Michael Fake

Job Alert! We're on the lookout for a Head of Customer Services to join us at @UoLLibrary! Make a real difference, support our students, and work with a brilliant bunch of people: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…

Come and work with our brilliant cultural collections, and our even brillianter cultural collections team - a great opportunity at Leeds: berwickpartners.co.uk/opportunities/…

The public launch of @chatgptapp triggered huge public interest in AI and its possibilities... Join us on the 5th of November at @theleedslibrary to discuss the benefits AI may offer to libraries, how to minimise the harms and biases of AI, and how libraries can build on the data and information skills they already have. Organised by the @britishlibrary and held at The Leeds Library, the event will also feature speakers @mkhokhar @LULGalleries @mia_out @britishlibrary @SueLaceybryant @manmetuni #LiamGarnett @leedslibraries 5th Nov, 6:30-8pm, PAYF/PAYD - buff.ly/3Abq06y

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access. This is news. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Mac…

Scenes at Edgbaston where India are playing Pakistan but people are watching the England game. 2 sets of rival supporters united by their love of England! #PakvsInd #ENGSUI #comeonengland #england

🌟 The highlight of a week of highlights was attending an amazing series of presentations today, following on from another excellent round of UX training for @UoLLibrary by the one and only @andypriestner. The presentations were insightful and inspiring, but they were also incredibly engaging and fun! ✨ Thanks to Andy for guiding another cohort on their UX journey, to David Morgan and @LauraJBeare for their ongoing leadership of the UX & Innovation strand of our Cultural Shift, and, most importantly, to our team for their engagement, energy, and ideas, which have great potential for our community 😊

It was really fantastic to have the chance to talk to colleagues in Leeds about what we do. Thanks to everyone involved in making it such a great evening!

And the winners are... 🏆 Naomi Booth wins the Readers' Prize for her story 'Sour Hall' 🏆 Bernie McGill wins the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2023 for her collection THIS TRAIN IS FOR Find out more here: lrb.me/fk3

Excellent coffee at Chocolate & Co in the @Groves_York today - and the hot chocolate got a big thumbs up too. Well worth a visit.

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For Argentine artist Mirta Toledo, growing up in the 1950s in a rented room with her parents, Billiken was her ‘window onto the world in a room with no window’. Read more about this astonishing magazine:

#RevistaBilliken is 104 years old today. I've spent 10 of those years researching this extraordinary magazine and its influence on Argentine culture. My book is out now with @WRUniPress. Download for free: doi.org/10.22599/Billi… @sheffielduni @UniShefAH @ahrcpress @AHKExchange

The @UoLLibrary Customer Services away day opens at the Carriageworks: great to have the whole team - across all our shifts and sites - in one place!

Great opportunity at @UoLLibrary and @LULGalleries for a new Head of Business Support Operations - a key, cross-cutting role: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…

Prof Penny Spikins will be talking about the origins of our human emotions, and the relevance of this to issues we face today. This session (previously postponed) is now on: Wed 25 Oct, at the University of York, 5:45pm. Booking and full details at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-depth…

Most days I am not chuffed. But today, I am chuffed. Have loved so many collections that have been on the @EHUShortStory prize list in years gone by, and am really delighted that my Animals are joining them 🖤🐰🖤

Important and exciting new opportunity at @UoLLibrary!

We're underway! Our delegates are heading into the first parallel session of the conference. Take a look at the programme: docs.google.com/document/d/1k0… to see the presentation titles for session 1 and keep using #ALN23 to share your thoughts.

Just 24 hours left to book for #ALN23 online day. Registration for the online day closes June 20th at 10am. Join us to share revolutionary thoughts and ideas. ALNConference2023.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=Twitter or eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-lib… #ALN23

@alittleroad @ScholTom @UKSG @Hey_Bethany @RL_UK @CILIPinfo @SCURLScottish @COPIMproject @OPERASEU He Jis can't.

@ScholTom @UKSG @Hey_Bethany @michaelfake @RL_UK @CILIPinfo @SCURLScottish @COPIMproject @OPERASEU

UKSG have launched a podcast series - In each episode they have an informal conversation with someone inspiring from the knowledge community and ask them to tell us about their career journey and what has motivated them along the way bit.ly/3M0wokw. [updated link]