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SUMMARY:UKSG Introduction to E-Resources Online Seminar 2026
DESCRIPTION:This two-part online event has been adapted from UKSG’s successful and long-running\, two sessions 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.  \n\n\n\nIn 2026\, this seminar will run over two half days (16th June PM UK time and 17th June AM UK time) and will provide sessions covering authentication\, e-resources\, vendors landscape and the management of electronic resources in libraries covering e-journals\, e-books\, metadata and discovery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 16 June\, 2026 – 13:30 BSTtoWednesday 17 June 2026 – 13:00 BST \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline United Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration  is open click here to register  \n\n\n\nFee(s) \n\n\n\nUKSG membership rate: £70+VAT \n\n\n\nNon-membership rate: £82.00+VAT \n\n\n\n\nIf you are unsure if you have member please click here for the latest membership list\n\n\n\n\nDetails of membership can be found at  https://www.uksg.org/join \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Summary \n\n\n\n\n\nThis two-part online event 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. \n\n\n\nThe emphasis is on developing a sound basic understanding of the details of e-resources handling in order to promote efficient and informed working practices.  A wide range of day-to-day issues will be covered\, with time devoted to authentication\, e-resources vendors landscape and the management of electronic resources in libraries covering e-journals\, e-books and Discovery.  \n\n\n\nDelegates will be able to air and exchange views in the discussion session after each presentation. The seminar will be delivered over two sessions\, and delegates will be asked to use the time in between sessions to reflect on some of the issues raised. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?  \n\n\n\n\n\nDesigned particularly for staff who are new to working with e-resources\, whether from a publisher\, an intermediary or a library\, this seminar may also be of interest to those looking to consolidate and update their e-resources knowledge. \n\n\n\nWe welcome participants from all corners of the globe to join our seminars\, however speakers and topics are generally UK focussed\, if you have any doubt about the suitability please don’t hesitate to contact us. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTo gain practical tips on managing e-resources which can be applied in the workplace\n\n\n\nTo gain a basic understanding of the serials supply chain and the factors influencing it\, including Open Access\n\n\n\nTo understand and learn about the electronic resources landscape.\n\n\n\nTo gain a basic understanding of current authentication methods.\n\n\n\nTo gain insight into the practical aspects of managing e-books.\n\n\n\nTo share experiences with other delegates and discuss questions and challenges which arise during the seminar.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse level and previous knowledge required \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroductory and non-intensive\, entry level training for the beginner\, novice or returner.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre event checks & systems requirements   \n\n\n\n\n\nTo test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\nCan’t join the session\, more details can be found here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates after the event\, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nAt UKSG\, we are committed to ensuring an exceptional experience for all our delegates. Our aim is to make presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible. \n\n\n\nHere’s how we achieve that: \n\n\n\n\nClosed Captioning Options: Our GoToWebinar application allows you to toggle closed captioning on or off during live sessions. You can also customise the text size and colour to suit your preferences.\n\n\n\nAuto-Generated Transcripts: For each recorded session\, we can provide auto-generated transcripts on request. \n\n\n\n\nIf you have particular accessibility requirements or questions about this event\, we strongly encourage you to contact events@uksg.org as soon as possible.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Tuesday 16th June Day 2 – Wednesday 17th June\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introduction Note: All times BST \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagaly Taylor \n\n\n\nGale part of the Cengage Group. \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMagaly Taylor has over 15 years of experience in Discovery\, Metadata\, and Usage in libraries\, content providers\, and service providers. She has worked in various types of libraries and contributed to different metadata working groups and committees internationally\, including ABES-SC in France\, NISO in the US\, and UKSG in the UK. Currently\, Magaly is the Discovery and Usage Manager for Gale\, which is part of the Cengage Group. She is an active member of the UKSG Education Committee; in 2024\, she was elected a UKSG Trustee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nElectronic Resource Management in the current library systems landscape \n\n\n\nLibraries today expect comprehensive tools able to manage all types of resources. Academic and other research libraries maintain complex multi-format collections. Electronic resources represent a growing portion of collection budgets but cannot be considered in isolation from other types of physical and digital content. Library services platforms include integrated electronic resource management components\, supported by knowledge bases to enable portfolio-level administration as well as discovery services supporting article-level access. Marshall Breeding will guide attendees through the current realm of library management products\, focusing on their components and capabilities for electronic resource management. So far current systems have not incorporated significant use of AI\, but we can expect that to change in the near future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarshall Breeding  \n\n\n\nLibrary Technology Guides \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nHe is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides. His column Systems Librarian appears in Computers in Libraries; he is the Editor for Library Technology Newsletter\, published through Library Technology Guides. From 2002 through 2021 he was the editor and contributor for Smart Libraries Newsletter published by the American Library Association and has authored the annual Library Systems Report published in American Libraries since 2014 and in Library Journal from 2002-2013. He has authored fourteen issues of ALA’s Library Technology Reports and has written many other articles and book chapters. Breeding has edited or authored eight books. He regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations at library conferences on a wide range of topics.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nLibrary E-Resource authentication at University of Strathclyde \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, I give an overview of the various authentication methods we use across our library electronic resource portfolio at the University of Strathclyde. I provide a basic explanation of how these authentication methods work\, and pros and cons of the different methods. I discuss the different factors we consider when choosing our primary authentication method for different E-Resources at our institution\, and some of the challenges we face \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiona Tinto  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Strathclyde \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nFiona Tinto is Electronic Resources (E-Resources) Librarian at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow\, where she has worked since 2016. Based within the Acquisitions & Financial Management department\, Fiona’s role involves management of the library’s electronic content\, with particular focus on discovery\, maintaining access\, trials and evaluation. Prior to joining Strathclyde\, Fiona worked as Library Assistant within Acquisitions at University of Stirling\, having completed an MSc in Information and Library studies at Strathclyde. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction to Access and Authentication for Electronic Resources \n\n\n\nA great benefit of Electronic Resources is that they can be accessed at any time\, from anywhere in the world – the library’s doors are no longer a limiter to access. But how do we create a virtual doorway that allows access for our community members yet blocks it for others? Many options exist: IP authentication and proxy servers\, single sign-on tools\, shared username and passwords\, referring URLs\, library card number identifiers\, Google CASA\, OpenID\, and more. This session will briefly review the most important authentication tools for libraries\, comparing benefits and drawbacks of the most common options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter McCracken \n\n\n\nCornell University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nPeter McCracken is Director of Acquisitions and E-Resources Licensing at Cornell University\, and is currently chair of the ALA Core Authentication and Authorization Committee. He worked as a reference librarian at East Carolina University and the University of Washington before co-founding Serials Solutions\, a company that helped libraries manage their electronic resources. In 2009 he co-founded ShipIndex.org\, a vessel research database\, which offers multiple forms of authentication options for institutional subscribers. He holds an MA in Library Science and an MS in Maritime History\, and spent five very enjoyable months living in York\, UK\, in 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.50 \n\n\n\n\n\nAll about the UK federation & Single Sign On  \n\n\n\nWe will review what the UK federation does to provide authenticated Single Sign On (SSO)access to library resources. Deconstruct the technical options libraries and publishers can use to participate such as Shibboleth and Open Athens as well as establishing some clarity on how Jisc supports those numerous technical alternatives. We will also look at some of the pitfalls\, pain points and lament the occasional lost opportunity in access management. Finally we will peek into the future and try to determine what part OpenID may play\, if any….. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Williams \n\n\n\nJisc  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMark has worked at Jisc on the UK federation since 2007 and is still waiting for granular licences using Single Sign On (SSO) to become the norm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16.30 \n\n\n\n\n\nWrap up to day 1 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction and recap of day 1 \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Richard Debenham \n\n\n\nEBSCO Information Services  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRichard Debenham is a Regional Sales Manager for UK Central & Norfolk at EBSCO Information Services in his 19th year\, supporting organisations across the UK and Ireland. In his role he works closely with universities\, research institutions\, and professional organisations to improve access to high‑quality research content and digital information resources. Richard focuses on helping organisations make informed decisions around research access\, subscriptions\, and digital solutions\, building long‑term partnerships that support teaching\, learning\, and evidence‑based practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nManaging E-resources: Everything everywhere all at once \n\n\n\nA brief introduction to the life-cycle of managing e-resources such as journals\, databases and other online tools. The talk will look at the full life-cycle from purchase to renewal decisions. The talk will also try to bust some jargon\, offer hints and tips to help make the process easier to manage and an insight into some of the skills and attributes needed for the role \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Smalley  \n\n\n\nEdge Hill University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRuth is the Subscriptions and Licensing Manager at Edge Hill University. Ruth has had a varied career with roles in PR and teaching\, before a career change took her to working in public libraries and then moving into higher education libraries. Ruth has a particular interest in evidence based collection decisions. She is member of the SHERIF committee and several ALN Communities of Practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.50 \n\n\n\n\n\nBuying and Managing E-Books \n\n\n\n A look at the wide variety of ways that Libraries can acquire E-Books\, detailing how they are managed\, and an exploration of E-Book activity across the sector. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnthony Sinnott \n\n\n\nUniversity of York  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAnthony is Access and Procurement Development Manager at University of York. He oversees the purchase of print & electronic resources\, the management of subscriptions & databases\, and the operation of the reading list system. Anthony’s key focus is on identifying innovative purchasing models that ensure maximum access to resources and building positive relationships with suppliers. Anthony is a member of the Joint Consortia Agreement Contract Management Group and the Academic Libraries North CoP Group.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nE-resources and Metadata: A New Frontier \n\n\n\nMany higher education and research institutions are facing an increasingly challenging environment when it comes to metadata management. Reducing staffing resources and the outsourcing of specialist cataloguing skills has meant that ensuring quality metadata for e-resources is often a secondary concern. At a really basic level I will be briefly discussing what makes a good quality catalogue record and how it can make a difference to a user’s discovery experience. I will also be highlighting a few things we have done to help take back control of what we display and how we display it\, even if some of the large collections of electronic materials might seem like quite an unwieldy beast \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCallum Procter  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Essex \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nCallum has 10 years experience of cataloguing and metadata in both special collections and heritage institutions and higher educational libraries. In his current role at The University of Essex in Colchester\, he manages the day-to-day cataloguing and e-resource processes as well as the organisation and maintenance of the physical library collections\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nA Chance Discovery? An Overview of Discovery and Linking \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Rowe  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Sussex \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nI’m part of the Library team within the University of Sussex’s LCH department. As Head of Content and Discovery\, I lead the team responsible for reading lists\, acquisitions\, electronic resources\, digitisations\, and inter library requests (ILRs). I have held various sectorial positions as the SUPC Library Group co-Chair and membership on Jisc advisory groups\, such as JUSP Community Advisory Group and the UK Federation Advisory Group. I joined the LCH department in April 2025. I have a background in the management and development of content and discovery service provision\, having previously held various library content and systems roles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nAn overview and a final summing up  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you\, this was really helpful. It has increased my awareness of DDA\, EBA\, OA and Read & Publish agreements. It has given me a snap shot of where libraries and e-resource providers are at in the world today. \n\n\n\nPrevious delegate \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI enjoyed it. Found it very useful\, the chairs were very good.  Panel discussion where they shared experience was very useful\, and it was also good to hear about things from the perspective of an Aggregator and Publisher to give a rounded view. As someone new to Academic libraries it provided a really good introduction. \n\n\n\nPrevious delegate \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was an incredibly useful course – thank you so much. I only started my new role a week before the course. \n\n\n\nPrevious delegate \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Monday 1st June\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund.  Cancellation should be sent into writing to events@uksg.org.  \n\n\n\nThe UKSG terms and conditions can be found  here \n\n\n\nThe UKSG code of conduct can be found here and UKSG terms and conditions here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNB: UKSG reserves the right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control without being obliged to refund monies. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this Event\n\n\n\nPlease help us by letting your colleagues and friends know about our event. Thank you. \n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			Share\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Post\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Post
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SUMMARY:UKSG Open Educational Resources online seminar 2026
DESCRIPTION:This seminar takes place over two half days looking at how resources are being developed and promoted\, and how others have approached the creation and management of OER policies. We welcome speakers from the UK and USA to this session. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 29\, 2026 – 13:00 BSTto Thursday\, July 30 12:30 BST \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline United Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is now open\, please click here to register \n\n\n\nUKSG membership rate: £70+VAT \n\n\n\nNon-membership rate: £82.00+VAT \n\n\n\nDetails of membership can be found at  https://www.uksg.org/join \n\n\n\nAll registrants will be sent a link to a recording for their personal use after the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Information  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe next few years will see a continual increase in the amount of materials created by educational and aligned organisations\, much of which will be accessible to peers\, students and the general population across the globe. The opportunities for sharing Open Education Resources are greater than ever. This widespread change has led to many ethical and practical questions around ownership\, hosting\, copyright and discovery. This seminar will explore how to advocate for the use and uptake of OERs and practical steps and tools for creating them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy should you attend?  \n\n\n\n\n\nDelegates will have a chance to hear from a variety of different perspectives\, which will include how open resources can support teaching and learning\, how resources are being developed and promoted\, and how others have approached the creation and management of OERs. This course is aimed at anyone who is keen to understand more about Open Educational Resources\, with a view to creating them\, making use of them for teaching and learning\, or creating policies around them.   \n\n\n\nDO NOTE:  We welcome participants from all corners of the globe to join our seminars\, however speakers and topics for this event are generally UK focused and times are in BST\, if you have any doubt about the suitability\, please don’t hesitate to contact us.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should you attend?  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe seminar will be of interest to those working across the scholarly information industry\, including publishers\, librarians\, teachers\, lecturers\, learning technologists\, research support staff\, other aligned professionals and students.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives  \n\n\n\n\n\nAt the end of the course participants will: \n\n\n\n\nGain a wide overview of the current OER environment across the UK \n\n\n\nLearn about the opportunities and challenges of implementing an OER policy at an organisational and national level \n\n\n\nDiscover benefits and opportunities of engaging with the creation of OER content\n\n\n\nA range of practical approaches and tools for the development of OERs \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendee Information  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe webinar tool we use is Go to Webinar.   To test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates after the event\, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nUKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates\, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible.  Our intention where possible is to strongly encourage our speakers to provide auto generated closed captioning for both live and recorded events as well as to make sure their slides as easy as possible for all people to read. In addition\, we can provide auto generated transcripts post event for each of the recorded sessions. \n\n\n\nIf you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar\, we welcome you to contact us directly at events@uksg.org prior to booking your place. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nWednesday 29th July Thursday 30th July \n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introduction Note: All times BST \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNate Evuarherhe \n\n\n\nKing’s College London \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nNate’s library career began as an evening assistant at the Imperial College Library where he discovered that he simply loved helping people find answers to their questions. He has since held roles across several library collections including Royal Holloway\, Queen Mary University and the V&A. Today\, as Head of Collection Transformation at King’s\, Nate oversees the modernisation of the library’s collection management programme\, reimagining its retention and digitisation services for a modern\, diverse student community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAi Gooch \n\n\n\nUniversity of Essex \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAi is the Assistant Director (University Collections and Digital Services) at the University of Essex. She oversees the University Collections including University’s Special Collections\, Archives\, and Art Collections\, while also leading the development of digital infrastructure and services within the Library. She previously worked as the Academic Liaison Librarian (Business and Law) at the University of Essex. Her contributions include initiatives such as Decolonising the Library\, Skills @ Essex\, and the Race Equality Charter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 1: From Remix to Reimagine: Adapting OER for Interactive and AI-Enhanced Learning \n\n\n\nThis presentation explores the evolution of OER from remixed textbooks to interactive\, student-centred learning resources. Drawing on projects in microbiology and immunology\, it will showcase how OER can be adapted using H5P activities\, student–staff co-creation\, and generative AI. The session will discuss practical approaches to remixing and extending OER\, as well as challenges related to quality assurance\, accessibility\, sustainability\, and intellectual property. Attendees will gain transferable strategies for transforming open content into engaging learning experiences while maintaining academic and pedagogical oversight. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYing Liu  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Southampton  \n\n\n\nSee Biography\nYing Liu\, PhD\, FHEA\, is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton and Deputy Assessment Lead for the MSc Allergy programme. Ying’s work focuses on digital education\, open educational resources (OER)\, student–staff co-creation\, and the use of educational technologies to support active learning. Ying has led multiple OER initiatives\, including the development and adaptation of open textbooks and interactive learning resources in microbiology\, and immunology. Ying is also active in the open education community and is currently pursuing a Global Master of Public Health at Imperial College London. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 2:  From Policy to Platform: How Durham University Built its Open Educational Resources Framework \n\n\n\nOpen Educational Resources rarely arrive with institutional infrastructure already in place. This session shares how two colleagues at Durham University worked together to develop the institution’s first OER policy and build a web platform to showcase existing open resources. Starting with little more than a conviction that it mattered\, we reflect honestly on the process: making the case internally\, navigating approval routes\, designing something people would actually use\, and the ongoing work of generating interest across a large and busy university. For anyone thinking about how to get OER taken seriously at their own institution\, this is a warts-and-all account of what that looks like in practice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoss Parker  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Durham  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRoss Parker is a Senior Digital Education Consultant at Durham University’s Centre for Academic Development\, aligned to the Faculty of Science\, with 12 years’ experience in digital education. A co-author of Durham’s first institutional OER policy\, Ross has championed open practice across the university\, including making the case for specialist open-source software for STEM subjects and contributing to the introduction of lecture capture. His areas of interest include digital accessibility and multimedia learning. Ross holds an MSc in Digital Education from the University of Edinburgh and is currently completing a Senior Leadership qualification at Durham Business School. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdel Gordon \n\n\n\nUniversity of Durham  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nWith over 25 years in Digital Learning in Higher Education\, Adel brings pedagogical expertise to Durham University\, collaborating with academic staff to design\, develop\, and enhance teaching across online\, blended\, and face-to-face environments. Co-author of Durham’s OER policy\, Adel has hands-on experience creating Open Educational Resources in partnership with academics in Science disciplines. Her collaborative approach centres on translating subject expertise into engaging learning experiences\, improving student engagement through thoughtful design of materials\, activities\, and assessments\, with a growing commitment to open education as a driver of quality and access. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:40 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:55 \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 3: Co-creating OER services with students to contribute to a more open and inclusive curriculum at King’s College London \n\n\n\nKing’s 100 provides a unique opportunity for students to work as co-creators with teams and services across King’s College London to develop new initiatives and projects that directly impact the student experience. In 2025\, the Open Education Working Group in King’s Libraries & Collections put forward a successful proposal to partner with the King’s 100 to discover how students felt about open educational resources\, and to consider how we could promote\, create and showcase OER at King’s. This presentation details that journey: the valuable insight we’ve gained from more than 100 students\, current outputs and future plans. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Worthington  \n\n\n\nKing’s College London  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nCharlie has worked at King’s College London since 2016\, joining as a Library Liaison Manager before moving into her current role as Collections Liaison Librarian\, supporting the faculties of business\, law and dentistry. She chairs the library’s Open Education Working Group\, leading the work to support the development of knowledge and expertise in the field of open education. Prior to King’s she worked in academic libraries specialising in business and law.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:40 \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 4: Partnering for OER creation: Practical approaches for working with faculty developing openly licensed textbooks. \n\n\n\nThe Open Educational Resources Unit at Oregon State University has been helping faculty publish free\, openly licensed textbooks (OER) since 2014. I took over the position of director in 2019 despite having no publishing background. Since then\, as a small unit of two\, we have steadily developed our workflows and policies to create open textbooks that have a reach far beyond our own institution. In this presentation\, I will explain our program\, how we fund projects\, and tools and resources that we use. I will share some ‘lessons learned’ and provide practical guidance for working with dedicated but busy faculty.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStefanie Buck  \n\n\n\nOregon State University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nStefanie Buck is the director of the Open Educational Resources Unit at Oregon State University\, a public land-grant research institution with over 35\,000 students. Prior to becoming director\, Stefanie worked as an academic librarian at the University of South Carolina\, Western Washington University\, and Oregon State University\, with a brief stint at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. She has an MA and MLS from the University of Hawai’i and an MEd from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:20 \n\n\n\n\n\nSummary and Close  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome back  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Leonard  \n\n\n\nLancaster University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTim Leonard is Associate Director: Space\, Experience and Innovation at Lancaster University Library. He oversees the development of the Library’s learning spaces\, its frontline services team and digital systems.Tim has worked in academic libraries for over 20 years and has held positions at Lancaster\, the University of Bolton\, Manchester Metropolitan University and Cardiff University. He is a member of UKSG’s Education and Events Subcommittee and represents Lancaster in a range of groups with RLUK and Academic Libraries North. His professional interests include learning space design\, environmental sustainability and innovative technologies in libraries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Morley  \n\n\n\nLancaster University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTom is currently undertaking a secondment as the Research Culture and Open Monographs Lead at Lancaster University Library. Within this role he leads and coordinates programmes of activity to develop an Open Research Culture as well as exploring options to facilitate open monograph publishing. In his substantive post he works across the areas of Open Access\, Research Intelligence and Research Data Management to coordinate and deliver a range of projects\, services and initiatives as an Open Research Officer. Tom is also co-editor of the UKSG e-News. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 5:Towards Mainstreaming Open Education Resources: The experience at Leeds University Libraries \n\n\n\nIn this session we shall explain the drivers for mainstreaming open education resources at the University of Leeds Libraries\, and set out our approach to doing this\, moving from project mode to the creation of an Open Education Resources Team within our Access and Acquisitions section.  We shall also outline the practical steps we have taken to support the curation\, discovery\, adoption\, creation and adaptation of open education resources at the University of Leeds \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJane Saunders  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Leeds \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nJane is the Associate Director: Content and Discovery. \n\n\n\nJane is responsible for the Libraries’ main research and teaching collections. (Rare books and archives fall under the remit of our Cultural Collections). She manages the Libraries’ information resources budget\, which buys the books\, journals\, databases and digitised collections to support research and teaching across the University. Jane is the strategic sponsor for the Open Higher Education strand of the Libraries’ Forward Plan and is a keen proponent of open research and open education. \n\n\n\nJane supports sector-wide initiatives that promote collaboration in relation to collections and open scholarship. She was instrumental in setting up the UK Print Book Collection\, is a member of the Jisc Library Hub Community Advisory Board and was a co-Convenor of the RLUK’s Collections Strategy Network. Jane is also a member of the White Rose Libraries Innovation Board and the SCONUL Markets and Technologies Group. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Andrades de los Rios \n\n\n\nUniversity of Leeds \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMaría is the Open Books Coordinator at the University of Leeds\, where she supports the development and adoption of open educational resources (OER) to enhance teaching and learning. She is passionate about the potential of open education to make learning more accessible and sustainable. She contributes to the wider open education community and is committed to sharing good practice and encouraging collaboration across the sector. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:35 \n\n\n\n\n\nSession 6: Reflections on running an OER adoption workshop: Adapting and sharing the Open Education Network model \n\n\n\nBuilding awareness of and confidence in Open Educational Resources is often a barrier to growing the use of OER in institutions. This presentation will explore a successful workshop model advocating for OER adoption\, created by the Open Education Network in the US\, and adapted and shared for a UK/Irish audience by colleagues at Brunel University of London and University of Sheffield. The session will outline the evolution and dissemination of this workshop model\, and reflect on lessons learned in sharing the model with the OER community.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoanne Mcphie \n\n\n\nBrunel University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nJoanne is an Academic Liaison Librarian at Brunel University of London\, collaborating with staff and supporting students in the Departments of Biosciences\, Psychology and Sport\, Health and Exercise Sciences. Joanne’s work at Brunel focuses on advocating for the adoption and use of OER in teaching and learning. She is an active member of the OER Community of Practice for the UK & Ireland and has recently been co-leading community training on OER adoption.   \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelen Moore \n\n\n\nUniversity of Sheffield  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nHelen is Faculty Librarian for Engineering & Science at the University of Sheffield. She is a keen advocate of OER and leads the University’s work in this area\, co-chairing the University’s OER Steering Group. Helen is a member of the advisory group for the Open Education Network’s OER Community of Practice for the UK and Ireland (https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/oer-community-uk-ireland)\, and is a member of the LIBER Educational Resources Working Group (https://libereurope.eu/working-group/liber-educational-resources-working-group/).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:25 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:35  \n\n\n\n\n\nDeveloping a European Open Textbook Catalogue \n\n\n\nOpen textbooks are being produced across Europe by universities\, libraries\, scholar-led initiatives and educational organisations\, yet many remain difficult to discover because they are distributed across fragmented institutional and national platforms. \n\n\n\nThis session will introduce the European Open Textbook Catalogue\, a collaborative initiative led by the LIBER Educational Resources Working Group in close collaboration with Thoth Open Metadata. The catalogue is designed to provide a shared\, multilingual discovery environment for openly licensed textbooks published across Europe\, improving their visibility\, accessibility and reuse. \n\n\n\nThe session will present the rationale behind the initiative\, and explore how open and interoperable metadata can connect resources from different institutions and publishing systems. The discussion will consider how a coordinated European catalogue can support multilingualism\, bibliodiversity and more sustainable discovery of open educational resources. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToby Steiner  \n\n\n\nThoth \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTo Follow  \n\n\n\nToby is COO of Thoth Open Metadata\, and also works on collaborative outreach across open infrastructures as a member of the Copim Community. Next to that\, he co-coordinates the OPERAS Open Infrastructures for OA Books Working Group\, is a co-convener of the Radical Open Access Collective\, and sits on the Editorial Advisory Board for the OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuzanne Tatham  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Southampton \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nSuzanne is Deputy Director of Library and Learning services at the University of Southampton\, with strategic responsibility for academic and community engagement. She provides leadership for operations and service development\, archives and special collections\, research services\, academic liaison and student skills development.  \n\n\n\nSuzanne is co-chair of the LIBER Educational Resources Working group.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:25 \n\n\n\n\n\nClosing remarks and wrap up  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was a fascinating and inspiring seminar.  It was very helpful to get such a thorough insight from so many colleagues\, and especially from those in America – their input added hugely to the event.  Attending the seminar armed me with advice and insights around OER best practice and I’m looking to investigate them further than I have done previously. \n\n\n\n\n\nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReally\, helpful and informative\, thank you! \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat event and really enjoyed attending.  \n\n\n\n\n\nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Friday 3rd July\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund.  Cancellation should be sent into writing to events@uksg.org.  All registrants will be sent a link to a recording for their personal use after the event. \n\n\n\nThe UKSG terms and conditions can be found  here \n\n\n\nThe UKSG code of conduct can be found here and UKSG terms and conditions here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this Event\n\n\n\nPlease help us by letting your colleagues and friends know about our event. 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SUMMARY:Introduction to open access – online seminar 2026
DESCRIPTION:The rise of open access and associated compliance requirements has created an increasing role for librarians in supporting pre-publication workflows for journal articles and other research outputs. It has also led research institutions to develop a widening range of services and systems to support publication and manage compliance. This online event is hosted over 2 half days. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 20th October 2026 – 10:00toWednesday 21st October 2026 – 13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\nOnlineUnited Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to register \n\n\n\nUKSG membership rate: £70+VAT \n\n\n\nNon-membership rate: £82.00+VAT \n\n\n\nDetails of membership can be found at  https://www.uksg.org/join \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Summary \n\n\n\n\n\nThe rise of open access and associated compliance requirements has created an increasing role for librarians and other information professionals in supporting pre-publication workflows for research outputs. It has also led research institutions to develop a widening range of services and systems to support publication and manage compliance.   This course will give a basic introduction to this rapidly evolving area. In particular it will: \n\n\n\n\nexplain how new policies and initiatives (eg Right Retention) are continuing to affect open access publishing and compliance requirements \n\n\n\n\n\nprovide an overview of the research and funding landscape \n\n\n\n\n\noutline the key stages in the open access publication lifecycle from submission to publication\, noting the key differences between Green and Gold publication\n\n\n\n\n\nsummarise the typical requirements for compliance with government policies and funder mandates\, and relate these to the publication routes for Green and Gold publication\n\n\n\n\n\nexplain the complementary roles of publishers\, libraries and intermediaries in supporting these stages\, and the typical activities that they each perform during the life-cycle\n\n\n\n\n\ngive focus to the specific challenges and opportunities associated with open access publishing for books and book chapters. \n\n\n\n\n\nlook at selected services\, systems and standards designed to support and manage the processes of open access publishing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Level and previous knowledge required \n\n\n\n\n\nThis course offers an introductory\, entry-level overview and no previous knowledge is required\, although some awareness of the different types of scholarly journals and open access models (such as Green and Gold) may be useful.    Please note that this is not a detailed practical or technical course and it will not go into detail about how specific services or systems function\, or how to optimise workflows. Instead the course gives a high-level\, introductory overview of the essential elements of processes and systems\, providing the conceptual foundation for other more specific training in the use of particular services and systems.    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\n\n\nDelegates will:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the key stages in publication in relation to open access and compliance  \n\n\n\nBe able to summarise typical compliance criteria\, and relate these to the publication lifecycle   \n\n\n\nUnderstand the basic roles of funders\, research managers\, libraries\, publishers\, intermediaries at each stage of the publishing journey\n\n\n\nBe aware of the key services and systems which support workflows\n\n\n\nBe aware of the application of open access publishing workflows across different research output types\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporting Information package \n\n\n\n\n\nThis will be sent to registered delegates in advance of the seminar. The course organisers have compiled an optional Open Access pre-Course Reading List for attendees – all items will be openly available.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendee Information \n\n\n\n\n\nThe webinar tool we use is Go to Webinar. To test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nUKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates\, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible. \n\n\n\nOur intention were possible is to strongly encourage our speakers to provide auto generated closed captioning for both live and recorded events as well as to make sure their slides as easy as possible for all people to read. In addition we can provide auto generated transcripts post event for each of the recorded sessions. \n\n\n\nIf you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar/webinar\, we welcome you to contact events@uksg.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording \n\n\n\n\n\nThe sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates only after the event\, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Tuesday 20th OctoberDay 2 – Wednesday 21st October\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to day 1 & Introduction to OA \n\n\n\nAll times stated are GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Cook \n\n\n\nUniversity of York  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:20 \n\n\n\n\n\nOverview of Gold OA \n\n\n\nThis session will provide an introduction to Gold Open Access and publishing open access (OA) more generally. It will give participants an opportunity to learn about/discover:  \n\n\n\n• The current open access landscape and more specifically\, Gold OA• Differences between Green\, Gold\, and Diamond OA• OA preprints• Licensing and OA• Article Processing Charges and waivers• Advantages and disadvantages• Where to locate OA journals \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Whiteford  \n\n\n\nJisc \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMartin Whiteford is an Associate Licensing Manager at Jisc – a not-for-profit organisation that provides digital\, data and technology solutions to the UK education and skills sectors. Prior to taking up his current position\, Martin worked in academic publishing where (among other things) he was responsible for the design and implementation of a Gold Open Access journal. Before this\, Martin spent over a decade working in academia in the field of inclusion health. Martin’s research has been published widely and across a variety of journal models. He also has experience of serving as an editor of a hybrid peer-reviewed journal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nOverview of Green OA \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:55 \n\n\n\n\n\nA Funders Perspective  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurt Rice \n\n\n\nCoalition S \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:35 \n\n\n\n\n\nGrappling with Open Access; a Librarian’s Perspective \n\n\n\nThis presentation offers a library perspective on Open Access\, reflecting on how libraries have grappled with an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving scholarly communications landscape. Drawing on experiences from a smaller teaching-focused university\, I will explore the practical realities of engaging with and supporting researchers\, navigating publisher agreements\, and compiling with funder requirements with limited resources. The session will examine the challenges\, lessons learned\, and emerging opportunities for libraries as they continue to adapt their services and advocacy in support of open scholarship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharon Stevens \n\n\n\nUniversity of Worcester \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\n \n\n\n\nSharon Stevens has worked across academic\, health and not-for-profit library sectors in both the UK and Canada. She is currently the Head of Open Scholarship and Content at the University of Worcester. Throughout her career\, she has led and supported services relating to scholarly communications\, open access\, collections\, and research support\, helping to improve access to knowledge and advance open scholarship practices. Sharon is a member of the SCONUL Content Strategy Group and has a particular interest in the development of sustainable\, equitable approaches to scholarly publishing and content provision.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.15 \n\n\n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to day 2 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:05 \n\n\n\n\n\nAn Overview of Diamond \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSofie Wennström \n\n\n\nStockholm University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nAn Academic Perspective  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:25 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:40 \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Up Scholarship: The Publisher’s Role in Open Access \n\n\n\nOpen Access is reshaping scholarly publishing\, but the transition looks different across disciplines\, regions and publication formats. From the perspective of a medium-sized HSS publisher\, this presentation explores what it takes to make Open Access work in practice. Drawing on our experience with a range of OA models for journals and books\, it will consider the opportunities and tensions we encounter: from sustainable funding and equitable participation to the changing relationships between publishers\, libraries\, researchers and funders. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephanie Veltman  \n\n\n\nDe Gruyter Brill \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nStephanie Veldman is Director of Open Research at De Gruyter Brill\, where she leads the publisher’s Open Access strategy across books and journals. She has worked in academic publishing for more than 15 years\, with a particular focus on Open Access\, business development and strategic partnerships. Her work spans a range of OA models\, from Subscribe to Open and transformative agreements to Gold and Diamond Open Access. She is particularly interested in developing sustainable and inclusive approaches to Open Access that work across disciplines and bring publishers\, libraries and researchers together. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:20 \n\n\n\n\n\nOpen Access for Books: Beyond the Book Processing Charge \n\n\n\nThis introduction to open access (OA) for books will explore how OA for books is developing today\, with a particular focus on community-led\, non-commercial approaches. We will give an overview of the breadth of activity currently taking place in the OA books world\, including experimentation with Diamond models\, scholar-led publishing and the rise of institutional OA presses best exemplified by the Open Institutional Publishing Association. We will reflect on our individual roles with the Copim community\, and explore how infrastructures such as the Open Book Collective and ideas like ‘scaling small’ can expand opportunities to publish open access books in equitable ways. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of how OA for books really works in practice\, and information about where they can go to learn more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Ball  \n\n\n\nOpen Book Collective  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucy Barns \n\n\n\nOpen Book Publishers \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nLucy Barnes is Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator at Open Book Publishers\, a leading non-profit\, scholar-led Open Access book publisher based in Cambridge\, UK. She also works on outreach for the Copim community and is on the board of the ScholarLed collective. She coordinates the Open Access Books Network (oabooksnetwork.org) in collaboration with OPERAS and SPARC Europe\, and she is on the Editorial Advisory Board for the OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit. You can find her on Bluesky @alittleroad.bsky.social.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVery informative and interesting sessions. \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI really liked the variety of speakers\, each bringing their own perspectives to the Open Access landscape. 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SUMMARY:UKSG Usage data for decision making online seminar 2026
DESCRIPTION:This seminar is aimed at those responsible for collecting\, analysing and making recommendations based on usage data\, whether in a library setting or within a publishing organisation. This online seminar will take place over two days 3rd & 4th November (9:00 start)\, for more details please visit the programme section below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 3\, 2026 – 12:45 GMTtoWednesday\, November 4\, 2026 – 12:00 GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\nOnlineUnited Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to register  \n\n\n\nUKSG membership rate: £70+VAT \n\n\n\nNon-membership rate: £82.00+VAT \n\n\n\nDetails of membership can be found at  https://www.uksg.org/join \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Summary \n\n\n\n\n\nThose with a responsibility for overseeing the management of library collections have more access than ever to statistical data to assist with evaluation and to justify return on investment\, and enhancement of the user experience. Understanding the library’s use of this data is also vital for publishers.   Advances in standardisation led by the COUNTER initiative have made statistics more accessible and reliable as a basis for decision making. \n\n\n\nIncreasingly\, libraries are being asked to make extremely difficult decisions about the priorities for their spending within a strategic context.  Although this presents huge challenges\, it can also be an impetus to change the ways in which services are provided. Publishers need to be aware of what statistics librarians are looking at and how they are being used to inform collection development. \n\n\n\nThis seminar provides illustrations by expert decision makers on how statistics are used to make strategic decisions.  It will also present the challenges\, such as demonstrating value and presenting data to different audiences.  Future developments within the field will also be addressed\, together with considerations of how these will impact on decision making in the future\, for example new approaches to analytics.  There will be discussion on how the development of open access is impacting on usage behaviour and influencing considerations for collection development. \n\n\n\nDelegates will have the opportunity to reflect on the role of statistics in the broader context of further and higher education\, and the culture of assessment that is becoming increasingly prominent within the sector.  Delegates will be encouraged to actively participate throughout the day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend \n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is aimed at both those in libraries who need to analyse or interpret usage data to support decision making about resources and collections\, within a strategic context.  It will be of interest to those with a responsibility for overseeing the management and evaluation of library collections in the further and higher education sector\, and who need to demonstrate impact and value to senior leadership teams\, rather than those involved in the operational role.  It may also be of interest to those working in other areas of the scholarly information industry.  It will also be of importance to publishers who need to understand the collection development decisions of their customers. \n\n\n\nPlease note: This seminar does not cover the practical aspects of collecting usage data\, or of creating reports.  These topics are covered by the UKSG Practical Usage Statistics for Librarians seminar\, a hands-on workshop on gathering and manipulating usage statistics. \n\n\n\nBoth days will be recorded and available for playback on demand post event for registered delegates.  \n\n\n\nWe welcome participants from all corners of the globe to join our seminars\, however speakers and topics are generally UK focussed\, if you have any doubt about the suitability please don’t hesitate to contact us.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives \n\n\n\n\n\nDelegates will:  \n\n\n\n\ngain a greater insight into the wider environment and context in which usage statistics decision making is carried out and new approaches to this\n\n\n\nlearn about ways in which library resource usage statistics have been used by staff in university libraries to inform decision-making processes\n\n\n\ndevelop an understanding of how usage statistics can be used to demonstrate value from a publisher perspective\n\n\n\ngain knowledge of the impact of open access publishing on usage statistics and demonstrating value\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendee Information \n\n\n\n\n\nThe webinar tool we use is Go to Webinar. To test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nUKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates\, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible. \n\n\n\nOur intention were possible is to strongly encourage our speakers to provide auto generated closed captioning for both live and recorded events as well as to make sure their slides as easy as possible for all people to read. In addition we can provide auto generated transcripts post event for each of the recorded sessions. \n\n\n\nIf you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar/webinar\, we welcome you to contact events@uksg.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording \n\n\n\n\n\nThe sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates only after the event\, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nDay 1 – 3 NovemberDay 2 – 4 November\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction & welcome \n\n\n\nAll times stated are GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nLibrary Usage Data for Strategic Decisions \n\n\n\nHow can library usage data move beyond reporting to support better strategic decisions? This presentation explores practical approaches to using usage data\, visualisation\, automation and AI in an academic library environment. Drawing on real examples from London South Bank University\, it will demonstrate how Alma Analytics\, Power BI\, Python and SQL can help inform collection decisions\, renewal discussions\, service planning and resource management. The presentation will also explore the emerging role of AI in analysing and summarising usage data\, while considering where human judgement remains essential when interpreting trends and making decisions with financial or service implications. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbdul Qadeer Khan \n\n\n\nLondon South Bank University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAbdul Qadeer Khan is an Acquisitions & Fulfilment Team Leader at London South Bank University\, with professional experience spanning library acquisitions\, systems\, digital resources\, data analytics and service improvement. Previously a Systems Librarian\, he has worked extensively with Alma Analytics\, Power BI\, Alma\, Leganto and other library technologies to support reporting and evidence-based decision-making. He holds an MSc in Data Science and is Microsoft PL-300 certified in Power BI\, with practical experience using Python and SQL for data analysis and automation. Abdul is particularly interested in applying data and emerging technologies to improve library services\, resource management and strategic decision-making. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nGenerative AI and data analysis: Some reflections \n\n\n\nGenerative AI has many applications in library work. One potential use is to support the analysis of data. This presentation explores how it might be used and how to manage the risks. It begins by reflecting on both our ambivalence about metricisation in general as a wider social trend and our specific concerns about how far generative AI can be trusted. It gives examples of the kinds of usage that can be made of generative AI for data analysis\, and suggests what safeguards need to be put in place to ensure responsible use. This interactive session is an opportunity for participants to share how they are using generative AI in data analysis and what their main concerns are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Cox  \n\n\n\nSheffield University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAndrew Cox is a senior lecturer at the School of Information\, Journalism and Communication\, University of Sheffield\, UK https://sheffield.ac.uk/ijc/people/andrew-cox. He is convenor of the IFLA Special Interest Group on AI and a former chair of ASIS&T’s AI SIG. As well as author of many recent peer reviewed journal articles on AI and libraries\, he is author of AI for Knowledge\, published by CRC press\, and AI for the Information Professional: A critical Guide\, published by Facet in 2026.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nData Analyses for Non-Statisticians: The Intellectus Tools for Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analyses \n\n\n\nStatistical analyses are essential research methods and can be a challenge for researchers who are not statisticians. Choosing the appropriate methodology and implementing the methods are complicated\, requiring technical skills and significant efforts\, especially for qualitative analyses. Intellectus 360 provides a suite of tools\, enhanced with AI\, that provides guidance and scaffolding interactions that enable the researchers to make the right decisions in the context of their research. Intellectus Qualitative streamlines and reduces the rater-biases in creating themes and codes from the qualitative analyses of interviews and open text responses within minutes\, not months. The session will showcase the tools. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGerry Hanley \n\n\n\nCalifornia State University\, Long Beach/ MERLOT-SkillsCommons/ CUDA \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\n \n\n\n\nGerry Hanley Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Usability in Design and Accessibility at the California State University Long Beach and the Executive Director of MERLOT and SkillsCommons (free\, online educational libraries in academic and workforce disciplines). He received his BA\, MA\, and PhD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in Experimental Psychology. For over 10 years\, he has been the strategic advisor to Intellectus\, focused on the design of data analytic technologies that enable professionals with research questions to accurately use quantitative and qualitative statistical analyses to produce reliable evidence to inform decisions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nRound up of Day 1  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nUnder the COUNTER when usage data is harder to find \n\n\n\nCOUNTER stats are great for the majority of our journal and ebook holdings\, but what about the resources which don’t supply COUNTER stats? As libraries are increasingly asked to give access to a range of non-traditional resources such as maps\, business data and law sites\, as well as specialist journals and magazine titles the job of gathering and analysing usage can be complex. This session will look at some of the other places Edge Hill goes hunting for usage\, including directly from publishers websites\, as well as using data from EZProxy to gain evidence of usage\, as well as addressing some of the drawbacks to these methods \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuth Smalley  \n\n\n\nEdge Hill University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRuth is the Content and Discovery Manager at Edge Hill University. In her current role she manages the purchase of both print and e-resources as well as ensuring discoverability on the library catalogue. Ruth has had a varied career with roles in PR and teaching\, before a career change took her to working in public libraries and then moving into higher education libraries. Ruth has a particular interest in evidence based collection decisions and is actively working to certification as a Power BI user \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:50 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:10 \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:50 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.50 \n\n\n\n\n\nRound up of day 2  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe variety of perspectives made it really interesting \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFantastic lineup. Learned from all presenters. A couple who really stood out were Tasha Mellins-Cohen\, Aron Lindhagen\, and Andrew Knight. Their presentations were particularly relevant to my work and they had information on specific\, practical processes and tips. \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntense and information-packed. 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