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📣 #RLUK27 CALL FOR PAPERS | The Living Library, Shaped by People | 10-12 Mar | Belfast
Research libraries are living infrastructures of knowledge. A library’s life is expressed via evolution - #RLUK27 will explore how this ‘life’ is shaped
Full #CFP: rlukconference.com/
RLUK Research Libraries UK retweeted
@RL_UK and @UkNatArchives are delighted to announce the Fellows for the Professional Fellowship Scheme 2026-27.
You can find more about their projects at: rluk.ac.uk/rluk-tna-fellows-…
🧬 How is technology shaping and being reshaped within the research library?
In an era of rapid tech change, how can we keep human needs & values at centre of infrastructural developments?
🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more
⏳ #CFP open is open at rlukconference.com
🧬 What role can research libraries play in reconciliation?
Our collections are profoundly human & provide a shared ground for dialogue, understanding, reconciliation & social cohesion.
🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more
⏳ #CFP open is open at rlukconference.com
🧬 What stories do research libraries tell about themselves?
How we define ourselves & how we are understood raises imp Qs re: our value as active force for econ dev, cultural vitality & social resilience
🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more
⏳ #CFP: rlukconference.com
RLUK Research Libraries UK retweeted
We’re delighted to announce that Dr Paul Bate has been appointed as the British Library’s new Chief Executive.
Joining us from the UK Space Agency, Paul brings experience supporting world-class research communities, fostering discovery and building trust and purpose across teams and partnerships. We look forward to welcoming his experience at the Library.
Read the full announcement here
link.bl.uk/fc6
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🟠 #RLUKICIL | Civic engagement through inclusive practice | 23 Sep
This event will explore how libraries can strengthen civic engagement via inclusive practice - civic participation, social inclusion, & sense of belonging
🎟 Sign up: rluk.ac.uk/icil/
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Join us on Wed 14 Oct (10-11) to celebrate the 1st birthday of #UKPBC - transforming the way libraries safeguard access to scarce print monographs
We'll hear how #UKPBC works in practice & how it benefits institutions & wider library community.
🎟️ rluk.ac.uk/ow1p
𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 | Inclusive practice & digital innovation in research libraries
@CKamposiori considers how libraries are moving beyond traditional access via inclusive collections & research environments through digital innovation & equitable practice
rluk.ac.uk/70v5
👩💻 #RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 21 Sep 11:00-12:30 (BST)
How can space planning & mgmt enable innovation in libraries? This virtual event will explore practical strategies for managing library space to support innovation in a challenging economic climate.
🎟️ rluk.ac.uk/kyvi
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👩💻#RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 21 Sep
How can space planning & management enable innovation in libraries? This virtual event will explore practical strategies for managing library space to support innovation in a challenging economic climate.
🎟️rluk.ac.uk/kyvi
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RLUK Research Libraries UK retweeted
@RL_UK & @UkNatArchives are delighted to launch the 2026-27 round of their Professional Fellowship Scheme, which is open to staff from RLUK members, TNA &, for the first time, eligible archive sector partners. Find more about how to apply at: rluk.ac.uk/professional-fell…
RLUK Research Libraries UK retweeted
A great opportunity to share your work and library 'life', our RLUK conference is shaped by you and the CfP is open until 26 October.
📣 #RLUK27 CALL FOR PAPERS | The Living Library, Shaped by People | 10-12 Mar | Belfast
Research libraries are living infrastructures of knowledge. A library’s life is expressed via evolution - #RLUK27 will explore how this ‘life’ is shaped
Full #CFP: rlukconference.com/
BLOG POST | RLUK and the #TechnicianCommitment
RLUK was delighted to receive an Impact Award for our support of specialist technical expertise of librarians & #librariesXresearch work at a recent @TechsCommit @uk_itss event.
rluk.ac.uk/Blog-TC
Thanks to Cathleen LeGrand (Leeds) & Karen Jackson (Warwick) for joining us at #RLUKICIL to dicsuss inclusive collecting, barriers to access, ethical stewardship + strategies for amplifying underrepresented voices.
📺 Watch a recording at rluk.ac.uk/ICILOD
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RLUK Research Libraries UK retweeted
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Collections & Equity: Rethinking Access & Representation | 🗓️ 10 June
Cathleen LeGrand (Leeds) & Karen Jackson (Warwick) will talk re: inclusive collecting, barriers to access, ethical stewardship + amplifying underrepresented voices
🎟 rluk.ac.uk/icil/
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IARLA hosted 2 webinars in April exploring the Global Impact of Repositories.
Colleagues from Japan, India & Americas shared challenges & how repositories help to accelerate open access to research & data.
📺 You can watch recordings from both events at rluk.ac.uk/IARLA-repos
🟠 #RLUKICIL | Collections & Equity: Rethinking Access & Representation | 🗓️ 10 June
Cathleen LeGrand (Leeds) & Karen Jackson (Warwick) will talk re: inclusive collecting, barriers to access, ethical stewardship + amplifying underrepresented voices
🎟 rluk.ac.uk/icil/
ALT ICIL event information card with event title and headshot photos of Cathleen LeGrand and Karen Jackson
We're pleased to announce a new project exploring the role of special & heritage collections in civic engagement & how collections can contribute more actively to institutional priorities, public value, & community engagement. Led by @CKamposiori
📑 rluk.ac.uk/RLCE
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