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RLUK's vision is that the UK should have the best research library support in the world. #RLUK26 #RLUKICIL #RLUKDSF #RLUKSPACE #RLUKRSP #librariesXresearch
It's the final week to submit to the #RLUK26 #CFP - closes this Friday!

#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.

Our virtual conference is open to all.

ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
💠 #RLUKSPACE | Embedding #EDI principles in library spaces & practices | 🗓 2 Dec

Join us for this virtual event exploring how library design and practice intersect to create environments that support equitable access to knowledge and strengthen community connections.

🎟 Register at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🔵 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the #RLUK26 call for papers - Stewardship in challenging times

The virtual #RLUK26 Conference will explore how libraries can navigate complex intersections of academic freedom, censorship & contested spaces+collections

ℹ️ Read the full #CFP @ bit.ly/RLUKconf
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Thanks to Geraldine Hunwick, Rosaleen Williams, Holly Smith, Sarah Aitchison & Erika Delbecque @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social for speaking to #RLUKICIL on how collections can help libraries meet #EDI goals

📺 Watch a recording at bit.ly/ICILOND
October 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times:
the role of libraries in supporting civic society

📣There is just one month left to submit to the #RLUK26 virtual conference call for papers being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all.

🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf
October 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov

This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes

🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We were pleased to have Paul Gooding (Glasgow) speak to #RLUKDSF today on ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new tech. Chaired by @cgknowles.bsky.social

📺 You can watch the recording of his talk at bit.ly/DSFonD
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thanks to Sally Kent & Eleanor Parmenter for sharing with #RLUKICIL reflections on @theul.bsky.social project w/ Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with problematic material & collaborating outside library’s trad user base

📺 You can watch a recording of their talk at bit.ly/ICILOND
September 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Re-entangling the visual archive | 23 Sep

Join us next Tues to hear reflections on @theul.bsky.social project with Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with problematic archival material & collaborating outside library’s ‘traditional’ user base

🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🟢 #RLUKDSF | Thinking Fast & Slow about #AI | 🗓 8 Oct

Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies

🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion through special collections & archives | 20 Oct

This seminar will hear case studies from @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social on how collections & archives help research libraries meet EDI goals

🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
August 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Re-entangling the visual archive | 23 Sep

Join us to hear reflections on @theul.bsky.social project with Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with archival material inc. problematic colonial-era & collaborating outside library’s ‘traditional’ user base

bit.ly/RLUKICIL
August 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times:
the role of libraries in supporting civic society

📣The Call for papers is now open for the #RLUK26 virtual conference being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all.

🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf
August 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Thanks to Dr Steve Baguley, NHS Grampian, for an excellent talk to #RLUKDSF today on the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability & impact of #AI for the NHS. Chaired by Susan Halfpenny.

📺 You can watch the recording of this talk at bit.ly/DSFonD
July 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🟢 #RLUKDSF EVENT

As research libraries think about long-term sustainability of our systems & collections, what can we learn from other sectors?

Join us this Wed (2 Jul) to hear Dr Steve Baguley share ongoing digital transformation & sustainability challenges for NHS

🎟️ Sign up: bit.ly/RLUKDSF
June 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thanks to Rebecca Wade (Leeds), Jonathan Bush & Jie Xu (Durham), and Ailie O’Hagan (QUB) for joining #RLUKICIL to discuss the role that collections & archives play in helping their institutions meet EDI goals. Chaired by @wendysotonlib.bsky.social

📺 Watch a recording of this event @ bit.ly/ICILOND
June 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Thanks to Michelle Wake (UCL), @oliviawalsby.bsky.social, Sigrun Wagner & Maria Vardaki (RHUL) for sharing insights from sustainable projects at their institutions with #RLUKSPACE today. Chaired by @annaoneill.bsky.social

📺 You can watch a recording of this event at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🟢 #RLUKDSF | Sustainability in the NHS | 🗓 2 July

Dr Steve Baguley, NHS Grampian, will discuss what sustainability means as we continue the long process of digitalising healthcare pathways across the UK.

🎟️ Sign up for this free virtual event @ bit.ly/RLUKDSF
June 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
💠 #RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 23 Jun

Join us on Monday 23 June to hear case studies from UCL, Manchester & Royal Holloway on how libraries can shape a more sustainable campus via greener spaces, sustainable practices & enviro awareness & action.

🎟️ Sign up for this free, virtual event @ bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
June 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We were very pleased to have @richove.bsky.social @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social speak to #RLUKDSF & @davidprosser.bsky.social this week about Knowledge Stewardship & the challenges for libraries as stewards of knowledge in uncertain times

📺 You can watch the recording of his talk at bit.ly/DSFonD
June 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thanks to Dora Petherbridge & Patrick Hart
@natlibscot.bsky.social for speaking at #RLUKICIL today about the Fitba Research Club project & the challenges & opportunities of ‘community’ for libraries & #GLAM orgs. Chaired by @ckamposiori.bsky.social

📺 You can watch the full talk @ bit.ly/ICILOND
June 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion thru special collections & archives | 🗓️ 24 June

Join us to hear from @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @dulib.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how #speccolls #archives help research libraries & institutions meet their EDI goals

🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL
May 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🟠 #RLUKICIL virtual event | 🗓️ 5 June

Join us on 5 June to hear about the Fitba Research Club community research project & the role of libraries in facilitating and actively constructing new research communities with Dora Petherbridge and Patrick Hart @natlibscot.bsky.social

🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL
May 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Thanks to Catherine Ross & Maureen Pennock for joining us at #RLUKDSF this week to share insights into the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy.

Chaired by @timjpleonard.bsky.social

📺 You can watch this event at bit.ly/DSFonD
May 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🟢 #RLUKDSF | Environmental Sustainability | 🗓️ 21 May

Catherine Ross & Maureen Pennock will share @britishlibrary.bsky.social Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy to cut carbon footprint & how sustainability is embedded into BL's collection development & management approach

🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKDSF
May 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM