Lorraine Beard

Digital libraries. open research, digital innovation. Running, hiking, music and comedy,

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

Couldn’t have picked a better event or better day to run my first Half Marathon race - thanks to all involved. #HalfMarathon #running @WilmslowRunFest @UKRunChat

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

A fabulous day at the #aln24 conference yesterday. Enjoyed meeting with other colleagues from across the sector. The programme was a well thought out mix of workshops & papers. It was based on AI but for me it was really about people and culture. Thanks to all involved!

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

It was a pleasure to launch Hope Digital Collections this week, which will make our Archives & Special Collections @LivHopeLibrary more discoverable, accessible & usable! particular thanks to @kaybacchus Dr Louise Wilson & Jacob Curry @LiverpoolHopeUK

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

It was a pleasure to show colleagues Vitalii Kotsur, Oksana Kovtun and Valentyna Krykun from Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Ukraine, which is twinned with Liverpool Hope University, around the Sheppard-Worlock Library yesterday @LiverpoolHopeUK @LivHopeLibrary

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

My parting shot as I left @UoMLibrary for the final time today was rather poetic. Thank you @OfficialUoM for so many memories! ❤️ 🌈

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

My first visit to Cork and to @UCC - such a beautiful campus! #Cork #Ireland #universities #reseach

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It was an N8 Libraries Associate Directors for research meeting @LivUniLibrary today and at lunchtime we visited the Library Garden at the Sydney Jones Library - thanks to @JoanneFitton for showing us around this lovely tranquil space!

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

I will be saying farewell to @UoMLibrary soon and today I chaired my last meeting of my management team. They are such a talented and supportive bunch, and I know I leave things in very good hands.

[Arlene Healy @ArleneHealy]

Very excited to announce UCD Library’s first post dedicated to digital preservation. Join a fabulous team and help us preserve and make accessible our digitised and born-digital cultural heritage collections.

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

Great insight by @GaryJHorrocks on Library and information profession response to a rapidly changing digital environment @UKeiG

[Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP @NickPoole1]

#Libraries have a powerful role to play in the UK's social, economic and democratic renewal. We need policymakers everywhere to see the power of investing in knowledge, learning and literacy. #GE2024 #BuildLibrariesBuildFutures

[Seamus Heaney @HeaneyDaily]

A great Irish poet and singer left us today.

She was beautiful, courageous and wore her heart on her sleeve. She was before her time.

Nothing will ever compare to Sinéad O’Connor.

Rest easy Sinéad.

[John Hodgson @JohnHodgsonUoM]

Stunning view this afternoon down Oxford Street from Manchester Central Library @MancLibraries.

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

My first @bluedotfestival was amazing, despite the rain @jodrellbank

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

Final thank you to colleagues in the Digital Content Unit @theUL - fantastic imaging equipment and a very expert and enthusiastic team - great to see where some of the @CamDigLib content starts it’s journey!

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

What a treat to be able to view some of the wonderful items in @theULSpecColl today - thanks to the team @theUL for selecting such interesting materials for us to look at!

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

Looking forward to my first visit to @theUL with the Manchester Digital Collections team from @UoMLibrary and the @LancasterUniLib team to discuss progress and future plans for our Digital Collections Partnership

[RLUK Research Libraries UK @RL_UK]

RLUK encourages IFLA to reconsider its decision to select Dubai for their World Library and Information Congress 2024.

The absence of those who would not feel comfortable or safe to participate would be a loss to our wider, inclusive community.

https://t.co/VqClb6LZoE

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

The sun setting on my final night @liberconference #liber2023 - thank you to all organisers and fellow delegates for a truly memorable conference experience in Budapest.

[Lorraine Beard @lozbeard]

Switching to pay per article access for read and non profit alternatives to publish is key, says @mchris4duke @LIBERconference #liber23