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Tanya Williamson

@tanyalibrarian.bsky.social
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Manage the Open Research team in the University of Salford Library. Chartered librarian. Creative thinker. Views are my own, obviously. Might post about libraries, open research, HE, knowledge equity, world of work, graphics. NW England.

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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Solidarity to Edinburgh UCU who are on strike today. Being on strike is largely horrible and is taken as a last resort when the workforce has expended its ability to 'play nicely'. 1,800 staff at risk.
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Ah, Laura Williams from University of Huddersfield is speaking my language! Talking about the importance of physical print collections for Art & Design students #ALN2026 💜
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Looking forward to #ALN26 in Manchester today! Plenty of interesting sessions to choose from on the theme of Reimagining Openness in Academic Libraries. #Open #Libraries
Notebook showing a plan for the day
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I'm presenting at @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social conference 2026 with @nickshepp.bsky.social about the @knowledgeen.bsky.social #KnowledgeEquity & #OpenScholarship Week #CoCreation experiment. Bookings are open: academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/conference/a...
Experimenting with co-creation to bridge the 'Opens'
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In the lead up to #KEOS2026, small groups of open practitioners co-created their responses to the question 'How can we bridge the opens?'. These are now available to read on the @knowledgeen.bsky.social website: knowledgeequitynetwork.org/knowledge-re....
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Resources - Knowledge Equity Network
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Following the #KEOS2026 Week, I'll be dipping into Richard F. Heller's book Distributing Knowledge: openness, equity and Higher Education transformation. Wondering whether there will be anything at my scale to apply www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
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Distributing Knowledge: Openness, Equity, and Higher Education Transformation
Inequity is deeply embedded in higher education: in who can access learning, whose knowledge is created and valued, who gets published, and who ultimately benefits from universities’ work. Distributin...
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What a fabulous start to #KEOS2026 from Paula Corti and Vanessa Proud man at @sparc-eu.bsky.social ! Building bridges to connect the open, using and sustaining the opens... Energising.
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It's all happening! I will be speaking at the @knowledgeen.bsky.social symposium at University of Salford with @dombroadhurst.bsky.social. We'll be sharing our experiences of working with KEN partners on two projects with our Salford academic colleagues to encourage them to do the same.
I'm speaking at the University of Salford Knowledge Equity Network Symposium Wed 13 May 9.30-14.30 Chapman Building
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Not long now until Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week! Partners from @knowledgeen.bsky.social institutions have put together a unique programme focused on the question 'How can we bridge the Opens? knowledgeequitynetwork.org/casestudies/...
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Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week 2026 Programme - Knowledge Equity Network
Tue 19 – Thu 21 May 2026 The Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week 2026 (KE & OS Week) Programme brings together a diverse coalition of partners from North Africa, Europe and South Africa, includ...
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Closing date to apply to participate in this global co-creation on #OpenScholarship is today Wednesday 8th April 2026. #OpenAccess #OpenEducation #OpenPedagogy #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure
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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Maggots, Lycanthropes & Ice Skeletons) @hannahshelley.site · 26/03/2026
100% accurate guide to the types of Open Access #academicsky 📚
An infographic titled "The Types of Open Access: A Field Guide," styled with Stardew Valley pixel art icons representing different materials. Ten types are listed:
Gold Open Access (gold ingot icon): The journal has no paywall, generally paid for by authors through APCs (article processing charges).
Diamond Open Access (blue diamond icon): Gold but no APC. Funded by an institution, scholarly society or collective.
Hybrid Open Access (brown lump icon): This journal lets you pay a ransom to open individual articles but still charges subscription fees to the community. What a bargain!
Green Open Access (grass icon): Author self-archives their own copy on a preprint server or research repository. Can usually be done with paywalled articles under certain conditions.
Bronze Open Access (bronze ingot icon): It's freely available on the publisher's website but has no CC license. Is this a mistake? What is this?
Silver Open Access (silver ingot icon): I'm giving a runner up prize. Could have been gold but for some reason the author chose a CC BY-NC-ND license.
Pyrite "Fool's Gold" Open Access (pyrite nuggets icon): Oops! Predatory publishers will take your APC money, but their services are fake. Beware!
Geode Open Access (geode icon): A librarian can break this open for you using the power of interlibrary loan.
Black Open Access (skull and crossbones icon): I don't know who started calling it this, but it just means piracy. They'll steal anything, including OA valor.
Slime Open Access (grey slime icon): Just slide into the author's DMs and ask for a PDF. You'd be surprised how often this works.
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Interested in taking part in a global co-creation with other #OpenScholarship champions and practitioners? 🌍 Applications are coming through now to be matched, discuss and create. Join them! 🌟 Closing date 8 April 26. #OpenAccess #OpenEducation #OpenResearch #OpenSource #OpenPedagogy #OpenScience
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Knowledge Equity Network @knowledgeen.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🌍 Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week | 19-21 May 2026 We’re asking: How can we bridge the Opens? Join partners from North Africa, Europe & South Africa, and colleagues globally. Want to collaborate in our global co‑creation experiment? 👉 Info here: knowledgeequitynetwork.org/casestudies/...
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Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week 2026 - save the dates and join our co-creation experiment - Knowledge Equity Network
Partners from North Africa, Europe and South Africa Launch the Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week 2026
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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📣 BSHS Small Grants – deadline 31 March Looking for a little support for archival visits, research trips, or research assistance? BSHS offers small grants (£50–£500) to help move research projects forward. Especially aimed at early-career researchers. Find out more: bshs.org.uk/grants/#rese...
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
A little drawing to represent a co-creation experiment I've been planning with partners from the @knowledgeen.bsky.social Equity Network. Press release coming soon... Exciting! #openscholarship
Hand drawn illustration with the words open scholarship co-creation experiment surrounded by faces and icons which symbolise thought, conversation, collaboration and ideas.
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women's Day to every woman. I'm wishing peace for you. 💐💜✊🏽🕊️
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I love this approach if sharing research questions openly. It should be the norm!
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I wish I'd realised sooner that there was #r2rconf chatter happening over on BlueSky... I'd forgotten the old habit of the conference side chat that was common on Twitter. I was missing it. It's been a rich experience, and a unique conference as far as I know.
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Back in March 2025, we hosted the 'Curious about a career in libraries and archives? event. Here's a little blog post about it: blogs.salford.ac.uk/library/2025...
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Diversifying the information workforce - The Library
Earlier this year an inspirational team of library and archives professionals held an event for people from Black, Asian, mixed and minoritised ethnic backgrounds at the University of Salford. ‘Curiou...
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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
📣 We’re hiring a Collections Engagement Officer! Join us to create inclusive, creative ways to connect communities with our archive & library collections. 🗓️ Deadline: 23/06/25 ⏰ 28 hrs/week | 💸 £31.6–36.1k pro rata 🔗 bit.ly/3ZB5sxN #JobAlert #Archives #SocialJustice #LibraryJobs #Manchester
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Lukas Large @lukaslarge.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The latest issue of Field Mycology is out now, thanks to the efforts of @clareblencowe.bsky.social and her team. It's open access, so anyone can read it #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo...
Front cover of Field Mycology journal Vol. 26 No. 1 (2025): - March 2025. Cover i.sge small white cup like fungi growing on moss
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NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
📣Just out this month: A post outlining resources and strategies for creating more inclusive experiences for #neurodivergent staff and customers in #Libraries www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc... #Library #EDI #Neurodiversity #Employment #Workplace
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Neurodiversity and libraries
In recent years, society has focused more on neurodiversity – for example, you hear it mentioned in popular media and movies, as more diverse characters are represented in mainstream media. New resear...
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I don't know how contracts work in the USA. How can government workers be fired without notice by email without breach of contract? How can you demand researchers do not worry on government funded research without breach of contract?
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals. Read more👇 www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
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Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA
CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Curious about a career in #libraries or #archives? From a #globalmajority ethnicity or #mixedheritage background? LIve or work in #GreaterManchester? Have a look here: bit.ly/curious-about
Curious about a career in libraries and archives? Are you black, asian, or of a mixed or minoritised ethnic heritage? Do you live or work in Greater Manchester?
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This org chart is a thing of beauty psychsafety.com/the-first-or...
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The First Organisational Chart
The First Org Chart In 1855, Brigadier General Daniel McCallum, later to become a Civil War officer renowned for “strict precision and stern discipline” as well as for his innovative engineering, crea...
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Delighted that registrations are now open for this welcoming, grassroots event for people who are curious about a career in #libraries or #archives. Weds 19th March 2025, in person, University of Salford. Visit 👉 bit.ly/curious-about
Curious about a career in libraries and archives? event poster. Wednesday 19th March, 9.30-2pm, University of Salford. Visit https://bit.ly/curious-about to book.
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
All the things we like: creating opportunities for knowledge to flourish, collaborating with like-minded partners, investing in what we believe matters. Congratulations to the first 2 authors to be contracted 👏🏽
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I met a woman in Night and Day in Manchester last year who told me about ikigai and a great many other interesting things. I love this improvement on the diagram by @infobeautiful.bsky.social. informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio...
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Information is Beautiful
Distilling the world's data, information & knowledge into beautiful infographics & visualizations
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I'm preoccupied by a desire to share with the world some 'Day in my life' type posts about my real life juggle at work. The plates I'm trying to spin, cats I'm trying to herd, values and ways of working I'm trying to live. But then I wonder...
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a woman in a blue sweater says who cares on a netflix poster
Alt: a woman in a blue sweater says who cares in a slightly exasperated way?
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Tanya Williamson @tanyalibrarian.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
What's all this then? Having walked away from X a while back, hung out on LinkedIn a bit but posted little, now I'm here. Will I find find my work-related social home again?
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