Dr Katie Eagleton
Dr Katie Eagleton
@fearandsequins.bsky.social
Libraries and Museums: University of St Andrews. Board: Fife Cultural Trust, Research Libraries UK, Museum Data Service. This is a personal account, so also a non-zero chance of posts about music and sewing, interesting places, beekeeping and other nerdery
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In this new blog series, Dr Catherine Eagleton and Catriona Cannon will be bringing together a number of inspiring and thought-provoking writers from across the higher education sector to set out their vision for the future of libraries.

Read the first blog here: bit.ly/3Xo1AyO
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I am so proud of this brilliant project by our University Collections team - now in testing to share with the sector soon. It's interdisciplinarity at its best, that we hope will make a real difference. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews
Arsenic was historically mixed with copper to create a vivid green for book covers, which can irritate modern day readers
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
First day of #THEdigitalUK and beautiful sunshine and blue skies here for us @lancasteruni.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Don’t pray for fair weather, pray for courage”
Chellie Spiller, Professor of Leadership (Uni of Waikato Management School) is welcomed to #IATUL2024 to share on the topic of Wayfinding Leadership
November 25, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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#iatulakl24 kicked off with a beautiful pōwhiri at Waipapa Marae. Our appreciation to the wonderful team who organised the pōwhiri to welcome over 200 international delegates from across the globe #VoicesOfAll #Libraries #HigheEd #GLAMR

Here are 3 conference co-chairs: Michelle, Sue and me ♥️
November 24, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Discussion of metadata and standards at #TaNC conference gives me another excuse to post this link to a very apt XKCD on xkcd.com/927/
Standards
xkcd.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Continuing my inexplicable track record of somehow only visiting Manchester when it’s not raining and the skies are blue - today for the final conference of #TANC #TowardsANationalCollection
November 20, 2024 at 12:27 PM
December 2, 2023 at 2:42 PM
Cambridge looking frostily beautiful this morning
December 1, 2023 at 1:47 PM