Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 12/06/2026This is exactly why trust in politics keeps falling. 000
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Queen behavior 👑 That energy is everything. 010
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Call for abstracts!!! The 2026 conference theme is Transforming futures: Libraries leading through Change & Innovation Submit your Abstract: conference.conul.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @conultl.bsky.social @morleyfme.bsky.social @iadtlibrary.bsky.social 074
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Exciting new role in Maynooth University Library- Assistant Librarian, Bibliometrics, Impact and Open Scholarship. Closing date 14 December. You will be joining a great team! lnkd.in/ea8Dxxke or check Maynooth University vacancies page for further details!lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 051
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Attending Day 2 of #NORFest25 - today is all about workshops and collaboration. #openresearch 060
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeNational Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social · 05/11/2025We are all set for the National Open Research Festival (NORFest) 2025 taking place in the @ria.ie 19 Dawson St tomorrow (Thursday) & Friday 6-7 November!🎉 The event is fully booked but you can opt to join Day One of NORFest ONLINE. Register for free via Zoom: ria-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @dri.ie 0106
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeOpen Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 06/11/2025NORFest starts today. The room is full but you can still join online. Free registration: ria-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Let’s move open research forward. #NORFest2025 #openresearch #publicengagement @dri.ie @ria.ie @norfireland.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeOpen Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 06/11/2025NORFest starts today We will be showcasing our work tomorrow The session is already fully booked, which tells you the appetite for genuine culture change in how research connects with the public. #NORFest2025 #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement @dri.ie @ria.ie @norfireland.bsky.social 092
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Attending #NORFest2025 - National open research forum event taking place today and tomorrow. 061
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeLibrary Association of Ireland @laibluesky.bsky.social · 12/06/2025A new OER community of practice has been established to help drive this important work in the UK & Ireland. Anyone interested please visit the website & join the mailing list for further updates details! sites.google.com/umn.edu/oer-...sites.google.comOER Community of Practice for the UK & IrelandWelcome! The OER Community of Practice is a collaboration between the Open Education Network and higher education institutions in the UK and Ireland. Our goal is to bring together open education pract... 046
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeNational Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Have you registered to attend Ireland's National Open Research Forum #NORFest2025? 📅 6-7 November 2025 📍@ria.ie We have an exciting line-up of expert speakers, lightning talks, panel discussions, interactive workshops, & more! Book your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-o...eventbrite.ieNational Open Research Festival (NORFest) 2025A two-day event which will spotlight global open science, cross-cutting policy agendas, and emerging themes in open research and innovation. 052
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeMaynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Hi Bluesky 🦋 Here is our starter pack of the people and organizations we love to follow 🙂 081
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Today we are pleased to bring the first of three blog posts by our #CONUL25 Bursary Award winners. Today's post is written by Michelle McMeekin, Senior Library Assistant in Queen's University, Belfast. www.libfocus.com/2025/06/conu...libfocus.comCONUL Conference 2025This review of the CONUL Conference 2025 is by Michelle McMeekin who is a senior library assistant in Queen's University Belfast. CONUL Con... 0166
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 25/06/2025This morning, we bring the second of three blog posts by #CONUL25 Bursary Award Winners. Today's post is written by John O'Donnell, Library Assistant in the Glucksman Library, University of Limerick. www.libfocus.com/2025/06/blog... 053
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Today we bring you the third and final blog post from our #CONUL25 Bursary Award winners. Today's blog is by Holly Meade-Kennedy, a library assistant in Maynooth University Library. www.libfocus.com/2025/06/is-t...libfocus.com"Is This How Men Always Feel?": The Power of Being Surrounded by Female Leaders at CONULThis review of the CONUL Conference is by Holly Meade-Kennedy, who is a library assistant in Maynooth University Library. Holly Meade Kenne... 053
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 29/05/2025@conulconference.bsky.social some of @mulibrary.bsky.social colleagues at #conul25 020
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025And with that #CONUL25 is over. Thank you so much to our speakers, our sponsors, and our delegates for a wonderful conference 041
Reposted by Fiona Morley Clarkechelle703.bsky.social @chelle703.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Come visit @ivonac.bsky.social wonderful poster about pivoting from academic libraries to healthcare libraries @conulconference.bsky.social 062
Reposted by Fiona Morley Clarkechelle703.bsky.social @chelle703.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Inspiring talk from Anne Jarvis about libraries thriving through •Partnership •Innovation •Sustainability ‘Libraries are no longer collection driven, but user driven’. @conulconference.bsky.social 052
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Breakout sessions have kicked off on Day 2 of #CONUL25, where we're learning about a vast array of topics such as archival literacy and engagement, RDM, and bats (yes, bats in the library!) 0124
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 29/05/2025@mulibrary.bsky.social colleagues Alex Caccamo and Sarah Timmins speaking on ‘Bookish Bats: a unique sustainable delivery service in the Russell Library’ at #conul25 161
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis is explaining how ephemera gives us a "rare and powerful glimpse" into people's lives at that time, and also at how we live today. The fact that they are fragile and were not expected to last makes them all the more important to our understanding to the past and our future. #CONUL25 032
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Our third Platinum sponsor, Clarivate, is being represented by Valentin Bogorov #CONUL25 051
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis' final theme is Sustainability, pointing out that collections that we create will only be valuable if we keep sustainability in mind. - looking at stock and deciding what is needed, rather than what has always been collected - looking at subject headings - collecting ephemera #CONUL25 042
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 29/05/2025@conulconference.bsky.social Anne Jarvis speaking about Make Net a makerspace collaboration across Princeton including the library makerspace. VR headsets in use for country experience for language students and archaeological site experience for archaeology students . #conul25 071
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Princeton Univeristy Library will be introducing a Curiosity Studio, allowing space for pop-ups, presentations, and a space to be collaboratively creative. The Makerspace is intended to break down barriers. #CONUL25 032
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Princeton's principles regarding information resources - user empowerment - inclusive access - strategic innovation (encompassing both new technologies and improvements to current resources) - integrated experience (everything should work together to be a unified environment for users) #CONUL25 031
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025We are now hearing how a partnership has brought about TigerData at Princeton University, changing the focus from data storage to data management tigerdata.princeton.edutigerdata.princeton.eduTigerData 031
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis is telling is how ReCap has come about as a collaboration between - Princeton University Library - Columbia University Libraries - New York Public Library - Harvard Library - Yale joining in July There an amazing 18 million volumes in this shared collection! recap.princeton.edurecap.princeton.eduThe Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP) 021
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis' next point is Innovation. She is urging us to us AI technologies "thoughtfully, responsibly" and in a "meaningful and creative" way to continue the tradition of libraries exploring new ideas. Library space innovation - a hot topic - is also being discussed. #CONUL25 021
Fiona Morley Clarke @morleyfme.bsky.social · 29/05/2025@conulconference.bsky.social Anne Jarvis speaking about the positioning of the Library of Princeton to harness key campus partners. #conul25 062
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis is currently discussing how we have the power to share our trustworthy collections in a world that has seen a lot of misinformation #CONUL25 021
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis' first point regards partnership between libraries and their users #CONUL25 011
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis is sharing with us Princeton's North Star Statements and discussing how we should harness change, rather than trying to fight it. The statements are reviewed each year to make sure that they are still relevant #CONUL25 072
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeHolly Meade-Kennedy @hollymeadekennedy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Loved Day 1 of #CONUL25. Great keynote from Richard Ovenden of #Oxford University on tech bros, boring books & rethinking interdependence! Equally great talks by my colleagues Michaela Hollywood on reimagining library spaces & @lauraconnaughtonmu.bsky.social on MU Library's #AthenaSwan application! 163
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Not long to go until Day 2 of #CONUL25 starts. You can find our livestream here: conference.conul.ie/conference-l... 031
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Anne Jarvis has taken to the stage #CONUL25 031
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Some really interesting breakout sessions this afternoon #CONUL25 092
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 28/05/2025A few more of our wonderful speakers today. Everyone has been amazing today and we're looking forward to tomorrow! 0124
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeYvette Campbell @rarebookyvette.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Not at #CONUL2025 this year but very much enjoying hearing @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social @richove.bsky.social speaking about collecting and preservation challenges through the @conulconference.bsky.social livestream! 083
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Richard Ovenden is giving a fascinating speech that so far has included the importance of collecting knowledge (including how it has been a matter of life and death throughout history), the fluidity of technology, and our important role in making sure trusted knowledge is available. 071
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 28/05/2025No book is boring! We're learning how what could be classed as "boring" can actually bring us so much context and knowledge about our past. 042
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeCONUL Conference @conulconference.bsky.social · 28/05/2025We are thinking about the question "How open should we be?", particularly regarding AI. Oxford are piloting a collaboration with OpenAI, which completes in the Autumn, looking at - if it can help with workload (think card catalogues!) - work regarding existing datasets - scaled digitisation 084
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeUCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2025The new #CONUL 'Strategy 2025-2029' was announced at this morning's session of the #CONUL25 Conference in Tullamore. The Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL) is the representative body of research libraries in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Read at conul.ie/conul-strate... 0116
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeIReL @irelibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Richard Ovenden, @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, University of Oxford giving the keynote address now at #CONUL25 0145
Reposted by Fiona Morley ClarkeUCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Interesting reflections & points from 4 Irish University Librarians, including UCD's Dr Sandra Collins, on strengths, future trends & challenges facing academic/research libraries: threats to EDI AI (Artificial Intelligence) challenges threats to archived data & information Climate change #CONUL25 0124