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George Macgregor
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I'll tend to toot about #repositories, #openscience, structured #data, resource discovery, #inforetrieval -- but may occasionally toot #jazz vibes too. #Wikipedian […]

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Currently attending a @coar_repositories webinar which summarises recent work to better manage abusive #bot behaviour on #repositories (mostly #ai + #llm based #bots).

@paulwalk presents some useful criteria for characterising bots: (Un)Welcome? Good/Bad […]

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Slide from COAR webinar on managing bot access to repositories. Slides defines 'Welcomeness' - whether the bot is welcome and unwelcome to access a repository. This is a matter of policy and decided by organisations in advance. 'Behaviour' - Whether the bot demonstrates good or bad behaviour. This is determined according to rules and patterns and is determined in real time.
February 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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I love marmalade. It is another of my vices, alongside beer, liquorice, and pastries -- the Danish curse! 😀 Anyway, I received an utterly humongous jar of #marmalade at Christmas. I'm working through it but I don't think I'll consume it all before it expires […]

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Photo shows two slices of toast with butter and marmalade, sitting on a dinner sized plate. Photo also include a large jar of marmalade situated next to the dinner plate. All items sitting on a kitchen worktop. Photo of a large jar of marmalade with a much smaller mug alongside, to demonstrate marmalade jar scale. All items sitting on a kitchen worktop.
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Headline in The Times (UK) today: 'National Library of Scotland apologises for gender-critical book ban'.

I understand news publications -- even the BBC -- like to pump up the hyperbole in their headlines about this incident. But, for the record, it was not […]

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Screen snippet of The Times article, with headline: "National Library of Scotland apologises for gender-critical book ban". Strapline -- "The book contains accounts of the personal involvement of a number of women, including JK Rowling, in a successful political campaign against gender law reforms".
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Gotta love Private Eye. The hypocrisy around the Beeb beggars belief. Given the #bbc broadcasts and publishes literally tens of thousands of hours of news content per year, across a multitude of TV channels, a multitude of radio stations, and across its web […]

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Photo of front page of Private Eye magazine. Headline : BBC under attack - pot and kettle special.
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Spent some time in #athens last week. A fun town! If you are in #psirri, I would recommend #ringo for the tastiest #souvlaki, local #beer, and top tunes. Nice surroundings too!
Photo of business card for Ringo Kalamaki Pub, Psirri, Athens. Card includes depiction of Ringo Starr of The Beatles.
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Visited Carnasserie Castle while enjoying a spot of annual leave in Argyll & Bute. Great for a visit if you happen to be in the area. But serious consequences communicated by whoever erected these signs at a nearby equestrian holding. 🤔 […]

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Red sign, attached to a fence post, with the words: Please do not feed the horses. They could choke and die.
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Foam, taken from a different, perhaps better, angle.
Another picture of the statue, Foam, at Greenbank Gardens, standing in the centre of a pool of water. Blues skies and vegetation visible in the background.
July 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Scorching day in Glasgow today -- 29 degrees Celsius. Decided to visit Greenbank Gardens in the city's southside, which includes this beautiful statue, 'Foam'. #glasgow #nts #nationaltrust #art #sculpture
Picture of the plaque describing 'Foam'. Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson, the sculptor of the equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, created Foam, a bronze water nymph, for the Glasgow Empire Exhibition in 1938. Other mythical creatures at the exhibition surrounded the statue, all sold except for Foam, which Pilkington Jackson kept. After his death, the statue was moved to Greenbank, the nearest garden to Bellahouston Park, where the exhibition occurred. Picture of the statue, Foam, at Greenbank Gardens, standing in the centre of a pool of water. Blues skies and vegetation visible in the background.
July 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Yay! Attending the soft launch of the new International #repositories Directory (IRD), created under the ausprices of @coar_repositories and led by @paulwalk. Kudos to all involved! The IRD presents a long needed superior model of #repository directory […]

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Screen snippet of opening slide delivered by Kathleen Shearer, presented at the soft launch of the COAR International Repository Directory (IRD). Slide explains the motivation for a new, comprehensive, and accurate directory of repositories. It also summarises some of the deficiencies inherent in existing directories.
July 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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RIP Brian, my friend.

#brianwilson #beachboys #music
Photo of an art print I have hanging in my home office. Art print depicts Brian Wilson during the Smile era and includes the word 'Smile' (an allusion the aborted 1967 Beach Boys album).
June 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Keynote from Prof. Thomas Wilson at the #colis2025 doctoral workshop, describing changes in #informationscience research over 50 years. Interesting observations on quantitative and qualitative methods.
Photo of CoLIS 2025 doctoral workshop seminar room. Focus of the image is Prof. Thomas Wilson on screen, presenting remotely. Doctoral conference delegates can been seen sitting at tables.
June 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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As alumni of the University of Strathclyde, I perform in the #strathclyde University Big Band.

The SUBB is performing in #glasgow this week at Avant Garde on King Street. Friday, 16 May @ 20:30. Entry is free, so come out and join us!

Expect interpretations […]

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A poster promoting the Strathclyde University Big Band. The SUBB is performing at Avant Garde, 33-34 King Street, Glasgow. FREE ENTRY! Friday, 16 May @ 20:30.
May 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Prof. Paul Gooding presenting at #thedigitaluk about outcomes from the Digital Library Futures project, exploring challenges associated with non-print legal deposit (especially user-interaction challenges).

See: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439/ #digitallibraries
QR code linking to: Gooding, P. , Terras, M. and Berube, L. (2021) Identifying the future direction of legal deposit in the United Kingdom: the Digital Library Futures approach. Journal of Documentation, 77(5), pp. 1154-1172. (doi: 10.1108/JD-09-2020-0159). Open Access version available: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439/
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A new exhibition from my colleagues within Archives + Special Collections!

'Re:reading' explores how new, innovative analyses of historic collections (e.g. digital humanities) reveals hitherto hidden knowledge and understanding.

#exhibition open to all at […]

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Picture of the Re:reading exhibition annotation (at University of Glasgow Library). Reads: "Libraries are dynamic spaces, where collections are revisited to uncover fresh insights through evolving scholarship and perspectives. This exhibition looks at how shifting contexts and interdisciplinary approaches can transform our understanding of historic collections -- rare books, archives, and manuscripts -- revealing unexpected connections and meanings". Picture of the 'conversation' section of the Re:reading exhibition at University of Glasgow Library.
February 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I'll be speaking at Digital Universities UK in April on the topic of persistence within the scholarly web (or the lack thereof). Please come along if you can!

https://www.timeshighered-events.com/digital-universities-uk-2025/agenda/session/1568735 […]

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Image, black background with lime green and white text, reading, "I'm speaking at Digital Universities UK, 1-3 April 2025, Lancaster UK". In partnership with Lancaster University.
February 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Friday means a fun toot -- well, fun for me! Here are some of my recent #jazz vinyl LP pick-ups. A mixture of second-hand pressings and new reissues. Exceedingly pleased with the Japanese pressings (in immaculate condition) and the The Atomic Mr. Basie, also […]

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January 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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'Tis the season to be jolly! I'm usually a Grinch but love this festive bunting. Cute cats delivering Christmas pudding. What's not to like?!

#cats #bunting #catsofmastodon #xmas
Picture of Christmas bunting hanging in dining room. Bunting shows domestic cat on hind legs, holding a Christmas pudding in it's front paws.
December 23, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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As an aside, it is interesting to note that the early alternative impact (via #Altmetric) for this paper is noted as coming entirely from #bluesky, whereas at one time it would have been entirely #twitter.

Things sure have changed here on Walton's mountain...
Screen snippet of an Altmetric donut, displaying a metric of 9 and attributed to Bluesky references, for the article: Persistent Identifiers for Instruments and Facilities: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities.
December 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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What? Strathclyde University Big Band, performing a tribute to Count Basie. Where?! Avant Garde, King Street, Glasgow. When?! Friday 27 December @ 20:30! The Christian religious and cultural bore-athon of Christmas needs some #jazz.

Be there or be square […]

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Poster advertising Strathclyde University Big Band, performing a tribute to Count Basie. Featuring vocalist Janine Capaldi. Avant Garde, 33-34 King Street, Glasgow G1 5QT. Friday 27 December 2024 @ 20:30. Free entry.
December 10, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Recent #jazz pick-up! Recorded back in 1998 at Guadeloupe's Pointe-à-Pitre, this session by Hargrove's Afro-Cuban jazz 'Crisol' outfit remained unreleased until a couple of weeks ago. Seemingly #hargrove never forgot about the session and his intention was […]

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LP record sleeve of 'Grande-Terre' by Roy Hargrove's Crisol. Sleeve shows Hargrove blowing his trumpet, wearing a beanie hat.
November 2, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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The Strathclyde University Big Band -- featuring Strathclyde staff and alumni -- makes its last residency appearance at Avant Garde (Glasgow), tomorrow night! Entry is free, with music kicking off at 20:30. Be there or be square!

Our set will also include […]

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Poster advertising the Strathclyde University Big Band (featuring vocalist Janine Capaldi) at Avant Garde, 34-44 King Street, Glasgow G1 5QT; Friday 11 October 2024, 20:30. Free entry!
October 10, 2024 at 8:52 PM