Starter packs with RCSEd Library & Archive

Follow the past in the present on Bluesky through libraries, museums, galleries and archives! Know of organisations doing great work here? Share them with us for inclusion! 👉 https://bsky.app/profile/themerl.bsky.social

• Created by The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL)  over 1 year ago
• 36 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

We’ve pulled together the Bluesky accounts for museums, galleries, archives, heritage sites and similar organisations in the UK so you don’t have to 👋

• Created by Museums Association  over 1 year ago
• 17 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

An Edinburgh starter pack - contact us to be added!

• Created by SW20ed #Edinburgh  over 1 year ago
• 6 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Institutional accounts of archive repositories and library special collections.

• Created by Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick  over 1 year ago
• 5 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A cross section of rare book humans (collectors and dealers) and those in special collections (librarians, archivists, and cataloguers, oh my!). Please suggest additions.

• Created by Ian Kahn  over 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

This pack is aimed at health librarians (or libraries) in the UK especially. It contains all the health library services I can find. I want this to be as useful as possible to please point me towards accounts to add to this!

• Created by Ned Potter  over 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

As many library accounts as I can find

• Created by Meridith!  over 1 year ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

I'm a medical historian - and I'm looking for my people! Here's a list of medical and science historians, both popular and academic, as well as STEM writers and journalists. Also, relevant institutes, libraries, and museums. Give me a shout if you want to be added!

• Created by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Like-minded institutions

• Created by Library and Knowledge Services at NHS Highland  about 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A collection of archives from around the UK. Fill your boots with primary sources.

• Created by Alex Hutchinson  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A list of institutes and research centres, in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, that exist to research, teach and promote the study and practice of history, within and beyond higher education. Also includes selected research centres for the wider humanities.

• Created by Royal Historical Society  about 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

The folks in the land of rare books, bibliography, book history, archives, and special collections here in b-sky land. Interested in being added? Please let me know - the list is a work in progress.

• Created by Jason W. Dean  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Part II: a starter pack of public and academic historians who live and work in Britain. This includes people who publish history books, teach history, run history podcasts, or host TV series. It also includes librarians, archivists, and other various history-related departments and/or institutes.

• Created by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

For those interested in building the surgical community and systems-level change 🤗🔪

• Created by Rhea Liang  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Ann Byrne  11 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Institutional accounts of archive repositories and library special collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The first part of two starter packs (packs are capped at 150 accounts). More UK/Irish archives in part 2: https://go.bsky.app/HiVGrXV

• Created by Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by theriversideucc  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Jon Bell  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Shoujo Circle  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Books, history, photos, OH MY!

• Created by LibrarianWho  8 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by DNA  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by alsiondays  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Bringing together historians, art historians, literary historians, music historians, and archaeologists of Scottish material: any time and approach. Please reply to be added!

• Created by Dr Bryony Coombs  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Looking to explore fascinating archives online? We’ve curated a starter pack of must-follow accounts to inspire your inner historian!

• Created by Colchester Museums  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Katrina Hall  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Holly Chaplin  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Follow for account growth and resistance

• Created by Bruhh  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Suzie Grogan  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Debra Kontowtt  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Claudia Urru  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

The collections in Museums, Libraries and Archives hold incredible stories and cover a myriad of subjects. You WILL be surprised! You never know when you may connect with something they share, but importantly be able to add to their knowledge and understanding of the collections they care for.

• Created by Hellen Pethers  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Derbyshire Record Office  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A selection of accounts for galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• Created by Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick  3 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter pack just for library institutional accounts. Message me to get your library added.

• Created by N.V. Binder 𓀨  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Erika Stearly  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by CosmicPossum  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Barts Health Knowledge and Library Services  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by SOAS Special Collections  6 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Scholars of history, science, literature, journalism, philosophy and other subjects

• Created by Marsha B  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

News, science, technology, history, religion, everything.

• Created by Marsha B  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter collection of archives in the UK on BlueSky.

• Created by Howard Davies  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Graham Dutfield  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Dr Eleanor Baker  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

From literary inspiration to hidden gems, these accounts celebrate the magic of libraries as hubs of learning, creativity, and community.

• Created by Colchester Museums  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter pack of accounts to follow that cover aspects of Edinburgh & Leith local history.

• Created by Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by tikkytokkytimbo  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Inaction is supporting a wannabe dictator

• Created by ❌👑 TIME TO FIGHT BACK  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Part I: a starter pack of public and academic historians who live and work in Britain. This includes people who publish history books, teach history, run history podcasts, or host TV series. It also includes librarians, archivists, and other various history-related departments and/or institutes.

• Created by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Bishopsgate Institute  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky