JA Condie
@veryfinelibrary.bsky.social
Info wrangler. Lifelong learner. Casual blogger
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September 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
S.G. Jackman – a photographic record
Interesting!
Interesting!
S.G. Jackman – a photographic record
Interesting!
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September 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
S.G. Jackman – a photographic record
Interesting!
Interesting!
Edinburgh Libraries celebrating the revolutionary Penguin paperbacks... while simultaneously citing classic advertising. Nicely done ;)
Pick up a Penguin!
Edinburgh Libraries celebrating the revolutionary Penguin paperbacks... while simultaneously citing classic advertising. Nicely done 😉
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June 11, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Edinburgh Libraries celebrating the revolutionary Penguin paperbacks... while simultaneously citing classic advertising. Nicely done ;)
Rest in peace, king of the librarians 🥺
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Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72
British actor starred on the West End before finding international fame in the 90s on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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June 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Rest in peace, king of the librarians 🥺
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Short film ‘SLAPP Suit’, by @greenpeace.org
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are used to bury activists, journalists, whistleblowers & non-profit organisations in legal fees, drain time & resources & make the cost of dissent too high
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Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are used to bury activists, journalists, whistleblowers & non-profit organisations in legal fees, drain time & resources & make the cost of dissent too high
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Today's SLN: 28th May 2026
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May 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Short film ‘SLAPP Suit’, by @greenpeace.org
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are used to bury activists, journalists, whistleblowers & non-profit organisations in legal fees, drain time & resources & make the cost of dissent too high
www.scottishlegal.com/newsletter/6...
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are used to bury activists, journalists, whistleblowers & non-profit organisations in legal fees, drain time & resources & make the cost of dissent too high
www.scottishlegal.com/newsletter/6...
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UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)."
That's what I'm talking about.
That's what I'm talking about.
May 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)."
That's what I'm talking about.
That's what I'm talking about.
@jenniferfindlay.bsky.social That talk was absolutely fascinating Jennie! Well done ☺️
May 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
@jenniferfindlay.bsky.social That talk was absolutely fascinating Jennie! Well done ☺️
Here are my books of 2025. Just the covers – because I almost always judge a book by its cover!
#amreading #booksky #librarybooks #booklist #readingforfun
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#amreading #booksky #librarybooks #booklist #readingforfun
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My 2025 Books
I, firmly and unashamedly, read for pleasure. I like cosy crime, I like whimsy. I. Like. Fun. So, for these reason there’s little that might be called “worthy” in my book list fro…
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January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Here are my books of 2025. Just the covers – because I almost always judge a book by its cover!
#amreading #booksky #librarybooks #booklist #readingforfun
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#amreading #booksky #librarybooks #booklist #readingforfun
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Finished on Xmas eve. My final book of #readchristie 2025. Set in the cold and wintry environment of Dartmoor
(I guessed the murderer right at the start of this one) 🔎
#librarybooks #booksky #amreading #books
(I guessed the murderer right at the start of this one) 🔎
#librarybooks #booksky #amreading #books
January 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Finished on Xmas eve. My final book of #readchristie 2025. Set in the cold and wintry environment of Dartmoor
(I guessed the murderer right at the start of this one) 🔎
#librarybooks #booksky #amreading #books
(I guessed the murderer right at the start of this one) 🔎
#librarybooks #booksky #amreading #books
I really enjoyed November's #readchristie 🔎 Light and fast paced with some nice red herrings and misdirects
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I really enjoyed November's #readchristie 🔎 Light and fast paced with some nice red herrings and misdirects
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
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✨We're delighted with the response to our survey for #neurodivergent staff in the #library & information sector
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
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psst. Pass it on!
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
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a man in a tie says attention everyone
ALT: a man in a tie says attention everyone
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November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
✨We're delighted with the response to our survey for #neurodivergent staff in the #library & information sector
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psst. Pass it on!
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
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psst. Pass it on!
I continue to be tardy with #readchristie this year. I’m just about to start their October suggestion, on the 28th! I know nothing about this one, except that it fits this months theme which is "lawyers"
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I continue to be tardy with #readchristie this year. I’m just about to start their October suggestion, on the 28th! I know nothing about this one, except that it fits this months theme which is "lawyers"
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
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Typical. America’s leader announces everyone in Ireland is dead & I live on my own. I didn’t get to see the rapture! Why am I being cancelled & why are there all these dead birds in my flat? Why is it middle aged White men in Dublin who must suffer most? Seriously what’s with the dead birds?
September 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Typical. America’s leader announces everyone in Ireland is dead & I live on my own. I didn’t get to see the rapture! Why am I being cancelled & why are there all these dead birds in my flat? Why is it middle aged White men in Dublin who must suffer most? Seriously what’s with the dead birds?
Okay, I'm well behind on #readchristie now. I'm just about to start the August pick! However, I'll skip their suggestion for September (which I read quite recently) so I'll be caught up again soon 🤓📚
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
September 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Okay, I'm well behind on #readchristie now. I'm just about to start the August pick! However, I'll skip their suggestion for September (which I read quite recently) so I'll be caught up again soon 🤓📚
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
A fixed-term post has opened up in my Team!!! Please share
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Faculty of Advocates/ FSL Careers
Faculty of Advocates/ FSL Careers
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September 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A fixed-term post has opened up in my Team!!! Please share
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Allan Pinkerton (born Glasgow 1819 – died Chicago 1884) pioneered the enforcement of law and order on the American frontier, upheld principles of gender equality, and prepared the way for better public police forces.
#ScottishLegalNews #booksky #BookReview
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#ScottishLegalNews #booksky #BookReview
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Review: Glaswegian who became a legendary lawman in the Wild West
Allan Pinkerton (born Glasgow 1819 – died Chicago 1884) has a complex legacy. Some recall with pride that the Scot was the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. In short, Pinkerton...
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August 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Allan Pinkerton (born Glasgow 1819 – died Chicago 1884) pioneered the enforcement of law and order on the American frontier, upheld principles of gender equality, and prepared the way for better public police forces.
#ScottishLegalNews #booksky #BookReview
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#ScottishLegalNews #booksky #BookReview
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"The vicious and relentless attacks on people seeking asylum from some politicians and sections of the media using age-old racist tropes and shoddy data must stop now" - Refugee Action www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests
More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels
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August 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"The vicious and relentless attacks on people seeking asylum from some politicians and sections of the media using age-old racist tropes and shoddy data must stop now" - Refugee Action www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Musk’s social media platform played a central role in spreading misinformation and hate which fuelled racist riots across England and Northern Ireland last summer, according to a new report.
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Elon Musk’s X fuelled racist riots in England and Northern Ireland
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, played a central role in spreading misinformation and hate which fuelled racist riots across England and Northern Ireland last summer, according to a new report. ...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Musk’s social media platform played a central role in spreading misinformation and hate which fuelled racist riots across England and Northern Ireland last summer, according to a new report.
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Tardy notice of July's #readchristie pick. I got it late in the month & haven't finished with it yet, but I'm loving it. A gentle, lighthearted #travelogue or #diary, recounting Agatha's experience on a Syrian dig with her #archaeologist husband
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
August 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Tardy notice of July's #readchristie pick. I got it late in the month & haven't finished with it yet, but I'm loving it. A gentle, lighthearted #travelogue or #diary, recounting Agatha's experience on a Syrian dig with her #archaeologist husband
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
#librarybooks #books #amreading #slowliving #booksky
Happy birthday @natlibscot.bsky.social
100 years old today 🎂
Today officially marks 100 years since an Act of Parliament created the National Library of Scotland.
100 years old today 🎂
Today officially marks 100 years since an Act of Parliament created the National Library of Scotland.
August 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Happy birthday @natlibscot.bsky.social
100 years old today 🎂
Today officially marks 100 years since an Act of Parliament created the National Library of Scotland.
100 years old today 🎂
Today officially marks 100 years since an Act of Parliament created the National Library of Scotland.
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For the avoidance of doubt, Israel is engaged in genocide, and the current Israeli administration to be far more of a terrorist organisation than Palestine Action. By failing to halt arms sales and suppressing protest, our own government is complicit too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation
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July 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
For the avoidance of doubt, Israel is engaged in genocide, and the current Israeli administration to be far more of a terrorist organisation than Palestine Action. By failing to halt arms sales and suppressing protest, our own government is complicit too. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
In October 1925 the #FacultyOfAdvocates gifted its non-legal library collections to the nation, forming the #NationalLibraryOfScotland. Experience the historic & ongoing connections between NLS the #AdvocatesLibrary
#centenary #booksky #libraries @natlibscot.bsky.social www.nls.uk/whats-on/the...
#centenary #booksky #libraries @natlibscot.bsky.social www.nls.uk/whats-on/the...
The making of a national collection | National Library of Scotland
Learn about the history of the National Library of Scotland through unique items and a guided tour of the Advocates Library.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In October 1925 the #FacultyOfAdvocates gifted its non-legal library collections to the nation, forming the #NationalLibraryOfScotland. Experience the historic & ongoing connections between NLS the #AdvocatesLibrary
#centenary #booksky #libraries @natlibscot.bsky.social www.nls.uk/whats-on/the...
#centenary #booksky #libraries @natlibscot.bsky.social www.nls.uk/whats-on/the...
"Florida’s new law imposes fines of up to $100,000 on anyone who releases chemicals into the atmosphere in order to influence “the temperature, weather, climate, or intensity of sunlight”."
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July 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Florida’s new law imposes fines of up to $100,000 on anyone who releases chemicals into the atmosphere in order to influence “the temperature, weather, climate, or intensity of sunlight”."
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