Academic librarian with interests in information literacy, library marketing and the impact of AI on the research process!https://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3mjvyyup4z223A couple of weeks on from my trip to Sheffield to attend & present at #LILAC26 I've written some reflections on the themes I spotted across the sessions I attended. I also muse on how my talk on the TRYangle Approach fitted within these themes & what's next for it https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/musings-from-lilac-2026-mike-jones-zkhge20 Apr 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvyyup4z223https://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3micfviuemk2bSuperb day at @lilacconf.bsky.social Really happy with how my presentation, Introducing the TRYangle Approach, went. Very grateful to everyone who came to listen and especially to those who asked questions, spoke to me afterwards and caught up with me throughout the day. #LILAC2630 Mar 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3micfviuemk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3mi6tnzwjks23Obligatory train selfie as I begin leg 1 of my journey to Sheffield for @lilacconf.bsky.social Very excited about speaking at the conference for the first time tomorrow morning! #LILAC2629 Mar 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6tnzwjks23https://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3mdx2d6my2c2zNow that the draft programme is out there, I guess it's ok for me to say that I'm really excited to be presenting at this year's @lilacconf.bsky.social in March. I'll be talking about the TRYangle Approach, the framework I've put together for evaluating information sources, fit for the AI age.03 Feb 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdx2d6my2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lryb35lf522jThis meant everything to me today. At the end of today's annual Southern University Libraries Conference attendees were asked for their most important takeaway using a Mentimeter word cloud. Central to the results & biggest of all was the word "tryangle"- let me explain why that's so special to me19 Jun 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryb35lf522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lrwwxcvjsc2qBeen a while since I've got an early morning train but off to Bournemouth today for the Southern University Libraries Networking Day at which I'm very excited (and a touch nervous) to be presenting something I've been working on for 2 years! Will be so nice to give it it's first public airing!19 Jun 2025 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwwxcvjsc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lokwocbkrc2zA reminder that CILIP's Academic & Research Libraries Group (of which I'm secretary) are hosting our AGM next Weds including a talk from CILIP CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social & an opportunity to contribute to the CILIP strategy consultation. Register to attend using the link in the post below! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokwocbkrc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lmkvapmefs2iI've typed up my summary of the key themes and ideas I took away from last week's brilliant @uksg.bsky.social Conference: Notes from the UKSG Conference 2025 in Brighton https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/notes-from-uksg-conference-2025-brighton-mike-jones-kovje?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via #UKSG202511 Apr 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkvapmefs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lltowxl4ic2wHome, unpacked and snuggling on the sofa with the kiddo after a fantastic 3 days in Brighton for #UKSG2025 So many ideas and learning to unpack but that can wait until tomorrow. For now I just want to say a huge thank you to the organisers and speakers who made it such a great event.02 Apr 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltowxl4ic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3llreebvos22jAnother really interesting day at #UKSG2025 As someone whose role mainly focuses on student support and info lit skills I'm loving learning more about the publishing debates, with a couple of fascinating panels on the alternatives to the journal establishment.01 Apr 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llreebvos22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3llox3l7zyk2gReally interesting and thought provoking first day at #UKSG2025 One thing that's clear, 2 years into the GenAI boom there is no consensus on the answers for libraries, guidance and governance...in fact some of the answers offered today I fundamentally disagreed with 🤣 The debate rages on!31 Mar 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llox3l7zyk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3llnpn3ogds2dThe journey begins, Woolston-Brighton. See you soon #UKSG202531 Mar 2025 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llnpn3ogds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3llmimplll22eSuitcase is packed. Very excited to being making the journey eastward along the south coast to Brighton for #UKSG2025 in the morning!30 Mar 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmimplll22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lkpyj52nq22sThe outcomes of this research are really interesting. The % of inaccurate results from GenAI search tools makes them plain useless...but the ease with which people can search for & find info makes them too tempting for a lot of people. AI literacy is so important! https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php19 Mar 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkpyj52nq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lios2blrmk24Today is my 20 year anniversary of working in libraries! It's got me in a reflective mood and so I've written a little something about my librarianship journey so far and what I see as my plans for the next 20 years! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflecting-20-years-librarianship-looking-next-mike-jones-nshge/?trackingId=1wAjJzvf5r1dIstSllbCKQ%3D%3D21 Feb 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lios2blrmk24https://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lhtnawv5rs24The CILIP Academic & Research Libraries Group (of which I'm secretary) are now on here. Please give us a follow and get in touch if you'd be interested in getting involved in joining us and helping put on events! @cilip-arlg.bsky.social10 Feb 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtnawv5rs24https://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lhdvur6sic2fI've started running some "play with AI" sessions for library colleagues and am prepping the next one looking at the idea of "answer engines" and playing with Perplexity. As they're billed as an alternative to traditional search engines I thought I'd ask it something I would usually Google... 1/404 Feb 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdvur6sic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lgsm37nmws2zReally interesting & brilliantly titled article about postgrad research students use & opinions of GenAI. A more balanced outcome than a lot of the discourse around AI, especially when I heard an academic proclaim that the written assignment is dead last week!🤦 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14703297.2024.2446236?src=#abstract28 Jan 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsm37nmws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lgi35brll22yWith the #Oscars noms announced yesterday I got to work on my annual spreadsheet of tracking what films from the categories I had and hadn't seen in an attempt to watch as many of the nominated films before the ceremony. I've got 24 to watch in the next 5 weeks to tick off all feature length awards!24 Jan 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgi35brll22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lgfkpc5q7k2qHave booked my place to attend the @uksg.bsky.social conference in March! Not attended this conference before so looking forward to it, the programme certainly looks very interesting. Plus, always a delight to spend a few days in Brighton! Anyone else I know on here attending?23 Jan 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfkpc5q7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lgakgs2bf222Research finds that people with a higher level of AI Literacy are less likely to use AI tools. So obviously the recommendation of the article is that we need to scale back AI Literacy training! 🤦 No, no, no, no, NO! https://theconversation.com/knowing-less-about-ai-makes-people-more-open-to-having-it-in-their-lives-new-research-247372?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton21 Jan 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgakgs2bf222https://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lf5lfaz4kc2cThe number one movie at the box office on your 10th birthday is how 2025 will turn out for you. I'm taking this as a positive. Hopefully it means I'm going to inspire my students! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5lfaz4kc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lf5fomescc2cI like to keep stats on all of the films I've watched for the first time each year (something that's been greatly aided by the advent of Letterboxd) and then compile an annual list of my top 5 as well as an overview of key stats. So here's my 2024 breakdown! Would love to hear your favourites!07 Jan 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5fomescc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3ldqtggmajc2pOut of office is on and I'm shutting down for 2 weeks. I hope you have a peaceful holidays however you celebrate (or even if you don't). See you next year! 🎄20 Dec 2024 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqtggmajc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3ldqoqssbrc2pI cannot recommend LILAC enough. If you're working with information literacy in any capacity it's such a useful conference. I've loved attending the last two years & am gutted that I can't make it to Cardiff for 2025. Keep an eye out for bursaries - fewer people apply for these than you'd think [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqoqssbrc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3ldnj3zn2zs2qI've had a crazy busy last 5 weeks of back to back support appointments with our Adult Nursing students as they complete their dissertation. Seeing them go from panic to understanding, knowing I've made a difference, has made it worthwhile though - that & this bag of goodies from the Nursing team19 Dec 2024 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnj3zn2zs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3ld4la2hz7s2iHappy #ChristmasJumperDay Frankly everyday is Xmas jumper day at the moment for me but today's the official one and offers an important reminder of the great work that Save The Children do at this time of year (and always).12 Dec 2024 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4la2hz7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thatlibraryman.bsky.social/post/3lbifmbhbnk2hToday Karl McCormack from Uni of Staffordshire introduced us to playful learning using Playmobil! We had to adorn a figure with 5 items that represented us. Was a great way of encouraging us to introduce ourselves to others with details unlikely to have come up in a standard intro This is me...21 Nov 2024 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:bg6pug64ikzurfzrel56ofc5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbifmbhbnk2h