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You can now catch-up with 2 great (free!) webinars from RLUK Research Libraries UK held this week. Adopting, implementing & supporting open digital infrastructure in libraries - bit.ly/DSFonD Machine Learning Approaches to Gender Bias in Archival Curation - bit.ly/ICILOND

Interested in applying to the RLUK Research Libraries UK/The National Archives Professional Fellowship Scheme 2025-26? Join us for a drop-in session to learn more about the scheme and ask questions about the process of becoming a Professional Fellow. To register, visit: rluk.ac.uk/professional-f…

We're delighted to announce our Visiting Research Fellows for 2025! Thirteen scholars from a range of disciplines will join us in Glasgow to carry out research using our unique collections. Find out more: ow.ly/pqS250V2Nn9

⌛️2 days left to register! If you work at an academic institution, are a funder or an OS policymaker, join the third meeting of the Rights Retention Community of Practice: Researcher advocacy. Register here: tinyurl.com/ynxcwky8 KnowledgeRights21

Good morning #RLUK25 delegates!    We’re ready to say hello at Spaces at The Spine ground floor where you can collect your conference badge and bag.

#OpenRepos2025 OpenRepositories Conference programme is now online! It is rich with a number of panels, workshops, presentations, 24/7 sessions and has great line of speakers. Check it out soon and don't miss the early bird registration deadline (April 6). or2025.openrepositories.org/program/progra…

We’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. Read more: bit.ly/BLStPancrasTra…

A warm welcome to #RLUK25 delegates by RLUK Chair Masud Khokhar, before we hear from our opening keynotes Christopher Smith Christopher Smith and Lucy Everest.

Lucy Everest: 4 areas universities and libraries have a critical role to play in 1) Partnerships for Liverpool including Sumi and Lesotho, and Georgia Athens 2) Harnessing the power of digital to unlock access and engagement (incl digitisation) and work with faculty #RLUK25

Everest: 2) cont'd new maker spaces and space for experimentation and a shop window with community partners 3) importance of collective action and collaboration 4) role for libraries in building community and skill support #RLUK25

Christopher Smith (AHRC) powerful opening with comments on the [metaphorical] "war on three fronts" Trusted Research and Innovation, Research Integrity and Trust in Research #RLUK25

Smith UK Trusted Research Framework npsa.gov.uk/trusted-resear… #RLUK25

Smith: Noting we need to be really mindful of the security and access of our institutional repositories - and important for libraries to be part of the discussions around trusted research and our role #RLUK25

Smith: Libraries have two jobs, 1) ask questions about what's going into our repository, what do we need to know about your outcome 2) if you don't know what you need, come and talk to us in the library. Everyone has a responsibility for Trusted Research #RLUK25

Smith: Research Integrity, principles of research integrity CORI ukcori.org/research-integ… #RLUK25

At the Victoria Gallery & Museum Liverpool for the #RLUK25 drinks reception and dinner.   A few words from the new RLUK Chair Jane Harvell thanking departing Chair Masud Khokhar and Board members Diane Job & Jill Taylor-Roe (via Georgia Abbie McNally) for their immense contributions during their time on the Board.

A literal snapshot of our fabulous #RLUK25 attendees and speakers, thank you so much for joining us

A plan of action to strengthen and future-proof research repositories in Europe is out. COAR, LIBER, OpenAIRE and SPARC Europe worked together with the #repository community. Access it here, and please spread the word! coar-repositories.org/wp-content/upl…

#DontForget to #SaveTheDate! RLUK Research Libraries UK ICIL. The Internet of Musical Events: Co-designing for Participation, Inclusion and the Ephemeral in Three Community Digital Archiving Projects. 2 April 2025. Online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/rluk-icil-th…

And finally to close #RLUK25 we have a panel on Libraries as partners in research #librariesXresearch with Lucy LSE Library & Jason Hazard Bibliothèque de Sciences Po, Claire Knowles & Simon Popple Leeds Uni Library, & Matt Greenhall Joanne Fitton University of Liverpool Library Chaired by David Prosser