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Lauren Sneyd's guest post looks at the key messages delivered at the HSLG conference 2026 on the theme 'Finding Strength in Difference'. The presenters offered timely insights into how libraries can navigate rapid technological change. Find out more at www.libfocus.com
To mark #Bloomsday, Alana Mahon O'Neill writes about the Ulysses Book Club in DCU. Over a year two local Joyce enthusiasts led a group of DCU staff and community members through the influential novel where they discovered its vulgarity, silliness and intricacies www.libfocus.com
Our latest guest post, by Dina Gorelik (MLIS student, @ucdischool.bsky.social) is now live
A reflective review of the Academic & Special Libraries Conference 2026, exploring open scholarship, data-driven decision-making & the future of librarianship.
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New Libfocus post by @stephaniechen.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social, based on delegate input at @aslibraries.bsky.social conference reflecting on what librarianship means today & for those in the profession: evolving roles, skills, and focus on access and users. www.libfocus.com/2026/05/what...
Our latest guest post is from the HSLJ editorial team who highlight the latest issue of the journal and put out a call for submissions for their Winter issue. Congratulations to libfocus team member @eilisoneill.bsky.social whose co-written article features this month! More at www.libfocus.com
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the A&SL and HSLG Summer Networking Evening in @ria.ie yesterday. We enjoyed a talk by the inspiring Jane Burns about how librarians can use their skills to thrive across different sectors. We hope you got your murderous librarian badge!
Many thanks to everyone who joined #JanewayOA26 online and in person, and to all the speakers, for two wonderful days at Dublin City University discussing Janeway, open infrastructure, and community-led scholarly publishing.
We're delighted to share that the Communications Undergraduate Journal (in collaboration with DCU School of Communications) was among entries that received a Highly Commended distinction in the Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning! #EdTech2026
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Guest post Stephanie Chen , Learning and Teaching Librarian, Academic Services, UCC Library For the A&SL 2026 conference, I facilitated a se...
I think this is probably the first place other than @openlibhums.org annual report that mentions @plos.org are contributing to @janewayolh.bsky.social and will be utilising it as part of their workflow. It’s pretty incredible that a project I started with @eve.gd has come so far.
Summer is well on its way. Our May link-out has some interesting LIS news! James O'Sullivan talks about the qualified nonsense and dangers of AI detection. Barry Andrews writes about publishers ripping off public libraries (no surprise there). There's more. Check it out over at www.libfocus.com
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Guest post by Dina Gorelik. Dina is an MLIS Student at University College Dublin At the end of March, I had the pleasure of attending the ...
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Today PLOS publishes Redefining Publishing: Practical pathways to open science, the public report from our 18-month research and design project.
The report asks how publishing can better support open science.
Explore the report: plos.io/4o3bsun
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Explore innovative publishing models that support open science, enhance research transparency, and foster global collaboration in the evolving landscape of scholarly communication.
