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The Researcher’s Guide to Bluesky – The Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing Blog
blogs.york.ac.uk
We've written a Researcher's Guide to Bluesky!
It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide...
>> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024...
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It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide...
>> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024...
🧵 below
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Uni of York teaching folk: reminder that tomorrow (Tues 20th) afternoon we'll be with the @uoylibrary.bsky.social Reading Lists team in LFA 144, 1.30-3.30 for a drop in session to answer any and all things reading lists and accessible readings. Please drop in with any readings concerns or queries.
January 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Uni of York teaching folk: reminder that tomorrow (Tues 20th) afternoon we'll be with the @uoylibrary.bsky.social Reading Lists team in LFA 144, 1.30-3.30 for a drop in session to answer any and all things reading lists and accessible readings. Please drop in with any readings concerns or queries.
What a great post to log back in to find on a Monday!
The most ENORMO-congrats, Lucy. 🎉
The most ENORMO-congrats, Lucy. 🎉
Yesterday I submitted my PhD corrections 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 & today I delivered my library books back! Massive thanks to all the folks @uoylibrary.bsky.social especially sorting out some incredible inter library loans!!!! Some books have been very inspirational (if sometimes irritating) friends. Bon voyage 💜💜💜
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
What a great post to log back in to find on a Monday!
The most ENORMO-congrats, Lucy. 🎉
The most ENORMO-congrats, Lucy. 🎉
In which we LAY BARE our social media numbers in 2025 to convince you to use Carousels to get key messages out on Instagram… all you Uni departments, libraries and cultural institutions out there, carousels are the way!
This is for anyone who runs their institutional social media accounts...
You've got to use Carousels - they're basically like an #Instagram cheat code, combining the ease of images with the extraordinary reach of video. Doooo it! 📚
www.ned-potter.com/blog/posting...
You've got to use Carousels - they're basically like an #Instagram cheat code, combining the ease of images with the extraordinary reach of video. Doooo it! 📚
www.ned-potter.com/blog/posting...
Posting carousels is like an Instagram cheat code in 2026 — Ned Potter
Carousels combine the reach of a Reel with ease and accessibility of an image post. They're the easiest way for orgs to get key messages out to audiences.
www.ned-potter.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
In which we LAY BARE our social media numbers in 2025 to convince you to use Carousels to get key messages out on Instagram… all you Uni departments, libraries and cultural institutions out there, carousels are the way!
We are very much BACK. We hope your Winter break was graded a starred First.
24/7 opening until the 1st of Feb for the exam period is also back: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
24/7 opening until the 1st of Feb for the exam period is also back: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
The library is open 24/7 until Sunday 1 February
To support exam preparation and revision, we are now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from 8am on Monday 5 January until we close at midnight on 1 February.
www.york.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 AM
We are very much BACK. We hope your Winter break was graded a starred First.
24/7 opening until the 1st of Feb for the exam period is also back: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
24/7 opening until the 1st of Feb for the exam period is also back: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
As this is our Last Social Media Day of 2025, here's a link to all the key info about vacation opening, 24/7 for the exams, etc etc.
The short version, though, is we're mostly open 8am - midnight as usual over the Christmas period!
www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
The short version, though, is we're mostly open 8am - midnight as usual over the Christmas period!
www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
Key library dates over the Christmas 2025
Here’s an overview of what happens in the library over December and January, and how it affects you. The headlines are: the library is closed on December 25th, 26th and 31st but otherwise open as norm...
www.york.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As this is our Last Social Media Day of 2025, here's a link to all the key info about vacation opening, 24/7 for the exams, etc etc.
The short version, though, is we're mostly open 8am - midnight as usual over the Christmas period!
www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
The short version, though, is we're mostly open 8am - midnight as usual over the Christmas period!
www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
What better way to celebrate Friday than with this pleasing detail from Saxton's 1590 Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales.
Find the whole thing via YorSearch, here:
yorsearch.york.ac.uk/permalink/44...
Find the whole thing via YorSearch, here:
yorsearch.york.ac.uk/permalink/44...
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
What better way to celebrate Friday than with this pleasing detail from Saxton's 1590 Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales.
Find the whole thing via YorSearch, here:
yorsearch.york.ac.uk/permalink/44...
Find the whole thing via YorSearch, here:
yorsearch.york.ac.uk/permalink/44...
The difference between traditional publishing and #OpenAccess publishing is that the latter provides free and immediate availability for high quality research.
That's it.
The typesetters, the copy editors, the indexers? They're the same people either way, working to the same standards. #OA
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That's it.
The typesetters, the copy editors, the indexers? They're the same people either way, working to the same standards. #OA
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WRUP digital books go through the same professional production process as titles from large publishers. Copyediting, design, typesetting, and final checks ensure high-quality publications — fully accessible and discoverable worldwide.
#OpenAccess #DigitalBooks
#OpenAccess #DigitalBooks
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The difference between traditional publishing and #OpenAccess publishing is that the latter provides free and immediate availability for high quality research.
That's it.
The typesetters, the copy editors, the indexers? They're the same people either way, working to the same standards. #OA
⤵️
That's it.
The typesetters, the copy editors, the indexers? They're the same people either way, working to the same standards. #OA
⤵️
The new mobile-friendly version of our festive coutdown, featuring some amazing York-in-winter resources including archival footage of the City, now has 10 virtual advent-calendar-style doors to open!
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Library Countdown to the Winter Vacation
xerte.york.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The new mobile-friendly version of our festive coutdown, featuring some amazing York-in-winter resources including archival footage of the City, now has 10 virtual advent-calendar-style doors to open!
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Oooooh this is epic.
What a lovely start to a cold winter morning. I didn’t know @uoylibrary.bsky.social wields the power of the rainbow.
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Oooooh this is epic.
The Compass really is an excellent tool; have a look and see what you think, researchers.
For Day 9 we see: The Copim Compass! This comprehensive and continuously updated guide from our friends @copim.bsky.social provides resources for anyone wanting to get involved in Open Access book production be you a: author, publisher, editor, software designer or library
abdn.site/vNQ3U
abdn.site/vNQ3U
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Compass really is an excellent tool; have a look and see what you think, researchers.
We are very open over the Christmas vacation! 8am - midnight as usual. 🎄
We're closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Otherwise, 362 days of pure openness.
More granular detail below. (If you're leaving York for vacation, please return your books before you go!)
We're closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Otherwise, 362 days of pure openness.
More granular detail below. (If you're leaving York for vacation, please return your books before you go!)
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We are very open over the Christmas vacation! 8am - midnight as usual. 🎄
We're closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Otherwise, 362 days of pure openness.
More granular detail below. (If you're leaving York for vacation, please return your books before you go!)
We're closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Otherwise, 362 days of pure openness.
More granular detail below. (If you're leaving York for vacation, please return your books before you go!)
We refuse to believe this is real... 😄
This was surely made by a GenAI tool trying to sabotage the movement from within.
There's so much going on here. 👀
#SpottingStereyptes
This was surely made by a GenAI tool trying to sabotage the movement from within.
There's so much going on here. 👀
#SpottingStereyptes
Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We refuse to believe this is real... 😄
This was surely made by a GenAI tool trying to sabotage the movement from within.
There's so much going on here. 👀
#SpottingStereyptes
This was surely made by a GenAI tool trying to sabotage the movement from within.
There's so much going on here. 👀
#SpottingStereyptes
Really exciting news from our partnership with @openbookcollective.bsky.social.
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Really exciting news from our partnership with @openbookcollective.bsky.social.
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
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UoY teaching staff: if you have any qualms or queries about your reading lists or accessible readings, please pop into @uoylibrary.bsky.social this Thursday, 4th December, as we'll be on hand in a drop in session 10 to 11:30am in LFA204 the Fairhurst building. Come and say hi and ask any questions!
December 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
UoY teaching staff: if you have any qualms or queries about your reading lists or accessible readings, please pop into @uoylibrary.bsky.social this Thursday, 4th December, as we'll be on hand in a drop in session 10 to 11:30am in LFA204 the Fairhurst building. Come and say hi and ask any questions!
As it's come up (THANK YOU Jane!) allow us to tell you that The Box of Delights - surely the greatest Christmas TV programme of all time - is on Box of Broadcasts because it was reshown in full last year for the 40th anniversary...
learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/ind...
It is *glorious*.
learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/ind...
It is *glorious*.
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
As it's come up (THANK YOU Jane!) allow us to tell you that The Box of Delights - surely the greatest Christmas TV programme of all time - is on Box of Broadcasts because it was reshown in full last year for the 40th anniversary...
learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/ind...
It is *glorious*.
learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/ind...
It is *glorious*.
Our Arts & Humanities librarians have created an interactive 14-day Christmas Countdown based on #York Winters of the past!
Have a look here >> xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
You HAVE to look behind Door 1, trust us...
Colour footage of people playing on the frozen Ouse in 1940 ❄️👀
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Have a look here >> xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
You HAVE to look behind Door 1, trust us...
Colour footage of people playing on the frozen Ouse in 1940 ❄️👀
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Library Countdown to the Winter Vacation
xerte.york.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Our Arts & Humanities librarians have created an interactive 14-day Christmas Countdown based on #York Winters of the past!
Have a look here >> xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
You HAVE to look behind Door 1, trust us...
Colour footage of people playing on the frozen Ouse in 1940 ❄️👀
<1 of 2>
Have a look here >> xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
You HAVE to look behind Door 1, trust us...
Colour footage of people playing on the frozen Ouse in 1940 ❄️👀
<1 of 2>
After some drama with a burst pipe and some cascading water, we're delighted to say the Burton is BACK and open again as normal. 🎉
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
After some drama with a burst pipe and some cascading water, we're delighted to say the Burton is BACK and open again as normal. 🎉
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Did you know that @uoylibrary.bsky.social provides a DOI registration service for @york.ac.uk academic outputs? 🔗
DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) can help people find, cite and track work. We provide them for outputs hosted on york.ac.uk web pages, and/or the White Rose Research Online repository
DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) can help people find, cite and track work. We provide them for outputs hosted on york.ac.uk web pages, and/or the White Rose Research Online repository
Get a DOI for your work
A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a way of uniquely and permanently identifying a resource, so that it can remain findable and citable in the long term.
www.york.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Did you know that @uoylibrary.bsky.social provides a DOI registration service for @york.ac.uk academic outputs? 🔗
DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) can help people find, cite and track work. We provide them for outputs hosted on york.ac.uk web pages, and/or the White Rose Research Online repository
DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) can help people find, cite and track work. We provide them for outputs hosted on york.ac.uk web pages, and/or the White Rose Research Online repository
What a great piece and what a fabulous photo this one in particular is, of the Avocado under a bronze sky...
New story from “Curator’s Diaries” is out now on Medium! Have you always wondered about the sculpture on the ramp leading to the Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social? Have a read of why the piece is where it is and how it can uplift your day if you have a proper look at it!
medium.com/@helena.cox/...
medium.com/@helena.cox/...
The Avocado, or how the longer route often leads to better things
One of the perks of being an art curator at a large university is that you’re never stuck in one place. Here at York, artworks are to be…
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What a great piece and what a fabulous photo this one in particular is, of the Avocado under a bronze sky...
Look at this one though. Click on it and have a proper look, it is *delightful*.
Positively Narnia-esque.
Positively Narnia-esque.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Look at this one though. Click on it and have a proper look, it is *delightful*.
Positively Narnia-esque.
Positively Narnia-esque.
We've done a frankly GLORIOUS campus-in-the-snow compilation over on Insta (www.instagram.com/p/DRO5fwnjr3...) but we don't want you to miss out so here's some of the classics from our photographer Paul Shields ...
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We've done a frankly GLORIOUS campus-in-the-snow compilation over on Insta (www.instagram.com/p/DRO5fwnjr3...) but we don't want you to miss out so here's some of the classics from our photographer Paul Shields ...
What a sky, Bluesky!
Rather a lovely sunset here at the University of York @york.ac.uk, to mark the end of a busy teaching week, and the start of the welcome break of our “Consolidation Week”.
@uoylibrary.bsky.social
www.york.ac.uk/students/new...
@uoylibrary.bsky.social
www.york.ac.uk/students/new...
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
What a sky, Bluesky!
Have people seen the Uni of Sheffield GenAI prompt bank? sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills...
It's an effort to make GenAI interactions more structured and efficient with specifically academic prompts to support specifically academic activities.
We'd be really interested in your views on it.
It's an effort to make GenAI interactions more structured and efficient with specifically academic prompts to support specifically academic activities.
We'd be really interested in your views on it.
GenAI academic prompt bank
Welcome to the GenAI Academic Prompt Bank. This dynamic resource is designed to support your thoughtful and ethical use of GenAI as a tool for learning.
sheffield.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Have people seen the Uni of Sheffield GenAI prompt bank? sheffield.ac.uk/study-skills...
It's an effort to make GenAI interactions more structured and efficient with specifically academic prompts to support specifically academic activities.
We'd be really interested in your views on it.
It's an effort to make GenAI interactions more structured and efficient with specifically academic prompts to support specifically academic activities.
We'd be really interested in your views on it.
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Hello! We're going to be part of an ADHD awareness month stand in @uoylibrary.bsky.social library foyer today! The stand runs 12.30-14.30 - do drop by with any questions, to find out more about available university support or just to have a chat!
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hello! We're going to be part of an ADHD awareness month stand in @uoylibrary.bsky.social library foyer today! The stand runs 12.30-14.30 - do drop by with any questions, to find out more about available university support or just to have a chat!