Danielle Westerhof
@behindthespines.bsky.social
Rare books curator and historic libraries fan. Works in archives and special collectons at Durham University (UK), currently leading on the development of our academic teaching offer. Personal views only.
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Hello Bluesky! We're an interdisciplinary project on the teaching of palaeography and codicology, and we're now branching out to include early printed books. Check out our website for lots of learning resources: teachingthecodex.com
Teaching the Codex
Pedagogical Approaches to Palaeography and Codicology
teachingthecodex.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hello Bluesky! We're an interdisciplinary project on the teaching of palaeography and codicology, and we're now branching out to include early printed books. Check out our website for lots of learning resources: teachingthecodex.com
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hello. if you work at a university please ask your library to buy my book. it is all about books and libraries and also plants, museums, the Royal Society, and the ways we learn. I think it will be interesting to lots of people, hopefully. thank you www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Hans Sloane's Library Collection and the Production of Knowledge | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
hello. if you work at a university please ask your library to buy my book. it is all about books and libraries and also plants, museums, the Royal Society, and the ways we learn. I think it will be interesting to lots of people, hopefully. thank you www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
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One immediate action item following our "Building BookLabs" symposium was to establish a mailing list where folks running/founding/dreaming up book labs & adjacent initiatives can share resources, opportunities, events, & other materials—if you’d like to be connected sign up at the link below!
booklabs - BookLab Network List - subscribe
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June 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
One immediate action item following our "Building BookLabs" symposium was to establish a mailing list where folks running/founding/dreaming up book labs & adjacent initiatives can share resources, opportunities, events, & other materials—if you’d like to be connected sign up at the link below!
Serious geeking out today at Chantilly: exhibition about (and with!) Les très riches heures du duc de Berry. Some amazing manuscripts on display...
June 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Serious geeking out today at Chantilly: exhibition about (and with!) Les très riches heures du duc de Berry. Some amazing manuscripts on display...
Usual British railchaos going back up north from London...
May 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Usual British railchaos going back up north from London...
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Many farmers are already showing that farms can be profitable and nature-friendly. But they can’t do it alone.
Alongside the RSPB, we’re calling on the UK Government to invest in nature-friendly farming.
Together we can help grow a brighter future for our wildlife, our farmers, and all of us.
Alongside the RSPB, we’re calling on the UK Government to invest in nature-friendly farming.
Together we can help grow a brighter future for our wildlife, our farmers, and all of us.
May 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Many farmers are already showing that farms can be profitable and nature-friendly. But they can’t do it alone.
Alongside the RSPB, we’re calling on the UK Government to invest in nature-friendly farming.
Together we can help grow a brighter future for our wildlife, our farmers, and all of us.
Alongside the RSPB, we’re calling on the UK Government to invest in nature-friendly farming.
Together we can help grow a brighter future for our wildlife, our farmers, and all of us.
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ESTC is back online in a new beta version hosted by CERL: datb.cerl.org/estc/ #RareBooks #BookHistory #Skystorians #GLAM 📚📜
English Short Title Catalogue
datb.cerl.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
ESTC is back online in a new beta version hosted by CERL: datb.cerl.org/estc/ #RareBooks #BookHistory #Skystorians #GLAM 📚📜
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Just because I am not surprised does not mean I'm not angry. Carla Hayden, like every other *actually qualified federal worker* that has been shamefully treated in this unconscionable manner deserves better. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.
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May 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just because I am not surprised does not mean I'm not angry. Carla Hayden, like every other *actually qualified federal worker* that has been shamefully treated in this unconscionable manner deserves better. www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
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This article www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/cuts... by @heroicendeavour.bsky.social is pretty fabulous and well worth a read if you're in Higher Ed. 📚
As cuts mount, those used to one-click searching are in for a shock
If ‘big deal’ subscriptions become unaffordable, librarians will need to help students and academics conduct effective searches, says Caroline Ball
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This article www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/cuts... by @heroicendeavour.bsky.social is pretty fabulous and well worth a read if you're in Higher Ed. 📚
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
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Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
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April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
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Early modern book people: I'm writing about how readers used errata lists and corrected errors in books they bought. Is there good work on errata lists and correcting the material text (after the book is printed and sold)?
April 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Early modern book people: I'm writing about how readers used errata lists and corrected errors in books they bought. Is there good work on errata lists and correcting the material text (after the book is printed and sold)?
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📣 Shakespeare Recovered: Durham's First Folio exhibition is now open to the public!
Free entry but advance booking strongly recommended 👍
Find out more and book your tickets via the link below 👇
@durham-university.bsky.social
#Shakespeare #FirstFolio #Exhibition
Free entry but advance booking strongly recommended 👍
Find out more and book your tickets via the link below 👇
@durham-university.bsky.social
#Shakespeare #FirstFolio #Exhibition
Tonight is the Night! Counting down until the opening night of our Shakespeare Recovered Exhibition! Come and learn the story of Durham's First Folio!
Opens to the public 4th April - free entry
Book Tickets here:
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
Opens to the public 4th April - free entry
Book Tickets here:
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
April 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 Shakespeare Recovered: Durham's First Folio exhibition is now open to the public!
Free entry but advance booking strongly recommended 👍
Find out more and book your tickets via the link below 👇
@durham-university.bsky.social
#Shakespeare #FirstFolio #Exhibition
Free entry but advance booking strongly recommended 👍
Find out more and book your tickets via the link below 👇
@durham-university.bsky.social
#Shakespeare #FirstFolio #Exhibition
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Early modern libraries conference! #EarlyModern #BookHistory
I spy the beautiful poster design work of @samuscript.bsky.social
I spy the beautiful poster design work of @samuscript.bsky.social
Call for Papers: ‘Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library’
Deadline 16th May 2025
9 –10 September 2025 at UCL, London
Deadline 16th May 2025
9 –10 September 2025 at UCL, London
April 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Early modern libraries conference! #EarlyModern #BookHistory
I spy the beautiful poster design work of @samuscript.bsky.social
I spy the beautiful poster design work of @samuscript.bsky.social
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Tonight is the Night! Counting down until the opening night of our Shakespeare Recovered Exhibition! Come and learn the story of Durham's First Folio!
Opens to the public 4th April - free entry
Book Tickets here:
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
Opens to the public 4th April - free entry
Book Tickets here:
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
April 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Tonight is the Night! Counting down until the opening night of our Shakespeare Recovered Exhibition! Come and learn the story of Durham's First Folio!
Opens to the public 4th April - free entry
Book Tickets here:
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
Opens to the public 4th April - free entry
Book Tickets here:
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
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I'm looking for references to the smell of death, decay, and cadavers in the early modern period. Any pointers would be much appreciated!
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm looking for references to the smell of death, decay, and cadavers in the early modern period. Any pointers would be much appreciated!
I don't have access to this article unfortunately, but it looks worth a read! It's always good to ask questions about practices we take for granted, even if they might be considered provocative.
Very happy to have this piece in the new PBSA. Sure it’s a tad provocative in places, but even if people don’t agree on every point, hopefully it will be useful to think with. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Forensic Bibliography | The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America: Vol 119, No 1
Abstract This article traces the genealogy of “forensic bibliography” in the Anglophone world from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first century. It argues that many of the methods and procedures ...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
March 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I don't have access to this article unfortunately, but it looks worth a read! It's always good to ask questions about practices we take for granted, even if they might be considered provocative.
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Shakespeare Recovered: Durham’s First Folio
Opening 4th April-Cosin’s Library
The story of our First Folio after its theft and the work of our Conservation Team making it accessible again. Visit to experience a book as you’ve never seen one before.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespear...
Opening 4th April-Cosin’s Library
The story of our First Folio after its theft and the work of our Conservation Team making it accessible again. Visit to experience a book as you’ve never seen one before.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespear...
March 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Shakespeare Recovered: Durham’s First Folio
Opening 4th April-Cosin’s Library
The story of our First Folio after its theft and the work of our Conservation Team making it accessible again. Visit to experience a book as you’ve never seen one before.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespear...
Opening 4th April-Cosin’s Library
The story of our First Folio after its theft and the work of our Conservation Team making it accessible again. Visit to experience a book as you’ve never seen one before.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespear...
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Operation Ballot CONTINUES. A reminder to Durham UCU members: get your vote in, and tell us you've gotten your vote in :)
March 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Operation Ballot CONTINUES. A reminder to Durham UCU members: get your vote in, and tell us you've gotten your vote in :)
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Good instance of the occasional magic of ultraviolet.
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Good instance of the occasional magic of ultraviolet.
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We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies
Work at St John's | St John's College, University of Cambridge
www.joh.cam.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies
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Come hang out with me, @uclspeccoll.bsky.social and @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social as our first ever Small Press in Residence. £5,000 to spend flexibly, access to collections, and some super facilities: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
Call for a Small Press in Residence at UCL Special Collections | UCL UCL Special Collections
UCL Homepage
blogs.ucl.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Come hang out with me, @uclspeccoll.bsky.social and @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social as our first ever Small Press in Residence. £5,000 to spend flexibly, access to collections, and some super facilities: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
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Looking forward to the online #EMROCTranscribes panel on 7 March (5-6 pm UK/12-1 EST): Women Talking, Women's Health. We will answer questions about #EarlyModern women's health. Details on booking here: emroc.hypotheses.org/transcribath... #WomensHistoryMonth +
March 7 Transcribathon Preview
Want to know more about early modern recipes before the big day? Join us for an online discussion devoted to recipes and women’s health. Friday 7 March Women Talking, Women’s Health 5pm – 6pm GMT/12pm...
emroc.hypotheses.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Looking forward to the online #EMROCTranscribes panel on 7 March (5-6 pm UK/12-1 EST): Women Talking, Women's Health. We will answer questions about #EarlyModern women's health. Details on booking here: emroc.hypotheses.org/transcribath... #WomensHistoryMonth +
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Hi there!
We are the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Our members promote research in the history of the book including manuscript culture, print, digital technologies + beyond.
Follow to connect with bookish scholarship from around the world + across time periods.
We are the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Our members promote research in the history of the book including manuscript culture, print, digital technologies + beyond.
Follow to connect with bookish scholarship from around the world + across time periods.
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hi there!
We are the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Our members promote research in the history of the book including manuscript culture, print, digital technologies + beyond.
Follow to connect with bookish scholarship from around the world + across time periods.
We are the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing. Our members promote research in the history of the book including manuscript culture, print, digital technologies + beyond.
Follow to connect with bookish scholarship from around the world + across time periods.
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Are there any rare book-focused special collections librarians experimenting with or systematizing sustainable stewardship practices in line with OCLC’s Total Cost of Stewardship?
www.oclc.org/research/pub...
www.oclc.org/research/pub...
Total Cost of Stewardship: Responsible Collection Building in Archives and Special Collections
www.oclc.org
March 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Are there any rare book-focused special collections librarians experimenting with or systematizing sustainable stewardship practices in line with OCLC’s Total Cost of Stewardship?
www.oclc.org/research/pub...
www.oclc.org/research/pub...