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Jane Falconer

@falkie71.bsky.social

Librarian at @lshtm.bsky.social. Systematic review searching, user services and teaching at work. History, #LFC and #crochet geek at home. Exiled highlander. She/her

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Jane Falconer@falkie71.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I wonder when the UK Discovery commentators will realise that Elvira Oeberg took the 3rd leg and Hanna took the 4th of that #biathlon women’s relay. They were convinced it was the other way around despite the TV captions and close-up shots of the athletes clearly showing otherwise. 😂

CILIP@cilip.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Call for volunteers to join the National Committee for IFLA World Library & Information Congress in London 2027! Would you like to help organise the the sector's biggest global event & can spare 1-3 days per month? Check out our website: https://ow.ly/Wbhp50Y4Xic Deadline to apply: Midnight 13 Feb

Graphic inviting applications to join the IFLA WLIC 2027 National Committee with roles like marketing, programme, and social events.
Sue Lacey Bryant@suelacey-bryant.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027. As President of @cilip.bsky.social I am delighted to share the news of @ifla.org World Library and Information Congress. www.stationers.org/news/industr...

The World Library and Information Congress is coming to London for the first time in 25 years

The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027. Freeman Sue Lacey Bryant who

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Jane Falconer@falkie71.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A scoping review I provided the searches for has been published. Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a scoping review of Aedes vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in Africa. doi.org/10.1186/s130... #ScopingReview #MedLibs

Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a scoping review of Aedes vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in Africa - Parasites & Vectors

Background The number of reports of arboviral outbreaks is increasing and, consequently, the need for effective surveillance and vector control plans for Aedes-borne diseases is becoming more urgent. ...

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Ella Flemyng@ellaflem.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Coming from mid-November 2025 for Cochrane reviews: 💥 A new AI disclosure section across all reviews 💥 Changes to all reviews types to reflect evolving methodological best practice & to align with recent changes to intervention reviews 💥 Changes to how rapid reviews are managed

The Cochrane Collaboration@cochrane.org · 11mo ago

Clearer, more consistent Cochrane reviews are coming. From mid-November, we’re updating reporting formats to make reviews easier to use, more accessible, and more impactful. 🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

Cochrane logo on a blue background with the text 'Cochrane aligns reporting formats for diverse types of reviews.' Below, a stack of books on a table in a library setting conveys a scholarly tone.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · last yr.

I will never not understand how a minority of people have decided that wind farms - significantly prettier than pylons, coal power plants, nuclear power plants, and almost certainly fusion power plants - are ugly. In terms of energy generation, what else are you hoping for that is better?

Dan Davies@dsquareddigest.bsky.social · last yr.

On holiday, I notice that there are wind turbines on the shore of Lake Garda, which very much makes me think that residents with a view of some incredibly mid Cotswold or other can put a sock in it.

Dr Anne Littlewood@anne-infospec.bsky.social · last yr.

Brilliant to see the important work of health information specialists highlighted. What use is a systematic review based on a poor search?

York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC)@yhec.bsky.social · last yr.

👋 Meet Mick Arber, Senior Information Specialist at YHEC. With 25+ years in health information and evidence synthesis, Mick brings expertise in robust, high-quality literature searching. Read more: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y... #EvidenceBasedMedicine #MedLibs

Graphic showing a headshot of YHEC's Mick Arber. The wording reads: Senior Information Specialist, Mick Arber. There is a quote from Mick: "The challenges you meet for each review are different each time and, usually, there's no single correct way to meet that challenge. What we're always trying to achieve is the sweet spot, the balance of robustness and efficiency that is appropriate to the particular project." The YHEC logo is in the bottom right corner.
Ned Potter@nedpotter.bsky.social · last yr.

If you've worked on a library project to showcase ethnically minoritised authors, and you've received recommendations for books from students and staff (and you see this today or over the weekend...) I'd love to hear from you. We're buying some books on a tight deadline! Some more context below. 📚

I'm working on a UX-led project at the moment in inclusivity and belonging in the library. One of the recommendations is a showcase space for ethnically minoritised authors - a physical space, with physical books, which we're setting up now. Thanks to an unexpected injection of funds we are currently buying items to go into this space, but our ordering window ends on Monday due to the impending close of the financial year. If you work in a library that has done this sort of thing before, specifically via *recommendations from staff and students*, I'd love to hear from you. Quite honestly, ideally with a list of the books you've ordered! Just send me a message here. I want to be clear that this isn't just about adding books to stock, or diversifying our collections as an end in itself, or anything generic. This is designed as a *celebration* of works by ethnically minoritised authors, and we want to buy books that are important to real people - and in fact we're ordering additional copies of items we already own as part of this if they're recommended to us, because we don't want to remove them from their regular places on our shelves. So if you've ever worked on a similar project, and happen to see this in the ludicrously short time-span required, get in touch! Thanks all.
Jane Falconer@falkie71.bsky.social · last yr.

You can go to the same location now and see a replica of the pump, then go for a drink in the John Snow pub. If you're really interested, you can join the John Snow society and come along to their annual lecture held @lshtm.bsky.social

Welcome to the John Snow Society - The John Snow Society

The John Snow Society aims to promote the life and works of Dr John Snow, a pioneer of epidemiological method and celebrated anaesthetist.

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Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info · last yr.

GM! Public health is full of stories - disease detectives, responses to unexpected conditions, and people connecting. The Ghost Map covers the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in London, an early example of epidemiology. What are your favorite public health stories? #booksky #altCDCbookclub

A book cover for The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · last yr.

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.