Thanks Danny!

Thank you! 😃

Thanks Ruth!

If you can remember the National Gallery's Microgallery* (or if you can't), you might be interested in this #MuseumDocumentation #MuseumComputing www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/the-n... *developed by @cogapp.com in HyperCard 2.0 and THINK C, launched 2 months BEFORE the public launch of the WWW

For a site that's all about managing itineraries for trips, TripIt is incredibly awkward about place names. Not being able to find medium-sized locations is one thing, but rewriting trip headlines to a random place is another

Now Hiring: Machine Learning Engineer - CDH Cambridge Digital Humanities seeks to appoint a Machine Learning Engineer on a fixed term basis to support an applied computer vision and machine learning project with CAMPOP (Cambridge Group for the ...

JOB: Machine Learning Engineer at Cambridge Digital Humanities for interesting (fixed term) project with CAMPOP www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/news/n...

AI Toolkit for Archives - TrustArchives.org Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how audiovisual materials are created, reused, and interpreted. For archives, libraries, and cultural heritage organizations, these changes rais...

Trust in Archives Initiative has just released the initial version of its much-anticipated Toolkit. It helps archives navigate the evolving landscape of #GenAI and the urgent questions it raises for the heritage sector. #GLAMS

NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman The lack of a unified digital repository for patients and healthcare workers means that key medical changes are often missed. But the NHS can learn from US intelligence sharing, says Emerging Voices…

There are some really good points in this: NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – Will Parman www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Big and *great* news! @artukdotorg.bsky.social, @collectionstrust.bsky.social & @uniofleicester.bsky.social couldn't have made a better choice. Really looking forward to working with @miaout.bsky.social to maximise the use of the National Gallery's & UK'S #MuseumDocumentation data.

New Head of Service for Museum Data Service 📣

We are delighted to announce that Dr Mia Ridge @miaout.bsky.social will become Head of Service for Museum Data Service, the transformative initiative which is connecting all the object records across the UK’s museums

👉 artuk.org/discover/sto...

Big news! I'm incredibly privileged to take on leadership of the Museum Data Service while continuing half-time in my role at the British Library. The MDS is already a success story, and I'm so excited about taking it further! artuk.org/discover/sto...

AI's role in metadata enrichment for digital collections AI has a role to play in digital collections, but how can it be deployed responsibly, sustainably, and in a way that actually serves collections and the people who use them? We discussed these questio...

What happens when collections leaders from ten major UK cultural institutions walk into a boardroom..

A surprisingly honest debate about AI’s role in metadata enrichment. And a strong case for tiny, boring tools.

Here’s how it went 👇

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships | IHC The IHC is inviting expressions of interest from those wishing to apply for the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Consider applying for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships at Institute of Contemporary History (IHC), a leading Portuguese research centre in the field of Modern and Contemporary History, who has a Digital Humanities Lab. More info in the link ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/cfa-msca-...

Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | ACM Conferences

The ACM CHI 2026 paper program is live on the ACM Digital Library, so please enjoy all the new 1702 pieces of science that #CHI2026 has for you: dl.acm.org/doi/proceedi... (cc @acm_chi ).
p.s.: You can read our welcome message at dl.acm.org/action/showF...

Male and female using a computer.

You can now access electronic legal deposit journal issues, journal articles and books catalogued before October 2023 using the PCs in our Reading Rooms.
Find out more about what content is available and how to access it here: link.bl.uk/9kt

But you totally win with beard oil!

Free online opportunity to learn Art History for state school 13-15 year olds from Art History Link-Up with Courtauld and Somerset House. www.arthistorylinkup.org/programmes/o...

Data Engineer #00246 - Richmond, Virginia, United States Title: Data Engineer #00246 State Role Title: Information Tech Spec III Hiring Range: $100,000 - $125,000 Pay Band: 6 Agency: The Library of Virginia Location: Library of Virginia Building Agency Web...

The Library of Virginia in Richmond seeks a data engineer ($100k-$125k) to transform data practices at a 200-year-old cultural heritage org with an eye towards the future.

Looking for someone to imagine & collaboratively implement tomorrow's data infrastructure.

Apply by May 1! Tell your friends!

Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done You can transform your old Kindle - even a bricked device - into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how.

Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak — and I'll show you how it's done
You can transform your old Kindle — even a bricked device — into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how.
www.zdnet.com/article/your...

No surprise, but glad for research: "Indeed, sociological research suggests that it is the people who already have considerable money, status, or both that are more likely to win grants, fellowships, and awards, especially more prestigious honors that enhance the cultural cachet of recipients."

In the past I've made yoghurt, kimchi, cheese, and of course bread

That Chris, he's not just a pretty face!

GitHub - ChrisMidtempo/midtempo-framework: A constraint-first framework for LLM-assisted development. Enforces TDD, human approval gates, and external validation so engineers stay responsible without sacrificing velocity. A constraint-first framework for LLM-assisted development. Enforces TDD, human approval gates, and external validation so engineers stay responsible without sacrificing velocity. - ChrisMidtempo/mi...

I've enjoyed learning from afar as @midtempo@hachyderm.io worked on his 'constraint-first framework for LLM-assisted development. Enforces TDD, human approval gates, and external validation so engineers stay responsible without sacrificing velocity' github.com/ChrisMidtemp...

Computational analysis of book descriptions: placement project A PhD placement reflects on her time at the British Library and her research in using computational analysis on early printed book descriptions.

A lovely post from Jeanette Croen, a PhD placement student, on her work at the British Library doing computational analysis on early printed book descriptions www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

This is fascinating - English used to have a pronoun for "we two". Can't imagine how romantic poets and writers of love songs let that drop put of use!

Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice The Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project convened a group of experts, practitioners, and community members to determine ways of improving descriptive practices, tools, infrastructure, and workflows...

Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice
by Rachel L. Frick and
Merrilee Proffitt www.oclc.org/research/pub...

I talked to some museum professionals there in the early days of COVID. I hope things get significantly better for them now. And yes, from my younger self, fun nightlife!

The Histories We Tell - Lessons in Public and Participatory History from Africa What does it mean to make history public, participatory, and grounded in the communities to whom it belongs? The Histories We Tell: Lessons from Africa convenes scholars, archivists, artists, journ...

Public history, participatory research, community archiving in Africa
A partnership between the African Digital Heritage and the @c2dh.uni.lu at @uni.lu

africandigitalheritage.org/the-historie...

"Ultimately, the policy legally anchors every single line of AI-generated code and any resulting bugs or security flaws firmly onto the shoulders of the human submitting it."