Jo
@octavosaurus.bsky.social
Special collections / heritage / libraries / archives, education, Wikimedia, art, UCL, GirlGuiding, neurodiversity, geekery. 🌈📚📦✨
https://linktr.ee/octavosaurus
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Solidarity with BL workers on strike
Due to ongoing strike action, all St Pancras Reading Rooms will be closed on Friday 31 October and Saturday 1 November.
Reader Registration will also be closed on 1 November and operating at a reduced level on 31 October. Find all service updates on our website.
bit.ly/StrikeAction...
Reader Registration will also be closed on 1 November and operating at a reduced level on 31 October. Find all service updates on our website.
bit.ly/StrikeAction...
Planned strike action in St Pancras
We have been notified of planned strike action taking place between Monday 27 October and Sunday 9 November 2025.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Solidarity with BL workers on strike
@serailway.bsky.social Would it be possible for more info about bike spaces on your trains to be highlighted either on the carriages or on departure boards please? I nearly missed my train - in front of staff who shut the doors on me - because it’s never clear where bike spaces are. Stressful!
August 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@serailway.bsky.social Would it be possible for more info about bike spaces on your trains to be highlighted either on the carriages or on departure boards please? I nearly missed my train - in front of staff who shut the doors on me - because it’s never clear where bike spaces are. Stressful!
Always impressed that Chris’ unemployment period lasted TWO DAYS! This is gonna be amazing!
In May last year my academic career ended.
In June last year I (secretly) began working as the historical consultant at @blackmillgames.bsky.social.
Today we announced 'WW1: Gallipoli': youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU?...
I can't wait for everyone to find out more: store.steampowered.com/app/3065940/...
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In June last year I (secretly) began working as the historical consultant at @blackmillgames.bsky.social.
Today we announced 'WW1: Gallipoli': youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU?...
I can't wait for everyone to find out more: store.steampowered.com/app/3065940/...
🗃️
WW1: Gallipoli – Official Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Always impressed that Chris’ unemployment period lasted TWO DAYS! This is gonna be amazing!
*Raises eyebrows in critical eugenics studies mode*
So creepy it's off the charts. Polygenic prediction and pre-implantation embryo selection for smart kids is now a commercial consumer service.
June 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
*Raises eyebrows in critical eugenics studies mode*
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June 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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🔔 Neurodivergent archive accessibility workshop! 🔔
Are you a neurodivergent researcher using archives, an archivist interested in accessibility, or a neurodivergent archivist?
Apply for our first 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshop at Imperial War Museums, London, on 4th July!
Are you a neurodivergent researcher using archives, an archivist interested in accessibility, or a neurodivergent archivist?
Apply for our first 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshop at Imperial War Museums, London, on 4th July!
Microsoft Forms
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May 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🔔 Neurodivergent archive accessibility workshop! 🔔
Are you a neurodivergent researcher using archives, an archivist interested in accessibility, or a neurodivergent archivist?
Apply for our first 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshop at Imperial War Museums, London, on 4th July!
Are you a neurodivergent researcher using archives, an archivist interested in accessibility, or a neurodivergent archivist?
Apply for our first 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshop at Imperial War Museums, London, on 4th July!
This is such a brilliant piece by the ever incredible Amy Richau! I cannot stop thinking about the Episode 9 speech.
What a pleasure to put this Mon Mothma piece together for Star Wars dot com. I can't get over how perfect Genevieve O’Reilly was for this role - I love everything she shared about the character and her performance.
www.starwars.com/news/andor-s...
www.starwars.com/news/andor-s...
www.starwars.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is such a brilliant piece by the ever incredible Amy Richau! I cannot stop thinking about the Episode 9 speech.
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never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)
May 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)
Chris is a ridiculously talented writer. Some of the finest Star Wars work out there which blends seamlessly with #Andor S2:
For #Andor fans - there are various references and bits to the 2nd Season in 'The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' - some of which people have spotted and some they haven't. But whilst not explicably about Andor S2 I'd now recommend re-reading the section 'The Dream' on pages 335-9. It may help
Page 200 of ‘The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’ by Beaumont Kin.
May 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Chris is a ridiculously talented writer. Some of the finest Star Wars work out there which blends seamlessly with #Andor S2:
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So through a mix of being exhausted and being bad at my job, during the panel with @ferrixpod.bsky.social at Celebration I forgot to talk about a really important example of the additional narrative storytelling in the footnotes for ‘Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’.
April 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
So through a mix of being exhausted and being bad at my job, during the panel with @ferrixpod.bsky.social at Celebration I forgot to talk about a really important example of the additional narrative storytelling in the footnotes for ‘Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’.
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If only someone had written a definitive book about this including a call for geneticists to lead the conversation THREE years ago.
www.amazon.co.uk/Control-Hist...
www.amazon.co.uk/Control-Hist...
April 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If only someone had written a definitive book about this including a call for geneticists to lead the conversation THREE years ago.
www.amazon.co.uk/Control-Hist...
www.amazon.co.uk/Control-Hist...
@bejeweledmothma.bsky.social saw this on one of the Facebook groups and thought you’d want to see it 👀 (Someone sharing their thoughts on how to make SWC better)
April 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
@bejeweledmothma.bsky.social saw this on one of the Facebook groups and thought you’d want to see it 👀 (Someone sharing their thoughts on how to make SWC better)
Star Wars Celebration turns me into more and more of a geek each time. What an utter delight it’s been to live in this world for the past few days; it is the best bubble with the best people.
April 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Star Wars Celebration turns me into more and more of a geek each time. What an utter delight it’s been to live in this world for the past few days; it is the best bubble with the best people.
Yesterday was a wonderful day!
Okay that Lucasfilm Publishing #StarWarsCelebration panel was cool. @marcguggenheim.bsky.social @crashwong.bsky.social @adamchristopher.me @chriskempshall.bsky.social @lydiakang.bsky.social @cbcebulski.bsky.social @tessagratton.bsky.social @maggieofthetown.bsky.social @philszostak.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Yesterday was a wonderful day!
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The deadline for our Small Press in Residence is this coming Monday, March 31! Want to come and make things with us (and use the Slade's equipment) this summer? More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
March 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The deadline for our Small Press in Residence is this coming Monday, March 31! Want to come and make things with us (and use the Slade's equipment) this summer? More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
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Okay. The uncomfortable opinion I would like ministers to consider is that they're letting everybody who bloody voted for them down through their refusal to challenge a single right wing culture war shibboleth.
March 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Okay. The uncomfortable opinion I would like ministers to consider is that they're letting everybody who bloody voted for them down through their refusal to challenge a single right wing culture war shibboleth.
The end of term is this week and it has probably been my busiest ever. So excuse me whilst I go sniffle in a corner in response to a student sending me the most lovely detailed list of Japan recommendations ahead of upcoming adventures 🥲🥲🥲 People are just wonderful!!
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The end of term is this week and it has probably been my busiest ever. So excuse me whilst I go sniffle in a corner in response to a student sending me the most lovely detailed list of Japan recommendations ahead of upcoming adventures 🥲🥲🥲 People are just wonderful!!
I’m hiring! Come and work with me, our brilliant collections, the Department of Information Studies and Wikidata this summer:
Temporary job alert! We're really excited about our latest collaboration with @ucl.ac.uk's Information Studies and @wikimediauk.bsky.social and are looking to hire a project worker to explore Wikidata with our collections. If you're free over the summer please apply! www.ucl.ac.uk/information-...
Wikidata and UCL Special Collections: Project Assistant post available
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I’m hiring! Come and work with me, our brilliant collections, the Department of Information Studies and Wikidata this summer:
Super excited about this workshop exploring African small presses on Wednesday - and there are still spaces available! Come and play: 🗃️📚
It's a new week and we're looking forward to another event for our Small Press 60th anniversary on Wednesday! Join us for a workshop about African material in our Small Press collections, 12.30 - 14.00: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surfing-th...
March 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Super excited about this workshop exploring African small presses on Wednesday - and there are still spaces available! Come and play: 🗃️📚
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We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies
Work at St John's | St John's College, University of Cambridge
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March 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies
Does anyone here have experience in Latin American history (especially 19th century) and could recommend some texts for a complete newbie to this area please? 🗃️
March 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Does anyone here have experience in Latin American history (especially 19th century) and could recommend some texts for a complete newbie to this area please? 🗃️
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Come hang out with me, @uclspeccoll.bsky.social and @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social as our first ever Small Press in Residence. £5,000 to spend flexibly, access to collections, and some super facilities: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
Call for a Small Press in Residence at UCL Special Collections | UCL UCL Special Collections
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March 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Come hang out with me, @uclspeccoll.bsky.social and @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social as our first ever Small Press in Residence. £5,000 to spend flexibly, access to collections, and some super facilities: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
Genuinely one of my biggest fears about the USA right now is that the Overton window shifts even further to the right and everywhere starts to think fascism lite is a great idea.
To clarify, UK politicians are looking at what's happening in Washington DC right now and saying "that is good, we should do that"
BREAKING: Scottish Labour have pledged to create an Elon Musk-style 'Doge' to find public spending cuts.
It comes just days after the Scottish Tories announced the same idea
It comes just days after the Scottish Tories announced the same idea
February 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Genuinely one of my biggest fears about the USA right now is that the Overton window shifts even further to the right and everywhere starts to think fascism lite is a great idea.
My workplace is now on Bluesky! Huzzah!
On March 7th we're doing an International Women's Day edition of our Bloomsbury Open Morning! Come see some rare books and archives related to the history of women's suffrage and the continuing fight for women's rights.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morni...
#London #RareBooks #Archives
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morni...
#London #RareBooks #Archives
February 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
My workplace is now on Bluesky! Huzzah!