Joanne Cawkwell
@cawkous.bsky.social
I work in an academic library, but also have a passion for culture especially museums and galleries, reading and dogs. I am also a new resident of Epsom.
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I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are political
I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are political
Secret Maps | British Library
Step into the shadows at Secret Maps, a major new exhibition revealing the stories hidden in some of history’s most mysterious maps.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are political
I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are political
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Exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing how they all get on.
Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster
Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster
Including the second US-based comedian
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January 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing how they all get on.
Not very seasonal, but I've fallen down a Jack the Ripper hole. Reading this and also listening to audiobook of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Not very seasonal, but I've fallen down a Jack the Ripper hole. Reading this and also listening to audiobook of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
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Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'
Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'
A review of Arts Council England recommends more power for the regions and scrapping a controversial strategy.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'
Nice to discover a new artist to me yesterday. Her art heavily influenced by her Long Island home #bettyparsons #delawarrpavilon
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Nice to discover a new artist to me yesterday. Her art heavily influenced by her Long Island home #bettyparsons #delawarrpavilon
A big thank you to all the students who joined in at Pause Point, Roehampton Vale. We even got our first dot to dot completed! #kupausepoint
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A big thank you to all the students who joined in at Pause Point, Roehampton Vale. We even got our first dot to dot completed! #kupausepoint
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The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate?
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate?
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
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Check out the first episode of our new podcast, this one focuses on AI, AI, AI open.spotify.com/episode/4zMB... #AI
Episode 1: Not convinced yet? AI in libraries - Policy, Ethics and Privacy
The Info Pro Podcast · Episode
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November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Check out the first episode of our new podcast, this one focuses on AI, AI, AI open.spotify.com/episode/4zMB... #AI
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Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
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November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given
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You can see a recreation of one of these original turnip lanterns at the @nmireland.bsky.social, which as you can see were a bit less whimsical than the modern 'traditional' faces...
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Ghost turnip | National Museum of Ireland
In Ireland, at Halloween, we carved turnips to create scary-faced lanterns. The term, Jack o’ Lanterns, takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was…
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October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
You can see a recreation of one of these original turnip lanterns at the @nmireland.bsky.social, which as you can see were a bit less whimsical than the modern 'traditional' faces...
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
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Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians
Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Curious about AI in Library and Information Science? So are we! We have some remarkable books to help you understand how Artificial Intelligence can benefit and influence the sector.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Curious about AI in Library and Information Science? So are we! We have some remarkable books to help you understand how Artificial Intelligence can benefit and influence the sector.
Explore our latest books on AI 👇https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/results/?DS=&SF1=keyword&ST1=AI
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Quite a big deal this - there will be a few VCs and governing bodies across UK reading the fine print… @wonkhe.bsky.social
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The first multi-university group arrives
The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent are moving together into a single governance structure. Mark Leach and David Kernohan report on the sector's first "super university"
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September 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Quite a big deal this - there will be a few VCs and governing bodies across UK reading the fine print… @wonkhe.bsky.social
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fi...
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fi...
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This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.
"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress
September 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.
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It's good to get angry about the patriarchy every once and a while. Women's lives are harder because research data is predominantly based on men, and men are still outnumbering women in board rooms. #Invisiblewomen
August 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It's good to get angry about the patriarchy every once and a while. Women's lives are harder because research data is predominantly based on men, and men are still outnumbering women in board rooms. #Invisiblewomen
Great exhibition @Thephotographersgallery Dennis Morris has photographed a lot of icons spanning 70s, 80s and 90s
August 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Great exhibition @Thephotographersgallery Dennis Morris has photographed a lot of icons spanning 70s, 80s and 90s
Really enjoying reading @patrickgrantism.bsky.social book Less. It really makes you think how making and consumerism have evolved (not for the better) #Less #circulareconomy
July 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Really enjoying reading @patrickgrantism.bsky.social book Less. It really makes you think how making and consumerism have evolved (not for the better) #Less #circulareconomy
The Yoshimoto Nara exhibition @Hayward Gallery turned out to be the best possible place on this very hot day 🥵
June 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Yoshimoto Nara exhibition @Hayward Gallery turned out to be the best possible place on this very hot day 🥵
Enjoying @chrisgpackham.bsky.social getting as many blur songs into #bbcSpringwatch as possible 😊
June 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Enjoying @chrisgpackham.bsky.social getting as many blur songs into #bbcSpringwatch as possible 😊
After walking up and down the street for a couple of minutes we finally found #gilbertandgeorgecentre off Brick Lane. It was a joy to see
May 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
After walking up and down the street for a couple of minutes we finally found #gilbertandgeorgecentre off Brick Lane. It was a joy to see