Interested in learning more about the @rluk.ac.uk / The National Archives Professional Fellowship Scheme's application process or want to discuss a project idea? You can join one of the drop-in sessions we run in July & August. More information on how to register at: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

TNA/RLUK Professional Fellowships - Research Libraries UK

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

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👩‍💻 #RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 21 Sep 11:00-12:30 (BST) How can space planning & management enable innovation in libraries? This virtual event will explore practical strategies for managing library space to support innovation in a challenging economic climate. 🎟️ www.rluk.ac.uk/kyvi

We’re delighted to announce, with @rluk.ac.uk, the next round of the Professional Fellowship scheme – now open to colleagues from these organisations and the wider archive sector! Learn more about the scheme and sign up for a drop-in session on how to apply: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

Great opportunity for UK archives: the TNA-RLUK professional fellowships have been opened up to accreditation-eligible archives, not just RLUK members. Have a research topic you want to poke at over a year, with support from TNA or RLUK members? Have a look: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

TNA/RLUK Professional Fellowships - Research Libraries UK

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

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@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...

TNA/RLUK Professional Fellowships - Research Libraries UK

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

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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

📣 #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

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

Head of Public Programmes – £53,853, full-time, permanent Lead the development and delivery of our public engagement programme – covering exhibitions, events, outreach, and learning. 📅 Closes: 26/07/2026

Director of Collections Management – £77,843, full-time, permanent Lead the teams responsible for cataloguing, conservation, preservation, acquisitions, legal deposit, and collections logistics. 📅 Closes: 02/08/2026

UK Print Book Collection: Fabulous at 40! 🍾✨ In just its first year #UKPBC has grown to over 40 member libraries. 🎉 Thank you to all our members for helping to create a more sustainable and resilient future for UK print collections. 🚀 Next stop: 50 🔗 ukpbc.uk

BLOG POST | RLUK and the #TechnicianCommitment @williamjnixon.bsky.social on a recent @tech-commit.bsky.social @uk-itss.bsky.social event. RLUK was delighted to receive an Impact Award for our support of specialist technical expertise of librarians & #librariesXresearch work www.rluk.ac.uk/Blog-TC

RLUK and the Technician Commitment: An update

On 2 June 2026, I attended the 16th Signatory and Supporter event of the Technician Commitment, organised by the UK Institute of Technical Skills and Strategy (ITSS) in London, followed by a reception...

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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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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

Open Access for long-form: priorities and practicalities

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Thanks to Cathleen LeGrand (Leeds) & Karen Jackson (Warwick) for joining us at #RLUKICIL to dicsuss inclusive collecting, barriers to access, ethical stewardship + strategies for amplifying underrepresented voices. Chaired by @rosiehigman.bsky.social 📺 Watch a recording at www.rluk.ac.uk/ICILOD

🟠 #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/

IARLA hosted 2 webinars in April exploring the Global Impact of Repositories. Colleagues from Japan, India & Americas shared local/national challenges & how repositories help to accelerate open access to research & data. 📺 You can watch recordings from both events at www.rluk.ac.uk/IARLA-repos

IARLA Pathways to Open: The Global Impact of Repositories events - Research Libraries UK

The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), hosted two online webinars on 30 April 2026 on Pathways to Open: The Global Impact of Repositories. IARLA, of which RLUK is one of...

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🟠 #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/

We're pleased to announce a new RLUK project exploring the role of special & heritage collections in civic engagement & how collections can contribute more actively to institutional priorities, public value, & community engagement, led by @ckamposiori.bsky.social 📑 www.rluk.ac.uk/RLCE

Research libraries and civic engagement: introducing a new RLUK project exploring the role of special and heritage collections

Research Libraries UK (RLUK) is pleased to announce a new project exploring the role of special and heritage collections in civic engagement and societal impact. Developed as part of RLUK’s new strate...

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Thanks to Gurtek Singh & @rylandsesoterica.bsky.social for speaking to #RLUKICIL about a collab between Manchester’s Sikh community & @uomlibrary.bsky.social & challenges of addressing colonial collections. Chair: @erikadelbecque.bsky.social 📺Watch a recording @ www.rluk.ac.uk/icil-on-dema...

Earlier this month we were pleased to support a @thefnl.bsky.social briefing on how Acceptance in Lieu (AIL), Cultural Gifts Scheme (CGS) & private treaty sales could benefit institutions, depositors & donors. 📺 A recording of this event is now available to watch at youtu.be/c6knmsTll20

FNL Briefing: Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme

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🟠 #RLUKICIL | Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections | 🗓️ 18 May Gurtek Singh & @rylandsesoterica.bsky.social will share collaborative project between Manchester’s Sikh community & @uomlibrary.bsky.social & discuss challenges of addressing colonial collections within the library 🎟 at bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🌼 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!

📺 Recordings from the #RLUK26 Conference that took place last week are now available to watch at rlukconference.com We would like to thank all the speakers, session chairs, delegates, and sponsors: AM and Clarivate, and the RLUK26 Planning Committee for helping to make the event a great success.

Thanks so much to @davidprosser.bsky.social for inviting me and to Ed Fay for asking great questions at #RLUK26. I really enjoyed the conversation and talking about the successes and challenges of our work across the #DataRescue community and the @datarescueproject.org

LJMU Open Research Team@ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Listening to Lynda Kellam speak about her work with the @datarescueproject.org Inspired and in awe of the collective work to save public data by this group! This American in the USA is grateful for you and what you do! #RLUK26

Listening to Lynda Kellam speak about her work with the @datarescueproject.org Inspired and in awe of the collective work to save public data by this group! This American in the USA is grateful for you and what you do! #RLUK26

Following today's @rluk.ac.uk conference 'Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society', thanks to the diligent and generous posting of @emmabooth.bsky.social 🙏 Bookmark this thread! #RLUK26

Emma Booth (she/her)@emmabooth.eurosky.social · 4mo ago

This is born out by the @openingthefuture.bsky.social model - With small contributions from a large number of academic libraries, no single institution bears a disproportionate burden, and scholars and institutions around the world stand to benefit. #RLUK26

Thanks @rluk.ac.uk for demonstrating the value of a virtual conference - over 130 attendees at our session this afternoon on adaptive leadership. Really engaging, valuable & different presentations with important shared takeaways and a very thoughtful discussion at the end. #RLUK26

Attending @rluk.ac.uk Virtual Conference on the topic of Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society #RLUK26 Looking forward to hearing from other RLUK libraries about navigating supporting academic freedom whilst managing contested spaces & collections.

Looking forward to presenting our @ulsteruni.bsky.social Mosul Library Project with Janet Peden this afternoon at the @rluk.ac.uk Conference #RLUK26 #StewardshipInChallengingTimes #ReBuildingLibrariesPostConflict #VirtualConference #AcademicLibraries