Oliver House
@oliverhouse.bsky.social
Roving Archivist @senatehouselib.bsky.social Formerly Superintendent, Special Collections Reading Rooms @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Opinions mine
We’ve made improvements to our Archive Service Accreditation web pages, making them more user-friendly and accessible: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archive-serv... We’ve re-organised information and transferred most PDF content into web pages, including Welsh translations of key sections! (1/2)
Curious about #AI but unsure where to start? This online introductory session will offer a practical and accessible introduction to AI, helping you develop confidence in understanding the technology and its relevance to the archival sector: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-ar... 📅19 August, 12:30pm
A long shot, but I don't suppose anyone has a copy of Nancy Parnell's memoir "A Venture in Faith" that I could either buy or borrow? It's quite hard to find outside London...
This Saturday we have our next seminar titled: “And out goes she”: The women of 1926! Speakers include Dr. Sue Bruley, Micaela Panes, and Darren Macey. Don't forget to register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...
‘Increasingly archive services are having to manage or consider managing substantial proportions of archival storage away from the main archive service site’ Great to see this from @uknatarcsector.bsky.social Implications of split-site collections management, resources and access provision.
UK Archive Sector Leadership@uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 2w agoHave you read our guidance on managing split-site archive services? Filled with case studies, tips & a breakdown of logistical considerations, this is essential reading for services managing substantial archival storage away from their main service site: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
‘The toolkit offers a structured, high-level guide to help cultural heritage professionals and researchers approach legacy media across its entire lifecycle…It also gives researchers a reference point for engaging critically with legacy media as historical subjects in their own right.’
New toolkit offers practical guide to preserving legacy media
A newly launched toolkit offers practical guidance to cultural heritage professionals and researchers on preserving fragile and outdated media formats.
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Spare a thought for the late Malcolm Nash on the death of Garry Sobers. I must first have seen this clip during a rain break in a one day game (probably involving Glamorgan), on the Beeb in the early '90s. And that is how I became aware of Sobers.
GARY SOBERS hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls of Malcolm Nash over - Glamorgan vs Nottinghamshire - 1968
YouTube video by Raghavendra Mokshagundam Guruji
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#OnThisDay 60 years ago BR abandoned its 'colour bar' - preventing black workers from occupying customer-facing roles at London railway stations - thanks to the campaigning of Asquith Xavier. Asquith pictured here in the role he fought for; Guard at Euston buff.ly/Riixw15
Join us this Wednesday (12pm) for a free introductory webinar where we’ll explore how you can use data to communicate the impact of your work in the archive sector and beyond! Register now to avoid disappointment: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
Join The National Archives, @ihr.bsky.social & @royalhistsoc.org for a drag performance-inspired online session with grassroots community archive, Margate Queer Library & Archive: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/detective-... 📆Tuesday 14 July (1pm)
🥬We’re thrilled to have received a Green Impact Gold award! Green Impact is a United Nations award-winning programme and over the year we completed 52 actions covering waste, energy, biodiversity, food, travel & sustainable resource use.🌿 #GreenImpact @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Join colleagues from archives, academia and research on 24 June (1pm) for the second summer seminar of the History and Archives in Practice series. This session focuses on the Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive project: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving... (1/2)
We're thrilled to have joined Bluesky 🎉 Follow us for updates on library resources, research support, open access, including LSHTM Press and highlights from our archives. We're looking forward to connecting and sharing with you here soon! 🙌
On an early trip to London as a child I was taken to see ‘Hockney Paints the Stage’ at the Hayward Gallery. I still remember gleefully and obliviously running about and exploring what was for me an “immersive” exhibition. A postcard remained stuck on my wall for many years after.
Phantoms in the Classroom: Midwifery Training in Enlightenment Europe 18 June 2026, 1pm-2pm Join us at Wellcome Collection for our Historical Health & The Body Reading Group for PhD, ECR & interested historical researchers. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Phantoms in the Classroom: Midwifery Training in Enlightenment Europe
Join us at Wellcome Collection for our Historical Health & The Body Reading Group for PhD, ECR & interested historical researchers.
ucl.ac.uk
It's exhibition launch week! To mark the 400th anniversary of his birth, and the exhibition, Louise Ryland-Epton explores the radical ideas contained in John Aubrey's long-unpublished 'Natural History of Wiltshire' in a blog for @royalsociety.org. Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4vbsIQT
Just about a week to go before Gemma and myself reflect on the Roving Archivist project placement at the Royal Veterinary College. We’ll consider the condition and status of the RVC’s historical records prior to the placement and the direction for future development of the archives. #archives
Oliver House@oliverhouse.bsky.social · 2mo agoInterested in learning more about the Roving Archivist project @senatehouselib.bsky.social ? Why not join us at this @cilip.bsky.social Academic & Research Libraries Group online lunchtime webinar on 16 June. Event details and how to book are here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
Interested in learning more about the Roving Archivist project @senatehouselib.bsky.social ? Why not join us at this @cilip.bsky.social Academic & Research Libraries Group online lunchtime webinar on 16 June. Event details and how to book are here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
CILIP: the library and information association
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Join us on 8 July (10AM) for a free online workshop where we’ll explore techniques and strategies for retaining business-critical knowledge when staff change position or leave an organisation. Ideal for archive managers! Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/succession...
Here's a picture of a nice cup of tea. The biscuits weren't around long enough to be drawn #NationalBiscuitDay You won't be surprised to hear that the MRC has the archives of the Cake and Biscuit Alliance Limited. mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CAB/...
Good night and good luck and goodbye — CBS News Radio signs off after nearly 100 years
Good night and good luck and goodbye — CBS News Radio signs off after nearly 100 years
The service that launched CBS and helped define the broadcast industry had its final newscast Friday.
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Born #OTD in 1859, #ArthurConanDoyle visited the #BritishMuseum reading room for the 1st time in April 1891. Here is his reader’s application & signature from when he attended. #archives #sherlockholmes
Tomorrow! “Celebrate the online 'Spineless Wonders' exhibition with presentations exploring the printing, publishing, and communities surrounding ephemera, artists' books and pamphlets.” #rarebooks #ephemera #pamphlets #artistsbooks #art #books #libraries #archives #printing #publishing
Communities of Publishing and Printing
Join us online for three presentations on printing, publishing, and communities of material including ephemera, artists' books and pamphlets.
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Awesome! What a wonderful opportunity to see these up close @bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
Richard Ovenden@richove.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Muses have returned @bodleian.ox.ac.uk! On show from next week in the Weston before going onto the roof of the Clarendon Building! Can and get up close and personal with them before they go aloft!
