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Isabel Holowaty
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Deputy Head of Humanities Libraries & History Librarian, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford. All views my own.
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sarahknott.bsky.social
ARCHIVAL FUNDING: Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History, to use Bodleian Libraries collections to advance scholarship in women’s history, of any geographical area and historical period. Deadline 28th Nov. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...
Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections
www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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bodhumslib.bsky.social
You said, we did!
• Gate entry noises (except alarms)=off on both floors!
• Height-adjustable Quick Search machine=available!
• Shelf-ends for books=progressing!
• Two sets of piano headphones=in place!
• Monitors spread out=done!
Please keep the post-its and opinions coming; it really helps!
Photo of poster saying 'you said, we did'. Poster is surrounded by feedback post-its, with smaller post-its with tick marks next to them, to show they were completed. Text of poster included in main post. Photo of height-adjustable Quick Search PC. The PC is raised to be at eye-level when standing, and is positioned in the middle of the first floor of the library, in front of a casual seating area. Photo of librarian shushing the first-floor electronic entry gates. She has long blonde hair, and is wearing a Halloween-themed dress with cobwebs on it.
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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@kathryneccles.bsky.social congratulations! 👏
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
iholowaty.bsky.social
My favourite view at Harcourt Arboretum. Truly stunning.
Photo of trees in autumn colours: red, orange, yellow , green
October 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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infinite-women.com
Thrilled to announce there are now more than 8,000 biographies in the Infinite Women database, across all different fields, from around the world and throughout history! Check them out at www.infinite-women.com
White text on a green background says 8,000 bios! with white firewoork illustrations above.
October 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
iholowaty.bsky.social
When Open Scienes collides with Blake Morgan’s Polaris (sung by Voves 8). All I can hear now is Paul Ayris! 😆

@ucylpay.bsky.social it’s probably a bit too modern for you…
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
iholowaty.bsky.social
Am so lucky to work here.. 🥰
Photo of the Radcliffe Camera & bits of All Souls’ College basking in orange glow of sun.
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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bodhumslib.bsky.social
Do you want a ✨library tour?✨

We're hosting tours for returning* students and staff every day this week at 11:30am and 2pm. No need to book, just turn up!

*New students and staff also welcome, if you missed our introductory tours last week!
A photograph of six armchairs and small tables arranged in front of a bookcase full of old books.
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
The October updates include, for example, 162 titles about the history of Wales, 229 records re histories of African nations, 359 publications re Scottish history, 448 records discuss the histories of the Americas and Atlantic Ocean, 468 publications focusing on Irish history, and much more.
October 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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stjohnsox.bsky.social
We’re honoured to be welcoming Lord Simon Woolley as our speaker for this year’s Black History Month Lecture: “In a climate of fear of ‘the other’, new leaders must emerge.”

📅 30th Oct, 5:00pm
📍 Garden Quad Auditorium, St John’s College
➡️ Register now for a free ticket

ow.ly/ueMI50X9KxE
Flyer advertising the lecture
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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radonlinearchives.bsky.social
Hello BlueSky! Starting this account to showcase the ever growing list of radical online archives and collections. Nearly 1000 collections from the around the world are listed at the link below.

Please follow for updates and collection highlights!

hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...
radical online collections and archives
I am very interested in the growing amount of radical literature from around the world that is being scanned and digitised. As there are so many and from many different places, I thought it would b…
hatfulofhistory.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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ihr.bsky.social
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has recently been updated with 5000+ new references. Discover further details about this update in this On History blog blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/bibl... @brepols.net
Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update  - On History
What’s new in BBIH?   The October 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 5,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and…
blog.history.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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oxfordacademic.bsky.social
October’s ODNB update has four new articles on historic figures in Britain of African or part-African descent, including Yorke, Lecesne, Lewis, and Durham. Plus a survey of the sitters in the painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention.

Read the stories on #ODNB: oxford.ly/46VduWJ
Henry Redhead Yorke; Louis Celeste Lecesne; Edmonia Lewis; Jimmy Durham, and the painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention.
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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feshistory.bsky.social
Das Protokoll dieses wie auch aller anderen Parteitage bis 1959 könnt ihr auf unserem Portal abrufen:

library.fes.de/parte...
Deckblatt des Protokolls
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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openculture.bsky.social
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. “One of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures” comments Medievalists.net, “it is set apart ...
www.openculture.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
iholowaty.bsky.social
Oh, this is just wonderful! 😂 #libraryhistory
wokestudies.bsky.social Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · Oct 11
"Do not bring dogs within the portals" and other Library Rules.
sardonicus.eu Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · Oct 11
Hertfordshire County Council rules for library use, 1930
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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wienerlibrary.bsky.social
The archive was opened to researchers in 2007. It includes:

➡️ Documents on incarceration in concentration camps, ghettos and prisons
➡️ Documents on forced labour
➡️ Documents on Displaced Persons camps and emigration
➡️ Documents on Jewish and other victims of Nazi persecution
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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wienerlibrary.bsky.social
We’re proud to be the sole point of access in the UK to the International Tracing Service – a remarkable archive of over 30m pages of Holocaust-era documents relating to the experiences of 17.5m people

📸 The ITS Archive Manager, Elise, supports attendees of a recent AJR event

🔗 buff.ly/2sw8UE9
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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monicamedhist.bsky.social
#histmed
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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bodhumslib.bsky.social
A is for Accessibility!

The Humanities Library has:
🛗 Step-free access
🪑 Ergonomic chairs & height-adjustable desks
✍️ 6 study rooms
📖 Bookstands
🎨 Coloured acetate sheets
🤫 Earplugs
🔎 Magnifiers

And more! Speak to a member of staff or see our webstie for more information: tinyurl.com/3sekr7am
A photograph of some accessibility equiptment, including earplugs, a magnifying glass, coloured acetate sheets, reading rulers, and a bookstand
October 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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bodhumslib.bsky.social
Got something to say? We want to hear it! 📣

We've put up a feedback wall to gather your thoughts on our new library. We want to hear from you, whether you have compliments or constructive criticism!

Feel free to express yourself with handwritten notes or dot voting 🚥✍️💚
A photograph of a feedback wall. The sign reads 'Welcome to the Humanities Library! Tell us what you think', with space for post-it notes and colourful dot voting.
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
iholowaty.bsky.social
Today I am a travelling librarian, giving new @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social graduate students a 'Welcome to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk' talks. This morning it was @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social 😍 to talk about Oxford's excellent resources for economic & social history.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social
New #HistPsych webpages now online supported through National Lottery by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

The Annual Reports for the Asylum show post mortem examinations were undertaken in order to observe differences in the brain that might explain mental conditions.
Post-mortem kit — Worcester Medical Museums
medicalmuseum.org.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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richove.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to the @bodhumslib.bsky.social team for such a successful opening of the New Humanities Library at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities this week! Wonderful feedback for readers and such happy staff!
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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royalhistsoc.org
We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians.

Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd

Please let us know if there are gaps.
#Skystorians 1/2
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM