Lorraine Estelle
@lorraineestelle.bsky.social
#UKSGInsights. We’re delighted to publish this article by Gali Halevi about inclusive collections insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
The importance of inclusive and balanced collections in libraries and archives | Insights
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December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#UKSGInsights. We’re delighted to publish this article by Gali Halevi about inclusive collections insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
The TCS website offers supplementary resources to help authors improve their publishing literacy. Topics include citation metrics, copyright, and peer review basics. Written in plain language, these resources are useful for graduate students and those new to scholarly publishing. bit.ly/4ooEDHc
Resources • Think. Check. Submit.
In our resources you can learn about various topics such as predatory publishing, metrics, preservation, peer review and much more.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The TCS website offers supplementary resources to help authors improve their publishing literacy. Topics include citation metrics, copyright, and peer review basics. Written in plain language, these resources are useful for graduate students and those new to scholarly publishing. bit.ly/4ooEDHc
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
A quarter of the average UK energy bill last year was profit for the big energy companies.
Meanwhile, almost three million households in England suffer fuel poverty.
No one should be choosing between heating and eating while energy companies rake in billions.
Meanwhile, almost three million households in England suffer fuel poverty.
No one should be choosing between heating and eating while energy companies rake in billions.
October 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A quarter of the average UK energy bill last year was profit for the big energy companies.
Meanwhile, almost three million households in England suffer fuel poverty.
No one should be choosing between heating and eating while energy companies rake in billions.
Meanwhile, almost three million households in England suffer fuel poverty.
No one should be choosing between heating and eating while energy companies rake in billions.
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
The latest Opinion from #UKSGInsights journal: Andrew Johnson from the University of Sheffield Library - "Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector" dub.sh/55gEiGy
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The latest Opinion from #UKSGInsights journal: Andrew Johnson from the University of Sheffield Library - "Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector" dub.sh/55gEiGy
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
Katina Magazine just published a review of Think. Check. Submit. as a must-use toolkit for anyone publishing research.
Read the review here: Katina Magazine — “Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.” bit.ly/4qbfgum
Read the review here: Katina Magazine — “Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.” bit.ly/4qbfgum
Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.
Think. Check. Submit. is a free set of tools and resources that help researchers pause, ask the right questions, and make informed decisions about where to publish.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Katina Magazine just published a review of Think. Check. Submit. as a must-use toolkit for anyone publishing research.
Read the review here: Katina Magazine — “Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.” bit.ly/4qbfgum
Read the review here: Katina Magazine — “Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.” bit.ly/4qbfgum
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
New from #UKSGInsights: "Multilingual research dissemination: current practices and implications for bibliometrics" dub.sh/NJjpJG3
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New from #UKSGInsights: "Multilingual research dissemination: current practices and implications for bibliometrics" dub.sh/NJjpJG3
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
Pateicamies Margaritai Karulei no Latvijas Universitātes bibliotēkas par žurnālu pārbaudes saraksta Think.Check.Submit. tulkojumu latviešu valodā.
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Latvian • Think. Check. Submit.
The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Pateicamies Margaritai Karulei no Latvijas Universitātes bibliotēkas par žurnālu pārbaudes saraksta Think.Check.Submit. tulkojumu latviešu valodā.
bit.ly/4nAoEp5
bit.ly/4nAoEp5
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You know how 2 days ago I was really excited about us having 70,000 members of the Green Party?
Well yesterday it was 71,000.
And today - yes. It's now 72,000!
🎉💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Well yesterday it was 71,000.
And today - yes. It's now 72,000!
🎉💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You know how 2 days ago I was really excited about us having 70,000 members of the Green Party?
Well yesterday it was 71,000.
And today - yes. It's now 72,000!
🎉💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Well yesterday it was 71,000.
And today - yes. It's now 72,000!
🎉💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
We have produced a range of promotional materials for Libraries to use, including a downloadable poster, two social media banners and ready-to-use files that libraries can send to local printers to produce postcards and stickers promoting Think. Check. Submit. bit.ly/4mLFfq7
Promotional Assets • Think. Check. Submit.
Many librarians, researchers, and publishers often need to address the issue of predatory publishers in their presentations. To help with this, a comprehensive slide deck is available in PDF format.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We have produced a range of promotional materials for Libraries to use, including a downloadable poster, two social media banners and ready-to-use files that libraries can send to local printers to produce postcards and stickers promoting Think. Check. Submit. bit.ly/4mLFfq7
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We have just launched our 2025 survey. Tell us what you think of Release 5.1, our tools and education materials and COUNTER in general. And let us know your hope for the Code in the future. Thank you for being part of the COUNTER community. www.countermetrics.org/2025-survey/
Share your thoughts in our 2025 survey - COUNTER Metrics
Share your thoughts about COUNTER in our 2025 survey. Tell us what you think of Release 5.1 and our tools, education materials and support.
www.countermetrics.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We have just launched our 2025 survey. Tell us what you think of Release 5.1, our tools and education materials and COUNTER in general. And let us know your hope for the Code in the future. Thank you for being part of the COUNTER community. www.countermetrics.org/2025-survey/
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
🚍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 🚍
I’ve shared my latest views on this cancellation in the 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 below, alongside heartfelt testimonies from regular 61 bus users.
👉 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: m.youtube.com/watch?v=8FmC...
👉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: shorturl.at/yB4MN
I’ve shared my latest views on this cancellation in the 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 below, alongside heartfelt testimonies from regular 61 bus users.
👉 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: m.youtube.com/watch?v=8FmC...
👉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: shorturl.at/yB4MN
Cllr Bailey-Morgan on the Axing of the 61 Bus: Passengers Speak Out'
YouTube video by Winchester Green Party
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August 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 🚍
I’ve shared my latest views on this cancellation in the 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 below, alongside heartfelt testimonies from regular 61 bus users.
👉 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: m.youtube.com/watch?v=8FmC...
👉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: shorturl.at/yB4MN
I’ve shared my latest views on this cancellation in the 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 below, alongside heartfelt testimonies from regular 61 bus users.
👉 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: m.youtube.com/watch?v=8FmC...
👉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: shorturl.at/yB4MN
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
Universities, libraries & GLAM colleagues: we need your input! 📖 Share how your institution manages longform OA (monographs, edited volumes, book chapters) in this short survey 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/longform1
Usage of longform publications in HEI repositories
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Universities, libraries & GLAM colleagues: we need your input! 📖 Share how your institution manages longform OA (monographs, edited volumes, book chapters) in this short survey 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/longform1
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
I'm looking forward to this @uksg.bsky.social webinar on usage metrics! It's happening a week after Uncovered, so you get two UKSG events in one month. Uncovered is about managing uncertainty and risk in our ever-changing world, and it's a cracker of a speaker line up: www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...
August 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I'm looking forward to this @uksg.bsky.social webinar on usage metrics! It's happening a week after Uncovered, so you get two UKSG events in one month. Uncovered is about managing uncertainty and risk in our ever-changing world, and it's a cracker of a speaker line up: www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown
The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown
New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown
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The threat to Allotments should be taken very seriously, for many Allotments are the only access to land
We should all have a right to land, to grow and to flourish. These proposals will have a disastrous effect on people's physical and mental health, increase food prices
#Allotments
We should all have a right to land, to grow and to flourish. These proposals will have a disastrous effect on people's physical and mental health, increase food prices
#Allotments
August 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The threat to Allotments should be taken very seriously, for many Allotments are the only access to land
We should all have a right to land, to grow and to flourish. These proposals will have a disastrous effect on people's physical and mental health, increase food prices
#Allotments
We should all have a right to land, to grow and to flourish. These proposals will have a disastrous effect on people's physical and mental health, increase food prices
#Allotments
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
1/3 Did you know we have 15,000 followers on Instagram?
That’s amazing!
But only 7% of followers are members & it’s our members who power real change.
Membership is just £2.20/month or your local equivalent (£2 + transaction fees).
Less than an energy gel.
#JoinTheMovement #RunningForChange
That’s amazing!
But only 7% of followers are members & it’s our members who power real change.
Membership is just £2.20/month or your local equivalent (£2 + transaction fees).
Less than an energy gel.
#JoinTheMovement #RunningForChange
July 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
1/3 Did you know we have 15,000 followers on Instagram?
That’s amazing!
But only 7% of followers are members & it’s our members who power real change.
Membership is just £2.20/month or your local equivalent (£2 + transaction fees).
Less than an energy gel.
#JoinTheMovement #RunningForChange
That’s amazing!
But only 7% of followers are members & it’s our members who power real change.
Membership is just £2.20/month or your local equivalent (£2 + transaction fees).
Less than an energy gel.
#JoinTheMovement #RunningForChange
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
¿Cómo puedes explicar la publicación depredadora—y cómo evitarla—en solo 90 segundos? Mira nuestro corto video animado para aprender a reconocer la amenaza de las revistas y editoriales depredadoras. youtu.be/9p6qfZWGCpE
Video animado de Think. Check. Submit
YouTube video
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July 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
¿Cómo puedes explicar la publicación depredadora—y cómo evitarla—en solo 90 segundos? Mira nuestro corto video animado para aprender a reconocer la amenaza de las revistas y editoriales depredadoras. youtu.be/9p6qfZWGCpE
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
There are no words to convey the horror of 21 children in Gaza starving to death in the last 72 hours. There are no words to convey the horror of nearly a million more children being at risk of the same fate.
The UK cannot stay complicit in this atrocity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
The UK cannot stay complicit in this atrocity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition in 72 hours as UN warns 'last lifelines collapsing'
The UN says Israel must allow aid into Gaza, as a hospital director says 900,000 children in Gaza are suffering from hunger.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
There are no words to convey the horror of 21 children in Gaza starving to death in the last 72 hours. There are no words to convey the horror of nearly a million more children being at risk of the same fate.
The UK cannot stay complicit in this atrocity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
The UK cannot stay complicit in this atrocity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
“Nothing undermines climate resilience in this country as much as the private ownership of our water system, and nothing reveals the drought of political ambition like the refusal to renationalise it.”
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Nothing undermines climate resilience in this country as much as the private ownership of our water system, and nothing reveals the drought of political ambition like the refusal to renationalise it.”
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
At my first full council meeting last week, I expressed full support for twinning Winchester with the Ukrainian city of Nizhyn, and also spoke about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza, suggesting we explore similar acts of solidarity with Palestine
July 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At my first full council meeting last week, I expressed full support for twinning Winchester with the Ukrainian city of Nizhyn, and also spoke about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza, suggesting we explore similar acts of solidarity with Palestine
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
The latest from #UKSGInsights: "University journals: a semi-systematic literature review of trends, challenges and future research directions" Maryna Nazarovets dub.sh/fKKinbV
University journals: a semi-systematic literature review of trends, challenges and future research directions | Insights
dub.sh
July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The latest from #UKSGInsights: "University journals: a semi-systematic literature review of trends, challenges and future research directions" Maryna Nazarovets dub.sh/fKKinbV
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
How many more warnings do we need? Extreme weather - heatwaves, flooding - is the new normal. And yet some still stick their heads in the sand. We need politicians with the courage to act. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Met Office: Extreme weather the UK's new normal
The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
How many more warnings do we need? Extreme weather - heatwaves, flooding - is the new normal. And yet some still stick their heads in the sand. We need politicians with the courage to act. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Lorraine Estelle
American libraries are under attack. I have written a long piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the MAGA assault on libraries (and archives), and the strong librarians fighting back. observer.co.uk/news/interna...
‘There is no political power without power over the archive’
Titles banned, data deleted, the nation’s librarians sacked without explanation – Donald Trump’s war on books is a threat to democracy across the world, ...
observer.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
American libraries are under attack. I have written a long piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the MAGA assault on libraries (and archives), and the strong librarians fighting back. observer.co.uk/news/interna...