Please join us for the Edinburgh University CMEMS Welcome Event! 

22nd September 5pm at the Centre for Research Collections (Main Library Floor 6) Anyone interested in the activities of CMEMS is welcome! There will be drinks, nibbles and a viewing of items from the CRC’s fantastic collection...

You are invited: 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗟 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 “𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” 🗓️ 𝟮𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 
 📍 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗣𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 📩 𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿,write to 𝘀̲𝗲̲𝗰̲𝗿̲𝗲̲𝘁̲𝗮̲𝗿̲𝗶̲𝗮̲𝘁̲@̲𝗰̲𝗲̲𝗿̲𝗹̲.̲𝗼̲𝗿̲𝗴̲ Programme: www.cerl.org/services/sem... #CERLSeminar #ResearchLibraries #MaterialCulture #CambridgeUL

And we are off! @samleggs22.bsky.social & I had our first project meeting with @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social the CRC curatorial and conservation teams for the project: Painted Skin: Biocodicological Approaches to Scottish Manuscripts! V. exciting to discuss expertise and pull resources.

Dr Bryony Coombs@bryonycoombs.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Meeting this morning w. @samleggs22.bsky.social to establish practicalities for 'Painted Skin.' A close look at some Scottish MSS at EUL CRC, their splatters, smudges, stains, veins, repairs & follicle patterns. Formulated an immediate plan & brainstormed future possibilities What will we find?🐂🐏🐐🔎🔬

@bibsoc.bsky.social Might you be able to give either or both of these posts a push? Volvelle-tastic event at the RCP next week. bsky.app/profile/rcpm... bsky.app/profile/girl...

RCP museum@rcpmuseum.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We will soon be hosting our summer lectures on Tuesday 23 June - join us to discover the fascinating history of interactive printmaking with two expert speakers Suzanne Karr Schmidt & Katie Birkwood, & create your own interactive volvelle. history.rcp.ac.uk/event/body-k... #BodyOfKnowledge

Had a lovely evening yesterday @natlibscot.bsky.social celebrating the launch of the Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, vol 1, edited by @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social et al. My mission: to get as many contributor signatures as possible.

word is out! contributors have been getting their copies while I was on annual leave and EHOBS v. 1 (parts 1 AND 2) are now out in the wild! Huge thanks to @edinburghup.bsky.social , my co-editors and ALL the contributors to this multi-decade endeavour edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-the-e...

✨I could not be more excited to see what arrived in the post today. Not only because it is good to see 2 chapters reach the light of day, but because of the immense scholarship that has gone into this enterprise, with 69 scholars &2 vols my hat goes off to @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social & other editors✨

So pleased to see this out in the world! 2 volumes, over 60 contributors (incl. a small one by me) - a huge achievement for the four editors congratulations to @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social et al for getting this over the line!

Just back from CERL Manuscripts WG meeting at ZB Solothurn. With WG Chair @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social and ZB's Ian Holt, MSS experts from AT/CH/DE/DK/HU/IE/IT/LI/NL/NO/PL/SE/UKdiscussed standards/thesauri, HTR, training needs, relation with archivists/conservators, collaboration. Join us next time!

so glad to see the repatriation work of my colleagues continue to produce solid relationships and equitable results: www.ed.ac.uk/news/native-...

Native American remains return to mainland US in repatriation first | News | The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh has completed what is believed to be the first ever international repatriation of ancestral remains to mainland United States.

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look how /gorgeous/ Ruth Nichols-Pike's linocut work is that we commissioned to advertise this year's book collecting prize. Printed small and large, it is a thing of beauty. Here's her website ruthnicholspikedesign.co.uk and here's the book collecting competition: library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...

📢 Call for Papers | CERL Manuscript Librarians Working Group Collections Across Repositories: Manuscripts & Their Custodians 📅 10 Mar 2026 | 📍 Solothurn 🇨🇭 20-min papers & 45-min roundtables welcome. 🗓 Deadline: 30 Jan 2026 📧 daryl.green@ed.ac.uk

Amazing collections, lovely people. Come and spend a year doing research @theul.bsky.social @theulspeccoll.bsky.social

Samuel Moore@samuelmoore.org · 9mo ago

Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...

Job Opportunity! We're looking for a Graduate Trainee Archivist. #archives www.trin.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

Graduate Trainee Archivist

One-year fixed term contract, full-time Trinity College Library wishes to appoint an enthusiastic Graduate Trainee Archivist for one year from September 2026. The post offers an ideal opportunity to g...

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Job Opportunity! We're looking for a Graduate Trainee Librarian #libraryjob www.trin.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

Graduate Trainee Librarian

(One-year fixed term contract, full-time) Trinity College Library wishes to appoint an enthusiastic Graduate Trainee for one year from September 2026. The post offers an ideal opportunity to gain a…

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Just saying

the final proofs are in, the cover artwork signed off & we now have an official publication date - so it feels time to finally start celebrating publicly the forthcoming, incredibly long-overdue Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, v. 1: from the earliest times to 1707 published by EUP in 2026

breathtaking dog walk this morning

happy 3 years adoptoversary to Mr K

the call is now open for our next round of @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Heritage Collections Research Fellows! - find out more here: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...

Excellent library job in Cambridge.👇

Charlotte Connelly@curatorconnelly.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍 📜

oh man, literally my professional life and my hobby are colliding! Interesting library job at Games Workshop! jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a...

Collections Management Librarian - Games Workshop Jobs

About the Job Games Workshop has an exciting new role for a Collections Management Librarian to join our Archiving team, where you will be responsible for

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after more than 15 years living and working here, I'm now officially a citizen of this Kingdom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

JOB POSTING! Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...

even when things are getting really tough at work, it's stories like this, a culmination of over two years of relationship building and planning, that keep me going. So proud of my team for helping the Sikh community celebrate a shared heritage: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sikhs flock to see rare outing of ancient holy book in Edinburgh

The Guru Granth Sahib is so fragile it was taken to Edinburgh Gurdwara in a special convoy by curators for just a few hours.

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our nêpe is still crêpe

Senior Librarian role in Oxford👇 www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...

starting off a week of annual leave by palette cleansing with this lovely miniature..not quite done, but getting there!

every year the myriad of teams that make up the University of Edinburgh's Library do amazing things, and every year we get a little bit better at communicating about those things. Very happy to see ReConnect 2025, our annual report, go public today library.ed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

We've been working on our new Digital Collections Platform - launching formally in 2026. Thanks @emmahorrell.bsky.social for all your UX guidance and support! blogs.ed.ac.uk/website-comm...