Long time librarian. @SLAEurope Past President 2022. Does too much to fit into a bio. All opinions my own (she/her)

Joined May 2010
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28 Oct 2025
The House of Commons Library Open Day returns in 2026! Come and learn about what we do to inform democracy and take advantage of a rare chance to tour the Commons Library space. Full details are on our website and applications close 24th November commonslibrary.parliament.uk…
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15 Apr 2025
Our latest episode of Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG, learn more about the career journey of @ces43 Claire Sewell and how she became Head of Research Information Services at the @HouseofCommons youtu.be/W-YqOVuVzzc
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24 Mar 2025
A huge thank you to @ALCS_UK for helping to make this Monday a little brighter #ALCSDay
24 Mar 2025
Happy #ALCSDay to our members! We’re so proud to have once again paid more money, to more members than ever before.
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21 Mar 2025
Want to listen to me talking about research support in academic libraries and Parliament with a side order of cataloguing and customer service? It was great to reflect on my career (so far) for Knowing Me, Knowing @UKSG - tr.ee/AaEhRP5XWD

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19 Feb 2025
Looking forward to welcoming colleagues from across the UK to our annual Library Open Day. Always great to show off our beautiful space
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15 Jan 2025
New year, new challenge? Come and help support the Parliamentary research community in this exciting new information professional role: housesofparliament.tal.net/v…

ALT Orange text reading We're hiring dancing on screen.

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9 Dec 2024
Pleased to report that after many years of saving I’ve finally been able to afford my dream house.
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12 Nov 2024
Ever wanted to visit the House of Commons Library? Join us for our 2025 Open Day to learn more about what we do.
📢 Calling all information professionals Applications are open for the House of Commons Library Open Day, where you can discover how we provide our impartial, confidential and evidence-based service to MPs. Apply by Sunday 24 November: forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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10 Nov 2024
Looking forward to presenting at this with @kirstiewales
30 Oct 2024
Join us on November 13 and November 20 for a two-part Online Learning webcast series with authors and editors of ACRL’s "Training Library Instructors" books featuring discussions about, and strategies for, training our colleagues to teach. bit.ly/4f3aDwo #infolit
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15 Oct 2024
The worlds of country music and #libraries & information professionals collide as global superstar and philanthropist, @DollyParton is awarded Honorary Fellowship, alongside library professional Pamela Tulloch & former CEO, Nick Poole. Read more👇 cilip.org.uk/news/684485/Dol…
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7 Oct 2024
Ooh, a predatory publisher email. Been a while since that happened!
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29 Sep 2024
An excellent evening with @sanditoksvig, a free book and the copyright monkey!
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14 Sep 2024
My cartoon for the @GuardianBooks autumn reading special.
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New Feature Alert: Access archived webpages directly through Google Search, now featuring a link to @waybackmachine. 🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/09/11/…
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3 Sep 2024
Update: interested in this role but not sure what working in Parliament is like? Come along to one of our online information sessions to learn more about the role, the team and Library Services in the House of Commons. Full details on the application page in original tweet.
29 Aug 2024
We're hiring! Come and join a friendly team working to support parliamentary democracy in the House of Commons. This is a varied role with the opportunity to help shape our research support service for the future: housesofparliament.tal.net/v…
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3 Sep 2024
Dates: Friday 6 September at 11-11.45am or Wednesday 11 September at 10-10.45am. housesofparliament.tal.net/v…

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29 Aug 2024
We're hiring! Come and join a friendly team working to support parliamentary democracy in the House of Commons. This is a varied role with the opportunity to help shape our research support service for the future: housesofparliament.tal.net/v…

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Meet Katharine – our head of Library Resources During her eighth general election working in Parliament, we talk to Katharine about how her team helps Parliament get to know the newly elected MPs in our ‘Meet the Library’ blog series: commonslibrary.parliament.uk…
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Thread of the most beautiful libraries on Earth. 1. Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Brazil 🇧🇷
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