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Ilkay Holt

@ilkayholt.bsky.social
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I am into #openaccess, #openresearch, #openGLAM. Currently #ScholComm Lead at the British Library and involved in several community works such as Open Repositories, Creative Commons's Open Culture Platform, CHOSN, ORCC, LIBER OAWG 🐾

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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📬 September's Scholarly Communications Newsletter is out! Featuring #OpenEngaged 2026, rethinking OA colours, #DiamondOA resources, #CHOSN, roles & skills in #OpenResearch, CC licensing & AI and plenty of events! mailchi.mp/c28e0d0f100e...
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
July issue of the BL's Scholarly Communications Newsletter is out! From restored #EThOS platform to UNESCO #OpenScience Platform, to many #culturalheritage news as well as #openinfra, #AI, #opendata, there are a lot to catch up, read on again. Here is the link! mailchi.mp/b2f279127d1c...
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British Library Scholarly Communications Newsletter: July 2026
Share your feedback and suggestions with the British Library Scholarly Communications Team at openaccess@bl.uk
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The #DataResilience Funding Landscape: A Preliminary Analysis from Katherine E Skinner, IOI. Mapping where the money is (and isn't) going in the #datarescue movement. investinopen.org/blog/data-re...
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The Data Resilience Funding Landscape: A Preliminary Analysis
Mapping where the money is (and isn't) going in the data rescue movement.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#LibraryJob klaxon! #readvertised University of Warwick Library & Archives are recruiting - #OpenResearch Manager, £47,389 to £56,535 p/a full time permanent, closes Sunday 26th July. warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
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Open Research Manager (70020-0726) - University of Warwick
Title: Open Research Manager (70020-0726). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
OpenAlex Publication Discovery and Repository Enrichment Toolkit - which "is an open-source Python workflow developed at the University of Kent to support institutional repository population and metadata maintenance using OpenAlex." data.kent.ac.uk/627/
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OpenAlex Publication Discovery and Repository Enrichment Toolkit - Kent Data Repository
Badger, Ian (2026) OpenAlex Publication Discovery and Repository Enrichment Toolkit. [Data Collection]
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Exciting news - our online platform of over 650,000 metadata records of UK doctoral theses (EThOS) is now available again  Find out more about EThOS and how to use it on our website link.bl.uk/kxk
Photograph taken from above showing a man working at his laptop at the British Library.
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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
FAQ: it's very suited to a strong engineer early in their career. The outgoing RSE had opportunities to mentor a junior data scientist, to collaborate closely with specialists and develop their skills leading self-contained projects - it's a good fit for someone who wants to grow in the role.
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Test the use of local AI in improving access and interpretation of born-digital archives in this funded fellowship Apply by 15 July link.bl.uk/4j9
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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
EThOS 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/ethos-record…
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EThOS records restored
We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📣 BL #ScholComm Newsletter May issue is out! Compiled by @susan-librarian.bsky.social. Highlights include: #HiddenREF Competition 2026, RCNI's framework for #practiceresearch, exploring Digital #CulturalHeritage #OAbook, Doing Open #SocialScience guide. Read here mailchi.mp/32ee3e248301...
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British Library Scholarly Communications Newsletter: May 2026
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Hidden REF @hiddenref.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
New category just dropped. This year's Hidden REF Competition now welcomes submissions for 'Environmental Sustainability Research'. Check out the details and learn what you need to do to submit: hidden-ref.org/details-of-s...
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Details of submission categories - The Hidden REF
Submissions to the Hidden REF 2026 competition will be made in the following categories. Hidden Role Title Hidden Role Category no. 1 Description A number of […]
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Tickets are now on sale for Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery, opening this autumn 🕵️ From crossing continents by train to navigating archaeological digs, explore how Christie’s adventures sparked unforgettable stories, ideas and characters. Book now at link.bl.uk/ubb
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (Online and In-Person) 18 June #EORC26 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-...
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Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (Online)
Good Research is Open Research - so what's stopping us from making research more open? Join the conversation at EORC26 online!
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week 2026 starts on Tuesday - (Tue 19 - Thu 21 May knowledgeequitynetwork.org/casestudies/...
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Knowledge Equity Network - Knowledge Equity Network
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
April issue of our Scholarly Communications Newsletter is out! #ScholComm 🔸 #OAForward initiative 🔸 CAUL's 100,000th OA article 🔸 National vision for archives in England 🔸 British Academy's report on #greenOA for longform works 🔸 List of #diamondOA initiatives and more mailchi.mp/a26423ef221e...
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British Library Scholarly Communications Newsletter: April 2026
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
As part of the #LDNOpenFest26, we are hosting: #OpenResearch: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences on Friday afternoon exploring it from non-traditional outputs to data, infrastructure & digital skills in #AHSS. Join us if you can! 🗓️ 24 April | 🕑 2–3:30pm BST | 📍 Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4u60XbF
#LDNOpenFest26 The London #OpenScience & Scholarship Festival 2026. OpenResearch: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences on Friday, 24 April, Online.
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mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Good news for anyone working on their proposals for the next Fantastic Futures conference - the deadline is extended to April 16! ai4lam.org/submission-i... #FF2026 is in the US, but will be very hybrid so you don't need to travel there to present or attend many sessions #AI4LAM #MuseTech
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Submission Instructions - Ai4lam
FF2026 will be both in‑person and hybrid! Submit your proposal via: Fantastic Futures 2026 – ConfTool Pro – Login The information below is for planning purposes and may change or expand. The Program…
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Looking for something to read over the Easter break? @susan-librarian.bsky.social has just published our latest #Scholcomm newsletter featuring great selection of news, announcements, readings, events. Lots to catch up again - have a look #openresearch #openscholarship mailchi.mp/0945df75792c...
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British Library Scholarly Communications Newsletter: March 2026
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We’re delighted to welcome @blmedieval.bsky.social to Bluesky 👋 Follow for fascinating insights into medieval manuscripts, music, and history from the British Library’s collections.
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Alice Cann @alicecann.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Exciting news - I have actually updated the Library Conferences on BlueSky page, and it now has current and previous 2026 sections! Lots to do to add in events I have noted in screenshots and saved emails, but good progress.
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Library conferences on BlueSky
A list of library and information science conferences, with links to their hashtags on the social media platform BlueSky.
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Creative Commons Türkiye @creativecommons-tr.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Tam 10 yıl önce bugün, 11 Mart 2016’da Creative Commons Türkiye lansmanını gerçekleştirdik. 10 yılda açıklık kavramı ile ilgili sayısız etkinliğin, savunuculuk faaliyetinin içinde yer aldık. Bizimle olduğunuz için teşekkür ederiz. Nice 10 yıllara :) creativecommons.org.tr/creative-com...
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Rupert Gatti @rupertgatti.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
For those that missed it - videos of all sessions at the @copim.bsky.social conference last week are now available on the Internet Archive. Lots of enthusiasm and stimulating discussion around community-led publishing of #openaccessbooks .... archive.org/details/copi...
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Copim Conference 2026 : Copim Community : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
On Feb 26 and 27, 2026, the two-day conference brought together the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven open access book...
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Very exciting to see the full rogramme of the London #OpenScience & Scholarship Festival 2026! #LDNOpenFest26 Led by fantastic team of @uclopenscience.bsky.social Booking is now open. Check the sessions out and note that Tue. 21 April is in-person at the @fci-library.bsky.social 🎊
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Open Research: the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences perspective
Discover how open research supports creative, non‑traditional outputs and how iDAH is enabling data sharing in the arts and humanities
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Recording of the dealing with #AIbots webinars from COAR is now available coar-repositories.org/what-we-do/a.... You can also check their dedicated site for new resources for repository managers at dealing-with-bots.coar-repositories.org
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AI and Repositories
Looking for our work on “Dealing with Bots”? Visit the website Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents many opportunities for improving scholarly communications but also brings with it si…
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We’re hiring a Social Media Manager at the British Library. Join our Digital Engagement team and help connect audiences with the stories, collections and ideas of the UK’s national library. 📍 St Pancras Apply by 15 March 2026 More details here: link.bl.uk/rkj
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
February issue of our Scholarly Communications Newsletter is out! Lots to read and catch up again incl. #MORPHSS catalogue, #UKrepo report, recent #AI guidelines, PRC model and more. mailchi.mp/f0f2902feb46...
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Documenting #openresearch practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences: #MORPHSS Catalogue launch event and panel discussion. Thursday 19th March, 15.00-16.30 GMT. #AHSS www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/morphss-ca...
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MORPHSS Catalogue launch event and panel discussion
Documenting open research practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences: MORPHSS Catalogue launch event and panel discussion.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Special thanks to @susan-librarian.bsky.social for making this happen! This rich book is downloadable and fully searchable via the British Library’s Research Repository.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
RLUK's AI in the Research Library collection brings together talks from their programmes and conference series. It is grouped across four themes: AI Strategy & Futures in Libraries, AI Tools and Technical Skills, AI Bias, Law and Ethics and AI and Open Source Infrastructure. www.rluk.ac.uk/ai/
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AI in the Research Library - Research Libraries UK
AI in the Research Library RLUK recognises the impact which Artificial Intelligence, in particular GenAI, is having across our research libraries. AI is reshaping the research landscape and…
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
#Webinar @libereurope.bsky.social From Vision to Implementation: Libraries and Research Managers Driving Open Research Information. Apr 15, 2026 14:00 CET libereurope.eu/event/from-v...
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Webinar: From Vision to Implementation: Libraries and Research Managers Driving Open Research Information - LIBER Europe
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
#Webinar @libereurope.bsky.social From deals to cost distribution: How libraries share and manage the costs of national-level (transformative) open access publishing agreements. Mar 9, 2026 14:00 CET libereurope.eu/event/webina...
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Webinar: From deals to cost distribution: How libraries share and manage the costs of national-level (transformative) open access publishing agreements - LIBER Europe
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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In December, hundreds of library, museum, archive and research staff gathered at the British Library to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage. Find out more: www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/fanta… #AI4LAM
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Fantastic Futures 2025: highlights and resources
Hundreds of information professionals gathered in the British Library’s Knowledge Centre to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage.
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Opportunities to support the Open Repositories Conference are still available. Expression of interest closes on Friday, January 30. Feel free to share this with those who might be interested in providing financial support! #OpenRepos #OpenRepos2026 or2026.openrepositories.org/sponsors/cal...
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Call for Supporters – Open Repositories 2026
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Nora Ramsey @nrammy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The British Library is hosting a free event on 9 Feb, 18:30: Web Archive Research in an Age of Smart Data. Hear from Emmanouil Tranos, Thom Vaughan, Dr Andrea Kocsis, and Cameron Huggett. Chair: Jane Winters. 📍Location: BL Knowledge Centre, London. events.bl.uk/events/web-a...
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Web archive research in an age of Smart Data | British Library
The web represents the largest unstructured data collection, with a huge variety of data types, creators and sources, distributed across the world. The arc
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Rupert Gatti @rupertgatti.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
So sad to learn of death of Paul Ayris - a passionate, enthusiastic, encouraging and supportive advocate for #OpenAccess. The force behind the establishment of #UCLPress and the OAI Conferences, and of #OA policies at individual HEI and national funder level. RIP Paul. www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
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Dr Paul Ayris | LERU
Dr Paul Ayris LERU UCL Open Science
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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 21/01/2026
OLH has just released its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy! After a year-long consultation with our journal editors, the policy sets out how generative AI can be used responsibly in academic publishing. Read more: www.openlibhums.org/news/885/
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New Artificial Intelligence Policy released by OLH
The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is delighted to announce that it has published its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy following more than a year-long consultation process with our journals' edit...
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#AIBots @coar-repositories.bsky.social has published the initial outcomes of their work on the impact of AIBots on #openrepositories and developed a new, dedicated website. #Openrepos Dealing With Bots: A COAR Resource for Repository Managers coar-repositories.org/what-we-do/a...
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AI and Repositories
Looking for our work on “Dealing with Bots”? Visit the website Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents many opportunities for improving scholarly communications but also brings with it si…
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Final week to submit proposals for #OpenRepos2026, don’t miss out! #OpenRepos This year, OR2026 will take place ONLINE on June 8-11, 2026. It is a great opportunity to meet the open repositories community, engage with peers and showcase your work. or2026.openrepositories.org/program/call...
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Call for Proposals – Open Repositories 2026
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Happy Friday! Recordings and slides are now available from Open and Engaged Conference 2025: "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Here is the link to the collection of fantastic talks and presentations. #OpenEngaged doi.org/10.22020/dgz...
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Open and Engaged Conference 2025 - Who owns our knowledge? // British Library
This year’s Open and Engaged Conference aligns with the Open Access Week 2025 theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, by exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is…
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Webinar from @sparc-eu.bsky.social: Can the ERA Act Help Reach 100% Open Access? 10 December 2025 11:00-12:30CET www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o...
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10 December Webinar: Can the ERA Act Help Reach 100% Open Access?
This closing event of SPARC Europe’s #OA100 campaign explores the latest EU policy developments and the role that the research community, libraries, and institutions can play in shaping the future of ...
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
#PublicDomain Day in Europe 2026 will take place on 15 January at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) and online. Europe track in the morning and afternoon sessions are in English. meemoo.be/en/training-...
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Public Domain Day in Europe 2026
On the first day of each new year, a wealth of heritage enters the public domain. This material is perfect for being made as freely accessible as possible – though this doesn’t always happen. With…
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The Digital Skills in Arts and Humanities Network (#DISKAH) is organising an online webinar on “Technical Writing in the #Humanities: a facilitated writing sprint” in collaboration with the Programming Historian. Dec 15 from 1:30pm to 3pm GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diskah-web...
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DISKAH Webinar: Technical Writing in the Humanities
DISKAH webinar on Technical Writing in the Humanities
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Register for the UK @datacite.org event from our own #DataServices at the British Library. The #CARE Principles For #IndigenousData and #DataSovereignty Webinar. 🗓️ Thu, 11 Dec. 🟢 9:00-11:30 GMT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/efc1aa... 🟠 16:00-18:15 GMT events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d67781...
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert @adi-keinan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I'm going to be speaking at the Environmental Impact of Digital event: 25 November, 11am-3pm, organised by the Centre for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at the Bodleian Libraries. Fully booked onsite but available online: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/the-en... @bldigischol.bsky.social
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The Environmental Impact of Digital
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cOAlition S @coalitions-oa.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge. www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-... #OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
cOAlition S Strategy 2026-2030
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
📣 October issue of the British Library's Scholarly Communications Newsletter is out! #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #ScholComm 👩🏻‍💻 Read here us18.campaign-archive.com?u=03d177e620... 🔗 Sign up here eepurl.com/huraT5
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British Library Scholarly Communications Newsletter: October 2025
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🎊 The Open and Engaged 2025 Online Conference is now over! Heartfelt thanks to our brilliant speakers, session chairs, and attendees for their insights, engagement, and for making #OpenEngaged 2025 a success. #OAWeek Recordings and slides will be available in November. See you next time!
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
✨Up next at #OpenEngaged 🎙️Closing Keynote Professor from Lorna M. Hughes (@UofGlasgow) - Long Walk Home: creating, sharing and using community generated #digitalheritage at scale. Chaired by Dr Mia Ridge of @britishlibrary. #OAWeek
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Ilkay Holt @ilkayholt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🟢#OpenEngaged Day 3 started with a panel on Access to GLAM Research: Repository Showcases. Speakers are Tim Evans (Archaeology Data Service), Sarah Molloy (@QMUL), Jenny Basford (@britishlibrary). Chaired by Joanna Norman of @V_and_A. openscholarship.gitbook.io/open-and-eng...
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Day 3💫 Thursday, 23 October | Open and Engaged 2025
British Library's Open and Engaged 2025 Conference
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