Jessica Gardner
@jessicagardner.bsky.social
University Librarian and Director of Library Services, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College. Loves libraries, archives, research and all things books and learning. Reads a lot of books.
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A very special day today, when my lovely former colleagues @theul.bsky.social have digitised the founding documents of @rsliterature.bsky.social to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the signing of our Royal Charter. My favourite line: "We have become a People of Readers"
The RSL today marks the 200th anniversary of its incorporation with a Royal Charter ✒️
In celebration, Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social has digitised a selection of archive materials which they are making public today for the first time: cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
In celebration, Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social has digitised a selection of archive materials which they are making public today for the first time: cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
September 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A very special day today, when my lovely former colleagues @theul.bsky.social have digitised the founding documents of @rsliterature.bsky.social to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the signing of our Royal Charter. My favourite line: "We have become a People of Readers"
Amazing @lauragreenfield.bsky.social!
How we’ll miss you @theul.bsky.social!
Lucky @rsliterature.bsky.social!
How we’ll miss you @theul.bsky.social!
Lucky @rsliterature.bsky.social!
After 11 years at the UL, @lauragreenfield.bsky.social, Director of Services and Engagement, leaves today to become Director of the @rsliterature.bsky.social. We'll dearly miss Laura's rare combination of vision, leadership, humour and compassion, but can't wait to see what she does next!
July 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Amazing @lauragreenfield.bsky.social!
How we’ll miss you @theul.bsky.social!
Lucky @rsliterature.bsky.social!
How we’ll miss you @theul.bsky.social!
Lucky @rsliterature.bsky.social!
Where it all began.
What a pleasure to be back @universityofleeds.bsky.social taking part in interviews at the Brotherton Library with @masudk.com and remembering my student days at the Faculty of English.
What a pleasure to be back @universityofleeds.bsky.social taking part in interviews at the Brotherton Library with @masudk.com and remembering my student days at the Faculty of English.
April 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Where it all began.
What a pleasure to be back @universityofleeds.bsky.social taking part in interviews at the Brotherton Library with @masudk.com and remembering my student days at the Faculty of English.
What a pleasure to be back @universityofleeds.bsky.social taking part in interviews at the Brotherton Library with @masudk.com and remembering my student days at the Faculty of English.
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First work day at #UKSG25 is over 🥂 - stand out for me was the Library CEO with Tony Zanders, @jessicagardner.bsky.social and @kmdames.bsky.social talking about library leadership. Authentic, vulnerable and people-centred - a reminder that in a world of e-resources & OA it’s people who create change
March 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
First work day at #UKSG25 is over 🥂 - stand out for me was the Library CEO with Tony Zanders, @jessicagardner.bsky.social and @kmdames.bsky.social talking about library leadership. Authentic, vulnerable and people-centred - a reminder that in a world of e-resources & OA it’s people who create change
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Internship opportunity! We & 5 others Pilgrim, Radcliffe, Idlewild, Anna Plowden, and Julia Rausing Trusts are funding a no. of internships. The first, a Manuscripts Conservation Internship - is advertised today! Spread the word!!
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Manuscripts Conservation Intern:London Senate House
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Internship opportunity! We & 5 others Pilgrim, Radcliffe, Idlewild, Anna Plowden, and Julia Rausing Trusts are funding a no. of internships. The first, a Manuscripts Conservation Internship - is advertised today! Spread the word!!
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Today, I presented our approach to Education Spaces and Campus Reimagined at the University Design Forum reference visit to @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Really good engagement and questions from the audience. It is always a pleasure to partner with Ann. #LearningSpaces #UserExperience
February 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today, I presented our approach to Education Spaces and Campus Reimagined at the University Design Forum reference visit to @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Really good engagement and questions from the audience. It is always a pleasure to partner with Ann. #LearningSpaces #UserExperience
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My family and friends don’t always pay attention to what happens at my work, but they are all messaging me about the 1960s Crunchie wrapper!
We've really enjoyed all the chocolate chat. Our Crunchie wrapper was stashed behind some books in the late 1960s. It fell down the back of the shelves and was trapped under the bookshelf, meaning it could stay hidden for over 50 years!
Ok, it’s time to ‘fess up. Who ate a Fry’s Crunchie bar in the UL and hid the wrapper behind some books?
Mark in our facilities team got a surprise when he unearthed this chocolate relic recently. Who can help us date it?
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary #Cambridge
Mark in our facilities team got a surprise when he unearthed this chocolate relic recently. Who can help us date it?
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary #Cambridge
February 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My family and friends don’t always pay attention to what happens at my work, but they are all messaging me about the 1960s Crunchie wrapper!
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Calling all librarians! Join us for 'Librarians change lives' on 18 March, celebrating 10th anniv of Weston Library, & 175th of the Public Libraries Act. Speakers include Librarian of Congress Dr Carla Hayden, @aminatshah.bsky.social & Neil McInnes!
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...
Librarians Change Lives
A discussion from leading librarians on the current and future of libraries
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Calling all librarians! Join us for 'Librarians change lives' on 18 March, celebrating 10th anniv of Weston Library, & 175th of the Public Libraries Act. Speakers include Librarian of Congress Dr Carla Hayden, @aminatshah.bsky.social & Neil McInnes!
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/...
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I had such a great time discussing The Poisonwood Bible with @chinemcdonald.bsky.social at our Really Popular Book Club @theUL.bsky.social tonight. If you missed it, you can see Chine at the launch of her next book, Unmaking Mary, at St Paul’s Cathedral in a few weeks www.stpauls.co.uk/unmaking-mary
Unmaking Mary | St Paul's Cathedral
www.stpauls.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I had such a great time discussing The Poisonwood Bible with @chinemcdonald.bsky.social at our Really Popular Book Club @theUL.bsky.social tonight. If you missed it, you can see Chine at the launch of her next book, Unmaking Mary, at St Paul’s Cathedral in a few weeks www.stpauls.co.uk/unmaking-mary
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I was asked to write an Op Ed piece by @resprofnews.bsky.social on universities cancelling journal Big Deals:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
I was keen to stress that at least some of any savings must be used to support new, fairer models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
I was keen to stress that at least some of any savings must be used to support new, fairer models
End of big deals is a chance to build a better publishing system - Research Professional News
Don’t waste a crisis—invest in more open and equitable business models, says David Prosser
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I was asked to write an Op Ed piece by @resprofnews.bsky.social on universities cancelling journal Big Deals:
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
I was keen to stress that at least some of any savings must be used to support new, fairer models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
I was keen to stress that at least some of any savings must be used to support new, fairer models
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There’s still time to apply for the Munby Research Fellowship 2025!
This 2-year Research Associate position in Bibliography and Natural History Humanities is a collaboration between Cambridge University Libraries & @camglamresearch.bsky.social
Closing date: 17 Jan
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49338/
This 2-year Research Associate position in Bibliography and Natural History Humanities is a collaboration between Cambridge University Libraries & @camglamresearch.bsky.social
Closing date: 17 Jan
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49338/
January 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There’s still time to apply for the Munby Research Fellowship 2025!
This 2-year Research Associate position in Bibliography and Natural History Humanities is a collaboration between Cambridge University Libraries & @camglamresearch.bsky.social
Closing date: 17 Jan
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49338/
This 2-year Research Associate position in Bibliography and Natural History Humanities is a collaboration between Cambridge University Libraries & @camglamresearch.bsky.social
Closing date: 17 Jan
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49338/
Beautiful along the commons in the frost this morning with brave rowers already out, oars pulling hard through the Cam and the cold.
January 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Beautiful along the commons in the frost this morning with brave rowers already out, oars pulling hard through the Cam and the cold.
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Come work with us! There’s still time to apply for the two-year Munby Fellowship for a Research Associate in Bibliography and Natural History Humanities, a collaboration between @theul.bsky.social and @camglamresearch.bsky.social: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49338/ Closing: 17 Jan
January 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Come work with us! There’s still time to apply for the two-year Munby Fellowship for a Research Associate in Bibliography and Natural History Humanities, a collaboration between @theul.bsky.social and @camglamresearch.bsky.social: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49338/ Closing: 17 Jan
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Cambridge University Library features in Episode 2 of Lucy Worsley Investigates (Series 2) on BBC Two at 9pm this Friday! In this episode, @lucyworsley.bsky.social investigates the Gunpowder Plot.
The full series is available to stream now on the BBC iPlayer : loom.ly/jJZZokI
The full series is available to stream now on the BBC iPlayer : loom.ly/jJZZokI
January 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Cambridge University Library features in Episode 2 of Lucy Worsley Investigates (Series 2) on BBC Two at 9pm this Friday! In this episode, @lucyworsley.bsky.social investigates the Gunpowder Plot.
The full series is available to stream now on the BBC iPlayer : loom.ly/jJZZokI
The full series is available to stream now on the BBC iPlayer : loom.ly/jJZZokI
Awesome dinosaurs in the joyous evolution-themed garden at the Natural History Museum. Can we have one @theul.bsky.social please?
January 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Awesome dinosaurs in the joyous evolution-themed garden at the Natural History Museum. Can we have one @theul.bsky.social please?
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📚The Really Popular Book Club is back on Tuesday 28 January, 7-8pm!
💻 Join us online to discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s classic, The Poisonwood Bible, with journalist, broadcaster
and author @chinemcdonald.bsky.social
✅Register for your FREE place now: loom.ly/iQU0F1g
💻 Join us online to discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s classic, The Poisonwood Bible, with journalist, broadcaster
and author @chinemcdonald.bsky.social
✅Register for your FREE place now: loom.ly/iQU0F1g
January 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📚The Really Popular Book Club is back on Tuesday 28 January, 7-8pm!
💻 Join us online to discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s classic, The Poisonwood Bible, with journalist, broadcaster
and author @chinemcdonald.bsky.social
✅Register for your FREE place now: loom.ly/iQU0F1g
💻 Join us online to discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s classic, The Poisonwood Bible, with journalist, broadcaster
and author @chinemcdonald.bsky.social
✅Register for your FREE place now: loom.ly/iQU0F1g
Glorious sunrise and frost on the way for a meeting at the Natural History Museum. Expect awesome photos of dinosaurs later.
January 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Glorious sunrise and frost on the way for a meeting at the Natural History Museum. Expect awesome photos of dinosaurs later.
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Hurry! You have just two months left to see ENDLESS STORIES at the UL.
📍 Cambridge University Library until 22 February 2025
⏰ Monday – Friday 9am – 6:30pm & Saturdays 9am – 4:30pm
🎟️Tickets are completely FREE and are available to book now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
📍 Cambridge University Library until 22 February 2025
⏰ Monday – Friday 9am – 6:30pm & Saturdays 9am – 4:30pm
🎟️Tickets are completely FREE and are available to book now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
January 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Hurry! You have just two months left to see ENDLESS STORIES at the UL.
📍 Cambridge University Library until 22 February 2025
⏰ Monday – Friday 9am – 6:30pm & Saturdays 9am – 4:30pm
🎟️Tickets are completely FREE and are available to book now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
📍 Cambridge University Library until 22 February 2025
⏰ Monday – Friday 9am – 6:30pm & Saturdays 9am – 4:30pm
🎟️Tickets are completely FREE and are available to book now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
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I am delighted to advertise an executive leadership position in my team - Director of Cultural Collections and Curatorial Practice - Permanent - Grade 10 - Salary range £69,757 to £83,079. #LibraryJobs #ArchiveJobs #Library #Archives #Jobs berwickpartners.co.uk/opportunitie... Come join us at Leeds.
Opportunities – Berwick Partners (an Odgers Berndtson company)
As a leading senior leadership and executive search firm, the relationships we build with our clients and candidates are critical to our success. Applying for and being appointed to a new post can be...
berwickpartners.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am delighted to advertise an executive leadership position in my team - Director of Cultural Collections and Curatorial Practice - Permanent - Grade 10 - Salary range £69,757 to £83,079. #LibraryJobs #ArchiveJobs #Library #Archives #Jobs berwickpartners.co.uk/opportunitie... Come join us at Leeds.
Joyous beautiful morning sunlight rising over King’s College Chapel on this morning’s winter walk-to-work @theul.bsky.social.
January 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Joyous beautiful morning sunlight rising over King’s College Chapel on this morning’s winter walk-to-work @theul.bsky.social.
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Overindulged over Christmas? In medieval times, treatments for gout were limited. Sufferers sought out many different cures, ranging from the simple and familiar to the outlandish and bizarre…
Find out more in this article by our Curious Cures team: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=26866
Find out more in this article by our Curious Cures team: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=26866
January 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Overindulged over Christmas? In medieval times, treatments for gout were limited. Sufferers sought out many different cures, ranging from the simple and familiar to the outlandish and bizarre…
Find out more in this article by our Curious Cures team: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=26866
Find out more in this article by our Curious Cures team: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=26866
January 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
December 27, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Happy Christmas from @theul.bsky.social!
A beautifully illuminated nativity scene from a 14th century English Book of Hours in the care of Cambridge University Library.
We wish all our staff, library users and followers from across the world, a very Happy Christmas!
Ref: Book of Hours (Use of Sarum) CUL MS Dd.4.17
We wish all our staff, library users and followers from across the world, a very Happy Christmas!
Ref: Book of Hours (Use of Sarum) CUL MS Dd.4.17
December 24, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Happy Christmas from @theul.bsky.social!