which @rluk.ac.uk is a member) and our shared values across all types of libraries: librariesalliance.org.uk/the-librarie...
The Libraries Alliance: our values and voice - Libraries Alliance
A blog post by Dr Jessica Gardner (University Librarian, Cambridge), based on her keynote for the Libraries Connected Annual Seminar, June 2026. The Libraries Alliance began with a simple but powerful...
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⭐Celebrating 10 years of the DOAJ Ambassador Programme (2016-2026) A decade of efforts to enhance #OA publishing in the Global South through training and community outreach Thank you to our Ambassadors and the important work they do for their local communities 👏 🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/06/08/c...
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Collections & Equity: Rethinking Access & Representation | 🗓️ 10 June Cathleen LeGrand (Leeds) & Karen Jackson (Warwick) will speak re: inclusive collecting, barriers to access, ethical stewardship + strategies for amplifying underrepresented voices 🎟 at www.rluk.ac.uk/icil/
Just caught up with a recent #RLUKICIL webinar on Sikh Heritage Collections and Community Engagement at The John Rylands Library. Fascinating hearing about how an object believed to be a living person is conserved, stored, and made available to the community www.rluk.ac.uk/icil-on-dema...
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries is an RLUK programme of events that aims to foster conversation around decolonisation and inclusive practice in collecting, describing, presenting, and engag...
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Feels like one of the biggest journal acquisitions in a while. At least everybody is clear about who benefits: "...adding a high-margin, recurring revenue stream that we expect to drive meaningful shareholder value.” www.researchinformation.info/news/wiley-a...
Wiley acquires Emerald Publishing in £337m deal - Research Information
Deal adds nearly 500 journal brands, 8,000 book titles, and a substantial archive of case studies and backfile content
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To the British Library, where we are hosting a symposium on the current state of institutional repository infrastructure and what we might do to further enhance their effectiveness.
🌼 As we announced at the RLUK Conference last week, our next conference, #RLUK27, will be held in-person at the Titanic Belfast Museum on 10-12 March 2027. We will announce the call for papers for the conference in the summer. We hope many of you will be able to join us in Belfast next year!
ilab.org/article/caxt... A nice overview of the current Caxton exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social from the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Open until 1 July 2026, so do pop by if you’re in Bloomsbury. It’s free!
Caxton and the Revolution of Print in England - ILAB - EN
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🏷️Introducing the Publication Facts Label: Another tool in your research integrity toolkit 🧰 In this guest blog post, open research consultant @alicemeadows.bsky.social introduces the Publication Facts Label (PFL) by the @pkp.sfu.ca (PKP) 🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/04/22/i...
Librarians and information professionals – please join one of our focus groups to help us better understand how to develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. bit.ly/4sK3kje
Library Focus Groups • Think. Check. Submit.
Focus groups to help us better understand how we can continue supporting researchers in identifying trusted publication venues and avoiding predatory publishers.
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The Government’s new vision for archives in England has been launched: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
The Government’s vision for archives in England - Archives sector
Archives at the Heart of Society In 2024, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned The National Archives to create the Government’s new strategic vision for archives. We partner...
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Last week I was proud to represent @rluk.ac.uk at the lauch of the Libraries Alliance - a new cross-sector group amplifying the voice of libraires in the UK. There is a great write-up of the event by Deborah Maclaren www.lovereading.co.uk/blog/launch-...
Launch of the Libraries Alliance at the British Academy: A Powerful Case for Libraries as National Infrastructure
Read Launch of the Libraries Alliance at the British Academy: A Powerful Case for Libraries as National Infrastructure on LoveReading
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It was very disappointing to see Jisc withdraw support for Publications Router (especially at such short notice), but at least the code has been released: research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/04/2...
Publications Router code released as open source ahead of service retirement - Research
Following the announcement that Publications Router will retire as a Jisc-hosted service on 1 July 2026, its full code base has now been released under an open licence. This enables organisations worl...
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We have a fascinating presentation coming up in our online I#RLUKICIL series: 🟠 Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections: Conservation, Digitisation and Community Engagement with Contested Collections at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free and open to all: bit.ly/RLUKICIL
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries is an RLUK programme of events that aims to foster conversation around decolonisation and inclusive practice in collecting, describing, presenting, and engag...
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