Did you know Scottish public libraries are helping people access public sector services including health & social care? They can be “go-to” places for video consultations if home isn't an option. 👉ow.ly/H0AY50KxE7U NHSNearMe Scot Gov Health Office of the Chief Executive NHSScotland #NearMe #NHSNearMe

What a great event!

Do you work in health, social care or the third sector and support people with health information as part of your role? There is still time to register for our Communicating Health Information webinar on the 25th! ow.ly/7kLg50LfswT #HealthLiteracyMonth

Call for proposals: Health Literacy and Libraries: This is a call for chapter authors for a forthcoming book Health Literacy and Libraries, to be published by Medical Library Association (MLA) Books, in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield. … dlvr.it/ScwjSF #infolit

In case you're interested, you can now find me on #Mastodon, where I appear as Kristi the librarian @[email protected]. Only just joined but I am old school and LOVE the UI, which probably makes me unusual.

Please complete this CILIP InfoLit Group survey - we are interested in responses from members and non members and there is a prize draw for a book from Facet Publishing docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This time tomorrow, Memories Scotland will be joining us online to highlight how library reminiscence groups reduce social isolation and loneliness, as well as sharing their top tips for establishing your own group. Click quick to register CILIP: cilips.org.uk/events/memorie…

#UKmedlibs twitter chat on grey literature📝 The next #UKmedlibs twitter on Tuesday 21st February at 12:30pm will be about grey literature. More details, including discussion questions @ ukmedlibs.wordpress.com

Addition to Ageing Better photo library: The Centre for Ageing Better has collaborated with Independent Age to add about 700 photos to its database of Age-Friendly images, that are free to use. "The new photos illustrate the experiences of… dlvr.it/SjPSSf #infolit

Think the We're not on X anymore – formerly @NESKnowledge Digital Library is 'just for hospital staff'? Think again! All those involved in helping to look after the health + wellbeing of Scotland’s population are eligible for an account, including HE, FE and public librarians. Learn more: cilips.org.uk/nhs-scotland-d…

It said there was no legal basis to justify "the mass collection & storage of personal data for the purpose of 'training' the algorithms underlying the operation of the platform." Shots fired by the Italian DPA. They won't be the last. bbc.com/news/technolog…

Amazing - and such an interesting way of journalling as well as art.

I've spent the last month enjoying my Cymera Festival digital pass. What a gem of a festival, and a great way to make the content accessible to people. As a migraineur, I never know how I'll feel on the day, and I was adjusting meds in early June.

Building an alternative to academic twitter relies on centring the experiences of lurkers #AcademicTwitter wp.me/p4m9em-ctS

Knowledge & Info Specialist & content developer colleagues: this is a really helpful resource!

This is really brilliant. Everything about the entrance to South Gyle is terrible: that junction, the road surface, the traffic speed.

Useful new collection from the NIHR: How to involve the public in knowledge mobilisation evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collection/how… via @NIHREvidence

If you would like to have your say or read about NHS Lothian’s Biodiversity Action Plan this is your chance! Read about our plans for making our hospitals & facilities more welcoming for wildlife & people alike & complete the survey at the bottom: ow.ly/Hlql50RSsrZ

Human librarian vs Chatgpt4 vs custom gpt librarian bot at constructing keyword search strategy. The human librarian won comfortably..