Tip #72 Scopus Export Inconsistency Workaround #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/08/tip-...

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Judge rejects legal challenge to Caerphilly library closures

Ten libraries set to close after a High Court judge dismissed a legal challenge from campaigners.

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August's reading picks come from the team at Prince Phillip Hospital library 👤 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 🪦 A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe 💻️ Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia 👩‍🦽‍➡️ To Exist As I Am by Grace Spence Green Find these titles and more on the NHS Wales catalogue!

NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service@nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 8mo ago

2026 is the #NationalYearOfReading - so once or twice a month this year we're going to be highlighting some of our fiction book recommendations! All titles featured are available for #NHSWales staff to request from their Health Board libraries: nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk

📈 New government figures show a significant rise in library use across England - 36% of people aged 16+ engaged with a library service at least once in 2025/26. That's up from 31% the previous year and the highest level since the pandemic. Read the full findings: www.gov.uk/government/s...

Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 - libraries: report

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#NHSWales Nursing staff - did you know? You have access to BJN inform - a learning platform created for nurses, providing quick access to bite-sized evidence based content that supports nursing practice. Access for free through the NHS Wales E-library: elh.nhs.wales/e-learning/b...

#Libraries as Social Cohesion Hubs 2025–2026 report apo.org.au/node/335549

Downloadable Cards Against AI has been updated - additional cards added include AI-free browsers, AI-free creative tools & AI-free office software 📚📜 teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/20/c...

Cards Against AI

I am currently building a deck of cards based on Librarian Jessamyn West’s www.librarian.net/notoai/ page with extra cards about the risks inherent in AI/LLMs to help people help others disab…

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We’re hiring: Liaison Librarian (CST/CEB) The Liaison Librarian will deliver library services across Cambridge West, with particular responsibility for Computer Science and Technology (CST) and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) Apply before Sunday 6 September: https://loom.ly/K9_PH_M

Mae BMJ Best Practice yn offeryn cymorth penderfyniadau clinigol, wedi'i strwythuro'n unigryw o amgylch ymgynghoriad y claf. Defnyddiwch eich cyfeiriad ebost GIG Cymru i fewngofnodi. Mae ap ar gael hefyd!

BMJ Best Practice is clinical decision support tool, uniquely structured around the patient consultation. Use your NHS Wales email address to log on.  An app is also available!

Never. Never. Never buy books from Amazon. I mean, try not to buy anything from there, but never ever books. They are destroyers of the thing I hold dearest. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

An investigation by 404 Media found that Amazon bought a shipment of rare books so it could scan and destroy them to train AI.

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With your NHS Wales library membership you gain access to a whole host of resources, including e-journals, databases and clinical awareness applications. Find out more information: elh.nhs.wales

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Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · 3w ago

As all the lawyers and legal scholars surely know, these two are the major vendors for legal research. The political-economy of our information infrastructures matters, as @sarahlamdan.bsky.social has advocated for years! There are lessons here for academic publishing!

☀️ 📚️ Browse our summer sale! 📚️ ☀️ Treat yourself to a new summer read from hundreds of titles all at 70% off! www.uwp.co.uk/sel-sale/

age 16: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers! age 46: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for a functional search engine or the library or friends

August is #ImmunisationAwarenessMonth - #NHSWales staff can find these titles on vaccines and immunology on our catalogue. nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk You can also check interactions of drugs with vaccines using MedicinesComplete via the NHS Wales E-Library elh.nhs.wales/medicines-in...

Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?

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.

“Regardless of whether you adopt AI or not, [you should] have guidelines.” An #alaac26 panel provided tips for navigating products and policies in the world of AI. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/exercising-agency-with-ai/

Exercising Agency with AI | American Libraries Magazine

A panel at ALA’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago explored how libraries can navigate the ethics of generative AI.

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The Scottish Council on Archives has written to Màiri McAllan MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic due to concerns over the proposed sale of the Centre for Contemporary Arts and Third Eye Centre archives. View the full letter via: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/conce...

Concerns over proposed sale of Centre for Contemporary Arts and Third Eye Centre archives - Scottish Council on Archives

6 August 2026

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Another reminder that, amidst the myriad challenges facing academia, researchers also have to re-imagine the political economy of publishing. The biggest academic publishers (Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, etc) are also among the most restrictive and rapacious.

Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · 4w ago

"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."

Sydney University Librarian Dr Caroline Williams delivered her inaugural lecture on the role of the library in the modern university. #libraries

Closing Monday, 9 August at 9am 🚨 We're hiring for 2 Archive roles: 📜 Explore Centre Team Leader (Permanent, full-time) 📜 Project Archivist (12-month, full-time) Details and application link in comments 👇 #archives #jobs

New E-books have landed in the NHS Wales Library catalogue! See what's new below. Find easy access links to all of these titles on NHS Wales LibrarySearch nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk - any problems, email elibrary@wales.nhs.uk, or contact your local hospital library!

Your NHS Wales e-Library is here to support equitable access to national resources wherever your placements take you. This month we want to shine a spotlight on our new and continuing Resident Doctors and share some of our fantastic resources available to support your evidence-based practice.

e-Library for Busy Resident Doctors

Your NHS Wales e-Library is here to support equitable access to national resources wherever your placements take you.

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A oes angen erthygl arnoch chi’n gyflym i helpu gofal cleifion? Gallwn eich helpu i gael gafael ar adnoddau i weddu i'ch anghenion. Need an article quickly to aid patient care? We can help you with accessing resources to suit your needs. www.nhswls.org/contactyourl...

Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.

Allyship and support play a vital role in creating inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive. 🌈 Download our #PrideInNursing graphics and share your support for LGBTQ+ colleagues and patients this Pride. Small actions can contribute to real change. Download today ⬇️

Pride In Nursing | Campaigns | Royal College of Nursing

Find out how you can work with us to promote equality of opportunity for LGBTQ+ staff and patients and raise awareness.

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Today marks #WorldHepatitisDay - #NHSWales staff can find these titles of diagnosis, management, and the history of Hepatitis on our catalogue. nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk

Well, you can imagine how dreadful I think this is. In the meantime, you should all go and visit their brand new excellent, excellent visitor centre. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support

Scientists say decision is blow to UK astronomy as deep space observatory is home to world-leading facilities

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