Claire Sewell
@clairesewell.bsky.social
Longtime librarian. Known as ces43 in a previous place. Does too much to fit into a bio. All opinions my own (she/her)
Dream visit achieved 🥰 I definitely want a book train now!
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Dream visit achieved 🥰 I definitely want a book train now!
One more weekend left to apply for our Open Day for library and information professionals. Closing date for applications is Monday 24th November at 11pm.
The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026!
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
House of Commons Library Open Day
We are pleased to invite librarians, library staff and information officers to the House of Commons Library Open Day 2026.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
One more weekend left to apply for our Open Day for library and information professionals. Closing date for applications is Monday 24th November at 11pm.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
Still thinking about applying for the House of Commons Library Open Day 2026? The webpage now includes a draft programme so you can see what's on offer on the day.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/content/uplo...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/content/uplo...
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Still thinking about applying for the House of Commons Library Open Day 2026? The webpage now includes a draft programme so you can see what's on offer on the day.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/content/uplo...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/content/uplo...
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My latest piece, on open access and scholarly publishing - revealing my inner fangirl to the world in the process (you are not shocked, I know) 📚 #AcademicSky
How Fanfiction Can Help Us Reimagine Scholarly Publishing
Archive of Our Own, a digital fanfiction repository, shows what’s possible when we design our infrastructures around the communities that use them, rather than around extractive logics.
katinamagazine.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
My latest piece, on open access and scholarly publishing - revealing my inner fangirl to the world in the process (you are not shocked, I know) 📚 #AcademicSky
The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026!
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
House of Commons Library Open Day
We are pleased to invite librarians, library staff and information officers to the House of Commons Library Open Day 2026.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026!
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space.
Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk/training-and...
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📢We're ending an exciting week at #CILIP by looking into the future!
Yesterday it was announced that we'll be hosting the World Library and Information Congress with @ifla.org. A wonderful celebration of their 100th and our 150th anniversary. #WLIC2027 www.cilip.org.uk/page/IFLAWLI...
Yesterday it was announced that we'll be hosting the World Library and Information Congress with @ifla.org. A wonderful celebration of their 100th and our 150th anniversary. #WLIC2027 www.cilip.org.uk/page/IFLAWLI...
IFLA selects the UK to host the 2027 World Library and Information Congress
The most prestigious international library event will be in London in 2027 after a successful bid by a partnership including CILIP.
www.cilip.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📢We're ending an exciting week at #CILIP by looking into the future!
Yesterday it was announced that we'll be hosting the World Library and Information Congress with @ifla.org. A wonderful celebration of their 100th and our 150th anniversary. #WLIC2027 www.cilip.org.uk/page/IFLAWLI...
Yesterday it was announced that we'll be hosting the World Library and Information Congress with @ifla.org. A wonderful celebration of their 100th and our 150th anniversary. #WLIC2027 www.cilip.org.uk/page/IFLAWLI...
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When the House sits late, the Commons library stays open 📚
On Monday nights, library services are available to MPs and their staff, long after the sun sets. Follow John for a quick tour of one of Parliament's key services.
On Monday nights, library services are available to MPs and their staff, long after the sun sets. Follow John for a quick tour of one of Parliament's key services.
October 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When the House sits late, the Commons library stays open 📚
On Monday nights, library services are available to MPs and their staff, long after the sun sets. Follow John for a quick tour of one of Parliament's key services.
On Monday nights, library services are available to MPs and their staff, long after the sun sets. Follow John for a quick tour of one of Parliament's key services.
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Have an interest in Information Literacy and want to get started in academic publishing? JIL is looking for Associate Editors! journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/announce... this is a great opportunity to be mentored by Alison, and to see the inner workings of journals and research.
The Journal of Information Literacy seeks 3-5 Associate Editors to co-manage the content, quality, and direction of the journal.
| Journal of Information Literacy
journals.cilip.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Have an interest in Information Literacy and want to get started in academic publishing? JIL is looking for Associate Editors! journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/announce... this is a great opportunity to be mentored by Alison, and to see the inner workings of journals and research.
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Today is your last chance to apply to join the #LILAC review panel! Play a critical part in our conferences, contribute to the #infolit discussion & have something great for your CV ⬇️
LILAC
LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I love many things about autumn but one of my favourites is the chance to wear this necklace again 😍
September 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I love many things about autumn but one of my favourites is the chance to wear this necklace again 😍
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Looking forward to hosting our second in this series! Join us!
CILIP East Careers Coffee Chat: Thu 25/9/25, 2-2.30pm, MS Teams. Join Ellen Woolf, Library Manager at A.G. Leventis Library (Wildlife Conservation) as she shares her career journey, experiences and insights in a Special Library setting. Register here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
CILIP: the library and information association
Keen to explore what pathways are available in libraries? Come along to our informal online event with your lunch or a hot brew.
www.cilip.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Looking forward to hosting our second in this series! Join us!
Spotted in the window of Waterstones and presented without comment
August 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Spotted in the window of Waterstones and presented without comment
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
hannahshelley.neocities.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
It’s a ‘let’s go to the supermarket just to take advantage of the air con’ kind of day
August 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It’s a ‘let’s go to the supermarket just to take advantage of the air con’ kind of day
The giant Post It Notes are out. Let the planning commence! (Little sign is there to remind me of the important things 😂)
August 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The giant Post It Notes are out. Let the planning commence! (Little sign is there to remind me of the important things 😂)
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Have you seen the latest course launched as part of Empower? Teaching and Learning for Librarians is a 6-month course designed to support librarians in developing their teaching. Sign up individually for £795 or opt for an Empower membership... empowerlibraryskills.com/product-deta...
Teaching and Learning for Librarians (TLfL)
Teaching and Learning for Librarians (TLfL) is a six-month development programme for library staff involved in teaching, training, or supporting learning.
empowerlibraryskills.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Have you seen the latest course launched as part of Empower? Teaching and Learning for Librarians is a 6-month course designed to support librarians in developing their teaching. Sign up individually for £795 or opt for an Empower membership... empowerlibraryskills.com/product-deta...
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Teletext news #OnThisDay in 1996 : Cambridge University decided to ban mobile phones in its libraries following student complaints.
#90s
#90s
May 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Teletext news #OnThisDay in 1996 : Cambridge University decided to ban mobile phones in its libraries following student complaints.
#90s
#90s
Looking myself up on databases (for work related reasons) and finding that my record is mixed up with someone with the same name but clearly a much more interesting life!
May 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Looking myself up on databases (for work related reasons) and finding that my record is mixed up with someone with the same name but clearly a much more interesting life!
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Would you like to go to the CILIP conference but can't afford it?
Do you identify as LGBTQ+?
Then apply for the LGBTQ+ Network's bursary lottery!
forms.office.com/e/zcF9v1KyaS
Do you identify as LGBTQ+?
Then apply for the LGBTQ+ Network's bursary lottery!
forms.office.com/e/zcF9v1KyaS
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Would you like to go to the CILIP conference but can't afford it?
Do you identify as LGBTQ+?
Then apply for the LGBTQ+ Network's bursary lottery!
forms.office.com/e/zcF9v1KyaS
Do you identify as LGBTQ+?
Then apply for the LGBTQ+ Network's bursary lottery!
forms.office.com/e/zcF9v1KyaS
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Exciting news - we have 5 fully funded bursaries to attend #icepops25 in September at John Rylands library, University of Manchester copyrightliteracy.org/2025/05/15/i...
Icepops 2025: bursaries available
We are delighted to offer 5 full funded bursary places for this year’s Icepops conference, thanks to the generosity of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and the CILIP Information Literacy …
copyrightliteracy.org
May 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Exciting news - we have 5 fully funded bursaries to attend #icepops25 in September at John Rylands library, University of Manchester copyrightliteracy.org/2025/05/15/i...
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Icepops 2025 call for papers - this is your 1 month warning to come up with an idea on Copyright, Sanctuary and Safe Spaces. Happening in September at John Rylands, University of Manchester: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/04/23/i...
Icepops 2025 is go!
We are very pleased to announce that after difficult decision to postpone our trip to Harvard, Icepops 2025 will be taking place at the University of Manchester John Rylands Research Institute and …
copyrightliteracy.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Icepops 2025 call for papers - this is your 1 month warning to come up with an idea on Copyright, Sanctuary and Safe Spaces. Happening in September at John Rylands, University of Manchester: copyrightliteracy.org/2025/04/23/i...
Sad news to wake up to. SLA has given me many friends and opportunities over the years and I was honoured to be President for SLA Europe’s 50th anniversary year. It will be missed sla.org/news/697073/...
SLA Announces Dissolution - Special Libraries Association, Inc.
The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a global organization dedicated to supporting information professionals and specialized librarians, has announced it will begin a dissolution process after 116 years of service to the profession.
sla.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Sad news to wake up to. SLA has given me many friends and opportunities over the years and I was honoured to be President for SLA Europe’s 50th anniversary year. It will be missed sla.org/news/697073/...
A huge thank you to @alcs.co.uk for helping to make this Monday a little brighter #ALCSDay
Happy #ALCSDay to our members! We’re so proud to have once again paid more money, to more members than ever before.
March 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A huge thank you to @alcs.co.uk for helping to make this Monday a little brighter #ALCSDay
Lovely to chat with the wonderful @msiowaintheuk.bsky.social and @uksg.bsky.social for my first podcast experience. My episode of Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG is out now - available in all good podcasting outlets linktr.ee/uksgpodcast
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March 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Lovely to chat with the wonderful @msiowaintheuk.bsky.social and @uksg.bsky.social for my first podcast experience. My episode of Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG is out now - available in all good podcasting outlets linktr.ee/uksgpodcast