Chris Banks
Director of Library Services @ Imperial College London, by day soprano @ London Philharmonic Choir after hours, and gardener in between. Advocate of open research practices.
@jisc.bsky.social
The UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation and believe education and research improves lives and that technology improves education and research. www.jisc.ac.uk
@scholarlysocial.bsky.social
Scholarly Social is an open and collaborative social gathering to share ideas and make connections with anyone involved in scholarly communication and to catch up with old friends. Everyone connected to scholarly communication is welcome.
@lpchoir.bsky.social
One of the UK's finest choirs, performing regularly with @LPOrchestra other orchestras at @SouthbankCentre and other major venues. Amateur singers with day jobs. https://lpc.org.uk/join-us/
@dancohen.org
Vice Provost/Dean of the Library, Professor of History at Northeastern University Posts originate at social.dancohen.org, but I'll hear you if you reply Subscribe at newsletter.dancohen.org for longer-form writing
@wendysotonlib.bsky.social
Libraries, digital innovation, design, nature, art, photography, culture, heritage, place making.
@fearandsequins.bsky.social
Libraries and Museums: University of St Andrews. Board: Fife Cultural Trust, Research Libraries UK, Museum Data Service. This is a personal account, so also a non-zero chance of posts about music and sewing, interesting places, beekeeping and other nerdery
@jeanettecastle.bsky.social
University Librarian at the University of the West of Scotland, Doctoral Student, Historian and Photographer. Researching the impact of public libraries on loneliness and social isolation in communities. SCURL Vice Chair and Director at SUP.
@uoyopenres.bsky.social
Engaging with our research community, supporting good practice and sharing updates on all aspects of #openresearch #openaccess #opendata @york.ac.uk https://york.ac.uk/open-research
@annbartow.bsky.social
Big fan of free speech and academic freedom. Strongly recommend avoiding UNH Franklin Pierce Law until change to less toxic leadership and more positive student treatment. She/her or gender neutral pronouns.
@alisonmcnab.bsky.social
Retired academic librarian (specialised in research support and econtent). Exiled Scot. Christian. Owned by a greyhound. Chatting about personal & professional stuff, incl #TheArchers
@christinakling-phd.bsky.social
PhD Biomedical Sciences, Passionate about supporting researchers to do their best work in the best environment possible.
@charlierapple.bsky.social
Co-founder of Kudos (growkudos.com - research communication showcase for broadening reach and impact of research - @growkudos.bsky.social). Scholarly Kitchen blogger. Follow me and other people in scholarly publishing: https://go.bsky.app/FanaExt
@johanrooryck.bsky.social
Linguist | Co-editor-in-Chief, Glossa: a journal of general linguistics @glossa-linguistics.bsky.social | Executive Director, cOAlition S https://www.coalition-s.org | co-coordinator European Diamond Capacity Hub https://www.diamas.org
@lsepress.bsky.social
Leading open access social sciences publisher — based at the London School of Economics and Political Science | @lselibrary.bsky.social
@ualro.bsky.social
UALRO is the online collection of research outputs for the University of Arts London. Account managed by the Scholarly Communications Team.
@andypriestner.bsky.social
Trainer and consultant: UX (user experience), failure and uncertainty, Lego Serious Play, libraries: https://andypriestnertraining.com/ Chair of UX in Libraries: https://uxlib.org/uxlibs2025/ My podcasting alter ego: @andypodding.bsky.social
@uklibrariesnag.bsky.social
An organisation for everyone interested in the acquisition, management and development of library resources. https:/nag.org.uk
@nielsstern.bsky.social
Managing Director of OAPEN Foundation - providing open infrastructure services for scholarly books. Not-for-profit. Not-for-sale. POSI adopter.
@historiankarol.bsky.social
▪︎ Cultural, Social, Public Historian ▪︎ Associate Professor @unioflimerick.bsky.social, Ireland 🇮🇪 ▪︎ #IrishCulturalHistories #SocialHistories #MusicHistories #MusicalCulture #PublicHistory #CulturalPolitics #CulturalHeritage
@lizcwhite.bsky.social
Book lover. Tea drinker. Director of Library Partnerships @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Member of @iflaglobal.bsky.social Public Libs Section. University Governor. FRSA. Own views.
@thefnl.bsky.social
Friends of the Nations’ Libraries, or FNL, awards grants for acquisitions to regional and national archives, libraries and museums. www.fnl.org.uk.
@jessicagardner.bsky.social
University Librarian and Director of Library Services, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College. Loves libraries, archives, research and all things books and learning. Reads a lot of books.
@jsendall.bsky.social
Director of Library Services @UoLLibrary @LULGalleries & Trustee @UKSG #Diversity 🏳️🌈 #OpenScience #MadeByDyslexia - personal views
@preater.com
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
@cathalmccauley.bsky.social
University Librarian Maynooth University & St Patrick’s College Maynooth | Library Association of Ireland President 21-23 l CoChair WLIC 22 l Chair of OMARC | #ebookSOS #ynwa #scout
@tooriekep.bsky.social
Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee 2021. She / her / hers / shö. Writer querying my first novel, library assistant, archivist, book and music enthusiast, views my own. Shetlander in Aberdeen. #amwriting #amquerying https://linktr.ee/tooriekep
@drachiarelli.bsky.social
Associate Director at Research Consulting. Open research, scholarly communication & research policy. Based in Nottingham, UK. ORCID: 0000-0001-7336-8330
@nicolastratton.bsky.social
Librarian, runner, gamer, and fan of westerns and country music (amongst other genres). Goats are my favourite animal, and I love the outdoors and peaceful walks. Also at @nicolastratton@mastodon.scot
@rschrobuk.bsky.social
Managing Director at Research Consulting. I help universities, funders, publishers and not-for-profits manage, disseminate and deliver impact from research.
@jessicabates.bsky.social
Research on education, libraries & information. Course Director, Library & Information Mgmt at Ulster (online course). Rathlin Island resident. Coastguard volunteer. Wife and mum.
@chriskeene.bsky.social
Brighton, UK. Sometimes Higher Education, Research policy, tech and environmental stats
@rupertgatti.bsky.social
Fellow in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Open Access advocate, co-founder & director of Open Book Publishers, Thoth Open Metadata and the Open Book Collective. Working in COPIM/OBF project developing infrastructure for OA book publishing. He/him.
@jocornish.bsky.social
Libraries, KM, IM, Info Pros. Skills, standards, qualifications, apprenticeships. CDO and Fellow of CILIP Bridges, baseball, cheese. That's me.
@dominiquewalker.bsky.social
Publishing Officer for the Scottish Universities Press, a fully OA not-for-profit publisher managed by 19 university libraries. https://sup.ac.uk Secretary for the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) https://oipauk.org
@danelphick.bsky.social
Music Lecturer at RHUL, working on music history and analysis, and Slavic studies. Also a runner and TU organiser (Chair of @rhucu.bsky.social). Listen to Shostakovich. I wrote a book on Weinberg: https://tinyurl.com/5xs2h82h https://danielelphick.co.uk
@katy-bird.bsky.social
Researcher developer at Sussex Uni. academia • culture • media • archaeology • genealogy • sea swimmer • stitcher Brighton northerner, ex-librarian @ Guardian. She/her
@pressfuturist.bsky.social
Lecturer in Publishing at the University of Stirling. Researcher of smartphone storytelling. Authors of seven books for Amber on Paris, London, Scotland, cemeteries (twice), chess, & dragons. Erstwhile doer of other things. Baritone. Often mediocre. He/Him
@kspace8.bsky.social
scholcomm librarian at MIT | Canadamerican | swimmer | feminist | working on my tight 5 | she/her Post writer for @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social #openscholarship #democracy #fightmisinformation #abortionishealthcare #readbannedbooks #lgbtqally #hugs
@racheltopham.bsky.social
Head of Marketing @ Faber Music & Edition Peters. Soprano @ London Philharmonic Choir