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Computer vision has transformative potential to advance manuscript studies: next week @sims-mss.bsky.social, Hussein Mohammed, head of our Visual Manuscript Analysis Lab, talks about 'Computational Analysis of Visual Features from Digitized Manuscripts': www.library.upenn.edu/events/compu...

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Join us for the Post-1800 and Contemporary British Society & Culture Doctoral Open Day on Friday 14 March: - Discover our rich collections - Connect with our expert curatorial teams - Expand your network with like-minded researchers Book your place: bit.ly/BLPhDOpenDay...

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RECOMMENDED: Data Rescue Efforts ← dh+lib dhandlib.org/recommended-...

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🗣️ Have your say in our new strategy! We’re launching our new 2025–30 strategy in September, and before we finalise it, we want your views. 1/3 🧵

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Our ★★★★★ exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words must close 2 March. Make sure to pre-book to guarantee your entry to see 140 stunning items that speak to medieval women's artistry, courage and resourcefulness. Book now: bit.ly/BLMedievalWo...

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Including an exciting opportunity to work with @bldigischol.bsky.social and Printed Heritage Collections on www.bl.uk/more/researc... #bldigital #DH #datascience #printedbooks

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Interested in gaining research experience at the Library? Our PhD placement scheme for 2025 is now open, offering doctoral researchers the chance to develop skills and expertise outside the university sector. View the full list of projects and apply by 21 February: bit.ly/BLPhD2025

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We are delighted to be hosting the #IIIF conference in Leeds 2-6 June. Find out more about IIIF and why it is an important standard for images, audio, video and soon 3D in our latest DLIP project blog post. leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/i...

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#PhDPlacement @britishlibrary.bsky.social claxon! www.bl.uk/more/researc... You will work with staff from @bldigischol.bsky.social and Printed Heritage Collections. Applications close 21st February 17.00 GMT! Further details at www.bl.uk/more/researc... #collectionsasdata #incunabula #datascience

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Better late than never: I finally wrote a proper introduction to liiive! If you work with IIIF image collections and want to collaborate in real time, check it out. 👇 #IIIF #DigitalHumanities liiive.now/blog/2025-02...

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I love the Fantastic Futures 2024 conference page www.nfsa.gov.au/fantastic-fu... - all the #AI4LAM presentations! From big questions of culture and gender in machine learning / AI to practical examples of transcription, search for text, audio, video, images in museums, libraries and archives

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Want cutting-edge digital research? Then you want Research Software Engineering. Only a couple of days left to contribute to the evidence base for Research Software Engineering and the impact it brings

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Want to get involved in the next UV Community Sprint? From Tuesday 25 February until Thursday 13 March 2025 we will be focussing on user experience of the UV across all devices.

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Video from our 'Libraries and AI' panel is now online! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsRk... Thanks @britishlibrary.bsky.social @cawston.bsky.social @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social @tomchatfield.bsky.social @timandraharkness.bsky.social, Maja Maricevic and Svein Arne #AIDebates

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📣Towards a National Collection Conference Learn about #DigitalCollections & how new digital technologies & research help breaking down barriers between UK #hertiage #collections & enhance opportunities for public engagement. Excited to share recordings of key sessions: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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🚨 Calling all who care about digital research! 🚨 Share examples of the impact Research Software Engineering or RSEs have had on (your) research. Help us build an evidence base and a bright future for the field. Deadline: Fri, 14 Feb ⏰. Share & spread the word! 🙌 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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'Wikidata has become the largest collection of open cultural heritage data the world has ever seen'

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Academics: please become an active Wikipedia editor and add to public knowledge in your area of research, and please also remember to cite women, people of colour, LGBTQ+, etc. slate.com/technology/2...

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Exciting news: exhibit.so now supports #IIIF AV, thanks to the University of St Andrews! 🎉 Tell richer stories with your image, 3D, and audiovisual collections. 🚀

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We’re gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club 💕🐴

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Are you a PhD student? Learn about our global collections covering Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania and Europe, at our ‘Global Languages, Cultures and Societies' Doctoral Open Day on 14 February 🌎 Booking closes on Friday 31 January: bit.ly/BLGlobalOpen...

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cfp still to come but leaving this here (I missed the one in Canberra) sites.google.com/view/ai4lam/...

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Our PhD Placement Scheme is BACK! Call for applications for 3-6 month placements at The British Library. All current PhD students registered with a UK university are eligible. Deadline 21st Feb, 5pm. For more information, & how to apply, please see our temporary website: www.bl.uk/more/researc...

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This is a good partial list of how traditional library databases are adding "gen ai" from platforms like ebsco to proquest to business databases like statista, factset. Many more .. blog.smu.edu/smulibraries...

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Discovering object stories: linking unstructured museum data through Semantic Annotation. New publication with @museologi.st @aristeidoum.bsky.social et al. on using recogitostudio.org to annotate and link the itineraries of objects openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/articles/10.... #museum

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I don't often say 'you should share this with less online friends', but they probably need to read this: 'It isn’t that you don’t “get” tech, it’s that the tech you use every day is no longer built for you, and as a result feels a very specific kind of insane.' https://www.wheresyoured.at/never-for…

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Great 'questions to ask before using AI': Is the answer to my problem predictable from previous data? Consequences of an incorrect prediction? I'd add: do I really know what issue I'm solving?

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🚀 Version 4.1.0 of Universal Viewer has arrived! 🎉 The UV community has been hard at work on new features and fixes to help you share your content with the world. Some highlights include...

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So pleased my article on geo-coding addresses of 121 million + people in British censuses 1851-1911 is now out with Historical Methods! #openaccess - map any census info (ages, occupations, birthplaces etc) by address - link census to other spatial datasets Get the code and data 👇

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Join the next in the British Library series of Positive Climate Action webinars on 13 February, with speakers from www.arkhenum.com, Jadavpur University and School of Advanced Studies, University of London. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libraries-... #GreenLibraries

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There's been so much interest in this! Things move fast, but my view is likely to reflect my thinking in www.youtube.com/watch?v=voDW... 'Hold steady: centering the human in the hype of AI' - my view of the potential and pitfalls for AI in libraries, museums and archives as of early October 2024.

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I'm looking forward to an excellent panel at @britishlibrary.bsky.social 's #AIDebates on 'Libraries and AI' on Thursday, with @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social @cawston.bsky.social @tomchatfield.bsky.social @sveinarne.bsky.social and Svein Arne Brygfjeld thebritishlibrary.seetickets.com/event/librar...

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Join our free webinar on 13 February to explore how libraries can embrace digital transformation sustainably. Learn strategies to reduce tech's environmental impact, see real-world examples, and discover innovative, climate-conscious digital practices: bit.ly/BLClimateWeb...

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Based on a talk I've given a few times at cultural heritage events and uni lectures: 'Open cultural data - an open GLAM perspective at the British Library'

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So much have been achieved in last years Digital Scholarship Training Programme - check out Nora's blog post 👇

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Webinar, 13 Feb 2025: Libraries and positive climate action: is digital a problem or a solution? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libraries-...

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Congratulations @hiehebtan.bsky.social and others!

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ISTC records now available on the British Library's Research Repository! https://doi.org/10.23636/k903-md30 - just in time to celebrate 45 years of the Incunabula Short Title Catalogue! Well done Alyssa, Harry and all previous ISTC contributors! #OpenData #BookHistory #incunabula

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Doctoral Open Day: Global Languages, Culture and Societies One day event for researchers. Friday 14 February 2025, 10.00 - 16.00. British Library Knowledge Centre. See here for more details: thebritishlibraryresearch.seetickets.com/event/global... @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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Public AI debates at @britishlibrary.bsky.social: Libraries and AI: Opportunity or threat? Thursday, 23 Jan, 7pm <-- I'm speaking Creativity and AI: Friend or foe? Thursday, 20 Feb, 7pm Democracy and AI: Who decides? Thursday, 27 Mar, 7pm

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I’m very excited that our student #DungeonsandDragons Club will be running a D&D event for #Neurodivergent youth at the British #Library in Feb set around the theme of their new exhibit: Medieval Women! All details here! www.seetickets.com/event/relaxe... @dndbeyond.com @dndbeyond.bsky.social

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