The 3rd EPICo Conference 2026 is taking place at the BL in late September - events.bl.uk/events/epico... My colleague Joanna will be presenting a poster on the UK Print Book Collection - ukpbc.uk

I got to visit the news(ish) Lambeth Palace Library recently and it looked like a great place to work!

Lambeth Palace Library@lampallib.bsky.social · last wk.

We're looking for an Associate Head of Lambeth Palace Library (Innovation and Delivery) to join the senior management team leading our world-class research library and archive, championing innovation, supporting strategic delivery, and helping expand access to our remarkable collections.

📣Vacancy – Operations Manager We are looking for an experienced and proactive Operations Manager to help ensure that one of the world’s leading open scholarly infrastructure organisations continues to operate effectively and sustainably Closing date: 28 August 2026 ▶️ blog.doaj.org/2026/08/10/v...

Prince Albert looking splendid this evening

Royal Albert Hall packed at 11:30 at the end of a superb late prom staring Ladysmith Black Mambazo It’s the 40th anniversary of Graceland, but the emotional heart of the concert was their own Halala South Africa, dedicated to Nelson Mandela Recorded for tv so worth seeking out #bbcproms

York is recruiting a new Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services & University Librarian. Details at: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...

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 · 3w 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 · last mo.

📣 #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

There may be rain coming, but it’s a lovely morning in Trondheim for the start of #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 · 2mo ago

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

End-of-year at the nearby minor public school …

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...

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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🔴 We’ve now indexed just over 23,000 journals. 🟡 Thank you to the community who makes this possible: our DOAJ team and Board members, Ambassadors, volunteer editors, supporters - and of course, all the journals that are and apply to be indexed 🟢 #open #global #trusted 🔵 doaj.org

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!

🏷️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...