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Fantastic presentations at the SCURL Conference this year! From open access to sustainability, EDI and digital wellbeing. All topped off with tours of @StAndrewsUniLib and a lovely doughnut! #scurl23 #OpenAccess #wellbeing #librarians #Sustainability

Happy #OA Week! 18 Scottish academic libraries are delivering a fully open access and not-for-profit Press that has the needs of the academic community at the core. #CommunityOverCommercialisation is at the heart of what we do!🔓📚 Read more here: sup.ac.uk

Delighted to be in Belfast today for #CONUL2024. Really interesting start to a fantastic programme!

It's a busy day for SUP! Gillian Daly, SUP Press Manager, is presenting CONUL Conference on SUP as a collaborative library-led #OpenAccess Publishing Model #CONUL24 Dominique Walker is at the Edinburgh Open Research conference talking to researchers about not-for-profit OA publishing! 🔓📚

#SCURL2024 has just started at University of Stirling with opening words from our new Chair Martina McChrystal and Vice Chair Jeanette Castle

Our opening keynote is from Milena Dobreva (McPherson) on Data Spaces for Cultural Heritage. Raises lots of exciting possibilities for collaboration across the SCURL network ! #SCURL2024

Now we have Gareth Owen from WHELF (no longer active here) outlining how the WHELF+ community inter-lending scheme was developed in Wales. Very impressive retrieval results!

Fascinating insights into historical library borrowing in Scotland from Prof Katherine Halsey presenting on Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 #SCURL2024

Pioneering work from @StAndrewsUniLib on the identification of arsenic in book coverings via a handheld device now being showcased at #SCURL2024

Our final presentation before lunch from StirlingUniArchives on a creative oral history of the Covid-19 pandemic. Film and article to be published soon! #SCURL2024

Scotland’s public libraries hold important collections and offer accessible collaboration space within communities which can promote research and learning opportunities. Glasgow Libraries #SCURL2024

Inspiring work from The University of Edinburgh Prescribe Culture project providing mental and emotional health support. #SCURL2024

Our closing keynote at #SCURL2024 comes from Josh Sendall on diverse and inclusive communities. A fitting end to the day to reflect on the huge impact libraries have in communities & the importance of embedding equity of experience in all that we do.

A great day at #SCURL2024 .Huge thanks to all our speakers, attendees & to University of Stirling StirlingUniArchives for a brilliant venue. So many opportunities for further collaborations

This is happening today at 12pm in the GCU Library Relax and Renew space - hope to see you there! 🌈🧶

The OIPA Symposium on Institutional Open Access is underway at University of York thanks to support from UKSG Off to a great start with Jane Buggle outlining the amazing collaborative work of @IOAP_community Scottish Universities Press

Really interesting to find out about all of support for open access at We're not here anymore - formerly @UoYLibrary The Open Educational Resources Toolkit is a really useful resource sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/oer… Open Institutional Publishing Association

Univ of York Libraries developing a principles-led purchasing model for all library content. Supporting Open as much as possible. #IOPA24

Inspiring journey towards shaping open research culture at Lancaster University Library where the team has built really effective partnerships to support open access, transforming the role of the library. Open Institutional Publishing Association

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