Jane Gallagher
@constntdreamerHead of Digital Special Collections & Services + religious print curator @TheJohnRylands, @UoMLibrary. @CILIPRareBooks committee member. Views my own. She/her.
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'The Value of History in UK Higher Education and Society' - a new briefing from @RoyalHistSoc bit.ly/4fl6lQD Published today, the Society's briefing assesses the value of #history and the damage being done by cuts and closures to UK departments #twitterstorians
Thank you for a great night at the annual Rylands Poetry Reading, this year delivered by the former National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke. The event was held in conjunction with #CarcanetPress, @McrLitFest and @newwritingMCR #poetry #carcanet #literature
This weekend sees the anniversary of the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (which opened on the 15 September 1830). Read curator Steven Hartshorne’s blog to explore the notable ‘firsts’ that this wonderful railway achieved: rylandscollections.com/2022/09/15/the…
We are now into the final stages of the conservation treatment of our 18th-century Esther scroll! Small areas of parchment are humidified and unfolded to place them back in their original positions #seethetreasures #rylandsmegillah #conservation #parchment #libraryconservation
Interesting to hear about the joint NLS and NGS project to digitise the Mackinnon Collection of Scottish photographs. Discussing the materiality of historic photographs reminds me of @TonyFourtoes work on digitising daguerreotypes sketchfab.com/3d-models/dagu…
Starting day 2 of #rbscg24 with a really inspiring talk on using artwork to explore challenging issues in the archive from Naomi Tiley balliol.ox.ac.uk/events/2021/no….
We’re excited to support 2 online workshops on Sept 7 & 14, 2024 for "Across Borders: Tales by Sri Lankan Women Poets"—curated by PhD student Sumithreyi Sivapalan with our support. Join us on Oct 28th to hear some of those reflections & poetry readings. shorturl.at/N0jnj
Super practical advice from @Girlinthe on how to manage rare books with pressed plants between its pages - I'm now wondering how many plants we have in @TheJohnRylands printed collections 🤔 #rbscg24
Starting off #rbscg24 with an intriguing keynote from Daryl Green considering how we communicate the unique sensory experience of rare books to broader and wider audiences - without being exclusive and nonsensical for the uninitiated!
senior #photographer @TonyFourtoes talks about recent #3D scanning work to produce accurate 3d printed versions of the Rylands. @Artec3DScanners @blender.official @PrintCityMMU @JohnHodgsonUoM shorturl.at/FIOq8
We're saying farewell to Associate Director @JohnHodgsonUoM who is leaving after an impressive 35 years working here. Wishing John the very best. He will be greatly missed. Check out his blog reflecting on how the library has changed in his time here: ow.ly/X5eX50TaU5H
Have you ever wondered about the connection between blockbooks and the end of the world? Our incunabula cataloguer, John Gandy, tells you all you need to know in his latest blogpost. Find the blog post here: ow.ly/oHgM50TaKBM
In our next Inside the Library session, Chetham’s Librarian Julianne Simpson and PHD student Ellen Werner will be looking at chronicles of English history written during the #Tudor period. 🗓️ Tuesday 6 August, 3pm 🎟️ shorturl.at/lBgX7
This is the Boke of St Albans, printed in 1486. It contains the first images printed in colour in England and is also the first English printed work authored by a woman, Juliana Berners. Explore the book in full online here: ow.ly/FkSP50S6Tfc
The collections at The John Rylands Library never fail to surprise even the most curious curator, with many rare items awaiting rediscovery. Explore the journey of a unique Nahuatl codex that has made its way from the Valley of Mexico to the Rylands: ow.ly/qg3Y50RFuSj
Discover the myriad tales and spell-binding illustrations found in Islamic manuscripts in an online event part of @MACFESTUK Explore manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Turkish. 📆Thursday 23 May, 6-7:30pm, online Book your free place here: ow.ly/yPqa50RejYU
This week on our Medium blog, we are featuring insights from students enrolled in the MA Library and Archive Studies. In the first of a three-part series, Iris Matthews and Sabeth Hagenkötter share their experiences during a placement with Collection Care. ow.ly/cuhj50RFnvc
This is what Gove was referring to when he said Britain has had enough of experts.
Do not eat a whole Easter egg in one go, NHS doctor urges 🔗 news.sky.com/story/do-not-e…
Shoutout to everyone contemplating having a little sit outside today. Don’t forget your jumper, it’ll be cold when the sun goes in.
The vicious cyberattack on @britishlibrary is a national outrage – posing huge challenges for our national library. I argue in this Opinion piece in @EveningStandard that government should be properly funding their complex recovery programme. standard.co.uk/comment/britis…
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