Alex Deans

Postdoctoral research fellow with @books_borrowing. Long eighteenth century stuff.

[Alex Deans @aledatde]

It's been my absolute privilege to work with such wonderful clever people for the past couple of years. I fully intend to keep on pestering them about both books and borrowing at every available opportunity.

[Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 @books_borrowing]

September sees some big changes for Team B&B as we bid a fond adieu to Gerry (@gmckeeverwriter) and Alex (@aledatde): https://t.co/MzLYGo7N8S

[Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 @books_borrowing]

It's alive! Our Chambers' Circulating Library map is now available! @aledatde explains how it was created with thanks to our partners @natlibscot https://t.co/qqgKvX9c8U #NewBooksfortheNewTown

[Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 @books_borrowing]

Missed our event with @Innerpeffray on 22 May? Read @aledatde's report on our blog: https://t.co/CZ5F4THYo6

[Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 @books_borrowing]

Do we really know what the most popular books were for past readers and/or why they were read? @MJRSangster tracks Henry Brooke's 'The Fool of Quality' across our libraries with the data we've collected so far: https://t.co/CtfwA43uXV

[Isla Macfarlane @bibliophisla]

If you attended our @Innerpeffray Library Lives event with @books_borrowing this afternoon, please fill out this quick evaluation and let us know what you thought and if you learned anything! It really helps us out for future events. https://t.co/VsreOIS96x

[Alex Deans @aledatde]

Definitely makes me think about all of the things that had nothing to do with what people actually wanted to read, but had a massive influence on their borrowing patterns

[Jill Dye @jilld17]

@bibliophisla @aledatde @Innerpeffray @books_borrowing I also didn't know this happened anywhere but Leadhill's, but as a reader I would have found this INFURIATING. I'd also love to know how easy it is to track when trying to interpret the borrowers' records.

[Isla Macfarlane @bibliophisla]

Fascinating to hear about rotas of borrowing at Westerkirk Library by @aledatde at our Library Lives event today with @Innerpeffray and @books_borrowing. A brilliant way to make sure that each miner had a fair chance to borrow the popular books!

[Innerpeffray Library @Innerpeffray]

Hear from @jilld17 , @bibliophisla , @aledatde and others on the amazing stories behind library borrowing records.

[Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 @books_borrowing]

Programme now available our online event 'Library Lives' with @Innerpeffray on 22 May: https://t.co/4VYEEcEY7y with @jilld17 @bibliophisla @aledatde and more!

[Books & Borrowing, 1750-1830 @books_borrowing]

Painted deities, poets, and philosophers - Thomas Stothard's Advocates Library frieze of 1822: https://t.co/gUINWphzsT