Rachel MacGregor
@anoldhand.bsky.social
Digital Preservation Officer at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. Interested in digital preservation, archives and public engagement. Also random public transport content. Views my own unless a repost. She/her.
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Today, we are celebrating the archive of the wonderful Peepal Tree Press, an archive that we are so blessed to have at @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social and @lulgalleries.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today, we are celebrating the archive of the wonderful Peepal Tree Press, an archive that we are so blessed to have at @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social and @lulgalleries.bsky.social
On the train to Warrington. My first companions were cheerily drinking M&S cocktails and off to see the Fast Show live in Brum. They are replaced by someone from [redacted name of law firm] who is merrily sharing his client details with me via his lap top.
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
On the train to Warrington. My first companions were cheerily drinking M&S cocktails and off to see the Fast Show live in Brum. They are replaced by someone from [redacted name of law firm] who is merrily sharing his client details with me via his lap top.
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Still time to register for this free online event next week! With fantastic contributions from @nlisn.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @neurodiversemuseum.bsky.social @owenbarden.bsky.social @louisebell.bsky.social @sambrady.bsky.social and many more!
As we come to the end of our @edicaucus.bsky.social funded 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' project, we're delighted to invite you to 'Accessing Archives and Collections: Disability, Neurodivergence, Chronic Illness' - a free online symposium on 17th and 18th November. 1/n
Microsoft Forms
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Still time to register for this free online event next week! With fantastic contributions from @nlisn.bsky.social @ukdishisthub.bsky.social @neurodiversemuseum.bsky.social @owenbarden.bsky.social @louisebell.bsky.social @sambrady.bsky.social and many more!
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Why is the British Library of all places publicizing an event about ‘forgotten’ or ‘lost’ maps ’found’ in the ‘dusty drawers’ OF A LIBRARY. Not catalogued perhaps but not lost… argh! events.bl.uk/events/hidde...
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Maps of a Forgotten Map Library | British Library
Professor James Cheshire spent three years sifting through the dusty drawers of the University College London Map Library to research his book The Library
events.bl.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why is the British Library of all places publicizing an event about ‘forgotten’ or ‘lost’ maps ’found’ in the ‘dusty drawers’ OF A LIBRARY. Not catalogued perhaps but not lost… argh! events.bl.uk/events/hidde...
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Several of these have been digitised as resources for a module on Anglo-German relations - warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Cycling diaries kept during tours of 1933 & 1938, & lantern slides from journalist 'Petronella' in which tourist snaps are rendered less innocuous when you see the banners flying
Cycling diaries kept during tours of 1933 & 1938, & lantern slides from journalist 'Petronella' in which tourist snaps are rendered less innocuous when you see the banners flying
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Several of these have been digitised as resources for a module on Anglo-German relations - warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Cycling diaries kept during tours of 1933 & 1938, & lantern slides from journalist 'Petronella' in which tourist snaps are rendered less innocuous when you see the banners flying
Cycling diaries kept during tours of 1933 & 1938, & lantern slides from journalist 'Petronella' in which tourist snaps are rendered less innocuous when you see the banners flying
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The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture, Courtauld, statement of intent deadline 17 November 2025
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
medievalartresearch.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
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For true sporting excellence, BREAD is the (1935) diet of champions. For a varied athletic diet, include cheese biscuits and tea.
(from mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/... )
(from mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/... )
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For true sporting excellence, BREAD is the (1935) diet of champions. For a varied athletic diet, include cheese biscuits and tea.
(from mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/... )
(from mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/... )
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🚨 Archive Job Alert 🚨
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚨 Archive Job Alert 🚨
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
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Would any successful Bodleian visiting fellow recipients be willing to share their application materials with me? Especially if medieval/early modern. Ta!
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Would any successful Bodleian visiting fellow recipients be willing to share their application materials with me? Especially if medieval/early modern. Ta!
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Sex, lies, and the Chevalier d'Eon! You can now listen to my @long18thsem.bsky.social talk on Lord Mansfield and the Chevalier d'Eon on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Sex, lies, and the Chevalier d'Eon! You can now listen to my @long18thsem.bsky.social talk on Lord Mansfield and the Chevalier d'Eon on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Roasted cauliflower did you say?
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Roasted cauliflower did you say?
Job klaxon 📢: fancy managing a busy University archives service? Now's your chance: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
MRC Manager and Head of Archives and Special Collections (42364-1025) - University of Warwick
Title: MRC Manager and Head of Archives and Special Collections (42364-1025). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
warwick-careers.tal.net
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Job klaxon 📢: fancy managing a busy University archives service? Now's your chance: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
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I hadn't planned to do anything particular for #WDPD this year, but when inspiration hits who am I to deny it?
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
Actually Pedantic
YouTube video by Sharon McMeekin
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November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I hadn't planned to do anything particular for #WDPD this year, but when inspiration hits who am I to deny it?
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
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And we preserve because the the history of the struggle for employment rights is and continues to be a vital part of everyone’s story.
Watch us talk more about why we preserve here:
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/vl...
#WDPD2025 #digipres
Watch us talk more about why we preserve here:
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/vl...
#WDPD2025 #digipres
Discover Why Preserve? in This WDPD 2025 Vlog from the University of Warwick - Digital Preservation Coalition
www.dpconline.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And we preserve because the the history of the struggle for employment rights is and continues to be a vital part of everyone’s story.
Watch us talk more about why we preserve here:
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/vl...
#WDPD2025 #digipres
Watch us talk more about why we preserve here:
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/vl...
#WDPD2025 #digipres
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We preserve because supporting research and making trusted sources available is core to what we do.
Read more about digital preservation - and watch our vlog about why we preserve - on our website:
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
#WDPD2025 #DigiPres
Read more about digital preservation - and watch our vlog about why we preserve - on our website:
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
#WDPD2025 #DigiPres
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We preserve because supporting research and making trusted sources available is core to what we do.
Read more about digital preservation - and watch our vlog about why we preserve - on our website:
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
#WDPD2025 #DigiPres
Read more about digital preservation - and watch our vlog about why we preserve - on our website:
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
#WDPD2025 #DigiPres
They’ve just announced there no working toilets on this train and we will be making a “5 minute stop at Crewe for anyone who needs to go”. What could *possibly* go wrong?
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
They’ve just announced there no working toilets on this train and we will be making a “5 minute stop at Crewe for anyone who needs to go”. What could *possibly* go wrong?
Hopefully it will be as peaceful as this when I pass by in a couple of hours 🫣
700 extra police in Brum tonight for the Villa v Maccabi match. Biggest local news so far, a policeman is up the spire of Aston Church. Whether this is for surveillance or spiritual reasons is currently unclear. Anyway, it's a nice spire.
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hopefully it will be as peaceful as this when I pass by in a couple of hours 🫣
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700 extra police in Brum tonight for the Villa v Maccabi match. Biggest local news so far, a policeman is up the spire of Aston Church. Whether this is for surveillance or spiritual reasons is currently unclear. Anyway, it's a nice spire.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
700 extra police in Brum tonight for the Villa v Maccabi match. Biggest local news so far, a policeman is up the spire of Aston Church. Whether this is for surveillance or spiritual reasons is currently unclear. Anyway, it's a nice spire.
Great thread for #WDPD2020 🧵👇
Next up working on checking an ingest which has been problematic.
Think I've finally resolved the issues! It's not perfect, but it's good enough, especially as we still need to appraise the content and may not keep it. #WDPD2025
Think I've finally resolved the issues! It's not perfect, but it's good enough, especially as we still need to appraise the content and may not keep it. #WDPD2025
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Great thread for #WDPD2020 🧵👇
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A really great opportunity to receive funding to study for a PhD at one of the UK's leading Arts & Humanities colleges @unibirmingham.bsky.social! Applications due 27 February 2026.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships - University of Birmingham
Fully-funded and partially-funded scholarships for doctoral research students studying in the College of Arts of Law in the 2026/27 academic year onwards
www.birmingham.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A really great opportunity to receive funding to study for a PhD at one of the UK's leading Arts & Humanities colleges @unibirmingham.bsky.social! Applications due 27 February 2026.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/schola...
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Fantastic news to share on this World Digital Preservation Day!
iPres2030 will be held in Belfast & Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland. See link below ⬇️
dri.ie/news/dublin-...
iPres2030 will be held in Belfast & Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland. See link below ⬇️
dri.ie/news/dublin-...
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Fantastic news to share on this World Digital Preservation Day!
iPres2030 will be held in Belfast & Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland. See link below ⬇️
dri.ie/news/dublin-...
iPres2030 will be held in Belfast & Dublin in Sept 2030. The 5-day conference will be led by a consortium group across the island of Ireland. See link below ⬇️
dri.ie/news/dublin-...
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🎉 It’s World Digital Preservation Day! 🎉Watch a brand new #wdpd2025 vlog and hear directly from the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick on why they preserve their digital records👉🏼 👀 https://www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/vlog-uni-warwick-wdpd2025 […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
[Original post on digipres.club]
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🎉 It’s World Digital Preservation Day! 🎉Watch a brand new #wdpd2025 vlog and hear directly from the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick on why they preserve their digital records👉🏼 👀 https://www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/vlog-uni-warwick-wdpd2025 […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
[Original post on digipres.club]
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Today is World Digital Preservation Day! And we're asking "Why do we preserve"? We preserve because the history of our University is really important to all of its members, past, present and future including a digital record of the changing face of our campus #WDPD2025 #DigiPres
Warwick at 60: The Changing Face of Campus
This exhibition showcases the growth and development of the University of Warwick since 1965. Using photographs from the University Archive, discover how accommodation, faculty buildings and sports…
warwick.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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My first ever @bsky.app post to celebrate #WDPD2025 🥳 I'm thrilled to share @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social has published an updated Digital Preservation Policy to invite closer collaboration across the University to better preserve our bits! We can't do it alone 🤝 Read more on the blog 👉 edin.ac/47ZXWkH
Celebrating New Endings: Library & University Collections Publishes Updated Digital Preservation Policy
Excited to learn a defunct web forum for your favourite band as a teenager still exists in the Wayback Machine? Relieved to hear that a teaching resource will be supported even though the original …
edin.ac
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
My first ever @bsky.app post to celebrate #WDPD2025 🥳 I'm thrilled to share @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social has published an updated Digital Preservation Policy to invite closer collaboration across the University to better preserve our bits! We can't do it alone 🤝 Read more on the blog 👉 edin.ac/47ZXWkH
Well my day had just improved by spotting My Lovely Horse at Crewe station 🥰 (photo from Instagram - @Emma_Plover - it went by too quick for me to snap!)
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Well my day had just improved by spotting My Lovely Horse at Crewe station 🥰 (photo from Instagram - @Emma_Plover - it went by too quick for me to snap!)