Editorial
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Librarians, researchers, and AI
‘Oh my god, what the hell is this?!’ If we’re honest, this is a fairly standard cry from librarians. In this case, however, it was specifically aimed at AI—generative AI in particular. To the uninitiated, or even to those with some knowledge like us, the language and landscape of AI evolve so rapidly it feels…
UKSG news
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Knowing me, Knowing UKSG: An interview with Rosie Jones, Director of Student and Library Services at Teesside University
In this episode of the UKSG podcast, Emily Shields is joined by Rosie Jones, Director of Student and Library Services at Teesside University. During the episode, Rosie discusses their career journey so far, their career inspirations, and the role of professional development within their career.
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Investing in open access at the University of Minnesota- the latest article from Insights
5 November 2024 Authors: Allison Langham-Putrow, Emma Molls, Sunshine Carter, Amy Riegelman Abstract The University of Minnesota (UMN) is a large, public institution in the United States. The UMN Libraries […]
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Connecting Institutional Publishers: The 2024 OIPA Symposium
The Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) was founded to connect and encourage a diverse range of university presses and university-affiliated publishing operations striving for open access. After receiving a UKSG Innovation Award (thank you, UKSG!), the group organised a one-day symposium on 10th June 2024 at the University of York. The symposium presented a fantastic…
Forthcoming Events
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UKSG eNews 576 Events
Cybersecurity, censorship, our jobs in 2030 and an update on the 2025 Annual Conference in Brighton
Industry news
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eLife won’t get an impact factor, says Clarivate
From the Retraction Watch website: Clarivate will continue indexing certain articles that meet review criteria, but eLife will not get an Impact Factor.
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Taylor & Francis joins DAISY Consortium’s Inclusive Publishing Partner Program
Members of this initiative share the vision of a world in which people have equal access to information and knowledge regardless of their reading requirements.
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OA Switchboard announces new OJS plug-in
The plugin will support diamond journals to increase the visibility of their OA output among research funders, libraries, and consortia.
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New survey to support developing libraries’ strategic responses to artificial intelligence (AI)
The survey will build on the success of ‘The impact of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics on the information profession’ report and provide new insights into the state of AI in the sector for library and information professionals.
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Jisc to take responsibility for HE sector copyright negotiations
Universities UK (UUK) entrusts Jisc with oversight of the Copyright Negotiating and Advisory Committee (CNAC) to further enhance its sector-wide licensing activities.
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New research helps publishers meet researchers’, institutions’ and policy-makers’ expectations around SDGs
Findings and recommendations identify editorial and commercial opportunities
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A new AI-based natural language feature in Dimensions
A new AI-based natural language feature makes complex searches in Dimensions faster and easier.
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JSTOR scales access to interactive research tool in beta
500 higher education institutions offered early access to JSTOR’s AI-powered tool in beta, designed to deepen research and enhance teaching in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
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Global survey launches to map the future of learned society publishing
In an era of rapid transformation in scholarly communication, learned society publishers face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Research Consulting, in partnership with CCC (Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.), has announced the launch of a comprehensive international survey to understand how learned societies are adapting to this changing landscape.
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Annual Report: Cambridge reports growth, impact and innovation
The Press & Assessment has generated £1.025 billion in revenue this year and now reaches more than 100 million learners globally.
Company news
Product news
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Journal news
Resources
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The State of US Academic Libraries: Findings from the ACRL 2023 Annual Survey
ACRL fields an annual Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey that collects key metrics on academic library staff, expenditures, collections, circulation, and information services. The data help librarians, administrators, and stakeholders assess the impact of academic libraries, make peer comparisons, and track trends over time.
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Sherpa services combined into a new user-friendly platform: open policy finder
A single platform will continue to streamline decision making in open access publication and compliance for authors and institutions.
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NISO publishes update to Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) Standard 1.4
Last revised in 2019, JATS defines a suite of XML structures describing the content of journal articles using a common format that enables the exchange of that content between publishers and archives.
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New Digital Preservation toolkit for community archives launches
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has announced the launch of the Digital Preservation Toolkit for Community Archives. The new resource is designed to empower community archives at every stage of their digital preservation journey.
People
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eNews 576 – People
Changes at the top of Springer Nature, SilverChair, Sage, GeoScienceWorld and the Open Preservation Foundation.
Awards
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Nature Navigator wins 2024 Red Dot Design award
Springer Nature’s AI powered tool to help the community track emerging research topics, honoured in Interface & User Experience Design category