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Our blogs have a new look: bit.ly/BL-Blogs All previously published blogs will be available in our archive, launching in coming weeks. Watch this space for an update on when that goes live.
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The British National Bibliography is back but not exactly as before! To receive the weekly BNB lists for forthcoming books, please register for the email service by contacting us at: metadata [at] bl [dot] uk 1/2
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To search the BNB, please visit the Share Family initiative BNB beta portal: bl.natbib-lod.org/ 2/2
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For scholars needing access to ESTC
Eve-Marie Oesterlen@Bufeve14 Feb 2024
Replying to @mikko_tolonen
Just to avoid duplication of effort: British Library resources bl.uk/research points out that @NikolaiVogler has built a stopgap English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC), fully searchable with links to EEBO estc.printprobability.org
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#eubfws2023 Matias Frosterus @MatiasFrosterus invites us to Helsinki and Kansalliskirjasto / Nationalbiblioteket / The National Library of Finland @NatLibFi for next year's #BIBFRAME workshop in Europe #eubfws2024 🙂
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Interested in linked data for #libraries? Don't miss the presentation of Tiziana Possemato and Jim Hahn (University of Pennsylvania) on the development of the #ShareVDE ontology: goals, principles, and process. Tue 12 Sep h.16 @swibcon Programme #SWIB23 swib.org/swib23/programme.ht…
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The @CilipMDG Conference 2023 begins TODAY at @IETBirmingham! If you're attending, come watch our session (taking place tomorrow, 7th Sept at 11:30am BST) to learn about #ISNI for #creatives & associated #organizations! #CILIPMDG23 #identification #PIDs #metadata #metadatamatters
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#Fridayshoutout to #ISNImembers, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen who champion our #ISOstandard by contributing #data to the #ISNIdatabase and requesting #ISNI assignments for #researchers and those in #HigherEducation #AppliedSciences. #meetourmembers #identification @SURF__EN
The official logo of Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN University), showing a fuchsia pink, horizontal rectangle tilted at an angle with the words "HAN University of Applied Sciences" in black, bold, capital letters beneath.

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As of February 2024, Thema, a multilingual subject category scheme, will replace the outdated BIC Standard Subject Categories scheme (BSSC) and the BSSC will be made obsolete. Here's how you can get to know the new categorisation system before the change 👇🧵
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And here is the link to the blogpost: blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholars… (c/o Notepad)
@[email protected]@RossiAtanassova3 Aug 2023
My @ahrcpress @RL_UK Professional Practice Fellowship has come to an end. Read about the work that happened over the last year in My AHRC-RLUK Professional Practice Fellowship: A year on - Digital scholarship blog @BL_DigiSchol @j_w_baker @BLprintheritage @BLMetadata
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✔️In 2023 so far, over 18.5k #ISNIs have been assigned to the #publicnames of #creators and #organizations in the #researchsector including #researchers #scholars #universities #libraries #publishers #techcompanies and beyond! Learn more: isni.org/resources/html/ISNI… #ISNI #ISNInews
The ISNI International Agency's logo, showing isni in white, lower case font surrounded by a blue rectangle with rounded corners and the hashtag "Identify Yourself" beneath the logo in white, italicised font. The background of the image shows a woman, in a lab coat, using a mircosope in a laboratory setting.

ALT The ISNI International Agency's logo, showing isni in white, lower case font surrounded by a blue rectangle with rounded corners and the hashtag "Identify Yourself" beneath the logo in white, italicised font. The background of the image shows a woman, in a lab coat, using a mircosope in a laboratory setting.

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Did you know the best time to provide title metadata is 16 weeks ahead of publication? This helps increase the discoverability of your books to boost sales and borrows.* Download our free BIC: In Practice guide about Metadata and Classification: buff.ly/3P4Qs7f
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.@RL_UK Report: #Decolonisation practices and needs of research libraries rluk.ac.uk/rluk-report-on-de…

Decolonisation practices and needs of research libraries: an RLUK report

Download the report Decolonisation as a practice has increasingly gained a prominent place in the strategic agenda of academic and research libraries as a way to re-contextualise collections, combat...

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Come and work with me! Research Development Manager at The British Library, FT permanent (closing date 6 August 2023). Happy to answer questions about the role. ce0752li.webitrent.com/ce075…
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Calling volunteers from the academic library sector to join our Library Metadata Group (LMG) that reviews/promotes bibliographic/related standards with libraries. Apply by completing the form and sending it via [email protected]: tinyurl.com/2ex6skub
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✔️In 2023 so far, over 31.4k #ISNIs have been assigned to the #publicnames of #creators & #organizations involved in the #bookindustry & #librarysector including #authors #illustrators #translators & #publishers. Read about it in #ISNInews: isni.org/resources/html/ISNI… #identification
The ISNI International Agency's logo, showing isni in white, lower case font surrounded by a blue rectangle with rounded corners and the hashtag "Identify Yourself" beneath the logo in white, italicised font. The background of the image shows a woman browsing a shelf of books.

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Have you read our latest report? It reveals the national impact the @britishlibrary BIPC Network's had over a 3 year period & how we've continued to democratise entrepreneurship & support economic recovery at local, regional & national levels across the UK bl.uk/press-releases/2023/ju…
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📢🎉The Linked Open British National Bibliography has found a new (beta) home with the Share Family @CasaliniLibri: bl.natbib-lod.org Read all about it & give our entity discovery portal a go! blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholars… #linkeddata #libraries #ShareVDE
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Looking forward to @DH2023Graz Three of us from @BL_DigiSchol are taking part in the Poster Session on 12 July. Read more at blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholars… See you in Graz #DH2023 #BLDigital
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Meet the British Library! Tomorrow Saturday 8th July, colleagues from conservation will take part to the celebrations for the @britishlibrary 50th birthday. Come and meet them in the Entrance Hall and see what @BL_CollCare does behind the scenes. bl.uk/events/meet-the-britis…
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