Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 22/05/2025A fascinating final talk at Darts9 conference from Frankie Marsh and Lucy Woolhouse about making research more inclusive to ensure research support is available for all #Darts9 030
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Fascinating talk this morning from Tim Wales where he shared publishing tips that can help librarians with publishing their research #Darts9 010
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 21/05/2025A fascinating talk from Gillian Siddall on her use of visual research methods to explore student experiences and how her results have helped to improve the experience for international students at the University of Northampton #Darts9 010
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 21/05/2025A very inspiring and thought provoking talk to start the Darts9 conference which really resonated with me about the crucial qualities that librarians can offer #Darts9 000
Reposted by Jonathan BestCILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social highlights the “lack of robust evidence” about how widespread censorship is in the UK and which books are not available. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...theguardian.comLibrarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreadsAnecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles 02825
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Only a few days to the full moon #moonphotography #moonlovers #Astrophotography 011
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Crystal clear evening allowed for some brilliant photos of the moon #moonlovers #moonphotography #Astrophotography 021
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 02/04/2025BBC News - Guy Burgess's briefcase among MI5 artefacts on display www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comGuy Burgess's briefcase among MI5 artefacts on displayA battered leather briefcase left behind by Guy Burgess when he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among 20 objects from MI5's archives to go on display for the first time from Saturday. 000
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 01/04/2025BBC News - Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101 www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comBletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101Betty Webb MBE worked at Bletchley Park during World War Two intercepting enemy messages. 000
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 21/03/2025BBC News - Double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86 www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comFormer KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies at Surrey homeCounter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious. 010
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Had a great day attending the CONUL Teaching and Learning 2025 seminar listening to brilliant talks about how librarians are collaborating with colleagues and working together to support each other and library users. #CONULTL25 012
Reposted by Jonathan BestCONUL Teaching and Learning @conultl.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Jonathan Best and Patrick Keenan, of @UlsterUniLib next, speaking on career development opportunities for Assistant Librarians #CONULTL25 121
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 21/03/2025An early start this morning as I head down to Dublin for the CONUL Teaching & Learning Annual Seminar 2025. Not a bad view from the train. 000
Reposted by Jonathan BestMuseums Association @museumsassociation.org · 19/03/2025News | New museum to explore history of Irish soldiers in British Army – Untold: The Museum will span two sites in Belfast and Enniskillenmuseumsassociation.orgNew museum to explore history of Irish soldiers in British Army - Museums AssociationUntold: The Museum will span two sites in Belfast and Enniskillen 092
Reposted by Jonathan BestBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 19/03/2025We’re moving ahead with groundbreaking plans to transform our St Pancras site. This multi-purpose extension will include new spaces for exhibitions, events, learning, research and business support, and enable us to deliver new programmes too. Find out more: bit.ly/BLStPancrasT... 714922
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Lovely picture of the moonscape captured with my telescope and camera attachment 000
Jonathan Best @jon1616.bsky.social · 08/03/2025It's the weekend so I'm very excited to unpack and set up my new telescope. Hopefully it's a clear sky tonight and I can see some interesting things in the night sky 🌠 🌕 000
