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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Great article and "the ick" 100% describes my increasing feeling towards AI writing. As soon as I suspect something is AI generated text, I usually just stop reading it now. www.lexacademic.com/blog/ai-and-...

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I have been there foxes. Oh I have been there.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I assumed this was about the US at first, but no, this is in the UK. We *cannot* go down this route.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It is both a gambol and to gambol! A versatile word.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Ended my day with a beer in the garden. Glorious weather!

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Up early and heading towards Leeds. Looking forward to a day with excellent colleagues @masudk.com and @jsendall.bsky.social 😁

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Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (she/her) @petrana.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...

A screenshot of Maggie Smith's "Good Bones"
Life is short, though I keep this from my children.
Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine
in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,
a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways
I’ll keep from my children. The world is at least
fifty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative
estimate, though I keep this from my children.
For every bird there is a stone thrown at a bird.
For every loved child, a child broken, bagged,
sunk in a lake. Life is short and the world
is at least half terrible, and for every kind
stranger, there is one who would break you,
though I keep this from my children. I am trying
to sell them the world. Any decent realtor,
walking you through a real shithole, chirps on
about good bones: This place could be beautiful,
right? You could make this place beautiful.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

100% this, it is baffling to me.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"the AI librarians knows that the quality of the question impacts the quality of the answer" #UKSGForum2024

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"Not everyone has to be an innovator of early adopter but being a laggard can be as risky" @drachiarelli.bsky.social #UKSGForum2024

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Damyanti Patel @damyantipatel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Very much enjoyed listening to Peter Barr from Sheffield about collection development & tackling the issue of the ‘print burden’ , will have to check out their strategy #uksgforum2024 - www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/libr...

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An overview of the Library's mission statement and the standards we maintain.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I do like the concept of the 'meh' factor of AI generated content - sometimes sounds good on the surface, but really often a list of lists #UKSGForum2024

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Charlie Rapple @charlierapple.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Really interesting point from Pete Barr at @sheffielduni.bsky.social library about mentally separating provision of content from collection of content. Collections can add value to an institution not only academically but also culturally, symbolically and for conservation purposes #UKSGForum2024

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Charlie Rapple @charlierapple.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"Students don't just want an old fashioned PDF plonked in front of them." Ian Moroz from BibliU at #UKSGForum2024 BibliU is using AI to break PDFs down into segments, quizzes, etc. Revolutionized publisher willingness to engage with new business model. #OER

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Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Yes & I think this is increasingly going to be a skill that everyone needs to have - beyond the university context, in schools / life more generally. There are a lot of potential risks that could stem from a naive engagement with AI (albeit a lot of those beyond the purview of today's discussions!)

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

@jsendall.bsky.social ending with a call to action - don't fear AI. If anyone has a profession to engage with the opportunities and challenges, it's the library, knowledge and info community.

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

There are 206 bones in the human body, which is way too many. My administration will cut this down to 100 bones

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Pleased to see that some of my main reasons for still being on the hellsite (@jortsthecat.bsky.social @askaubry.com @askamanager.bsky.social ) are all here now. Though what that particular selection of accounts says about me, I'm not sure.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Cor, hello new followers, what a lot of you there suddenly are! How many of you do I already know and who are new folks? Be warned, I'm often a lurker on social media, with sudden sporadic bursts of activity...

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

The Kings Heath buzzards have been making an amazing racket all afternoon. Sitting out into the garden with a beer post work and watching them flying pretty low as well. Do I know any bird nerds who can explain their behaviour?

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Ooh what an exciting email I've received today. For the low low cost of $3,000 USD a random magazine will feature me as their cover story "We are eager to spotlight your incredible journey and the innovative work you are doing". I will even get a digital "certificate of honour". Sign me up now.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

And what better way to signal my return than a photo of this idiot? A 15 year old geriatric kitten. Dementia, renal failure, or just enjoying the perks of the elderly to be a bit of a nob?

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Right, I've been off here for a bit, but thought I'd better actively get my ass back over and contribute. I'm still on the hellsite because it's like being addicted to a bad soap opera....

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

I mean in my 20s I'd probably have gotten away with it....

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Come and work for me! We're hiring an Administration Team Leader (12 month maternity cover) for library and learning resources at BCU. A great opportunity in a fab university www.linkedin.com/posts/sarah-...

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 06/03/2024

Woman in her twenties and thirties: carefully bookends refusals or criticism with "I'm awfully sorry but" and "I hope that's OK!" Woman in her forties: inserts softeners out of that habit, consciously starts removing them. Woman turns fifty: YOU WILL FEAR MY EMAIL AS YOU FEAR DEATH ITSELF.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Reading a HEPI report on change on the way home and came across this little gem

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

Happy Friday! Have a sleepy cat photo, you've earned it.

A black cat is fast asleep on a fuzzy purple blanket. His front leg is reaching towards the camera. Even at rest, his claws are visible.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

Just got a hug from a student for the simple task of helping them find where they were going and having a chat with them about their subject. That has proper warmed the cockles of my little black heart.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

a colleague shared these anti-resolutions today: www.artshub.co.uk/news/career-... The one bit that stuck out to me was 'Kindness in the workplace is the sidecar to wellness' - something we should probably all remind ourselves of!

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Wtaf. "Schools and colleges should only agree to a change of pronouns… if they are confident that the benefit to the individual child outweighs the impact on the school community."

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Stephen Farrow @stephenfarrow.bsky.social · 17/12/2023

Festive advice from Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin:

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Come and join my team! Werr looking for a Reading List Engagement Manager for a fixed term 12 month contract, to drive forward cultural change associated with reading lists. A great opportunity in a fantastic university! jobs.bcu.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

I'm in Liverpool! And I've been reminded, as I am every time I come here, how flippin' lovely and friendly Scousers are. It's a cracking city.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Have I mentioned I'm doing a thing next week? I'm on an illustrious panel talking about "The new age of the university library: Library services as a vehicle for transformation".

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

There are many fine answers to this question, but honestly it has to be Benoit Blanc.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Oh dear, my Special Librarian Glower (over the top of my specs, natch) appears to be broken! I just deployed it on the bus at the chap behind me who hasn't heard of this exciting new invention, headphones, and nothing happened! Quelle horreur!

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

My feed here is currently a solid mix of librarians and cats. That's definitely a sweet spot.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Absolute nightmare fodder. If I have to wake up screaming now I've seen this, I'm taking you all down with me!!

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Forgot I took this photo of Harry cat. It's not his best angle.

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Sarah Pittaway @drsarah.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

What's the equivalent jargon here for a tweet? Are they just posts?

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