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Digital Scholarship @ British Library
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Enabling innovative research with British Library digital collections. Posts by our Digital Curators were at https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/

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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is the largest library in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. As a legal deposit library, it receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the United Kingdom. The library operates as a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. .. more

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 20h
Touching tribute to Paul Ayris. The UK open research community owes him a great debt.

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Paul Ayris obituary
Other lives: Library leader at UCL committed to the movement for open science
www.theguardian.com

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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 3d
1/ The Endangered Archives Programme out of British Library provides guidelines that contain "hints, advice and experiences from people who have completed projects everywhere around the globe from Latin America to Africa to Asia."

www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations
This is a must-read how-to guide if you are planning to embark on a scholarly digitisation project. Tailored to the specifications of the British Library’s EAP (Endangered Archives Programme) projects...
www.openbookpublishers.com

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The American Trust for the British Library @amertrustbl.bsky.social · 3d
ATBL making our Bluesky debut to say: JOIN US March 9th and support @britishlibrary.bsky.social! #medievalmanuscripts, scholarly presentations, community, & more, @nysoclib.bsky.social. Tickets are $150 and will help digitize BL #medieval manuscripts. @bldigischol.bsky.social RSVP: tinyurl.com/44

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 5d
Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation.

Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
The front page of the Daily Graphic newspaper published Saturday 25 August, 1917, featuring portraits of 'Women in the Order of the British Empire', including Lady Byron, the honourable Mrs Alfred Lyttelton, Her Majesty the Queen.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 7d
Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
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UK Research and Innovation Arts and Humanities Research Council Executive Chair Candidate Prospectus January 2026

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Elgar's Themes @elgarthemes.bsky.social · 7d
'Elgar's letters and digital tools'

3 month (or p/t equivalent) PhD Placement opportunity at the British Library, deadline 27 Feb:

www.bl.uk/services/res...

@britishlibrary.bsky.social
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@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social
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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 10d
Booking now open for 'Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector' @britishlibrary.bsky.social Friday 6 March 9-5pm. For a day specifically for the culture sector to explore ways to boost climate resilience and protect our heritage! www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-re... #ClimateChange
Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector Conference
Join us to explore ways to boost climate resilience in the cultural sector and protect our heritage!
www.eventbrite.com

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 10d
It is a huge pleasure to report that the LSE now has an excellent research repository with great search facilities at the brand new LSE Research Online. At long last LSERO is suitable for a world-leading social science university. researchonline.lse.ac.uk
Many congratulations to LSE Library staff.

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Nora Ramsey @nrammy.bsky.social · 11d
Even while the UK Web Archive’s public site is offline, the work hasn’t stopped. Behind the scenes, teams are still collecting, preserving, and building new collections to safeguard the UK’s digital history. 💻
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
#WebArchiving #UKWebArchive #UKLegalDeposit
The UK Web Archive: continuing our work behind the scenes
We are hoping to restore the UK Web Archive towards the middle of 2026.
www.bl.uk

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 11d
[NEW REPORT] International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters

Read more on our website 👉 buff.ly/6Ab7hhf

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Daniel Sawyer @danielsawyer.bsky.social · 12d
British Library placements for doctoral students at UK universities: www.bl.uk/services/res...

Good opportunity to spend focused months at the BL. One of these is 'Describing the British Library’s Illustrated and Illuminated Incunabula'!

Deadline's 27 February.
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk

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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 12d
Your semi-regular reminder that the British Library's Research Repository has stacks of open datasets from collections, and research by Library staff e.g. bl.iro.bl.uk/catalog?f[hu... #OpenAccess #OpenGLAM
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bldigischol.bsky.social
Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 14d
In December, hundreds of library, museum, archive and research staff gathered at the British Library to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage. Find out more: https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/fantastic-futures-2025-highlights-and-resources #AI4LAM
Fantastic Futures 2025: highlights and resources
Hundreds of information professionals gathered in the British Library’s Knowledge Centre to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage.
www.bl.uk

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Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert @adi-keinan.bsky.social · 14d
Fantastic Futures 2025 seems like a distant memory, which makes it even more enjoyable to read this blog post and recall brilliant papers and inspiring interactions. Slides, posters and recordings now available! www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
#ff2025 @britishlibrary.bsky.social @bldigischol.bsky.social
Fantastic Futures 2025: highlights and resources
Hundreds of information professionals gathered in the British Library’s Knowledge Centre to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage.
www.bl.uk

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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 18d
Some of these posts will include work with the Digital Research team, and all collaborative PhD and placement students can attend our internal training talks, hack & yacks, reading groups and workshops!
alicemarples.bsky.social Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 20d
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.

www.bl.uk/services/res...
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk

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Richard Price @paintedspoken.bsky.social · 19d
Hello, my first post! I'm the writer Richard Price, with poetry collections which include Lucky Day and Late Gifts, and the novella The Island, which will be reissued this year in April. I'm also writing a memoir of the British Library where I worked as a curator of contemporary British books.

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 20d
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.

www.bl.uk/services/res...
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk

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Dennis Duncan @djbduncan.bsky.social · 24d
This is Winnie the Harris hawk. She comes to the British Library twice a week to scare away the pigeons.

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forarthistory.org.uk
Association for Art History @forarthistory.org.uk · 25d
For Art History academics:

Our Art History Active Learning Toolkit has been updated. Designed for university teaching, it offers practical activities that help students engage with art history beyond the traditional classroom.

Download here: https://loom.ly/kSzADS0

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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 25d
After an extensive consultation, I'm delighted to see CILIP's 2026-30 strategy Empowering Impact published www.cilip.org.uk/page/empower... feedback and ideas for how we can deliver it together v. welcome. Thanks to all those who inputted.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 25d
Coming soon…Story Explorers in Leeds 🚀 🐯 🌊

Our popular Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds Central Library. Explore imaginary worlds in this free, playful family experience.

Find out more here: link.bl.uk/gpg

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 26d
Have you completed a PhD in the last 10 years? Applications are open for our Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship in Sustainability and Environment. Funding covers an £8000 bursary for part-time (0.5) research over 8 months, plus travel expenses. Apply by Monday 9 February. link.bl.uk/VisitingFellowship
An illustration of Battersea power station with a view of a boat from the river.

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EADH 2026 in Kraków @eadh2026krakow.bsky.social · 27d
Dear Digital Humanists, you are all invited to the EADH 2026 Conference! We are meeting in September, in Kraków, Poland.

Mark the important dates in your calendars:

📆 8.02: submission deadline

📆 15-19.09: the conference

Read more: eadh2026.confer.uj.edu.pl

✈️ See you in Kraków?
EADH 2026 - Jagiellońskie Centrum Humanistyki Cyfrowej
eadh2026.confer.uj.edu.pl