Tanya Williamson
@tanyalibrarian.bsky.social
Academic Support Manager (Research) University of Salford Library. Chartered librarian. Views are my own, obviously. Might post about libraries, open research, HE, or the world of work as I see it. NW England.
Back in March 2025, we hosted the 'Curious about a career in libraries and archives? event. Here's a little blog post about it: blogs.salford.ac.uk/library/2025...
Diversifying the information workforce - The Library
Earlier this year an inspirational team of library and archives professionals held an event for people from Black, Asian, mixed and minoritised ethnic backgrounds at the University of Salford. ‘Curiou...
blogs.salford.ac.uk
July 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Back in March 2025, we hosted the 'Curious about a career in libraries and archives? event. Here's a little blog post about it: blogs.salford.ac.uk/library/2025...
Reposted by Tanya Williamson
📣 We’re hiring a Collections Engagement Officer!
Join us to create inclusive, creative ways to connect communities with our archive & library collections.
🗓️ Deadline: 23/06/25
⏰ 28 hrs/week | 💸 £31.6–36.1k pro rata
🔗 bit.ly/3ZB5sxN
#JobAlert #Archives #SocialJustice #LibraryJobs #Manchester
Join us to create inclusive, creative ways to connect communities with our archive & library collections.
🗓️ Deadline: 23/06/25
⏰ 28 hrs/week | 💸 £31.6–36.1k pro rata
🔗 bit.ly/3ZB5sxN
#JobAlert #Archives #SocialJustice #LibraryJobs #Manchester
May 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📣 We’re hiring a Collections Engagement Officer!
Join us to create inclusive, creative ways to connect communities with our archive & library collections.
🗓️ Deadline: 23/06/25
⏰ 28 hrs/week | 💸 £31.6–36.1k pro rata
🔗 bit.ly/3ZB5sxN
#JobAlert #Archives #SocialJustice #LibraryJobs #Manchester
Join us to create inclusive, creative ways to connect communities with our archive & library collections.
🗓️ Deadline: 23/06/25
⏰ 28 hrs/week | 💸 £31.6–36.1k pro rata
🔗 bit.ly/3ZB5sxN
#JobAlert #Archives #SocialJustice #LibraryJobs #Manchester
Reposted by Tanya Williamson
The latest issue of Field Mycology is out now, thanks to the efforts of @clareblencowe.bsky.social and her team. It's open access, so anyone can read it #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo...
April 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The latest issue of Field Mycology is out now, thanks to the efforts of @clareblencowe.bsky.social and her team. It's open access, so anyone can read it #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo...
So lovely to see you @masudk.com! Thank you for coming to Salford for the @knowledgeen.bsky.social launch and for always being so supportive!
April 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So lovely to see you @masudk.com! Thank you for coming to Salford for the @knowledgeen.bsky.social launch and for always being so supportive!
Reposted by Tanya Williamson
📣Just out this month: A post outlining resources and strategies for creating more inclusive experiences for #neurodivergent staff and customers in #Libraries
www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc...
#Library #EDI
#Neurodiversity
#Employment
#Workplace
www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc...
#Library #EDI
#Neurodiversity
#Employment
#Workplace
Neurodiversity and libraries
In recent years, society has focused more on neurodiversity – for example, you hear it mentioned in popular media and movies, as more diverse characters are represented in mainstream media. New resear...
www.webjunction.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📣Just out this month: A post outlining resources and strategies for creating more inclusive experiences for #neurodivergent staff and customers in #Libraries
www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc...
#Library #EDI
#Neurodiversity
#Employment
#Workplace
www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc...
#Library #EDI
#Neurodiversity
#Employment
#Workplace
I don't know how contracts work in the USA. How can government workers be fired without notice by email without breach of contract? How can you demand researchers do not worry on government funded research without breach of contract?
February 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I don't know how contracts work in the USA. How can government workers be fired without notice by email without breach of contract? How can you demand researchers do not worry on government funded research without breach of contract?
Reposted by Tanya Williamson
CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA
CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities
www.cilip.org.uk
February 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Curious about a career in #libraries or #archives? From a #globalmajority ethnicity or #mixedheritage background? LIve or work in #GreaterManchester? Have a look here: bit.ly/curious-about
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Curious about a career in #libraries or #archives? From a #globalmajority ethnicity or #mixedheritage background? LIve or work in #GreaterManchester? Have a look here: bit.ly/curious-about
This org chart is a thing of beauty psychsafety.com/the-first-or...
The First Organisational Chart
The First Org Chart In 1855, Brigadier General Daniel McCallum, later to become a Civil War officer renowned for “strict precision and stern discipline” as well as for his innovative engineering, crea...
psychsafety.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This org chart is a thing of beauty psychsafety.com/the-first-or...
Delighted that registrations are now open for this welcoming, grassroots event for people who are curious about a career in #libraries or #archives. Weds 19th March 2025, in person, University of Salford. Visit 👉 bit.ly/curious-about
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Delighted that registrations are now open for this welcoming, grassroots event for people who are curious about a career in #libraries or #archives. Weds 19th March 2025, in person, University of Salford. Visit 👉 bit.ly/curious-about
All the things we like: creating opportunities for knowledge to flourish, collaborating with like-minded partners, investing in what we believe matters. Congratulations to the first 2 authors to be contracted 👏🏽
We are delighted to announce the first two contracted books in the Trailblazers initiative: 'A Degree of Modernism' by Simon James Hadfield, and 'Female Offending and the Police Courts in Victorian Lancashire' by @craigstafford.bsky.social. Find out more via the LUP blog: bit.ly/Trailblazers-...
January 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
All the things we like: creating opportunities for knowledge to flourish, collaborating with like-minded partners, investing in what we believe matters. Congratulations to the first 2 authors to be contracted 👏🏽
I met a woman in Night and Day in Manchester last year who told me about ikigai and a great many other interesting things. I love this improvement on the diagram by @infobeautiful.bsky.social. informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio...
Information is Beautiful
Distilling the world's data, information & knowledge into beautiful infographics & visualizations
informationisbeautiful.net
January 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I met a woman in Night and Day in Manchester last year who told me about ikigai and a great many other interesting things. I love this improvement on the diagram by @infobeautiful.bsky.social. informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio...
I'm preoccupied by a desire to share with the world some 'Day in my life' type posts about my real life juggle at work. The plates I'm trying to spin, cats I'm trying to herd, values and ways of working I'm trying to live. But then I wonder...
a woman in a blue sweater says who cares on a netflix poster
Alt: a woman in a blue sweater says who cares in a slightly exasperated way?
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm preoccupied by a desire to share with the world some 'Day in my life' type posts about my real life juggle at work. The plates I'm trying to spin, cats I'm trying to herd, values and ways of working I'm trying to live. But then I wonder...
I'm Nick Sheppard! And so is my wife.
January 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm Nick Sheppard! And so is my wife.
What's all this then? Having walked away from X a while back, hung out on LinkedIn a bit but posted little, now I'm here. Will I find find my work-related social home again?
January 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What's all this then? Having walked away from X a while back, hung out on LinkedIn a bit but posted little, now I'm here. Will I find find my work-related social home again?