Louise Pichel
@louisepichel.bsky.social
Archivist, interested in all things digital. Spends a lot of time drinking tea, watching F1 and tinkering with technology.
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The risible wages are well-known in the wider field of the library, museum, gallery and archive world. I’d like to think public opinion is with the people who make the place click day-in-day-out; they deserve better.
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The risible wages are well-known in the wider field of the library, museum, gallery and archive world. I’d like to think public opinion is with the people who make the place click day-in-day-out; they deserve better.
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
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This mahogany medicine case belonged to Chevalier Bartholomew Ruspini: an Italian dentist who became famous in London at the end of the 18th century.
Written in the inlaid strips is:
“CHEVALLIER RUSPINI, Dentisrie , Tincture, Styptic Elixir for curing Tooth Ache”
Written in the inlaid strips is:
“CHEVALLIER RUSPINI, Dentisrie , Tincture, Styptic Elixir for curing Tooth Ache”
May 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This mahogany medicine case belonged to Chevalier Bartholomew Ruspini: an Italian dentist who became famous in London at the end of the 18th century.
Written in the inlaid strips is:
“CHEVALLIER RUSPINI, Dentisrie , Tincture, Styptic Elixir for curing Tooth Ache”
Written in the inlaid strips is:
“CHEVALLIER RUSPINI, Dentisrie , Tincture, Styptic Elixir for curing Tooth Ache”
Duolingo is hitting the nail on the head this morning
April 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Duolingo is hitting the nail on the head this morning
Spent yesterday working from home cleaning up data for our submission to the Museum Data Service. Really interesting project to pull together catalogue data from all accredited museums in one place >> museumdata.uk
Museum Data Service
A free new service that aims to bring together and share all the object records of all UK museums.
museumdata.uk
April 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spent yesterday working from home cleaning up data for our submission to the Museum Data Service. Really interesting project to pull together catalogue data from all accredited museums in one place >> museumdata.uk
I've registered for this - should be interesting!
If you are a record keeper in the UK you may be interested in: Leadership for Record Keepers Summit: Friends House, London, Wednesday 25 June (10:30 – 17:00)
Suitable for people already working in the sector at any level of experience
Find out more here www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Suitable for people already working in the sector at any level of experience
Find out more here www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Leadership for recordkeepers summit
Join us to hear from inspirational leaders and explore your own leadership skills and the importance of continuing professional development
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I've registered for this - should be interesting!
Having the sort of week where I'm wearing too many hats and failing to wear any of them very well. Might start posting highlights of just how random my days are getting.
April 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Having the sort of week where I'm wearing too many hats and failing to wear any of them very well. Might start posting highlights of just how random my days are getting.
Loving the 'Co-coder moles' in particular!
March 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Loving the 'Co-coder moles' in particular!
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I’ve done my good deed this week.
I’ve just fostered a dog.
I’ve just fostered a dog.
February 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I’ve done my good deed this week.
I’ve just fostered a dog.
I’ve just fostered a dog.
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Digitisation is not a means of long-term archival preservation.
The vast bulk of archives world-wide are not digitised.
A very high percentage in any given repository are still awaiting processing and cataloguing.
Digitisation is not a means of long-term archival preservation.
The vast bulk of archives world-wide are not digitised.
A very high percentage in any given repository are still awaiting processing and cataloguing.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
In the UK There are no minimum training standards to become a sex educator
COVID-19 was likely a "First in our lifetime" event not a Once in...
Gonorrhoea is showing exponential growth in the UK & risks becoming antibiotic resistant.
In the UK There are no minimum training standards to become a sex educator
COVID-19 was likely a "First in our lifetime" event not a Once in...
Gonorrhoea is showing exponential growth in the UK & risks becoming antibiotic resistant.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
More than 1 in 4 people are disabled, and we held the longest occupation of a government bldg in US history.
Also,you are covered by the ADA’s protections if you have depression, substance use disorder, cancer, are pregnant, and more.
More than 1 in 4 people are disabled, and we held the longest occupation of a government bldg in US history.
Also,you are covered by the ADA’s protections if you have depression, substance use disorder, cancer, are pregnant, and more.
October 24, 2024 at 10:32 AM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Digitisation is not a means of long-term archival preservation.
The vast bulk of archives world-wide are not digitised.
A very high percentage in any given repository are still awaiting processing and cataloguing.
Digitisation is not a means of long-term archival preservation.
The vast bulk of archives world-wide are not digitised.
A very high percentage in any given repository are still awaiting processing and cataloguing.