Elinor Potts
@elinorpotts.bsky.social
Writer and publishing comms person at LSE Press. Bookseller Rising Star 2025. ALPSP Rising Star 2025. Managing Editor at The Philosopher.
Delighted to announce I've been selected for the CIVICA Staff Mobility Scheme through my work at @lsepress.bsky.social and excited to start working with colleagues at @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social's Marketing & Communications team in May 2026. 🌍
Vi ses nästa år! 👋
info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
Vi ses nästa år! 👋
info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
CIVICA Staff Mobility Scheme Selected Candidates
info.lse.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Delighted to announce I've been selected for the CIVICA Staff Mobility Scheme through my work at @lsepress.bsky.social and excited to start working with colleagues at @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social's Marketing & Communications team in May 2026. 🌍
Vi ses nästa år! 👋
info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
Vi ses nästa år! 👋
info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
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Time for @elinorpotts.bsky.social from @lsepress.bsky.social to give her presentation: ‘Dare to boast! In defence of book marketing and celebrating wins’
#OAWeek2025 #Publishing
#OAWeek2025 #Publishing
I'm giving a talk at the @oipassoc.bsky.social symposium!
My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts)
No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva
My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts)
No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva
Open Access Week is nearly here! 🕙
We're excited to be participating with fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members in the upcoming OIPA symposium as part of this year's #OpenAccessWeek2025.
🎟️ Tues 21 Oct | 13:30-16:00 BST | Online
oipauk.org/news-events-...
#OpenAccess #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing
We're excited to be participating with fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members in the upcoming OIPA symposium as part of this year's #OpenAccessWeek2025.
🎟️ Tues 21 Oct | 13:30-16:00 BST | Online
oipauk.org/news-events-...
#OpenAccess #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing
October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Time for @elinorpotts.bsky.social from @lsepress.bsky.social to give her presentation: ‘Dare to boast! In defence of book marketing and celebrating wins’
#OAWeek2025 #Publishing
#OAWeek2025 #Publishing
I'm giving a talk at the @oipassoc.bsky.social symposium!
My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts)
No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva
My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts)
No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva
Open Access Week is nearly here! 🕙
We're excited to be participating with fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members in the upcoming OIPA symposium as part of this year's #OpenAccessWeek2025.
🎟️ Tues 21 Oct | 13:30-16:00 BST | Online
oipauk.org/news-events-...
#OpenAccess #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing
We're excited to be participating with fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members in the upcoming OIPA symposium as part of this year's #OpenAccessWeek2025.
🎟️ Tues 21 Oct | 13:30-16:00 BST | Online
oipauk.org/news-events-...
#OpenAccess #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing
Event: OIPA Symposium 2025
Event: OIPA Symposium 2025 Join the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) for our Online Symposium in October! Following our inaugural in-person Symposium in 2024, we are delighted to be…
oipauk.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm giving a talk at the @oipassoc.bsky.social symposium!
My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts)
No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva
My presentation argues for marking victories in open access and makes the radical proposition it's what Schopenhauer would have wanted (ft pessimistic quotes in cheugy fonts)
No idea what that means? Register to find out 💅 #EllieLovesCanva
I cannot overstate how much accessing Brighton and Hove Libraries as a child in the late 90s / early 00s fundamentally shaped who I am and informed my career in book publishing.
❌❌ Shame on Brighton and Hove City Council for trying to cut a vital service.
www.thebookseller.com/news/campaig...
❌❌ Shame on Brighton and Hove City Council for trying to cut a vital service.
www.thebookseller.com/news/campaig...
Campaigners gather to protest Brighton & Hove's library closure plans
Campaigners gathered outside the Westdene Library in Brighton to protest its closure on Tuesday 7th October.
www.thebookseller.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I cannot overstate how much accessing Brighton and Hove Libraries as a child in the late 90s / early 00s fundamentally shaped who I am and informed my career in book publishing.
❌❌ Shame on Brighton and Hove City Council for trying to cut a vital service.
www.thebookseller.com/news/campaig...
❌❌ Shame on Brighton and Hove City Council for trying to cut a vital service.
www.thebookseller.com/news/campaig...
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New blog!
LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... #Awards #Publishing
LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... #Awards #Publishing
LSE Press Communications Coordinator selected for 2 rising star awards - LSE Press
We are delighted to announce that LSE Press's Communications Coordinator, Ellie Potts, has won two Rising Star Awards from The Bookseller and ALPSP for her work
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New blog!
LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... #Awards #Publishing
LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... #Awards #Publishing
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Congratulations to @lsepress.bsky.social's Comms Coordinator, @elinorpotts.bsky.social - one of this year's @alpsp.bsky.social's Rising Stars. This is also hot on the heels of being selected as a @thebookseller.com Rising Star too! We are very lucky to have you Ellie - congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
📢 #NEWS: ALPSP Rising Star Awards 2025: Winners Announced
Read the full article on the ALPSP Website: www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
Read the full article on the ALPSP Website: www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congratulations to @lsepress.bsky.social's Comms Coordinator, @elinorpotts.bsky.social - one of this year's @alpsp.bsky.social's Rising Stars. This is also hot on the heels of being selected as a @thebookseller.com Rising Star too! We are very lucky to have you Ellie - congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
Really enjoyed speaking with Margath and @jakehodder.bsky.social for this piece for the @lsepress.bsky.social blog.
Lots of tips for ECRs and folks interested in publishing with the RGS-IBG monograph series 👇
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
Lots of tips for ECRs and folks interested in publishing with the RGS-IBG monograph series 👇
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
September 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Really enjoyed speaking with Margath and @jakehodder.bsky.social for this piece for the @lsepress.bsky.social blog.
Lots of tips for ECRs and folks interested in publishing with the RGS-IBG monograph series 👇
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
Lots of tips for ECRs and folks interested in publishing with the RGS-IBG monograph series 👇
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
Delighted to have been named an @alpsp.bsky.social Rising Star 2025 and looking forward to the upcoming annual conference in Manchester next week.
Do say hello! 👋
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
#ALPSPConference #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholarlyCommunications #AcademicPublishing
Do say hello! 👋
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
#ALPSPConference #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholarlyCommunications #AcademicPublishing
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Delighted to have been named an @alpsp.bsky.social Rising Star 2025 and looking forward to the upcoming annual conference in Manchester next week.
Do say hello! 👋
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
#ALPSPConference #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholarlyCommunications #AcademicPublishing
Do say hello! 👋
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
#ALPSPConference #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholarlyCommunications #AcademicPublishing
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The 15th edition of #'The BooksellerRisingStars features a list of the trade’s up-and-comers that is more international in its make-up, and outlook, than ever 👇 #BookSky
The Bookseller Rising Stars cosmopolitan Class of 2025
ebx.sh
July 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thanks to @philippagrand.bsky.social and also to the team at @thebookseller.com for organising, chuffed to have been selected as a Rising Star 2025 ❤️
Absolutely thrilled for our Comms Coordinator @elinorpotts.bsky.social who has been selected as a Bookseller Rising Star 2025! www.thebookseller.com/rising-stars
Rising Stars
The Bookseller's Rising Stars is an annual list of the book industry’s up and comers. The list comprises of forward-thinking individuals from all sectors of the trade whose actions have caught the eye...
www.thebookseller.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Thanks to @philippagrand.bsky.social and also to the team at @thebookseller.com for organising, chuffed to have been selected as a Rising Star 2025 ❤️
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Really great advice here from our Comms Lead @elinorpotts.bsky.social to authors on promoting your book or article - a crucial, but often overlooked or misunderstood, part of the publishing process.
Promoting your book or #research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know, from @elinorpotts.bsky.social of @lsepress.bsky.social: ow.ly/qn0U50W8r5S #publishing #academicsky #PhDsky #highered
How to promote your book with confidence
Promoting your book or research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know
ow.ly
June 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Really great advice here from our Comms Lead @elinorpotts.bsky.social to authors on promoting your book or article - a crucial, but often overlooked or misunderstood, part of the publishing process.
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Promoting your book or #research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know, from @elinorpotts.bsky.social of @lsepress.bsky.social: ow.ly/qn0U50W8r5S #publishing #academicsky #PhDsky #highered
How to promote your book with confidence
Promoting your book or research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know
ow.ly
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Promoting your book or #research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know, from @elinorpotts.bsky.social of @lsepress.bsky.social: ow.ly/qn0U50W8r5S #publishing #academicsky #PhDsky #highered
My fav academic book marketing tips for @timeshighered.bsky.social ✅️
Promoting your book or research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it.
✍ @elinorpotts.bsky.social writes for Times Higher Education's Campus blog.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p... @lseblogs.bsky.social #BookMarketing #AcademicWriting @oipassoc.bsky.social
✍ @elinorpotts.bsky.social writes for Times Higher Education's Campus blog.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-p... @lseblogs.bsky.social #BookMarketing #AcademicWriting @oipassoc.bsky.social
How to promote your book with confidence
Promoting your book or research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My fav academic book marketing tips for @timeshighered.bsky.social ✅️
Today - don't miss! 🦉
London Marxists 🚩
The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May.
Make sure you're there 🗞
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social
The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May.
Make sure you're there 🗞
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Today - don't miss! 🦉
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Looking forward to this launch event for the new issue of The Philosopher. London friends, come along!
@philosopher1923.bsky.social @schuringa.bsky.social @tatianallaguno.bsky.social
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...
New issue here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/current-issue
@philosopher1923.bsky.social @schuringa.bsky.social @tatianallaguno.bsky.social
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...
New issue here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/current-issue
May 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Looking forward to this launch event for the new issue of The Philosopher. London friends, come along!
@philosopher1923.bsky.social @schuringa.bsky.social @tatianallaguno.bsky.social
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...
New issue here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/current-issue
@philosopher1923.bsky.social @schuringa.bsky.social @tatianallaguno.bsky.social
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...
New issue here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/current-issue
London Marxists 🚩
The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May.
Make sure you're there 🗞
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social
The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May.
Make sure you're there 🗞
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
London Marxists 🚩
The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May.
Make sure you're there 🗞
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social
The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May.
Make sure you're there 🗞
Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social
Reposted by Elinor Potts
What can open institutional publishing offer? How is it making a difference, and why does it matter?
📖 💬 From bibliodiversity to author care; LSE Press's @philippagrand.bsky.social & @suzannetatham.bsky.social explore the overdue comeback of institutional publishing for @timeshighered.bsky.social.
📖 💬 From bibliodiversity to author care; LSE Press's @philippagrand.bsky.social & @suzannetatham.bsky.social explore the overdue comeback of institutional publishing for @timeshighered.bsky.social.
Six reasons why open institutional publishing matters
A new wave of institutional publishers is changing the way we think about academic publishing. Here’s why they’re worth watching
www.timeshighereducation.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What can open institutional publishing offer? How is it making a difference, and why does it matter?
📖 💬 From bibliodiversity to author care; LSE Press's @philippagrand.bsky.social & @suzannetatham.bsky.social explore the overdue comeback of institutional publishing for @timeshighered.bsky.social.
📖 💬 From bibliodiversity to author care; LSE Press's @philippagrand.bsky.social & @suzannetatham.bsky.social explore the overdue comeback of institutional publishing for @timeshighered.bsky.social.
"Research as a leisure activity includes a desire to ask and answer questions, a commitment to evidence, an understanding of what already exists, an output, a certain degree of contemporary relevance, and a community."
Mega writing at Celine Nguyen's substack 🌙
www.personalcanon.com/p/research-a...
Mega writing at Celine Nguyen's substack 🌙
www.personalcanon.com/p/research-a...
research as leisure activity
my favorite form of entertainment is downloading PDFs ✦ plus favorite Fluxus artists and early programs
www.personalcanon.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Research as a leisure activity includes a desire to ask and answer questions, a commitment to evidence, an understanding of what already exists, an output, a certain degree of contemporary relevance, and a community."
Mega writing at Celine Nguyen's substack 🌙
www.personalcanon.com/p/research-a...
Mega writing at Celine Nguyen's substack 🌙
www.personalcanon.com/p/research-a...
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Which books were LSE blog editors gripped by in 2024? 📚✨ Six LSE blog editors recommend their #BestBooks of the year.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lsepress.bsky.social
@lseir.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lsepress.bsky.social
@lseir.bsky.social
buff.ly
December 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Which books were LSE blog editors gripped by in 2024? 📚✨ Six LSE blog editors recommend their #BestBooks of the year.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lsepress.bsky.social
@lseir.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lsepress.bsky.social
@lseir.bsky.social
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We are hiring! 🎉
Production Manager, LSE Press - £42,429 to £50,656
If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press, find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Vu8j9U
Applications close 16 December 2024 @lseblogs.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
Production Manager, LSE Press - £42,429 to £50,656
If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press, find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Vu8j9U
Applications close 16 December 2024 @lseblogs.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 12:11 PM
We are hiring! 🎉
Production Manager, LSE Press - £42,429 to £50,656
If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press, find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Vu8j9U
Applications close 16 December 2024 @lseblogs.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
Production Manager, LSE Press - £42,429 to £50,656
If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press, find out more here: https://buff.ly/3Vu8j9U
Applications close 16 December 2024 @lseblogs.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
A terrific final event of 2024 for LSE Press. Yeah I'm biased, but our authors and team are all completely brilliant. We have some fabulous books in the pipeline for the new year too, stay tuned! 📻
Huge thanks to everyone that joined us for last night's launch of The Open Society as an Enemy by J. McKenzie Alexander with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social! 📚✨
In case you missed it, you can watch the event back here ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WR...
#OpenSociety #KarlPopper #OpenAccess
In case you missed it, you can watch the event back here ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WR...
#OpenSociety #KarlPopper #OpenAccess
December 3, 2024 at 9:41 AM
A terrific final event of 2024 for LSE Press. Yeah I'm biased, but our authors and team are all completely brilliant. We have some fabulous books in the pipeline for the new year too, stay tuned! 📻
Great opportunity for graduates looking to break into academic publishing - come and work with my wonderful team at LSE Press / LSE Library 💫
Publishing hopefuls - listen up 🔊
We are seeking a Publishing Assistant to join our ambitious non-profit open access press at LSE Press.
Closing 8 December 2024. 📚 Salary from £32,135 to £35,304 pa inclusive, potential to progress.
Apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zcy1lG #BookJobs
We are seeking a Publishing Assistant to join our ambitious non-profit open access press at LSE Press.
Closing 8 December 2024. 📚 Salary from £32,135 to £35,304 pa inclusive, potential to progress.
Apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zcy1lG #BookJobs
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Great opportunity for graduates looking to break into academic publishing - come and work with my wonderful team at LSE Press / LSE Library 💫
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I love this fascinating insight to discussions on publishing @elinorpotts.bsky.social found in the LSE archives - showing not only the importance of publishing, but how much publishing has changed. Much less cigarette burns in the paperwork - or indeed much paperwork - these days!
What publishing activities existed at LSE before LSE Press was founded in 2018? 📖
Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social
Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social
The untold story of publishing at LSE
What publishing activities existed at the London School of Economics and Political Science before the official publishing house, LSE Press, was founded in 2018? Elinor Potts explores the LSE archives.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 8:54 AM
I love this fascinating insight to discussions on publishing @elinorpotts.bsky.social found in the LSE archives - showing not only the importance of publishing, but how much publishing has changed. Much less cigarette burns in the paperwork - or indeed much paperwork - these days!
Come and work with my team!! ✨️
Exciting news - we are hiring for a Production Manager at LSE Press! 🎉
If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press then find out more here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Applications close 16 December 2024. 📚
#PublishingJobs #BookJobs
If you are interested in joining an ambitious non-profit open access press then find out more here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Applications close 16 December 2024. 📚
#PublishingJobs #BookJobs
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Come and work with my team!! ✨️
Reposted by Elinor Potts
What publishing activities existed at LSE before LSE Press was founded in 2018? 📖
Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social
Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social
The untold story of publishing at LSE
What publishing activities existed at the London School of Economics and Political Science before the official publishing house, LSE Press, was founded in 2018? Elinor Potts explores the LSE archives.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 16, 2024 at 12:13 PM
What publishing activities existed at LSE before LSE Press was founded in 2018? 📖
Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social
Writing for #lsehistory blog, @elinorpotts.bsky.social dives into @lselibrary.bsky.social archives ahead of our symposium on the future of #socsci publishing.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... @lseblogs.bsky.social