Scott Pryor
@scottpryor.bsky.social
Science librarian and half-decent baker.
Interested in digitisation, plagiarism, and copyright.
Interested in digitisation, plagiarism, and copyright.
Cracking Baxter Dury gig in Bristol last night. Ears still ringing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Cracking Baxter Dury gig in Bristol last night. Ears still ringing.
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This is terrifying.
"[AI agents] can... infer a researcher's latent hypotheses and produce data that artificially confirms them."
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"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people" -@seanjwestwood.bsky.social
"[AI agents] can... infer a researcher's latent hypotheses and produce data that artificially confirms them."
...
"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people" -@seanjwestwood.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is terrifying.
"[AI agents] can... infer a researcher's latent hypotheses and produce data that artificially confirms them."
...
"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people" -@seanjwestwood.bsky.social
"[AI agents] can... infer a researcher's latent hypotheses and produce data that artificially confirms them."
...
"We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people" -@seanjwestwood.bsky.social
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
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It’s a beautiful hypnotic installation and the artist’s name is Céleste Boursier-Mougenot.
In Paris, porcelain plates inside 18 meter pool filled with water create random sound symphony without human interference..pretty cool 😎
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It’s a beautiful hypnotic installation and the artist’s name is Céleste Boursier-Mougenot.
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It's now thirty years since Wales' most brilliantly unique band Super Furry Animals released the 'Llanfairpg (In Space)' EP. To celebrate, Leon Barton enlisted the help of a selection of prominent Furry fans to compile the 30 greatest SFA songs
SFA@30: The thirty greatest Super Furry Animals songs as voted for by fans
Leon Barton It’s now thirty years since Wales’ greatest, most unique band released the ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod (In Space)’ EP on the Ankst label. SFA quickly…
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June 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's now thirty years since Wales' most brilliantly unique band Super Furry Animals released the 'Llanfairpg (In Space)' EP. To celebrate, Leon Barton enlisted the help of a selection of prominent Furry fans to compile the 30 greatest SFA songs
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"During a period of major economic challenges for the UK’s higher education sector, the N8 statement highlights the unsustainable nature of the current publishing ecosystem and calls for alternatives that are financially viable, transparent, and aligned with the values of open research."
N8 Research Partnership calls for urgent reform of scholarly publishing models - N8 Research Partnership
The N8 Research Partnership – the collective body for the North of England’s eight research intensive universities – has released a landmark new statement urging fundamental reform in the way scholarl...
www.n8research.org.uk
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"During a period of major economic challenges for the UK’s higher education sector, the N8 statement highlights the unsustainable nature of the current publishing ecosystem and calls for alternatives that are financially viable, transparent, and aligned with the values of open research."
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Just a week left! The only way to get a book is through the Crowdfund...
THANK YOU so much for all the support with this! So chuffed that people want to see Valleys communities represented 😍
Carpanini's Cardiff Arms Cafe, Treorchy
All purchase details www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/valleys-ph...
THANK YOU so much for all the support with this! So chuffed that people want to see Valleys communities represented 😍
Carpanini's Cardiff Arms Cafe, Treorchy
All purchase details www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/valleys-ph...
June 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just a week left! The only way to get a book is through the Crowdfund...
THANK YOU so much for all the support with this! So chuffed that people want to see Valleys communities represented 😍
Carpanini's Cardiff Arms Cafe, Treorchy
All purchase details www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/valleys-ph...
THANK YOU so much for all the support with this! So chuffed that people want to see Valleys communities represented 😍
Carpanini's Cardiff Arms Cafe, Treorchy
All purchase details www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/valleys-ph...
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Amazing new exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea: Tigers and Dragons, looking at Mother India and Mother Wales, and the colonial history, through the most astounding artworks. It's running for 6 months, so no excuse not to go! Amazing watching Nikhil Chopra do a live installation1/3
May 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Amazing new exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea: Tigers and Dragons, looking at Mother India and Mother Wales, and the colonial history, through the most astounding artworks. It's running for 6 months, so no excuse not to go! Amazing watching Nikhil Chopra do a live installation1/3
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Ministers reconsider changes to UK copyright law ahead of vote
Ministers reconsider changes to UK copyright law ahead of vote
Exclusive: Proposals to introduce opt-out system of copyright rules no longer preferred option amid criticism from creative industries
Ministers are rethinking changes to copyright law before a vote in parliament next week, in a further concession to artists, the Guardian has learned.
A source close to Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, said proposals to introduce an opt-out system of copyright rules was no longer his preferred option but one of several being given consideration. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ministers reconsider changes to UK copyright law ahead of vote
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can't remember who I'm quoting here, but: the most disappointing moment of the 90s was hearing the rest of Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
May 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
can't remember who I'm quoting here, but: the most disappointing moment of the 90s was hearing the rest of Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
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Via Jennifer Lynch. Hollywood Forever Cemetery. That’s a hell of a gravestone.
April 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Via Jennifer Lynch. Hollywood Forever Cemetery. That’s a hell of a gravestone.
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There's a very demoralizing thread on the code4lib list where all the libraries describe how they're getting hammered by AI crawlers who behave basically like bot-nets trying to DDoS servers. (Along these lines: go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-b... ) 1/2
AI bots are destroying Open Access
There's a war going on on the Internet. AI companies with billions to burn are hard at work destroying the websites of libraries, archives, ...
go-to-hellman.blogspot.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
There's a very demoralizing thread on the code4lib list where all the libraries describe how they're getting hammered by AI crawlers who behave basically like bot-nets trying to DDoS servers. (Along these lines: go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-b... ) 1/2
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How to start a conversation with a cat in seven different countries...
7. Pss-pss-pss (England)
6. Kiss-kiss-kiss (Finland)
5. Pish-pish-pish (Iran)
4. Mee-mee-mee (Myanmar)
3. Minou-minou-minou (France)
2. Ming-ming-ming (Philippines)
1. What’s new pussycat, whoa, oh whoa (Wales)
7. Pss-pss-pss (England)
6. Kiss-kiss-kiss (Finland)
5. Pish-pish-pish (Iran)
4. Mee-mee-mee (Myanmar)
3. Minou-minou-minou (France)
2. Ming-ming-ming (Philippines)
1. What’s new pussycat, whoa, oh whoa (Wales)
March 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
How to start a conversation with a cat in seven different countries...
7. Pss-pss-pss (England)
6. Kiss-kiss-kiss (Finland)
5. Pish-pish-pish (Iran)
4. Mee-mee-mee (Myanmar)
3. Minou-minou-minou (France)
2. Ming-ming-ming (Philippines)
1. What’s new pussycat, whoa, oh whoa (Wales)
7. Pss-pss-pss (England)
6. Kiss-kiss-kiss (Finland)
5. Pish-pish-pish (Iran)
4. Mee-mee-mee (Myanmar)
3. Minou-minou-minou (France)
2. Ming-ming-ming (Philippines)
1. What’s new pussycat, whoa, oh whoa (Wales)
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We now subscribe to @elicit.com - an advanced AI tool that allows you to use natural language to quickly and easily find and analyse journal articles.
Information on how to create an account so you can access all the features is available here: xerte.cardiff.ac.uk/play_22575
Information on how to create an account so you can access all the features is available here: xerte.cardiff.ac.uk/play_22575
Elicit: The AI Research Assistant
Use AI to search, summarize, extract data from, and chat with over 125 million papers. Used by over 2 million researchers in academia and industry.
Elicit.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:12 PM
We now subscribe to @elicit.com - an advanced AI tool that allows you to use natural language to quickly and easily find and analyse journal articles.
Information on how to create an account so you can access all the features is available here: xerte.cardiff.ac.uk/play_22575
Information on how to create an account so you can access all the features is available here: xerte.cardiff.ac.uk/play_22575
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Like everyone else - I have some thoughts on the Clarivate announcement: tinyurl.com/35jxfnwc
Not just a change in the model, but a representation of a larger shift in the landscape, and the dangers of monopolies and market consolidation - threatening the core mission of libraries globally.
Not just a change in the model, but a representation of a larger shift in the landscape, and the dangers of monopolies and market consolidation - threatening the core mission of libraries globally.
OPINION: A librarian's summary of, and response to, the Clarivate announcement - UKSG
Siobhan Haimé takes a look at detail the Clarivate announcement and its practical (and possibly unintentional transformational) effects.
www.uksg.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Like everyone else - I have some thoughts on the Clarivate announcement: tinyurl.com/35jxfnwc
Not just a change in the model, but a representation of a larger shift in the landscape, and the dangers of monopolies and market consolidation - threatening the core mission of libraries globally.
Not just a change in the model, but a representation of a larger shift in the landscape, and the dangers of monopolies and market consolidation - threatening the core mission of libraries globally.
Lovely Bandcamp article on Library Music - with tracks from Broadcast and Keith Mansfield :) daily.bandcamp.com/lists/librar...
Digging Through the Stacks: A Library Music Primer
How the rise of mass media catalyzed a unique, utilitarian subgenre.
daily.bandcamp.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Lovely Bandcamp article on Library Music - with tracks from Broadcast and Keith Mansfield :) daily.bandcamp.com/lists/librar...
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Deadline: 7th March, 2025
Finding the Calm in the Chaos
This year's online WHELF Colloquium is ‘Finding the Calm in the Chaos’. We’d like to focus on how we are adapting to change to improve our services during what is a really challenging time.
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...
Finding the Calm in the Chaos
This year's online WHELF Colloquium is ‘Finding the Calm in the Chaos’. We’d like to focus on how we are adapting to change to improve our services during what is a really challenging time.
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Deadline: 7th March, 2025
Finding the Calm in the Chaos
This year's online WHELF Colloquium is ‘Finding the Calm in the Chaos’. We’d like to focus on how we are adapting to change to improve our services during what is a really challenging time.
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...
Finding the Calm in the Chaos
This year's online WHELF Colloquium is ‘Finding the Calm in the Chaos’. We’d like to focus on how we are adapting to change to improve our services during what is a really challenging time.
whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...
Sunset over Port Talbot.
January 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sunset over Port Talbot.
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#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
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‘Our industry should be appalled’: Brassic creator laments lack of working class people in TV and film
‘Our industry should be appalled’: Brassic creator laments lack of working class people in TV and film
Danny Brocklehurst’s much loved comedy drama raised the bar – now he is calling for greater representation across the industry
Leaning on the bar of The Crow’s Nest pub in the northern town of Hawley, Danny Brocklehurst has something to say.
“I think…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
‘Our industry should be appalled’: Brassic creator laments lack of working class people in TV and film
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This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a beautiful tribute.
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A list of the five best phrases I've come across for strong winds:
5. Blowing half a pelican (Danish)
4. Blowing hats and hay (Norwegian)
3. Blowing a hoolie (Scots)
2. Wind so strong it could blow a pig on to its hind legs (Estonian)
1. It’s only wind when the sheep no longer have curls (German)
5. Blowing half a pelican (Danish)
4. Blowing hats and hay (Norwegian)
3. Blowing a hoolie (Scots)
2. Wind so strong it could blow a pig on to its hind legs (Estonian)
1. It’s only wind when the sheep no longer have curls (German)
December 7, 2024 at 10:20 AM
A list of the five best phrases I've come across for strong winds:
5. Blowing half a pelican (Danish)
4. Blowing hats and hay (Norwegian)
3. Blowing a hoolie (Scots)
2. Wind so strong it could blow a pig on to its hind legs (Estonian)
1. It’s only wind when the sheep no longer have curls (German)
5. Blowing half a pelican (Danish)
4. Blowing hats and hay (Norwegian)
3. Blowing a hoolie (Scots)
2. Wind so strong it could blow a pig on to its hind legs (Estonian)
1. It’s only wind when the sheep no longer have curls (German)
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Having a hundred people receive an emergency alert in the middle of the Lord’s Prayer at our eldest’s Christmas concert this evening was QUITE the moment.
December 6, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Having a hundred people receive an emergency alert in the middle of the Lord’s Prayer at our eldest’s Christmas concert this evening was QUITE the moment.
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BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!