Bluesky starter pack for #infolit and a guide

Firstly there's a Bluesky Starter pack focused on information literacy and information skills for students and citizens from Paul Jewell (that's a list Paul's created of "librarians, educators, researchers, students and community members" interested in #infolit and with Bluesky accounts. I was going to start a pack with this focus, but I think it's better to create suggestions for this exisiting one! Go to  https://bsky.app/starter-pack/pauljewell.bsky.social/3lbb7unb54o2h
Secondly, Ned Potter has an extended blogpost with advice for academic libraries using Bluesky. Go here https://www.ned-potter.com/blog/bluesky-for-academic-libraries One thing I noticed was that he recommends not posting first thing in the morning (UK time), whereas I found that something like 9.30am was good for picking up attention from UK people on X/Twitter. I will be pondering this, as to pick up attention from those in North America a later time is useful anyway.
Photo by Sheila Webber: Squirrel on stump, 1, November 2024

Online advent calendars

Not strictly information literacy, but librarianly (compiled by, or for, librarians):
- Women's studies and women's history Advent Calendar: https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=nt1kee5497mdo9efkzij7kqyil69xnum
- CILIP School Libraries Group Advent calendar (a recommended book per day) https://app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=yxr784ji6mvs3vhdcjuc5h4cbygrsfhg&door=0
- Library and Archives of the Institution of Civil Engineers Advent Calendar: https://app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=0v1xjxvptrj54dl1qnq0axltd5ufk2dt
Please comment if you know of others!
Also, the UK's Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has packets of braille stickers for physical-world advent calendars, to make them more accessible https://shop.rnib.org.uk/braille-advent-calendar-stickers-94913
Photo by SheilaWebber, taken in the 3D world Second Life: advent calendar; day one contained a jacket and jeans - in a virtual world an advent calendar can contain houses, plants and outfits!