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Jane Pothecary

@janepoth.bsky.social
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University Librarian and mum of three with a special interest in pedagogy, information literacy and social justice. Socialist and trade unionist. I like red pandas. Slowly realising I'm happiest in nature. She/her

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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Had to deal with another "but people don't use books anymore, it's all online" convo today after being asked what I do... it's so tiring.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wow, that's another interesting take! I hadn't thought about the potential for comparison...
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
That's an interesting perspective - from the other side of the coin. I usually begin formal when starting to correspond and then take my lead from what they sign their email off as. Particularly around Dr and Prof. Usually they then sign off with simply their first name and I take my cue from that.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
All good points. I waver between this view and suspecting a lot of people just don't see librarians as needing to be qualified in anything to do our job. Hence why I'm reticent to just ditch them entirely😕
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I have googled it so many times and never got a definitive answer. I have not done any responsible librarian-ing to find an authoritative source 😆
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yeah, it's really confused me! I'd hate it if someone had felt I wasn't approachable/intimidated by them. I liked your idea about including them selectively - especially for difficult conversations with people who might respond differently. Annoying that it might change the response but still...
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
That was what my colleague said. And made me rethink it all!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yes, that's very true.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What's people's feelings about postnominals in email signatures? I go back and forth. I work with academics and it's a quick way to communicate that I know what I'm talking about. On the other hand, a library colleague recently mentioned they nearly put them off asking me a question.
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
See what’s new at CILIP and our Member Networks this week! Discover events, training, and activities—many free or discounted for members. New opportunities are added often, so check www.cilip.org.uk/community-events/upcoming-events
Schedule of CILIP events from September 8 to 13 including online sessions and a museum visit in Wakefield.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I enjoyed this post so much. Great advice to avoid "paying to feel current" and how to not feel AI FOMO in an age of AI hype theslowai.substack.com/p/only-2-per...
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Everyone Says They Use AI. Almost Nobody Pays For It.
PNC Bank looked at its own card data and found that about 2% of US households pay for a generative AI subscription. Half of American adults have never used a chatbot at all.
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newadrian.bsky.social @newadrian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We have just had proper rain here for the first time since June - and I have just come to realise that the purpose of Test cricket as a ritual in England is TO MAKE IT RAIN IN THE SUMMER. We have angered the gods with The Hundred and we must return to the old ways.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Also, have you seen the number of authors on some STEM papers?! You just can't compare across disciplines like that.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
And also not use their wealthy/famous/connected contacts to get their kid a job.
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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Every commentator saying too many kids go to university has to tell their own kid to not do a degree
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Annoyed I can't make this but I heard Elinor speak at LILAC in Cardiff in 2025 and it was incredibly powerful stuff - would definitely recommend attending just for Elinor but the rest of the programme looks like it's shaping up to be excellent too!
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Congratulations to the government on saving 2700 jobs by nationalising British Steel. Now, about the 18,000 university jobs lost in the last 18 months, with more coming…
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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...
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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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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🗓️ What's on at #CILIP this week? Great opportunities to visit the British Museum & Newnham College & a dive into AI & RAG hosted by CILIP London, CILIP RPG (for those outside full time work) & CILIP Metadata & Discovery Group 🔸Check our full listings: www.cilip.org.uk/events/event_list.…
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Sheila Webber @sheilawebber.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Chatting Info Lit: Desmystifying the publication process
The latest episode (14) of the Chatting Info Lit podcast has been published: Desmystifying the publication process. Jess Haigh, Managing Editor of the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) "sets out the JIL publishing process step by step, offering some great tips along the way. If you’re booked on (or have attended) a workshop on writing for research by JIL editors, this podcast is a great place to start!"  It is avaliable at:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-fourteen-demystifying-the-publication-process/id1673423506?i=1000770961870  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18iLL0XJhLMg9YW8IXcPSi  Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chatting-info-lit-podcast/ep14  Transcript at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RxD_EZnPshCO77s-RG62_kPbr6YyU4po/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105844347620717531095&rtpof=true&sd=true Photo by Sheila Webber: Sheffield Botanic Gardens, May 2026 - green shade is very welcome in the current hot weather
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Emily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This isn’t actually funny but I keep cackling to myself when people say we should pursue AI because it will tell us how to solve climate change. Like, we *know* how, we’re just not. ::burns so much fossil fuel to ask:: hey AI, what do? AI: “stop burning fossil fuel”
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Didn't 'chelle go to live in America...? Not sure what that was supposed to signal!!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Have to admit I never noticed that in EastEnders but maybe as someone who has always lived in London's orbit, it wasn't quite so obviously a trope!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Ah you always knew if a character on Corrie was going to London, it was going to end badly and they'd return a "wrongun" 😆
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CILIP International Library & Information Group @cilip-ilig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We are delighted to be joined by CILIP President Carryl Allardice at our next event: 🗣️ "Meet the CILIP President" 🗓️ Tues 7 July | 13:00 (UK time) 🎟️ Free & open to all! More information, including a booking form, here: bit.ly/4guSXx6 Do tune in, if you can! 🙂
Digital poster: "Meet the CILIP President - A free CILIP ILIG event featuring Carryl Allardice". The poster also mentions that the event is online on Tuesday 7 July - 13:00 (UK time). The CILIP ILIG logo can be seen in the foreground, with a digital globe image in the background.
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CILIP London and South East @ciliplondon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Join us on a visit to King's School Canterbury Library! This visit will be hosted by Philippa Rose, Head Librarian. 📅 Tues 21st July '26 🕠 5.30pm - 7.00pm 🗺️ Kings School Canterbury Library, Kent CT1 2ES For more info and to register click here: tinyurl.com/Kings-canter...
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
That bit really spoke to me too!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Find the Cracks: That’s How the Light Gets In. on reclaiming joy in library work without losing yourself to it
I get asked a lot to do something that feels contradictory to me, and I’ve been struggling with it for a while. How to reground librarians in their work or help librarians find joy in their work. I…
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🗓️ This week: the archive, sustainability, copyright & planning for Green Libraries Week. Sessions hosted by @cilip-arlg.bsky.social CILIP with Naomi Korn Associates, and CILIP UK e-information Group 🔸CILIP events: FREE or discounted for members 🔸Sign up for top class CPD: ow.ly/Rl6n50ZbJei
Schedule of CILIP events from June 16-17 including webinars on archives, sustainability, copyright, social media, and green libraries.
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Librarian by Day 🏳️‍🌈 @librarianbyday.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
CFP: Call for Chapter Proposals: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries librarywriting.blogspot.com/2026/05/cfp-... #skybrarians 📚
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CFP: Call for Chapter Proposals: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries #ACRL #ACRLPress
Call for Chapter Proposals: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries   Editors: Sarah Dornback, Grace Jeon, Melissa Mallon, Rebekah S...
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Still dinosaurs... if they count! And monkeys, especially macaques.
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thinking of Professional Registration and embarking on your chartership journey? Or are you already on it? Check out our training & information sessions where you'll work with peers and mentors and have the opportunity to ask questions. See all our events to end of 2026: ow.ly/n6nO50Z9g2I
Blue graphic promoting CILIP Professional Registration for career growth and CV enhancement.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It was!! And I've never worked out why it was only the chorus... do royalties only kick in if you include a verse or something?!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
For a job once, I had to sit on hold a lot to a travel company whose hold music was the chorus of Soul Man repeated without pause. The chorus of Soul Man is: I'm a soul man I'm a soul man I'm a soul man I'm a soul man That ain't all To this day, hearing that song makes me want to break stuff
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thinking about revalidating but never quite find the time? Why not join me on Thursday morning for #CILIP Revalidate in a Morning and get it done!
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Journal of Information Literacy @jinfolit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Editorial: Alison Hicks outlines the great content in this latest JIL issue. We also meet JIL’s new associate editors—Yvonne Eadon, Charlotte Im, Yucong Lao and Sarah McNicol—who each share their thoughts on information literacy. Read here: doi.org/10.11645/20.... #InfoLit #InformationLiteracy
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Four new associate editors walk into a journal… | Journal of Information Literacy
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I know the feeling!!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Yup, our cat has been exactly the same since it started getting lighter earlier. It's exhausting!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The trams were so epic! I was going through my photos for a team presentation the other day and they are 99% trams 😂
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
All this week, we're celebrating our fantastic volunteers for #VolunteersWeek. Thank you for all the work you do for your #CILIPCommunity! Interested? Contact us at professional.services@cilip.org.uk for an informal chat.
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Looking forward to digging into this issue of JIL - lots of interesting stuff. Plus my LILAC26 conference report, which I promise is not just about trams...
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I think there are some things we definitely need to say out loud more!
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Cannot wait until I no longer have to deal with emails entitled "Skirt and Sock Expectations"
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LIVINGMAPS @livingmaps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Save Our Libraries Essex @sole-essex.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
LIBRARY CAMPAIGNERS CONDEMN BAN ON LIBRARIES PROMOTING PRIDE We condemn an order by the newly elected leadership of @Essex_CC to its library service not to promote #Pride, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ identity, culture, and history. www.yourharlow.com/2026/06/02/r...
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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
If you are in central London TONIGHT and you think "I'll just wait for the buses to get quieter bcos tube strike" then come to the free launch of our Festival of Storytelling at Science Gallery London (London Bridge) 6pm and have a drink with us and swap a book: www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist...
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Register Here – Festival of Storytelling - Opening Event and Book Swap – Science Gallery London
Festival of Storytelling - Opening Event and Book Swap – Science Gallery London, Tue 2 Jun 2026 - Welcome to the Digital Future Institute's Festival of Storytelling!  Join our launch to learn about th...
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Heather Dawson @socialscience2.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Pride Month reading. Great list of suggestions from @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social from @lselibrary.bsky.social and school staff see them all here blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... #pride @lsegender.bsky.social @lsesu.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social
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Fourteen LGBTQ+ books for Pride Month 2026 - LSE Review of Books
For Pride Month 2026, Spectrum members and the wider LSE community recommend 14 must-read books that celebrate LGBTQ+ voices and stories.
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"News organisations are in a unique position to counter false and harmful narratives," writes TBIJ's Gareth Davies "That opportunity, and people’s trust, should not be squandered for the sake of generating clicks"
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Just finished reading Drained by @leahruppanner.bsky.social and feel very seen! A wonderfully hopeful book that doesn’t shy away from the structural issues but gives practical strategies for everyday life too. Timely reminder of the link between mental load, identity and normative gender ideas.
Photo of book cover of Drained by Leah Ruppanner with the subtitle: reduce your mental load to do less and be more
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Jane Pothecary @janepoth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Working on a systematic review search strategy and couldn't find one of the target papers so did a bit of detective work and realised I was missing out a key search term... just added it in and it managed to add over a 100 papers to the results... not sure if this a win for the authors or not 😂
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