What? RLUK Repositories Symposium.
Where? British Library, London.
When? Friday, 08 May 2026, 0930-1715.
The symposium theme is 'Securing, Sustaining, and Sharing the Future of UK #Repositories'.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rluk-repositories-symposium-tickets-1982282261606 #RLUK #DigitalLibraries #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenData
RLUK are running a 'Next Steps for Repository Infrastructure' webinar this afternoon (Wednesday 25 September, 14:00 – 15:00 (BST)), as part of their Digital Shift Forum. I'll be one of several panel members riffing on, well, the next steps for #repositories! There is still time to register if you fancy joining. Details here:
https://www.rluk.ac.uk/dsf/. Perhaps I'll see you there...?!
#RLUK #DigitalShift #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #OpenScience #OpenData #discovery
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I've been attending #RLUK this week and unsurprisingly #AI in #Education and #Research is a hot topic.
Also this week, this fantastic manifesto on AI and scholarship was released. Written by two of my colleagues, Dr Ella McPherson and Prof Matei Candea, I think this is one of the more measured write ups of the challenges of AI, especially within the #highereducation space.
I love their Five Principles especially:
1. Think about it, talk about it.
2. Our values come first.
3. Stay ethically vigilant.
4. Embracing change doesn't mean giving up on the skills we have.
5. Be mindful of disciplinary diversity.
I strongly encourage reading this as a whole: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-and-scholarship-manifesto
This manifesto and principles cut through the hype around generative AI to provide a framework that supports scholars and students in figuring out if, rather than how, generative AI contributes to their scholarship. This approach reminds us that what is at stake is nothing less than our educational values.
From RLUK (Research Libraries UK): The Virtual Reading Rooms (VRRs) Toolkit is a resource for all collection-holding institutions, including libraries, archives, and museums, which are interested in setting up a VRR consultation service or are at the early stages of VRR development. In October 2022, RLUK in collaboration with its partners, held an international sprint relay symposium […]
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