Jen Hillyard
@mininglibrarian.bsky.social
Library & Archives Manager at The Common Room in Newcastle and Business Development Manager for NAG. Ex Carnegie-Greenaway judge. Mobility issues thanks to MCTD - I’m the one with the purple crutches...
Disabled 🏳️🌈 parent.
Disabled 🏳️🌈 parent.
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Boosting again for people getting COVID vaccines (thank you for getting vaccinated!!) because my mentions are full of people finding it helpful. There is way more detail (and citations!) in the thread both up and down but this is the key info!
The dosage and timing for pre-vaccination is EITHER:
- 50mg diphenhydramine (Benadryl) OR 50mg promethazine (Phenergan) 15 minutes before the shot OR
- 20mg cetirizine OR 20mg loratidine 2-3 hours before the shot
Only take one of those (ie, don't take Benadryl AND cetirizine).
- 50mg diphenhydramine (Benadryl) OR 50mg promethazine (Phenergan) 15 minutes before the shot OR
- 20mg cetirizine OR 20mg loratidine 2-3 hours before the shot
Only take one of those (ie, don't take Benadryl AND cetirizine).
September 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Boosting again for people getting COVID vaccines (thank you for getting vaccinated!!) because my mentions are full of people finding it helpful. There is way more detail (and citations!) in the thread both up and down but this is the key info!
today's fun is the cabinet outside our building is hanging open and both VirginMedia and BT OpenReach deny all knowledge of it on their system. I'm sorry but this looks like a phone related cabinet to me?
October 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
today's fun is the cabinet outside our building is hanging open and both VirginMedia and BT OpenReach deny all knowledge of it on their system. I'm sorry but this looks like a phone related cabinet to me?
Instead of asking my DoB the pharmacist asked “and how old are you?” I had absolutely no idea and I can’t work it out without a calculator! They still needed to then write my DoB on the paperwork later so I’m not sure what that was about…. “Umm forty one maybe forty two?” was the best I could do.
October 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Instead of asking my DoB the pharmacist asked “and how old are you?” I had absolutely no idea and I can’t work it out without a calculator! They still needed to then write my DoB on the paperwork later so I’m not sure what that was about…. “Umm forty one maybe forty two?” was the best I could do.
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Cataloging and digital collections bluesky: Anyone migrated special collections into Bibframe yet? I'm interested in looking at the underlying LOD.
September 30, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Cataloging and digital collections bluesky: Anyone migrated special collections into Bibframe yet? I'm interested in looking at the underlying LOD.
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NAG Members only: Coffee and Chat!
"Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement"
What data drives your decisions and where does that come from?
Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July)
nag.org.uk/event/chatju...
"Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement"
What data drives your decisions and where does that come from?
Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July)
nag.org.uk/event/chatju...
Coffee and Chat #12: Connecting the dots – acquisitions and engagement – National Acquisitions Group
NAG Webinar Week 2026: 9-13th Nov
nag.org.uk
September 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
NAG Members only: Coffee and Chat!
"Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement"
What data drives your decisions and where does that come from?
Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July)
nag.org.uk/event/chatju...
"Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement"
What data drives your decisions and where does that come from?
Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July)
nag.org.uk/event/chatju...
I am really regretting letting the physio poke my neck vertebrae on Friday in the hope of curing my pins and needles…. I can barely turn my head to one side!
“Keep stretching!” she said. “Let me know how it feels over the next few days!”
“Keep stretching!” she said. “Let me know how it feels over the next few days!”
September 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I am really regretting letting the physio poke my neck vertebrae on Friday in the hope of curing my pins and needles…. I can barely turn my head to one side!
“Keep stretching!” she said. “Let me know how it feels over the next few days!”
“Keep stretching!” she said. “Let me know how it feels over the next few days!”
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Bluesky, does anyone remember an alphabet book that for ‘i’ had “industrious ants eating indigo ice cream”?
It’s got to be at least 45 years old and probably more. Should it ring any bells I would be delighted to find a copy 🐜💙🍦
It’s got to be at least 45 years old and probably more. Should it ring any bells I would be delighted to find a copy 🐜💙🍦
September 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Bluesky, does anyone remember an alphabet book that for ‘i’ had “industrious ants eating indigo ice cream”?
It’s got to be at least 45 years old and probably more. Should it ring any bells I would be delighted to find a copy 🐜💙🍦
It’s got to be at least 45 years old and probably more. Should it ring any bells I would be delighted to find a copy 🐜💙🍦
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As I'm sure many others have pointed out, this website is an AI scraper. This news is 6 years old. The company scrapes real news articles and rewrites them with an LLM, then republishes them for clicks.
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people.
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
londondaily.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:02 AM
As I'm sure many others have pointed out, this website is an AI scraper. This news is 6 years old. The company scrapes real news articles and rewrites them with an LLM, then republishes them for clicks.
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Today looking up details to correctly cite a scholar I found she's also made some art. #DHMakes
This is Interference Pattern II by Frances Rothwell Hughes. She started each square when she had time to embroider and stopped when interrupted by her newborn www.francesrothwellhughes.com/interference...
This is Interference Pattern II by Frances Rothwell Hughes. She started each square when she had time to embroider and stopped when interrupted by her newborn www.francesrothwellhughes.com/interference...
September 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Today looking up details to correctly cite a scholar I found she's also made some art. #DHMakes
This is Interference Pattern II by Frances Rothwell Hughes. She started each square when she had time to embroider and stopped when interrupted by her newborn www.francesrothwellhughes.com/interference...
This is Interference Pattern II by Frances Rothwell Hughes. She started each square when she had time to embroider and stopped when interrupted by her newborn www.francesrothwellhughes.com/interference...
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My latest for @lbc.co.uk:
If politicians want to reduce the PIP and wider benefits bill, they should make basic investments in accessible infrastructure and services ⬇️
If politicians want to reduce the PIP and wider benefits bill, they should make basic investments in accessible infrastructure and services ⬇️
September 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
My latest for @lbc.co.uk:
If politicians want to reduce the PIP and wider benefits bill, they should make basic investments in accessible infrastructure and services ⬇️
If politicians want to reduce the PIP and wider benefits bill, they should make basic investments in accessible infrastructure and services ⬇️
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Our next training session is 'Mixed Collections: Balancing Conservation and Interpretation'.
This online training, presented by freelance museum consultants Anita Hollinshead and Jim Grevatte, will be held on Tuesday, 6 October from 10:00 to 12:30.
Register now: www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
This online training, presented by freelance museum consultants Anita Hollinshead and Jim Grevatte, will be held on Tuesday, 6 October from 10:00 to 12:30.
Register now: www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
September 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Our next training session is 'Mixed Collections: Balancing Conservation and Interpretation'.
This online training, presented by freelance museum consultants Anita Hollinshead and Jim Grevatte, will be held on Tuesday, 6 October from 10:00 to 12:30.
Register now: www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
This online training, presented by freelance museum consultants Anita Hollinshead and Jim Grevatte, will be held on Tuesday, 6 October from 10:00 to 12:30.
Register now: www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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🎬 Starting tomorrow and running all weekend: “Voices From Here” brings six decades of Amber Films to Durham Folk Festival.
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
September 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
🎬 Starting tomorrow and running all weekend: “Voices From Here” brings six decades of Amber Films to Durham Folk Festival.
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
📍 Redhills Durham Miners Hall
📅 18 to 20 Sept
🕐 1 to 4pm daily
🎟️ Free
More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
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A more mixed picture in the North.
Blackpool have just started to test properly again and I'm not surprised at what they've found. Lots of areas above the average across Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Tyneside, but it's not a uniform rise.
5/7
Blackpool have just started to test properly again and I'm not surprised at what they've found. Lots of areas above the average across Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Tyneside, but it's not a uniform rise.
5/7
September 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A more mixed picture in the North.
Blackpool have just started to test properly again and I'm not surprised at what they've found. Lots of areas above the average across Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Tyneside, but it's not a uniform rise.
5/7
Blackpool have just started to test properly again and I'm not surprised at what they've found. Lots of areas above the average across Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Tyneside, but it's not a uniform rise.
5/7
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Tag yourself- which schoolgirl cover is your #backtoschool mood?
With the return to the classroom already in full swing, we’re highlighting some of the rare books from our Children’s Collection!
With the return to the classroom already in full swing, we’re highlighting some of the rare books from our Children’s Collection!
September 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Tag yourself- which schoolgirl cover is your #backtoschool mood?
With the return to the classroom already in full swing, we’re highlighting some of the rare books from our Children’s Collection!
With the return to the classroom already in full swing, we’re highlighting some of the rare books from our Children’s Collection!
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Share your project at NAG Webinar Week! Call for submissions is open, no membership required. Running 9-13th November with flexible time slots to suit you.
More info:
nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...
More info:
nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...
September 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Share your project at NAG Webinar Week! Call for submissions is open, no membership required. Running 9-13th November with flexible time slots to suit you.
More info:
nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...
More info:
nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...
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Exciting news (well we think so)! We are looking for new people to regularly contribute to our archive!
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
Write for the archive - Mass Observation Archive
Writing for Mass Observation You can apply to write for the archive here. Current Observers If you are one of our current Observers you may find our handbook for new Observers helpful. This has all th...
massobs.org.uk
September 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Exciting news (well we think so)! We are looking for new people to regularly contribute to our archive!
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
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Tomorrow, Wednesday 16th September, join us for an informative tour of our historic building with our friendly guides – then pop into the lecture theatre at 1:30pm for a talk about the Blyth and Tyne Railway from local expert Les Turnbull. Part of Heritage Open Daya 2026.
September 15, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Tomorrow, Wednesday 16th September, join us for an informative tour of our historic building with our friendly guides – then pop into the lecture theatre at 1:30pm for a talk about the Blyth and Tyne Railway from local expert Les Turnbull. Part of Heritage Open Daya 2026.
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Academic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no?
We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
What made you say yes? OBC open access library support survey
About this survey
This survey is run by the Open Book Collective - a charity registered in England and Wales (charity no. 1206287). For the purposes of data protection law, the Open Book Collective is...
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September 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Academic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no?
We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
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Spent today in Orvieto, where underneath the famous frescoes I saw the basement where they dump bits that have fallen off the cathedral. Thread:
September 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Spent today in Orvieto, where underneath the famous frescoes I saw the basement where they dump bits that have fallen off the cathedral. Thread:
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I'm looking for a history of amplification, focus on pre WWII, wide ranging (microphones, tannoys, amps; not just guitar) & with both engineering and social aspects, ie the effects of amplified sound on early c20th global culture & politics... Not just a list of male inventors, not just US.
September 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I'm looking for a history of amplification, focus on pre WWII, wide ranging (microphones, tannoys, amps; not just guitar) & with both engineering and social aspects, ie the effects of amplified sound on early c20th global culture & politics... Not just a list of male inventors, not just US.
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Does anybody young want to get high and learn to sing in tune (??)
September 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Does anybody young want to get high and learn to sing in tune (??)
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In the North there are a lot of areas rising to around 6%, with higher rates on Tyneside, Teesside, and in Lancashire.
A lot of areas showing in yellow as 0% - again, I'll remind you how to check these at the end of the thread.
5/7
A lot of areas showing in yellow as 0% - again, I'll remind you how to check these at the end of the thread.
5/7
September 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
In the North there are a lot of areas rising to around 6%, with higher rates on Tyneside, Teesside, and in Lancashire.
A lot of areas showing in yellow as 0% - again, I'll remind you how to check these at the end of the thread.
5/7
A lot of areas showing in yellow as 0% - again, I'll remind you how to check these at the end of the thread.
5/7
Doing a quick impromptu tour earlier and she asked “have you worked here long?” I answered “2006” and her reply was “oh! I was born in 2006!”
I feel old…..
I feel old…..
September 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Doing a quick impromptu tour earlier and she asked “have you worked here long?” I answered “2006” and her reply was “oh! I was born in 2006!”
I feel old…..
I feel old…..