Katharine Davidson-Brown
libraritron.bsky.social
Katharine Davidson-Brown
@libraritron.bsky.social
Library Customer Services Manager at Durham University Library and Collections @dulib.bsky.social
Come and work with my lovely, lovely team 😊
Are you a current student or starting soon? Why not join our team! We’re looking for casual Student Customer Services Assistants to work with us at Bill Bryson Library 😊
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Love seeing the messages students leave for each other
Our Doodle Wall in the Billy B keeps growing with your notes, drawings and inspirational messages - keep them coming! We love to see your creativity on show 💜 #DULib
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reposted by Katharine Davidson-Brown
Bill Bryson Library will be closed next Monday (25 August) for summer bank holiday 🏢 We'll be open again from 9am the next day 😊

For more information about opening times across all of our sites, visit our website 👉 libguides.durham.ac.uk/Libraries/ #DULib
August 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Katharine Davidson-Brown
Enchanted Objects – Adornment and Personal Protection from Amulets to the Mobile Phone has opened at #DUOrientalMuseum. Created by contemporary artist Dinah Kelly the installation highlights our ongoing interest in the power of charms, talismans and amulets.

#contemporaryart #talismans
July 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
so jealous I'm missing this 😢 #ALN25
Brilliant Green Libraries 💚 workshop from Fred Milton, Teesside. We talked, listened, learned and watercoloured to generate micro conversations. #ALN25
July 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
love this! #ALN25
Sidenote: seriously impressed that @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social have managed live captions for their keynote, not seen anyone use that Powerpoint function for their audience before (more of this please!) #ALN25
July 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
not able to attend the in person day of #ALN25, but hoping to follow all the excitement on here
Today we’re hosting the in-person day of the ALN Conference 2025 at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School!

And would you believe it - sunshine again? It’s always sunny at ALN 😏☀️ #ALN25
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Love seeing the beautiful artwork and little notes the students leave for each other on our chalk wall
Congratulations to everyone who's congregating this week and next - you’re all amazing! ✨💜

Here are some positive notes and messages we’ve spotted on the Doodle Wall in the Billy B. We love to see them! 😊
July 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Brilliant to hear from the studentv partners themselves about what they've done in their roles, their reflections and what they've learnt
June 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
attending an #ALN online session this afternoon on working with students as partners. hopefully some good practical advise on getting students more involved in library services, supporting delivery and development
June 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposted by Katharine Davidson-Brown
Thank you to everyone who took part in our wellbeing photo competition during Wednesday’s ALN online conference! 📸 We loved seeing your creative and inspiring submissions 🤩 Here’s a collage featuring some of the entries - swipe through to see them all ➡️

#ALN25
June 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Katharine Davidson-Brown
Twilight Talks - ‘Beasts and Legends: Adventures through North East Folklore’, Curating the Exhibition. Book on Eventbrite.

Join the team at Palace Green Library share experiences of curating the exhibition. Discover artefacts from collections, and collaborative artworks by Ruth Flowers.
June 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Remembering the #kindness keynote of #ALN25 and that yesterday our (mainly student) college librarians gave up most of their afternoon to show each other around their sites and talk about their services and their challenges, including this beautiful Norman castle
June 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Create your own value and impact: learn, teach, develop (self and others) #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Recognising and highlighting the bias in AI to students #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Using the lived experiences of students as a way of explaining the importance and benefits of info literacy skills #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Designing sessions to allow for changes in attention by using different activities to re-engage students #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Promoting information literacy as a life skill, with impact far beyond a students academic career #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Machines need access too! For assistive technologies, data mining for research etc. #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Paywalls as a form of economic censorship #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Accessibility in terms of being perceivable, operable, understandable, robust #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Research output is not fully open access unless it's accessible #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Success is not always tangible, importance of impact that can't be easily recorded - feeling welcome and represented #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Building relationships with wider uni community to ensure representation through awareness months #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Using awareness months as opportunities to showcase collections beyond print and e-books #ALN25
June 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM