Editorial
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Why the next generation needs to start rubbing shoulders
Tiberius Ignat argues that one of the greatest risks in scholarly publishing is professional isolation. When researchers, librarians, publishers, and vendors grow within separate bubbles, younger colleagues may inherit rhetoric before they inherit perspective. We invite you to reflect on the risks of professional bubbles, the value of rubbing shoulders across roles and communities, and…
UKSG news
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UKSG 2026 presentations now available online
Good news! All the presentations from our annual conference this year are now published! If you attended the conference, you receive free access (there is a small fee for non-attendees)
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Siobhan Haimé reviews #UKSG2026
Siobhan Haime: “UKSG is arguably one of my favourite conferences, in one part because I get to catch up with people I don’t see very often, but also because my role sits at a sometimes awkward intersection of librarian, publisher and infrastructure provider – UKSG is one of the few conferences where that doesn’t feel…
Forthcoming Events
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UKSG events June 2026
Two upcoming professional development training with our Introduction to eResources Seminar and Open Educational Resources, plus two FREE webinars, open to all: Minimising the environmental harm of AI and Practical SDG Action Tips a FREE webinar: Minimising the environmental harm of AI..
Industry news
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Landmark German ruling declares Google’s AI Overviews are Google’s own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false claims in its AI-generated search overviews. The court treated the AI overviews as Google’s own content and rejected Google’s argument that users were responsible for fact-checking the results themselves.
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Bibliu raises over USD55 million in new funding
The announcement comes as BibliU surpasses $100 million in annual revenue, driven by compound annual growth in excess of 100% over the past two years and a rapidly expanding base of institutional partnerships across the United States.
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Wiley acquires Emerald
The acquisition expands Wiley’s journal portfolio to ~2,500 titles and establishes category leadership across economics, business, finance, and the social sciences
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Universities UK and Elsevier partner to map UK university research across IS‑8 Sectors
The initiative combines UUK’s policy expertise with Elsevier’s experience in research data and analytics to produce new analysis of university research activity across the eight growth‑driving sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Creative Industries, Defence, Digital and Technologies, Financial Services, Life Sciences, and Professional and Business Services.
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STM responds to proposed revisions to US federal funding regulations affecting publication and dissemination of federally funded research
“Research only delivers public value when it is published and shared in forms and formats that enable impact.”
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IOP integrates theIPregistry.org: faster, more accurate IP authentication for libraries
The new integration enables automated Internet Protocol (IP) address updates to flow directly from the IPregistry.org into IOP Publishing’s systems, ensuring uninterrupted access for users, reducing the risk of authentication errors and saving librarians significant administrative time.
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Digital Science launches AI-Assisted profile curation in Symplectic Elements
New capability converts CVs and unstructured documents into structured faculty profiles – accelerating researcher onboarding at scale.
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F1000 preprint server introduces trust marker badges to support transparency and credibility of research
New indicators showcase VeriXiv’s rigorous verification checks, setting new standards for preprint integrity.
Resources
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New UChicago digital research tool opens paths connecting cultures and continents
A new website beta is transforming creation, stewardship and delivery of digital collections and data at the University of Chicago.
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Kortext catalogue now discoverable in GOBI from EBSCO
Through the GOBI integration, libraries can now select Kortext content within a familiar ordering environment, helping to streamline workflows and support more efficient collection development.
People
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People – eNews 611
People moves this month, including a new top man of books at SpringerNature, plus a tribute to Gordon Tibbits