Conference

Join Joscelyn Upendran for a look at Creative Commons licences, their impact and use in education. The webinar will:…

This one-day seminar aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of journals and e-resources management….

Many of us working directly with e-resources in libraries would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the related technology.  Managing e-resources within the business and technology constraints has become the mainstay of information provision.  This course provides attendees with a balanced overview of the technical environment which is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively….

There is a growing rift between those who believe the library’s most fundamental purpose is to support and advance the goals of its host institution and those who believe the library’s most important role is as an agent of progress and reform in the larger world of scholarly communication….

This two part webinar introduces the topic of altmetrics to the library community….

Join Petr Knoth and Phil Gooch, both of Mendeley Ltd. for a free webinar “Introduction to Text-Mining Research Papers”.By the end of the webinar, participants should have an understanding of what text-mining is and how it can be used to extract knowledge from research papers. .More information and registration….

This one-day seminar aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of journals and e-resources management including e-books….

 You are invited to join Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd. for a free UKSG webinar:”A new perspective on library resource management systems” …

Highlights from the UKSG Forum 2015:This is the page for the 2015 UKSG Forum.If you would like to read about or book for the 2016 UKSG Forum on ‘Innovation’, please click this link….

Many of us working directly with e-resources in libraries would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the related technology.  Managing e-resources within the business and technology constraints has become the mainstay of information provision.  This course provides attendees with a balanced overview of the technical environment which is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively….

Peer review: much discussed, much covered, much maligned, but what do researchers really think of the system at the heart of scholarly research? Is it as broken as we are sometimes led to believe? How much of a discrepancy is there between expectation and reality? How do views differ between authors, editors and reviewers? Or across the disciplines – humanities, social sciences, science and medicine?…

As you may be aware, UKSG does not usually offer a webinar in December. However, we are pleased to offer this ‘special’ designed to highlight research and publishing activities in low and middle income countries and also reach out to community members with an interest in those countries. The webinar will focus on Southern journals and case studies will be used to address issues around access to, production and use of research information in low and middle income countries….