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Andrew Preater
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Always-already librarianing. 🍞🌹🌹

Library director at Goldsmiths, University of London; CILIP & SCONUL board member. Audax cyclist. (he/him)

Personal account: my own views. 💁‍♂️

🦣 @preater@hcommons.social
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wishing a happy name day to everyone who shares my name, Andrew, Andras, Andrea, أندراوس, Андрі́й…

📸 Detail from an illuminated missal, the calling of Saints Peter and Andrew (Getty Museum Ms. 34 (88.MG.71), fol. 172a).
November 30, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Celebrating the inaugural Michael Rosen Day today at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social with a perfectly formed book display in the Library. 💚📚 Including my toddler’s favourite, ‘The author : towards a Marxist approach to authorship’ (2018). 😜
#MichaelRosenDay @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
November 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM
We are hiring - again! We're seeking two Subject Librarians to lead on relationship management with our academic departments and deliver engaging teaching for our students at Goldsmiths.

Closing 8 December.

1 FTE: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
0.6 FTE: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...
November 6, 2024 at 4:37 PM
We are hiring - again! We're seeking a Library Experience Manager to work with our fantastic Reader Services front of house team to deliver an exemplary student experience.

Closing 4 December.

Info and to apply: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/libr...
October 22, 2024 at 1:59 PM
We are hiring! We're seeking a Curator for the Goldsmiths Textile Collection. Come and make a different working with our fabulous Special Collections & Archives team supporting teaching and learning and research. (Closing 17 November.)

Info and to apply: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/gold...
October 21, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Show me your pet and what they're named after.
October 19, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #210,157.
September 17, 2024 at 7:52 AM
I knew it was a good idea to keep hold of my badge. #Grady4GS
February 9, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Woke this morning to the news of the death of the brilliant Tony Oxley at 85. A privilege to have seen him perform. RIP Tony.
December 26, 2023 at 3:07 PM
Tell me where you were born using just one image of food.
December 14, 2023 at 8:14 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A very happy name day. Andrew, Ἀνδρέας, أندراوس, Андрій and all variations of our name.

📸 Icon at St. Andrew the Apostle, Catford.
November 30, 2023 at 7:53 AM
That's a good one! I think it deserves a spot. I found the original Myron tweet which I'd saved for posterity.
November 10, 2023 at 7:28 AM
Inside you is one Homer. What is your Homer?
October 26, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Reaching that stage of library strategic plan development where “Library cat?” is offered as a serious suggestion and “I can bring in Marcel” as a serious solution. 🐈‍⬛🖤
October 19, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Non-U module gang reporting in. I think if it weren't for preferring a different aesthetic sometimes or needing a particular feature on occasion, I'd never take this thing off. ⌚
October 4, 2023 at 6:12 PM