Louise Pitre
@louisemireille.bsky.social
Passionate about: early book and print history / early modern English religious culture / the history of libraries / palaeography
Home: British Columbia
Home: British Columbia
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
September 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
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Join #sfuhistory Prof. John Craig & other engaging speakers for "Studied for Action: The Library of William Dowsing (1596-1668)".
-Sept. 17th & 18th
-SFU Harbour Centre
-Free int'l scholarly workshop
Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/studied-fo...
@sfufass.bsky.social
@viadiversi.bsky.social
-Sept. 17th & 18th
-SFU Harbour Centre
-Free int'l scholarly workshop
Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/studied-fo...
@sfufass.bsky.social
@viadiversi.bsky.social
Studied for Action?: The Library of William Dowsing, 1596-1668
An international scholarly workshop exploring the library & marginalia of William Dowsing, English yeoman farmer & iconoclast, 1596 -1668.
www.eventbrite.ca
September 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Join #sfuhistory Prof. John Craig & other engaging speakers for "Studied for Action: The Library of William Dowsing (1596-1668)".
-Sept. 17th & 18th
-SFU Harbour Centre
-Free int'l scholarly workshop
Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/studied-fo...
@sfufass.bsky.social
@viadiversi.bsky.social
-Sept. 17th & 18th
-SFU Harbour Centre
-Free int'l scholarly workshop
Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/studied-fo...
@sfufass.bsky.social
@viadiversi.bsky.social
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Our MA Early Modern Studies trains you in palaeography, book history & archival research skills, plus options in information & literary studies, history & language.
Join us for a taster lecture, learn more about the course & ask questions
📅1 May 2-3:30pm BST online
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Join us for a taster lecture, learn more about the course & ask questions
📅1 May 2-3:30pm BST online
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April 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Our MA Early Modern Studies trains you in palaeography, book history & archival research skills, plus options in information & literary studies, history & language.
Join us for a taster lecture, learn more about the course & ask questions
📅1 May 2-3:30pm BST online
app.geckoform.com/events-embed...
Join us for a taster lecture, learn more about the course & ask questions
📅1 May 2-3:30pm BST online
app.geckoform.com/events-embed...
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✨JUST PUBLISHED✨
EDITING AN EARLY MODERN PLAY
by Suzanne Gossett & Gordon McMullan
a long overdue new introduction to the pleasures and challenges of editing early modern drama
free to download until 04.10: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
cc @loughnrv.bsky.social
EDITING AN EARLY MODERN PLAY
by Suzanne Gossett & Gordon McMullan
a long overdue new introduction to the pleasures and challenges of editing early modern drama
free to download until 04.10: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
cc @loughnrv.bsky.social
March 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
✨JUST PUBLISHED✨
EDITING AN EARLY MODERN PLAY
by Suzanne Gossett & Gordon McMullan
a long overdue new introduction to the pleasures and challenges of editing early modern drama
free to download until 04.10: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
cc @loughnrv.bsky.social
EDITING AN EARLY MODERN PLAY
by Suzanne Gossett & Gordon McMullan
a long overdue new introduction to the pleasures and challenges of editing early modern drama
free to download until 04.10: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
cc @loughnrv.bsky.social
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an exemplary piece of collaborative scholarship about collaborative scholarship!
It's out! 🎉🎉🎉
"Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography"
Open access (just click "save pdf" for a formatted version)
It was a joy working with Heidi Craig, Kris May, and Dorothy Todd on this Element
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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"Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography"
Open access (just click "save pdf" for a formatted version)
It was a joy working with Heidi Craig, Kris May, and Dorothy Todd on this Element
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography
Cambridge Core - Renaissance and Early Modern Literature - Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography
www.cambridge.org
March 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
an exemplary piece of collaborative scholarship about collaborative scholarship!
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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All welcome to our next research seminar. Elaine Treharne (Stanford) on handwriting, women scribes, digital tools and manuscripts. 10 February 5.30 pm GMT, Laidlaw Library (hybrid). To register: forms.office.com/e/iP5qRb5GSk #medieval #manuscripts #palaeography #digitalhumanities
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
All welcome to our next research seminar. Elaine Treharne (Stanford) on handwriting, women scribes, digital tools and manuscripts. 10 February 5.30 pm GMT, Laidlaw Library (hybrid). To register: forms.office.com/e/iP5qRb5GSk #medieval #manuscripts #palaeography #digitalhumanities
This is fantastic news. Congratulations!
We’re excited to share today that the Newberry has received a $4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand access to our Indigenous Studies collections and strengthen collaboration with tribal nations. www.newberry.org/news/newberr...
Newberry Library Receives $4 Million Grant
Funding will expand access to Indigenous collections, enable community-led research, and strengthen tribal partnerships.
www.newberry.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This is fantastic news. Congratulations!
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🚨 Spring seminar alert!
The History of Material Texts series at Penn launches this Monday as we welcome Adrian Johns (Univ. of Chicago) who will speak on “Looking for Labels: The Science of Safety and the Defenders of Information.”
📍 In person + Zoom | January 26, 5:15pm EST
🔗 pennmaterialtexts.org
The History of Material Texts series at Penn launches this Monday as we welcome Adrian Johns (Univ. of Chicago) who will speak on “Looking for Labels: The Science of Safety and the Defenders of Information.”
📍 In person + Zoom | January 26, 5:15pm EST
🔗 pennmaterialtexts.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
🚨 Spring seminar alert!
The History of Material Texts series at Penn launches this Monday as we welcome Adrian Johns (Univ. of Chicago) who will speak on “Looking for Labels: The Science of Safety and the Defenders of Information.”
📍 In person + Zoom | January 26, 5:15pm EST
🔗 pennmaterialtexts.org
The History of Material Texts series at Penn launches this Monday as we welcome Adrian Johns (Univ. of Chicago) who will speak on “Looking for Labels: The Science of Safety and the Defenders of Information.”
📍 In person + Zoom | January 26, 5:15pm EST
🔗 pennmaterialtexts.org
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🎬 Limited spots available!
You’re invited to a special screening of The Librarians (2025), a powerful documentary on censorship in the U.S.
You can attend either in person or virtually! Visit tr.ee/E3nOxC for more information and registration
You’re invited to a special screening of The Librarians (2025), a powerful documentary on censorship in the U.S.
You can attend either in person or virtually! Visit tr.ee/E3nOxC for more information and registration
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
🎬 Limited spots available!
You’re invited to a special screening of The Librarians (2025), a powerful documentary on censorship in the U.S.
You can attend either in person or virtually! Visit tr.ee/E3nOxC for more information and registration
You’re invited to a special screening of The Librarians (2025), a powerful documentary on censorship in the U.S.
You can attend either in person or virtually! Visit tr.ee/E3nOxC for more information and registration
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I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
This series features scholars of media history looking back at both familiar and lesser-known chapters in public broadcasting’s evolution. “Rewind” is presented in partnership with the Radio Preservat...
current.org
January 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!
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Our Introduction to Systematic Reviews online class is Mon., Jan. 12th, at 3:30-4:30pm. Learn all the steps involved when conducting a systematic review. Register: zurl.co/vkprx #RLML #IUmedschool
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Our Introduction to Systematic Reviews online class is Mon., Jan. 12th, at 3:30-4:30pm. Learn all the steps involved when conducting a systematic review. Register: zurl.co/vkprx #RLML #IUmedschool
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An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
An interim version of the Explore Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue is now available through the BL website: searcharchives.bl.uk
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
It contains all the catalogue data from the eve of the 2023 cyberattack, and features embedded links to all currently available digitised content within the records.
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Today is publication day for PAPER AND THE MAKING OF EARLY MODERN LITERATURE! Available in paper or digital form www.pennpress.org/978151282744... @pennpress.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Today is publication day for PAPER AND THE MAKING OF EARLY MODERN LITERATURE! Available in paper or digital form www.pennpress.org/978151282744... @pennpress.bsky.social
Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows | hangingtogether.org/backlogs-and...
Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows - Hanging Together
Facing backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.
hangingtogether.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows | hangingtogether.org/backlogs-and...
The first day of class can be scary even as an adult and even for something as fun as a @rarebookschool.bsky.social course on the Hand-Press period. We had our first class this afternoon and it was delightful. Not scary at all.
We're accepting applications for our fall online course, A Bibliographical Introduction to the Hand-Press Period. The course, taught by @wynkenhimself.bsky.social, runs Sundays, 10/19-12/14. Application deadline is Fri 10/10. More at rarebookschool.org/fall-online-course-thinking-bibliographically
October 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The first day of class can be scary even as an adult and even for something as fun as a @rarebookschool.bsky.social course on the Hand-Press period. We had our first class this afternoon and it was delightful. Not scary at all.
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Center For Research #Libraries (#CRL) Pilots #AI to Accelerate #Metadata Production www.crl.edu/crl-pilots-a...
August 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Center For Research #Libraries (#CRL) Pilots #AI to Accelerate #Metadata Production www.crl.edu/crl-pilots-a...
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We're delighted that so many people have already signed up for our @zooniverse.bsky.social historic wills transcribathon on Thursday 24 July! 📜✍️
⏳ Sign up for your free place at: willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com
#Skystorians #history #EarlyModern @uoearchhist.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
⏳ Sign up for your free place at: willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com
#Skystorians #history #EarlyModern @uoearchhist.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We're delighted that so many people have already signed up for our @zooniverse.bsky.social historic wills transcribathon on Thursday 24 July! 📜✍️
⏳ Sign up for your free place at: willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com
#Skystorians #history #EarlyModern @uoearchhist.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
⏳ Sign up for your free place at: willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com
#Skystorians #history #EarlyModern @uoearchhist.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
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#ALAAC25 🎉 We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, as an ALA Annual Featured Speaker! She will be joined by author Kwame Alexander! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most influential voices in our field!
Register Now! bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
Register Now! bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
June 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#ALAAC25 🎉 We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, as an ALA Annual Featured Speaker! She will be joined by author Kwame Alexander! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most influential voices in our field!
Register Now! bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
Register Now! bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...
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"Democracies are not to be taken for granted, and the institutions that support democracy should not be taken for granted."
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump
Last month, Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her dismissal. She talks about libraries as bastions of democracy, ...
www.cbsnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Democracies are not to be taken for granted, and the institutions that support democracy should not be taken for granted."
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Spectacular interview with Dr. Carla Hayden on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social today.
www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
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We're delighted that our project has been featured in a brand new @zooniverse.bsky.social video! 📽️📼
Researchers @jwhittle.bsky.social @lsangha.bsky.social & @bhamhistory.bsky.social explain what it's all about📜
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
🧵1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkN...
Researchers @jwhittle.bsky.social @lsangha.bsky.social & @bhamhistory.bsky.social explain what it's all about📜
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
🧵1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkN...
Around the Zoo- The Material Culture of Wills: England 1540-1790
YouTube video by The Zooniverse
www.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We're delighted that our project has been featured in a brand new @zooniverse.bsky.social video! 📽️📼
Researchers @jwhittle.bsky.social @lsangha.bsky.social & @bhamhistory.bsky.social explain what it's all about📜
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
🧵1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkN...
Researchers @jwhittle.bsky.social @lsangha.bsky.social & @bhamhistory.bsky.social explain what it's all about📜
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
🧵1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkN...
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Some lovely ampersands here! I think the fourth one, down at the bottom, is my favourite. (And of course, the ampersand′s birth and evolution are covered at Shady Characters: shadycharacters.co.uk/series/the-a...)
June 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Some lovely ampersands here! I think the fourth one, down at the bottom, is my favourite. (And of course, the ampersand′s birth and evolution are covered at Shady Characters: shadycharacters.co.uk/series/the-a...)
This year's six Gifford Lectures by Dr. Alexandra Walsham on Religious Movements: Motion and Emotion in Early Modern Christian History were beautiful contributions to our understanding of early modern European religious culture. The RSE has posted the seminar session: www.youtube.com/live/J1TaJ3D...
RSE Gifford Seminar 2025 | Motion and emotion in early modern Christian history
YouTube video by The Royal Society of Edinburgh
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This year's six Gifford Lectures by Dr. Alexandra Walsham on Religious Movements: Motion and Emotion in Early Modern Christian History were beautiful contributions to our understanding of early modern European religious culture. The RSE has posted the seminar session: www.youtube.com/live/J1TaJ3D...
Beautiful.
👀 Watch government transparency in action—frame by frame.
We just launched a live feed from the microfiche digitization lab!
📽️ Real-time scanning of government documents & records for Democracy's Library. ⤵️
We just launched a live feed from the microfiche digitization lab!
📽️ Real-time scanning of government documents & records for Democracy's Library. ⤵️
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
Ever wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, become searchable and accessible online? Now you can see it happen in real ti...
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May 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Beautiful.
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Wanna learn how to improve cataloguing and discoverability of the pre-modern manuscript fragments in your library's collection? You're in luck! There are still a few spots available in my @rarebookschool.bsky.social course on that very subject. Apply today! rarebookschool.org/courses/libr...
Medieval Manuscript Fragments: Cataloging & Discoverability | Rare Book School
Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 20–25 July 2025 Format: in person, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA Fee: $1,495 The study of medieval manuscript fragments has developed into its own ...
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May 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wanna learn how to improve cataloguing and discoverability of the pre-modern manuscript fragments in your library's collection? You're in luck! There are still a few spots available in my @rarebookschool.bsky.social course on that very subject. Apply today! rarebookschool.org/courses/libr...