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Associate Prof, UCD School of Info & Comm Studies. Personal info mgmt, maintaining behavior, digital curation education & research. Opinions my own.

Dublin, Ireland
Joined January 2008
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I've been sitting on this secret for a long time, but I can finally announce that my book Reeling in the Queers: Tales of Ireland's LGBTQ Past will be released this June, right in time for Pride season with the lovely folks at @NewIslandBooks newisland.ie/blog/2024/2/14/…
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Good morning all!! Happy World Digital Preservation Day 2023!! A great day to celebrate our concerted effort towards open, sustainable, #digitalpreservation! #WDPD2023 #digipres
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We’re recruiting a new colleague to join us as Assist Prof of #HCI @UCD_iSchool. This permanent position provides the opportunity to shape and expand upon both our MSc in HCI Programme and a research agenda spanning healthtech, conv. agents, ethics & more! universityvacancies.com/univ…
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🆕Another Job! Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Information & Communication Studies within UCD iSchool, perm ℹ️Apply: ucd.ie/ics/vacancies/staffva… 🗓️6 Nov The School is hiring a number of new academic posts at an exciting time in the School's development Pls share! #InfoCommJobs
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🌬️🫴 Let it go: “We are attached to our belongings because we identify with them." - Assistant Professor Amber Cushing, UCD School of Information and Communication Studies 🗣️: @AmberCushing10 | @UCD_iSchool | | @ucdsocscilaw | @UCDDigital | @MJ_Coren washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Registration for our next #webinar on the 19th July, 'How Do Users Discover Digital Curation Tools?' with @cushinga, is now open to the community! Register your place today! openpreservation.org/events/… #digipres
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Irish colleagues: Please considering signing this letter to Minister Harris regarding funding equity and other priorities in the Research and Innovation Bill 2023 (due for the Dáil summer session) (not drafted by me!). chng.it/yJjMnqLthp
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Join us in @UCDLibrary as Data Manager, temporary – 2.5 years contract, closing date 2nd May 2023 #lisjobsIE ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/
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So glad to be among the finalists with @cushinga for the Lee Dirks Award at the #iConf23! 🤩 @iconf @UCD_iSchool ischools.org/awards
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We are seeking more good people! Please see our website (jobs in the footer) for 3 open positions: Digital Preservation Specialist and Maintainers for the @accesstomemory and @archivematica projects artefactual.com/artefactual-… #digipres #archives #developer #foss
Hear that noise? Glass ceiling of Irish academia cracked a bit. I was promoted to Full Prof, which makes me the first woman of color to become a Full Prof in Ireland. Relieved. Grateful for my colleagues and students. Thumb in the eye to the racists and sexists. #AcademicTwitter
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The National Museum of Ireland is seeking applications from suitable candidates to fill the post of Archivist (Assistant Keeper Grade ll), in the Registration Department. #JobFairy #MuseumJobs museum.ie/en-IE/About/Career…
*Attention recent/upcoming LIS etc graduates* Call for prestigious Getty Graduate Internship Opportunities 2023-2024 has just been released. Includes options for digital preservation, digital media, digital art etc. All info here: getty.edu/projects/graduate-…
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IFI open day is back. Don't miss it
IFI Open Day returns in ONE WEEK. Drop into the IFI on Saturday, September 10th for a day of free film screenings and tours in celebration of 30 years in our Temple Bar home. More info: ifi.ie/open-day-2022. Tickets available one hour before each screening, in-person only.
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The Biden administration announced student debt cancelation. We will have more to say when details are rolled out. But here's a start: 1. Scam calls have already started. If someone calls you and wants to "walk you through" the application process—they are a scam.
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#DPCjobs Vacancy for Application Specialist - Ingest and Preservation at the British Library ift.tt/JmEnsro #digipres #archives
We often talk about nurses, teachers, and social workers. But you know what other profession would really benefit from student debt cancelation? Librarians.
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Applications are now invited for the NLI’s Library Studentship, in association with the MLIS programme, School of Information and Communication Studies, UCD. For more information on all the above Studentships please see nli.ie/vacancies
Looking to speak to some Ireland-based public library professionals about access and social inclusion in libraries for Irish Travellers, for a project @UCD_iSchool . If you would be so kind as to give some of your time to the project (I'd appreciate it immensely!), please DM me.