David Prosser
@davidprosser.bsky.social
Executive Director of Research Llibraries UK, supporting research libraries in the UK and Ireland. Chair of the Board for the Directory of Open Access Journal. He/him
I really recommend the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Secret Maps exhibition. Well worth a visit if you can get to it
It’s your last chance to see Secret Maps!
Closing 18 January, don’t miss your final chance to explore some of the world’s most mysterious maps. 🗺️
We are expecting the final weeks of the exhibition to be very busy so book in advance to guarantee entry.
Book now: link.bl.uk/SecretMaps
Closing 18 January, don’t miss your final chance to explore some of the world’s most mysterious maps. 🗺️
We are expecting the final weeks of the exhibition to be very busy so book in advance to guarantee entry.
Book now: link.bl.uk/SecretMaps
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I really recommend the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Secret Maps exhibition. Well worth a visit if you can get to it
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A quick reminder that applications for this exciting new role close at noon on Friday 16 January.
If you’re interested in research impact, metrics, and open scholarship - or know someone who might be - please do take a look and share!
If you’re interested in research impact, metrics, and open scholarship - or know someone who might be - please do take a look and share!
We’re hiring! 📢
How do we understand & communicate the impact of our research?
This new role will lead on research metrics, & support open infrastructure services, including our diamond OA platform. There’s real scope to shape & put your own stamp on it.
Details 👇
tinyurl.com/OpenMetricsI...
How do we understand & communicate the impact of our research?
This new role will lead on research metrics, & support open infrastructure services, including our diamond OA platform. There’s real scope to shape & put your own stamp on it.
Details 👇
tinyurl.com/OpenMetricsI...
Job Details
my.corehr.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
A quick reminder that applications for this exciting new role close at noon on Friday 16 January.
If you’re interested in research impact, metrics, and open scholarship - or know someone who might be - please do take a look and share!
If you’re interested in research impact, metrics, and open scholarship - or know someone who might be - please do take a look and share!
Reposted by David Prosser
When I pitched the 'big gay book of libraries' I said I was going to write a positive and uplifting books. But it's hard, folks.
I just find myself writing about discrimination and censorship, again and again.
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I just find myself writing about discrimination and censorship, again and again.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:36 AM
When I pitched the 'big gay book of libraries' I said I was going to write a positive and uplifting books. But it's hard, folks.
I just find myself writing about discrimination and censorship, again and again.
1/2
I just find myself writing about discrimination and censorship, again and again.
1/2
Wild London has justified the licence fee for the year. Beautifully filmed, Sir David on top form, and such a positive view of London.
January 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Wild London has justified the licence fee for the year. Beautifully filmed, Sir David on top form, and such a positive view of London.
I'm a couple of episodes away from having binge-watched all three series of Diplomat. Not very demanding but very enjoyable - and the area around Nine Elms was a regular lock-down walking route so lots of good location spotting.
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'm a couple of episodes away from having binge-watched all three series of Diplomat. Not very demanding but very enjoyable - and the area around Nine Elms was a regular lock-down walking route so lots of good location spotting.
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🎄RLUK wishes our colleagues, partners and all a wonderful and restful Christmas break and a very Happy New Year!
🌾 We’ve compiled some of our highlights of 2025 in this post: bit.ly/4qGt3bR
☃️ RLUK offices will reopen on 5 January.
🌾 We’ve compiled some of our highlights of 2025 in this post: bit.ly/4qGt3bR
☃️ RLUK offices will reopen on 5 January.
RLUK look back at 2025 - Research Libraries UK
RLUK wishes our colleagues, partners and all a wonderful Christmas break and a very Happy New Year!
In this post we take a look back at some highlights from the year for us.
Richard Ovenden (Bod...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🎄RLUK wishes our colleagues, partners and all a wonderful and restful Christmas break and a very Happy New Year!
🌾 We’ve compiled some of our highlights of 2025 in this post: bit.ly/4qGt3bR
☃️ RLUK offices will reopen on 5 January.
🌾 We’ve compiled some of our highlights of 2025 in this post: bit.ly/4qGt3bR
☃️ RLUK offices will reopen on 5 January.
As the RLUK office closes for the holidays can we wish you all the Merriest of Christmases and we look forward to starting the new year rested and refreshed.
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As the RLUK office closes for the holidays can we wish you all the Merriest of Christmases and we look forward to starting the new year rested and refreshed.
All of us at RLUK were shocked and saddened to hear the news that Paul Aryis has died. Paul was committed to building up the library community - as well as his work at UCL he generously gave his time and wisdom to a wide range of conferences, workshops, and committees.
www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
Dr Paul Ayris | LERU
Dr Paul Ayris LERU UCL Open Science
www.leru.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
All of us at RLUK were shocked and saddened to hear the news that Paul Aryis has died. Paul was committed to building up the library community - as well as his work at UCL he generously gave his time and wisdom to a wide range of conferences, workshops, and committees.
www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
Yesterday I was please to represent RLUK at a round-table event hosted by the Bodleian between the recently formed Libraries Alliance and Libraries Minister Baroness Twycross where we discussed cross-sector cooperation.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/ministe...
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/ministe...
Minister briefed on Libraries Alliance progress during visit to Bodleian Libraries | Libraries Connected
Libraries Minister Baroness Twycross met with library leaders to hear about the progress of the Libraries Alliance.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Yesterday I was please to represent RLUK at a round-table event hosted by the Bodleian between the recently formed Libraries Alliance and Libraries Minister Baroness Twycross where we discussed cross-sector cooperation.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/ministe...
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/ministe...
One of our guilty pleasures is the musical Six. Saw the touring version - again!- in Oxford again. It is funny and joyous and they seems to be able to find outrageously talented casts
December 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
One of our guilty pleasures is the musical Six. Saw the touring version - again!- in Oxford again. It is funny and joyous and they seems to be able to find outrageously talented casts
I’ve very much enjoyed reading Collecting Stories: The cultural collections of the University of Liverpool. A handsome volume highlighting items from Liverpool’s collections, chosen by members of the university community
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I’ve very much enjoyed reading Collecting Stories: The cultural collections of the University of Liverpool. A handsome volume highlighting items from Liverpool’s collections, chosen by members of the university community
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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Job alert! The @coalitions-oa.bsky.social is searching for a new director. More info: 👇
🔊#VacancyAlert: We are seeking an experienced Director to lead and coordinate @coalitions-oa.bsky.social work towards our goal for rapid, open, transparent, equitable #OpenAccess.
Sound interesting? Application deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
➡️ www.coalition-s.org/vacancy-dire... #Plan_S #ScholarlyComms
Sound interesting? Application deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
➡️ www.coalition-s.org/vacancy-dire... #Plan_S #ScholarlyComms
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Job alert! The @coalitions-oa.bsky.social is searching for a new director. More info: 👇
I assume that there has been extensive debate within the membership before this decision was taken, but it does feel like selling off the family silver...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I assume that there has been extensive debate within the membership before this decision was taken, but it does feel like selling off the family silver...
www.christies.com/en/stories/h...
www.christies.com/en/stories/h...
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Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
The Wolfson History Prize - Celebrating Outstanding History
The Wolfson History Prize is awarded annually to promote and recognise outstanding history written for a general audience.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
Excellent evening yesterday at the Wolfson History Prize. Many congratulations to Hannah Durkin, who won with her book Survivors, which details the stories of the last captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Excellent evening yesterday at the Wolfson History Prize. Many congratulations to Hannah Durkin, who won with her book Survivors, which details the stories of the last captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
A hugely important position for the international research library community has opened up - LIBER is recruiting a new Executive Director:
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
Job Opening - LIBER Executive Director - LIBER Europe
libereurope.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A hugely important position for the international research library community has opened up - LIBER is recruiting a new Executive Director:
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
libereurope.eu/article/2025...
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🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
“Never underestimate the potency of cheap music”
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Never underestimate the potency of cheap music”
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
We’re in the 80s on Top of the Pops on BBC2 and nostalgia is proving its power!
I’m not particularly enjoying the new Frankenstein, but excited to spot Edinburgh’s Playfair Library
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m not particularly enjoying the new Frankenstein, but excited to spot Edinburgh’s Playfair Library
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Using DOAJ for your research?
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Using DOAJ for your research?
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).
DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
Is Europe ready to lead in the age of AI? Some thoughts from the European Alliance for Research Excellence (of which RLUK is a member)
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
Is Europe ready to lead in the age of AI?
To stay ahead in the global race, EARE’s Maxime Ricard and MEP José Cepeda discuss how Europe can turn its values into the engine of responsible AI...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Is Europe ready to lead in the age of AI? Some thoughts from the European Alliance for Research Excellence (of which RLUK is a member)
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...
Inspiring hearing today about the Warm Welcome campaign - which many public libraries have signed up to
www.warmwelcome.uk
www.warmwelcome.uk
Warm Welcome Campaign
The Warm Welcome Campaign exists to turn poverty and isolation into warmth and welcome through the power of local Spaces made by and for the community.
www.warmwelcome.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Inspiring hearing today about the Warm Welcome campaign - which many public libraries have signed up to
www.warmwelcome.uk
www.warmwelcome.uk
The Bodleian Libraries’ Office for Strategy and Delivery is looking to hire a Strategic Communications Officer:
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Job Details
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November 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Bodleian Libraries’ Office for Strategy and Delivery is looking to hire a Strategic Communications Officer:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Join us next year (26-27 February 2026) to explore the future of community-led open access book publishing 🔮
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join us next year (26-27 February 2026) to explore the future of community-led open access book publishing 🔮
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference
📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🥳 Registration is now open!
🎫 Get your ticket now! buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
#CopimConference