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Katrina Hall

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NHS Wales Partnerships Librarian Based in South Wales, UK Cat Mum Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 She/Her

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Call for Papers open until 29 October. digitalgood.net/conference-2...
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Conference: What does a good digital society look like? - ESRC Digital Good Network
Digital technologies should be good for people, societies and the planet, but there is ample evidence that they are often not. Social scientists, humanities scholars […]
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HLGNursing @libs4nurs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Your skills can take you further than you think. Join our online webinar on 2 October, Unlocking Your Library Career Potential and discover practical tips on CVs, applications, interviews, networking and career development. Book: my.cilip.org.uk/even....
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth NHS Wales Libraries hold a number of books on Dementia diagnosis and care management, as well as self help books to support those living with a diagnosis or caring for family members with the condition. Find these and more: nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk
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Irish Health Libraries @healthlibraries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📚 Journal club 📅 Save the date! 16th October 2026, 11:00 – 11:45am. 🩸 Our next journal club meeting will be hosted by Niamh O’Sullivan, Research Officer/Librarian at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. 👇Find out more on the HSLG website! hslg.ie/category/hsl...
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Journal club meetings – Health Sciences Libraries Group
Posts about Journal club meetings written by HSLG
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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We are recruiting for two posts within the Open Research team, part of University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives. • one full-time post on a permanent basis • one part-time post (18.25 hours) on a fixed-term basis for 2 years Apply by 4 Oct: loom.ly/kRSdmnU #CambridgeUniversityJobs
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NHS Wales Staff did you know you have free access to BMJ Learning to support your continuing professional development and revalidation? What’s included: 🩺 100s of clinical and professional skill courses 📜 Downloadable certificates for every course ❓️ Interactive tests ✏️ In built tracking of CPD
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Public support for research falls sharply when it uses AI, study finds. Scepticism over artificial intelligence in taxpayer-funded research “demonstrates fragility” of support within UK. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
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Public support for research falls sharply when it uses AI, study finds - Research Professional News
Scepticism over artificial intelligence in taxpayer-funded research “demonstrates fragility” of support within UK
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our Wellbeing areas don't just have books, we also have activities like jigsaws, mindfulness colouring, fidget toys, and cosy, quiet seating areas. If you see something that looks helpful to you, our wellbeing books can be requested on our catalogue and can come to you from any NHS Wales Library!
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Tracey McKee @traceymckee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Attending the NHS Scotland Event today, with a poster in the online showcase all about how health librarians can support evidence based practice within Primary Care Occupational Therapy - check it out ➡️ api.ltb.io/show/ACSYC #medlibs #occupationaltherapy
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Learning Toolbox Viewer
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ISSG Search Filters Resource @issg-filters.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#medlibs @giustini.bsky.social et al have published a #scopingreview of automated #indexing in #MEDLINE and issues arising to which search strategy developers and #searchfilters developers should be aware sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...
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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Tip #72 Scopus Export Inconsistency Workaround #MLAUXCaucus #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReviews "Bite-size tips for expert searchers." uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2026/08/tip-...
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Tip #72 Scopus Export Inconsistency Workaround
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Katrina Hall @trinahall101.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Judge rejects legal challenge to Caerphilly library closures
Ten libraries set to close after a High Court judge dismissed a legal challenge from campaigners.
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
August's reading picks come from the team at Prince Phillip Hospital library 👤 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 🪦 A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe 💻️ Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia 👩‍🦽‍➡️ To Exist As I Am by Grace Spence Green Find these titles and more on the NHS Wales catalogue!
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Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk · 26/08/2026
📈 New government figures show a significant rise in library use across England - 36% of people aged 16+ engaged with a library service at least once in 2025/26. That's up from 31% the previous year and the highest level since the pandemic. Read the full findings: www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 - libraries: report
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#NHSWales Nursing staff - did you know? You have access to BJN inform - a learning platform created for nurses, providing quick access to bite-sized evidence based content that supports nursing practice. Access for free through the NHS Wales E-library: elh.nhs.wales/e-learning/b...
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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#Libraries as Social Cohesion Hubs 2025–2026 report apo.org.au/node/335549
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Libraries as Social Cohesion Hubs 2025–2026 report
The report highlights the impact of the national pilot initiative Libraries as Social Cohesion Hubs. The initiative enabled 115 public library services and 10 university libraries across Australia to ...
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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 24/08/2026
Downloadable Cards Against AI has been updated - additional cards added include AI-free browsers, AI-free creative tools & AI-free office software 📚📜 teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/08/20/c...
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Cards Against AI
I am currently building a deck of cards based on Librarian Jessamyn West’s www.librarian.net/notoai/ page with extra cards about the risks inherent in AI/LLMs to help people help others disab…
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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We’re hiring: Liaison Librarian (CST/CEB) The Liaison Librarian will deliver library services across Cambridge West, with particular responsibility for Computer Science and Technology (CST) and Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) Apply before Sunday 6 September: loom.ly/K9_PH_M
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Mae BMJ Best Practice yn offeryn cymorth penderfyniadau clinigol, wedi'i strwythuro'n unigryw o amgylch ymgynghoriad y claf. Defnyddiwch eich cyfeiriad ebost GIG Cymru i fewngofnodi. Mae ap ar gael hefyd!
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BMJ Best Practice is clinical decision support tool, uniquely structured around the patient consultation. Use your NHS Wales email address to log on.  An app is also available!
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Never. Never. Never buy books from Amazon. I mean, try not to buy anything from there, but never ever books. They are destroyers of the thing I hold dearest. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
An investigation by 404 Media found that Amazon bought a shipment of rare books so it could scan and destroy them to train AI.
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
With your NHS Wales library membership you gain access to a whole host of resources, including e-journals, databases and clinical awareness applications. Find out more information: elh.nhs.wales
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#medlibs
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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
☀️ 📚️ Browse our summer sale! 📚️ ☀️ Treat yourself to a new summer read from hundreds of titles all at 70% off! www.uwp.co.uk/sel-sale/
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Offer ends: 31 August
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
age 16: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers! age 46: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for a functional search engine or the library or friends
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
August is #ImmunisationAwarenessMonth - #NHSWales staff can find these titles on vaccines and immunology on our catalogue. nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk You can also check interactions of drugs with vaccines using MedicinesComplete via the NHS Wales E-Library elh.nhs.wales/medicines-in...
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optimisticsoap.bsky.social @optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?
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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We're looking for an Associate Head of Lambeth Palace Library (Innovation and Delivery) to join the senior management team leading our world-class research library and archive, championing innovation, supporting strategic delivery, and helping expand access to our remarkable collections.
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American Libraries magazine @amlibraries.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“Regardless of whether you adopt AI or not, [you should] have guidelines.” An #alaac26 panel provided tips for navigating products and policies in the world of AI. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs…
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Exercising Agency with AI | American Libraries Magazine
A panel at ALA’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago explored how libraries can navigate the ethics of generative AI.
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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Scottish Council on Archives has written to Màiri McAllan MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic due to concerns over the proposed sale of the Centre for Contemporary Arts and Third Eye Centre archives. View the full letter via: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/conce...
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Concerns over proposed sale of Centre for Contemporary Arts and Third Eye Centre archives - Scottish Council on Archives
6 August 2026
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Another reminder that, amidst the myriad challenges facing academia, researchers also have to re-imagine the political economy of publishing. The biggest academic publishers (Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, etc) are also among the most restrictive and rapacious.
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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sydney University Librarian Dr Caroline Williams delivered her inaugural lecture on the role of the library in the modern university. #libraries
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Dr Caroline Williams on The Role of a the Library in a Modern University - Library - The University of Sydney
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Explore York Archive @yorkarchive.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Closing Monday, 9 August at 9am 🚨 We're hiring for 2 Archive roles: 📜 Explore Centre Team Leader (Permanent, full-time) 📜 Project Archivist (12-month, full-time) Details and application link in comments 👇 #archives #jobs
Row of leather-bound council minute books on a shelf, worn spines and white cloth ties.
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New E-books have landed in the NHS Wales Library catalogue! See what's new below. Find easy access links to all of these titles on NHS Wales LibrarySearch nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk - any problems, email elibrary@wales.nhs.uk, or contact your local hospital library!
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Your NHS Wales e-Library is here to support equitable access to national resources wherever your placements take you. This month we want to shine a spotlight on our new and continuing Resident Doctors and share some of our fantastic resources available to support your evidence-based practice.
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e-Library for Busy Resident Doctors
Your NHS Wales e-Library is here to support equitable access to national resources wherever your placements take you.
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A oes angen erthygl arnoch chi’n gyflym i helpu gofal cleifion? Gallwn eich helpu i gael gafael ar adnoddau i weddu i'ch anghenion. Need an article quickly to aid patient care? We can help you with accessing resources to suit your needs. www.nhswls.org/contactyourl...
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Holly Casio @hollycasio.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 28/07/2026
Allyship and support play a vital role in creating inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive. 🌈 Download our #PrideInNursing graphics and share your support for LGBTQ+ colleagues and patients this Pride. Small actions can contribute to real change. Download today ⬇️
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Pride In Nursing | Campaigns | Royal College of Nursing
Find out how you can work with us to promote equality of opportunity for LGBTQ+ staff and patients and raise awareness.
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NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service @nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today marks #WorldHepatitisDay - #NHSWales staff can find these titles of diagnosis, management, and the history of Hepatitis on our catalogue. nhswaleslibrarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk
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Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Well, you can imagine how dreadful I think this is. In the meantime, you should all go and visit their brand new excellent, excellent visitor centre. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Jodrell Bank Observatory facing closure after major funder cuts support
Scientists say decision is blow to UK astronomy as deep space observatory is home to world-leading facilities
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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Join the Art UK team! We're looking for a Digital Content Editor – Prints 🎨 Lead on the creation of powerful, inclusive content that highlights the richness and diversity of prints in UK collections. More information 👉 artuk.org/about/jobs
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Katrina Hall @trinahall101.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
@nhswaleslibservice.bsky.social & @nhswaleselibrary.bsky.social poster at 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship in Glasgow #icmlhlg
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We're hiring a #ProjectManager to lead a multi-year, cross-institutional programme spanning cultural programming, professional development, research, and policy. ⭐ More info + #apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/working-nationa… 📅 Closing date: 3pm, 24 July 2026. #Jobfairy
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Kate Saylor @ksaylor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"He and others say the easy-to-use platform may be allowing inexperienced researchers—potentially aided by artificial intelligence (AI)—to churn out unreliable and bias-ridden studies with unrivaled speed." #medlibs www.science.org/content/arti...
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Medical students are using a popular research tool to pump out misleading studies
Critics say TriNetX’s easy analyses of electronic medical records fuel quick-and-dirty publications from inexperienced authors
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WHELF @whelfed.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The 2026 WHELF Colloquium will take place online over two half days: Wednesday 17 June (12 noon-3:30pm) Thursday 18 June (9:30am-12 noon) All are welcome and the registration link and programme can be found here: whelf.ac.uk/whelf-colloq...
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WHELF Colloquium 2026 – Registration is open! - WHELF
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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📢 Job opportunity - Finds Liaison Assistant The successful candidate will have experience of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, as well as an interest and enthusiasm for research and archaeology. Apply by 2 July, full details 👇 www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/about/jobs
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CILIP Cymru Wales @cilipcymru.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Cyfle cyffrous - mae amser o hyd i wneud cais am rôl Rheolwr Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell gyda Llywodraeth Cymru! / Exciting opportunity - there is still time to apply for the role of Library Services Manager with the Welsh Government! cais.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
A green speech bubble on a grey background. Bilingual text inside the speech bubble reads Cyfle Swydd gyffrous gyda Llywodraeth Cymru! / Exciting job opportunity with the Welsh Government!
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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 12/06/2026
And an equally enormous loss: EThOS remains down, with plans to resurrect only a hugely degraded version, without downloads. Access to the PhD theses here was crucial. I would always search it on a topic, because these PhD works can be really good. And they don't need to be a book to be cited.
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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
#medlibs #systematicreviews
Description of a systematic review exposes as a search for boxes
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Kathryn Vanderboll @kvanderboll.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"The research team is particularly concerned about review articles, which they note 'had a fabrication rate that was 57% higher than other paper types.'" #medlibs
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