On 17 November 2022 I attended the Knowledge Equity Network Summit (#KEN2022). Leeds University is taking this very seriously, that is take-away number one. Vice-Chancellor Simone Buitendijk and Deputy Vice…
Think about that: What are we good for?
“Science should be truly cooperative, open and in responsible relationship with society”
Some notes I made of the book “Open Science: the Very Idea”, by Frank Miedema During the summer holiday I had planned to read Frank Miedema’s book on open science,…
“Dat wat je vertelt, maar niet door wat je zegt”
De titel van de derde module uit de Avicenna leiderschapsleergang luidt “spelen met energie”. Na de eerste twee modules over de bronnen van leiderschap en zelfreflectie, nu handvatten om jezelf…
Open Education Global: Increasing Impact for All
It was not my first Open Education Global conference, because when it was held in Delft (during my TU Delft Library time), in 2018, I attended a few sessions, but…
De fluistering van de waarheid
(Hoe je talent te vinden en te gebruiken) Waar de eerste module van onze leiderschapscursus in het teken stond van "bronnen van leiderschap", stond deze module in het teken van…
In balance with a strong mind
Changing jobs at the start of the pandemic is quite a challenge. Kickstarting within a vital unit that supported the continuation of the education for our students did not allow…
Open Science: Make the connection!
Response to the Open Consultation on the NPOS2030 Ambition Document After being heavily involved (as main author) in the process of writing the first national plan Open Science 2017-2020, I…
Show our case, librarians!
After the recordings for the OCLC Contact Day, Jeanine Deckers and Wilma van Wezenbeek agreed to write a blog together ... so here it is! It was fun to do,…
School’s out, and I go to a library
1991-2021 – realizing I will tick my thirty years of working experience, and reflecting on how I worked back then, and why I should choose to go for a physical…
“We are in this together”
Do we include education in the team science approach, or would it be useful to have a team education approach as well? I found a possible answer when I bumped…