Recent news

New Seminar: Bridging the divide between the media and research: building trust in better communication

Date: Wednesday 3rd July

Location: London

One not be to missed!

Media interest in research has never been greater due to the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Climate Change, among other topics. How research is communicated varies from an international scale down to local level, as also reflected in the quality of coverage from in-depth news features to poorly referenced, click-bait churnalism. Join us for this in person seminar in Central London.

For more details click here

Introduction to E-Resources online seminar 2024

This two-part online event has been adapted from UKSG’s successful and long-running one-day seminar and aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of e-resources management, encompassing e-journals, e-books and bibliographic and full-text databases. Taking place as two morning sessions on Tuesday 18th June and Thursday 20th June.

UKSG November online conference 2024 - Call for Papers

Date: Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st November 2024

We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the UKSG November Conference, 2024. The theme of this year's conference is "Cybersecurity and Censorship"

UKSG outlines its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

UKSG is pleased to share its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, developed following an audit of its organisation and activities.

UKSG 2025 - Date for your diary!

#UKSG2025 will be held in Brighton on the 31 March to 2 April 2025 (with set up days on 29/30 March). A call for papers will be issued shortly, so please get your ideas together!

UKSG Forum 2023 - “Everything everywhere all at once”: keeping up with our user’s information needs in the age of open scholarship and TikTok.

Open for bookings

Date: Tuesday 5th December

Location: Central Birmingham, UK

UKSG are delighted to announce the much-anticipated return of the UKSG Forum and are excited to share that bookings are now open. This year's forum is set to be exceptionally thought-provoking, revolving around the theme: "Everything Everywhere All at Once: Navigating Our Users' Information Needs in the Era of Open Scholarship and TikTok."

An Introduction to Resource Discovery online seminar 2023

Bookings now open

Resource Discovery is a seminar which gives an overview of what is discovery from the point of view of librarians, content providers and the technology services. It gives attendees insight into the discovery services landscape, metadata and processes behind the scenes. This seminar will take place over two days on Wednesday 8th November and Thursday 9th November.

For more and how to book visit https://bit.ly/45Vgn6X

UKSG 2023 Innovation Awards

UKSG is delighted to announce the launch of its 2023 Innovation Awards, offering financial support to professionals and organisations seeking to develop new ideas and proposals for the wider benefit of the information community.

We welcome applications that embody our values around learning and sharing, openness and inclusion and align to one or more of the four themes of our strategic vision: include, connect, innovate and deliver.

Returning for 2023 - UKSG Forum - SAVE THE DATE (in person - Birmingham UK)

This year see's the return of the popular UKSG Forum returning by demand after a break it's a major event in the scholarly communications calendar supporting UKSG’s mission "to connect the knowledge community and encourage the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication". Taking place on Tuesday 5th December in central Birmingham save the date in your diary now! Free to attend for all UKSG members