Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This book by @jonronson.bsky.social is the most entertaining and shocking book I've read all year #goodreads 1282
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Forgot to post about 'The Music is Black' exhibition at #V&AEast I visited last week. Really enjoyable, the personal audio guides were a great touch if a little bit temperamental 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The role nostalgia plays in creating a mythical past and then is weaponized for a culture war. #culturewaes #goodreads 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I've been loving @jonronson.bsky.social new book The Castle, bought a print copy but then been listening on audiobook on Spotify and run out of credits with 3.5 hours to go. The Bad Baby chapters are wild... The whole thing is wild! 1102
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This book by You Tube's Map Men is surprisingly entertaining. Who knew geography and maps could be so much fun #goodreads 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Great to see a book which has been able to measure the benefit of the arts on health. Great case studies. #goodreads 020
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This is a really smart book about the pros and cons or AI, really enjoying it #howtotalktoAI #goodread 000
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellDigital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026EThOS platform restored! 'Following restoration work, all metadata records previously available on EThOS have now been restored, along with an additional 14,000 records added since the service was taken offline' - more to come www.bl.uk/stories/news...bl.ukEThOS records restoredWe are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack. 212180
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Another glorious #Lobdonpride 🌈Well done Kingston Uni and @kingstonunilib.bsky.social 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Frieda: The Icon is a great exhibition, but don't mistake it for a retrospective #tatemodern 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This has been a fascinating read. Abolitionists, women's suffrage and intersectionality. 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Had such a nice time at the Watts Gallery at the weekend. Worth a visit if you are in Guildford #wattsgallery #artsandcrafts 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 02/06/2026As someone who works in a library I can sympathise with someone so passionate about books they have ended up with over 3,000 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Great to be at #lethopeblossom today finding comfort and hope in nature and with others @nationaltrust.org.uk Morden Hall Park 🌸 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Who has the bravery to be extraordinary when it is more comfortable to go along with the status quo? 031
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Maybe it is possible to make our politics fairer and the economy work for communities and the environment... 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 14/03/2026A soul laid bare at the Tracy Emin exhibition #Tatodern 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 07/03/2026"the closest thing we have to ruling powers now are nebulous, unaccountable interests exercising corporate irresponsibility." 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 26/02/2026If you have ever wondered what it was like for people behind the Iron Curtain in Hungary and East Germany this is a good read. 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Great to get up to London to see the new BM exhibition #Samuri 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 14/01/2026events.bl.uk/exhibitions/... I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are politicalevents.bl.ukSecret Maps | British LibraryStep into the shadows at Secret Maps, a major new exhibition revealing the stories hidden in some of history’s most mysterious maps. 020
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing how they all get on. 1838312
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Not very seasonal, but I've fallen down a Jack the Ripper hole. Reading this and also listening to audiobook of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold 000
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellUnofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'bbc.comArts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'A review of Arts Council England recommends more power for the regions and scrapping a controversial strategy. 011
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Nice to discover a new artist to me yesterday. Her art heavily influenced by her Long Island home #bettyparsons #delawarrpavilon 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 04/12/2025A big thank you to all the students who joined in at Pause Point, Roehampton Vale. We even got our first dot to dot completed! #kupausepoint 010
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate? 26915
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 15/11/2025BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue. 1251566461
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellLouis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Check out the first episode of our new podcast, this one focuses on AI, AI, AI open.spotify.com/episode/4zMB... #AIopen.spotify.comEpisode 1: Not convinced yet? AI in libraries - Policy, Ethics and PrivacyThe Info Pro Podcast · Episode 063
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...theguardian.comBBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insidersSources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’ 411045371
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given 526576
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellThe Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 31/10/2025You can see a recreation of one of these original turnip lanterns at the @nmireland.bsky.social, which as you can see were a bit less whimsical than the modern 'traditional' faces... www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...museum.ieGhost turnip | National Museum of IrelandIn Ireland, at Halloween, we carved turnips to create scary-faced lanterns. The term, Jack o’ Lanterns, takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was… 0101
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 36853260
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellMark Faulkner @markfaulkner24.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Four - Storyville, The LibrariansDocumentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech. 44932
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 06/10/2025I seem to have given in to the wave of 90s nostalgia sweeping through. Remembering my youth with Miranda Sawyer #britpop #90s 000
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellFacet Publishing @facetpublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Curious about AI in Library and Information Science? So are we! We have some remarkable books to help you understand how Artificial Intelligence can benefit and influence the sector. Explore our latest books on AI 👇https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/results/?DS=&SF1=keyword&ST1=AI 075
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellAndy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Quite a big deal this - there will be a few VCs and governing bodies across UK reading the fine print… @wonkhe.bsky.social wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fi...wonkhe.comThe first multi-university group arrivesThe University of Greenwich and the University of Kent are moving together into a single governance structure. Mark Leach and David Kernohan report on the sector's first "super university" 31613
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 10/09/2025This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby. 15864317
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 19/08/2025It's good to get angry about the patriarchy every once and a while. Women's lives are harder because research data is predominantly based on men, and men are still outnumbering women in board rooms. #Invisiblewomen 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Great exhibition @Thephotographersgallery Dennis Morris has photographed a lot of icons spanning 70s, 80s and 90s 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Really enjoying reading @patrickgrantism.bsky.social book Less. It really makes you think how making and consumerism have evolved (not for the better) #Less #circulareconomy 010
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 21/06/2025The Yoshimoto Nara exhibition @Hayward Gallery turned out to be the best possible place on this very hot day 🥵 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Enjoying @chrisgpackham.bsky.social getting as many blur songs into #bbcSpringwatch as possible 😊 000
Joanne Cawkwell @cawkous.bsky.social · 25/05/2025After walking up and down the street for a couple of minutes we finally found #gilbertandgeorgecentre off Brick Lane. It was a joy to see 000
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 22/05/2025Puffin cam is getting busy! We're streaming puffins from the Farne Islands from dawn until dusk, every day during the 2025 breeding season, giving you the chance to see puffins up close, wherever you are! Tune in here: buff.ly/WxZlp3T 418564
Reposted by Joanne CawkwellProf Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 23/04/2025New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTORS” pec.ac.uk/wp-content/u... The report examines graduate outcomes from a range of creative subjects, looking at skills and earnings. Full summary 🧵 to come tomorrow!pec.ac.uk 0127