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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

In a change to our usual schedule, please note that the #Strathclyde University Big Band (SUBB) will be performing at The #Bungalow in #Paisley on Sunday 04 October 2026, 14:00. Entry is FREE!!! The SUBB is one of the oldest university #jazz big bands in the […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Image of poster: Strathclyde University Big Band, featuring vocalist Janine Capaldi. Sunday 04 October 2026 at The Bungalow, 15 Shuttle Street, Paisley, PA1 1YD. Doors open at 1pm; content begins at 2pm. FREE ENTRY.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Flagged to me on LinkedIn and sharing here because of its absurdity. I have encountered an example like it. Is this in the spirit of 'data availability'?! www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-… Here is the original post […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Data availability statement from an academic paper: "Access to deidentified participant data may be available to researchers who provide a statistically coherent proposal to the corresponding author, beginning 9 months after publication, for 36 months. By ‘statistically coherent’, we mean that the data requested might reasonably be expected to answer the question asked (either alone or in aggregate with other datasets) with a reasonable chance of statistical precision."

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

#Wildfires are terrible, wherever they occur. That's a given. But I find it curious that the recent #Cairngorms wildfire -- which remains ongoing and has been raging since 15 July -- has to date destroyed *25 sq km* of moorland and forest near Aviemore. It […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Screen shot of BBC News: Suffolk wildfire not yet under control, fire service says

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

Spinning the #jazz discs while working from home today. A mixture of classic Blue Note and new #BlueNote (Walter Smith III), and some soothing European sounds from the likes of Jasper Høiby's 3Elements on #Edition, Maciej Obara on #ECM, and QOW Trio on #Whirlwind & #Ubuntu.

Collage photo of LP sleeve art. Pictured: Jasper Høiby 3Elements, Walter Smith III 'Three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not', Maciej Obara 'Frozen Silence', QOW Trio 'Rule of Three' and 'The Hold Up', Hank Mobley 'Hank Mobley', and Kenny Burrell 'Blue Lights vol.1'.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Spotted in Glasgow, on Shields Road. #JSTOR appear to be deploying a new guerilla marketing campaign... 😉 But is it working?!

Picture of a wall which features graffiti. Graffiti reads 'JSTOR'.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

In a beautifully sunny #Southampton for the UK/IE Digital Humanities Association Conference. Speaking with colleagues later on the topic of 'The Persistence of Infrastructure' -- or perhaps the lack thereof? Let's see what mood we're in! Cracking poster […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Image of the main entrance to the Avenue Campus Building at University of Southampton. Greek style columns encircle the main doorway.

Picture of a University of Southampton sign for Avenue Campus, directing readers to Building 65 Parkes and Highfield Campus.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

Received this book as a birthday gift. It's a riveting read if you love music, jazz, saxophones -- or even if you don't love those things. Here's a copy at the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/devilshornstory… #jazz #saxophone #woodwind #books

Picture of a front cover of a book. The book is 'The Devil's Horn : The story of the saxophone from noisy novelty to king of cool' by Michael Segell. My hand is visible, as is my lap, upon which the book is resting.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026

After completing questions designed to 'right size' my subscription from LinkedIn for their 'Premium' offering, I am quoted £94.99.... per month! So, that's circa £1200 per annum... for LinkedIn?! Er, no thanks! Perhaps more worrying are the words, "Your […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Screen snippet of LinkedIn Premium sales plan, highlighting that in one month my laid subscription will begin at £94.99 per month.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

Woah. An interesting, leftfield paper exploring Google Scholar metrics as wearable tech. Intrigued? Read more below! 😀 StatCounter: A Longitudinal Study of a Portable Scholarly Metric Display doi.org/10.1145/3797993.3798009 #GoogleScholar […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

StatCounter is a handheld e-ink display with scholarly citation statistics collected from Google Scholar.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

Currently attending a @coar_repositories webinar which summarises recent work to better manage abusive #bot behaviour on #repositories (mostly #AI + #LLM based #bots). @paulwalk presents some useful criteria for characterising bots: (Un)Welcome? Good/Bad […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Slide from COAR webinar on managing bot access to repositories. Slides defines 'Welcomeness' - whether the bot is welcome and unwelcome to access a repository. This is a matter of policy and decided by organisations in advance. 'Behaviour' - Whether the bot demonstrates good or bad behaviour. This is determined according to rules and patterns and is determined in real time.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

I love marmalade. It is another of my vices, alongside beer, liquorice, and pastries -- the Danish curse! 😀 Anyway, I received an utterly humongous jar of #marmalade at Christmas. I'm working through it but I don't think I'll consume it all before it expires […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Photo shows two slices of toast with butter and marmalade, sitting on a dinner sized plate. Photo also include a large jar of marmalade situated next to the dinner plate. All items sitting on a kitchen worktop.

Photo of a large jar of marmalade with a much smaller mug alongside, to demonstrate marmalade jar scale. All items sitting on a kitchen worktop.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025

Headline in The Times (UK) today: 'National Library of Scotland apologises for gender-critical book ban'. I understand news publications -- even the BBC -- like to pump up the hyperbole in their headlines about this incident. But, for the record, it was not […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Screen snippet of The Times article, with headline: "National Library of Scotland apologises for gender-critical book ban". Strapline -- "The book contains accounts of the personal involvement of a number of women, including JK Rowling, in a successful political campaign against gender law reforms".

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2025

Gotta love Private Eye. The hypocrisy around the Beeb beggars belief. Given the #BBC broadcasts and publishes literally tens of thousands of hours of news content per year, across a multitude of TV channels, a multitude of radio stations, and across its web […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Photo of front page of Private Eye magazine. Headline : BBC under attack - pot and kettle special.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025

Spent some time in #Athens last week. A fun town! If you are in #Psirri, I would recommend #Ringo for the tastiest #souvlaki, local #beer, and top tunes. Nice surroundings too!

Photo of business card for Ringo Kalamaki Pub, Psirri, Athens. Card includes depiction of Ringo Starr of The Beatles.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025

Visited Carnasserie Castle while enjoying a spot of annual leave in Argyll & Bute. Great for a visit if you happen to be in the area. But serious consequences communicated by whoever erected these signs at a nearby equestrian holding. 🤔 […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Red sign, attached to a fence post, with the words: Please do not feed the horses. They could choke and die.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2025

Foam, taken from a different, perhaps better, angle.

Another picture of the statue, Foam, at Greenbank Gardens, standing in the centre of a pool of water. Blues skies and vegetation visible in the background.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2025

Scorching day in Glasgow today -- 29 degrees Celsius. Decided to visit Greenbank Gardens in the city's southside, which includes this beautiful statue, 'Foam'. #Glasgow #NTS #NationalTrust #art #sculpture

Picture of the plaque describing 'Foam'. Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson, the sculptor of the equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, created Foam, a bronze water nymph, for the Glasgow Empire Exhibition in 1938. Other mythical creatures at the exhibition surrounded the statue, all sold except for Foam, which Pilkington Jackson kept. After his death, the statue was moved to Greenbank, the nearest garden to Bellahouston Park, where the exhibition occurred.

Picture of the statue, Foam, at Greenbank Gardens, standing in the centre of a pool of water. Blues skies and vegetation visible in the background.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2025

Yay! Attending the soft launch of the new International #Repositories Directory (IRD), created under the ausprices of @coar_repositories and led by @paulwalk. Kudos to all involved! The IRD presents a long needed superior model of #repository directory […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Screen snippet of opening slide delivered by Kathleen Shearer, presented at the soft launch of the COAR International Repository Directory (IRD). Slide explains the motivation for a new, comprehensive, and accurate directory of repositories. It also summarises some of the deficiencies inherent in existing directories.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2025

Keynote from Prof. Thomas Wilson at the #CoLIS2025 doctoral workshop, describing changes in #InformationScience research over 50 years. Interesting observations on quantitative and qualitative methods.

Photo of CoLIS 2025 doctoral workshop seminar room. Focus of the image is Prof. Thomas Wilson on screen, presenting remotely. Doctoral conference delegates can been seen sitting at tables.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025

As alumni of the University of Strathclyde, I perform in the #Strathclyde University Big Band. The SUBB is performing in #Glasgow this week at Avant Garde on King Street. Friday, 16 May @ 20:30. Entry is free, so come out and join us! Expect interpretations […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

A poster promoting the Strathclyde University Big Band.

The SUBB is performing at Avant Garde, 33-34 King Street, Glasgow. FREE ENTRY! Friday, 16 May @ 20:30.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2025

Prof. Paul Gooding presenting at #THEdigitalUK about outcomes from the Digital Library Futures project, exploring challenges associated with non-print legal deposit (especially user-interaction challenges). See: eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439 #DigitalLibraries

QR code linking to: Gooding, P. , Terras, M. and Berube, L. (2021) Identifying the future direction of legal deposit in the United Kingdom: the Digital Library Futures approach. Journal of Documentation, 77(5), pp. 1154-1172. (doi: 10.1108/JD-09-2020-0159). Open Access version available: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439/

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2025

A new exhibition from my colleagues within Archives + Special Collections! 'Re:reading' explores how new, innovative analyses of historic collections (e.g. digital humanities) reveals hitherto hidden knowledge and understanding. #Exhibition open to all at […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Picture of the Re:reading exhibition annotation (at University of Glasgow Library). Reads: "Libraries are dynamic spaces, where collections are revisited to uncover fresh insights through evolving scholarship and perspectives. This exhibition looks at how shifting contexts and interdisciplinary approaches can transform our understanding of historic collections -- rare books, archives, and manuscripts -- revealing unexpected connections and meanings".

Picture of the 'conversation' section of the Re:reading exhibition at University of Glasgow Library.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2025

I'll be speaking at Digital Universities UK in April on the topic of persistence within the scholarly web (or the lack thereof). Please come along if you can! www.timeshighered-events.com/digita… […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Image, black background with lime green and white text, reading, "I'm speaking at Digital Universities UK, 1-3 April 2025, Lancaster UK".

In partnership with Lancaster University.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2025

Friday means a fun toot -- well, fun for me! Here are some of my recent #jazz vinyl LP pick-ups. A mixture of second-hand pressings and new reissues. Exceedingly pleased with the Japanese pressings (in immaculate condition) and the The Atomic Mr. Basie, also […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2024

'Tis the season to be jolly! I'm usually a Grinch but love this festive bunting. Cute cats delivering Christmas pudding. What's not to like?! #cats #bunting #catsofmastodon #Xmas

Picture of Christmas bunting hanging in dining room. Bunting shows domestic cat on hind legs, holding a Christmas pudding in it's front paws.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2024

As an aside, it is interesting to note that the early alternative impact (via #AltMetric) for this paper is noted as coming entirely from #Bluesky, whereas at one time it would have been entirely #Twitter. Things sure have changed here on Walton's mountain...

Screen snippet of an Altmetric donut, displaying a metric of 9 and attributed to Bluesky references, for the article: Persistent Identifiers for Instruments and Facilities: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2024

What? Strathclyde University Big Band, performing a tribute to Count Basie. Where?! Avant Garde, King Street, Glasgow. When?! Friday 27 December @ 20:30! The Christian religious and cultural bore-athon of Christmas needs some #jazz. Be there or be square […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Poster advertising Strathclyde University Big Band, performing a tribute to Count Basie. Featuring vocalist Janine Capaldi. Avant Garde, 33-34 King Street, Glasgow G1 5QT. Friday 27 December 2024 @ 20:30. Free entry.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2024

Recent #jazz pick-up! Recorded back in 1998 at Guadeloupe's Pointe-à-Pitre, this session by Hargrove's Afro-Cuban jazz 'Crisol' outfit remained unreleased until a couple of weeks ago. Seemingly #Hargrove never forgot about the session and his intention was […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

LP record sleeve of 'Grande-Terre' by Roy Hargrove's Crisol. Sleeve shows Hargrove blowing his trumpet, wearing a beanie hat.

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George Macgregor @g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2024

The Strathclyde University Big Band -- featuring Strathclyde staff and alumni -- makes its last residency appearance at Avant Garde (Glasgow), tomorrow night! Entry is free, with music kicking off at 20:30. Be there or be square! Our set will also include […] [Original post on code4lib.social]

Poster advertising the Strathclyde University Big Band (featuring vocalist Janine Capaldi) at Avant Garde, 34-44 King Street, Glasgow G1 5QT; Friday 11 October 2024, 20:30. Free entry!

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