BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UKSG - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.uksg.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UKSG REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T140000 DTSTAMP:20260707T092935Z CREATED:20260602T103343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T092935Z UID:31005-1783083600-1783087200@www.uksg.org SUMMARY:FREE UKSG Webinar: Driving progress\, driving impact: practical SDG Action Tips for the Scholarly Communications community DESCRIPTION:This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to expert speakers with no travelling required. This is a free webinar – Please note that advance registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to the recording after the session. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 3\, 2026From 13:00 BST to 14:00 BST \n\n\n\n.. \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\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \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\nBehind every piece of research that drives real-world impact\, whether influencing policy\, shifting understanding\, or sparking action\, there’s a community of people who made that impact possible. As well as researchers\, librarians\, publishers\, information professionals\, and others play a critical role in connecting knowledge to the people and systems that can use it to create change. This role in enabling research impact is far more powerful than it is often recognised. \n\n\n\nThe SDG Publishers Compact Fellows have developed the Top Action Tips to help the scholarly communications community harness that potential. The Tips include many practical\, low-barrier actions for making your research\, or the research you support\, more visible\, more discoverable\, and more impactful – reaching researchers\, educators\, policymakers\, and practitioners who can turn it into real-world change. \n\n\n\nIn this session you’ll get a practical introduction to the Tips\, hear examples of how others are already putting them into practice\, and leave with a ready-to-use toolkit you can pick up straight away. If you have an interest in how to amplify the impact of research outcomes\, and a desire to help drive progress towards the SDGs then this session is for you! \n\n\n\nDisclaimer: As part of our mission to connect the knowledge community and encourage the exchange of ideas\, UKSG hosts discussions on a wide range of topics affecting scholarly communication. The views and opinions expressed by speakers in this session are their own and do not necessarily represent the official position of UKSG.  \n\n\n\n\n\nRecording\n\n\n\nYou may still register for this event recording here. \n\n\n\nSlides\n\n\n\nOur speaker has kindly agreed to make his slides available. \n\n\n\nYou may download them from here. \n\n\n\nPlease use the correct attribution if you wish to refer to them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\nGerald Beasley \n\n\n\nIndependent Consultant \n\n\n\n\n\nGerald has written and presented extensively on various topics including the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Previous to Cornell\, Beasley had leadership positions as Chief Librarian and Vice-Provost at the University of Alberta\, Edmonton (2013-17); University Librarian at Concordia University\, Montreal (2008-13); Director\, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library\, Columbia University\, New York City (2004-08); and Chief Librarian\, Canadian Centre for Architecture\, Montreal (1999-2004). A dual British and Canadian citizen\, he has an M.A. (Oxon) in English Language and Literature from Pembroke College\, Oxford University\, and an M.A. in Library Studies from University College\, London. Before emigrating from England to Canada to work at the CCA in 1994\, he was a rare books librarian at the British Architectural Library of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1985-91); and the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine Library (1991-94).Gerald was formerly Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University (2017-22). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\n\nRaji Sivaraman \n\n\n\nPrincipal\, ASBA LLC – Singapore/USAMontclair University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Raji Sivaraman\, PMI-ACP\, PMP\, PMO-CP™\, GPM-b™\, Principal of ASBA LLC\, a Singapore citizen\, Adjunct Professor at Montclair University\, USA. Held leadership positions with the PMI at the chapter/global level\, inaugural IPMA HackDays Chair. A Pracademic. Distinguished Women leaders of Singapore\, 2013. Advanced Sustainability Researcher\, Author\, Contributor to Project Management books\, published articles\, and research papers internationally. Global facilitator\, Keynote speaker\, Discussant/Academic chair/Moderator CXO Forum/ Panelist/Agile practitioner. Lead fortune 50/500 companies with CSR/BSR/Mobility projects. Consultant\, Director\, Strategic Advisor\, and an Advisory Board member for non-profit organizations. Helps USA/Singapore companies with strategic planning/overseas startups. Speaks several languages. Worked in Singapore/Thailand/India/USA. Worked in IT\, publishing\, financial\, standards and logistics industries as a lead project manager and implementation manager. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVicky Gardner \n\n\n\nDirector\, Publishing PlanningWiley \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVicky has worked in publishing for over 18 years\, across a variety of functions including journal management\, open access\, product development\, continuous improvement\, and policy. Along the way she’s developed a range of skills including strategic planning\, horizon scanning\, and project management. In her day job she works as part of Wiley’s Research Publishing Leadership team\, with particular interest in areas such as research integrity\, open access\, and open research. In addition to being part of the HESI UN SDG Publisher Compact Fellows Group\, Vicky is on the Editorial Board for Insights and a past Chair of publishing trade association STM’s Open Research Committee. Vicky describes herself as a life long learner and enjoys working with others to develop new ideas and solve problems. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning outcomes \n\n\n\n\n\n\nA set of practicable and easy to implement tips that will help drive progress  \n\n\n\n\n\nResources and top tip guides to support your own progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals \n\n\n\n\n\nConnection to the SDG Publishers Compact Fellow community  \n\n\n\n\n\nKey Strategies for Youth Engagement \n\n\n\n\n\nTools to support engaging practitioners with academia and vice versa \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubject level and previous knowledge required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntroductory and non-intensive\, no previous knowledge or experience required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar recommended readings \n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.sdgcompactfellows.org/  \n\n\n\nhttps://www.sdgcompactfellows.org/top-action-tips-2-1  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendee Information \n\n\n\n\n\nTo help you prepare for UKSG webinars\, you may like to read the Notes for Participants: \n\n\n\nUKSG Webinars Notes for Participants 2026 \n\n\n\nTo test your system ahead of time\, please visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistrations \n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a free webinar and is open to members and non-members of UKSG alike – Please note that advance registration is required. \n\n\n\nRecording registration \n\n\n\nUnable to attend? Register anyway and we will send you a link to a recording of the webinar after the event. If you have already registered and are subsequently unable to attend\, please do not cancel your registration – only active registrations will receive the recording in a follow-up e-mail. \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 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 are 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 webinar\, we welcome you to contact Samira Sotomayor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe UKSG webinars are great for me – they offer a wide range of topics and are very well prepared. I never experienced any technical difficulties. Due to the austerity measures brought by the recent worldwide events the training budget in my institution was frozen\, so the fact that UKSG webinars are free is really a boon too! \nAnonymous\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe UKSG webinar was fantastic – well-organized\, timely\, accessible\, and with an array of presenters that had insight into the topic \nAnonymous\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat to squeeze in so much useful knowledge and information without having to go out to a conference. I could enjoy taking it in with a sandwich at my desk! 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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 URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/driving-progress-driving-impact-practical-sdg-action-tips-for-the-scholarly-communications-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T123000 DTSTAMP:20260728T095543Z CREATED:20260608T151549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T095543Z UID:29668-1785330000-1785414600@www.uksg.org 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. 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 URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/oer26/ CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.uksg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UKSG-Events-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T130000 DTSTAMP:20261012T100355Z CREATED:20260914T094944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T100355Z UID:33851-1792490400-1792587600@www.uksg.org 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 – 10:00 BSTtoWednesday 21st October 2026 – 13:00 BST \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 BST \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\nAn Introduction to Open Access: Postgraduate Researchers’ Experiences \n\n\n\nThe presentation will explore Open Access from the perspective of two postgraduate researchers\, one in social sciences and one in arts and humanities . It will reflect on some personal benefits and challenges related to open research. It will also reflect on experiences of publishing open access throughout the degree and look to future opportunities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie Vernon \n\n\n\nUniversity of York \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nKatie is a part-time postgraduate researcher in the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. She researches arms and armour in Middle English romance\, focusing on depictions of craftspeople\, clerics and women. She has extensive experience in teaching and in public outreach/scholarship. She is currently employed as a Graduate Engagement Lead for Open Research at the university’s library\, where she supports training and advocacy initiatives for open research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuqman Muraina \n\n\n\nUniversity of York \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nLuqman Muraina is Year 3 Global Development PhD candidate at the Department of Politics\, University of York. He has over three years of teaching and research assistantship experience and is currently engaged as a GTA in the Politics department and a Graduate Engagement Lead for Open Research at the university’s library. He supports the university’s commitment towards Open Research as a default research practice. Luqman research on decolonization and politics of knowledge\, higher education\, African politics & development\, Black feminism\, etc.\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\nOverview of Green OA \n\n\n\nThis session will provide an overview of Green Open Access and related topics. Participants will learn about: • What Green OA is\, and how it differs from other kinds of OA• How open access repositories work• The role that UK higher education institutions play in Green OA• The role that research funders and the REF play in Green OA• Licensing\, copyright\, and embargoes in Green OA\, including an introduction to ‘rights retention’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTara Healy \n\n\n\nUniversity of Huddersfield \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTara Healy is the Research Systems & Open Science Manager at the University of Huddersfield\, where she manages the University’s open access repository and leads on open access and related research support. Tara has years of experience in this field\, having previously held similar roles at other UK higher education institutions. \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\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 Barnes \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. It think it was commendable to include speakers from publishing companies – good to have a balanced view.  \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReally informative and a broad range of perspectives which help provide an overview of the key themes and terms used in discussions about the opportunities\, challenges and broader context of the state of academic publishing and open access. \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n£ 70.00 \n\n\n\n+14.00 VAT \n\n\n\nMember \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£ 82.00 \n\n\n\n+16.40 VAT \n\n\n\nNon-Member \n\n\n\n\nRegister here \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\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\nPlease take a look at our code of conduct \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Friday 2nd October\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. 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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 URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/ioa26/ CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.uksg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/App_Icon_152px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T124500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T120000 DTSTAMP:20261005T080950Z CREATED:20260907T101522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T080950Z UID:30475-1793709900-1793793600@www.uksg.org 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 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\nLeveraging Large-Scale Usage Data for Meaningful Insights: Unlocking Advanced Library Analytics at Coventry University with the CELUS Data Hub \n\n\n\nCollecting usage data is becoming more automated\, although some libraries still rely on manual processing. The challenge now lies in analysing large datasets to allow meaningful interpretation and actionable decision-making. This session presents Coventry University’s experience of combining Power BI with usage data harvested and consolidated through CELUS from more than 40 e-resource platforms. While this may seem relevant only to large libraries with extensive e-resource collections\, the same challenges are common in smaller academic libraries too. A Coventry librarian and a CELUS data analyst will cover cost-per-use analysis\, bridging the COUNTER 5 to 5.1 transition\, and using title tags to analyse specific collection segments. No Power BI experience is needed: the concepts apply to other business intelligence tools\, and Excel plays its part too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWill Peaden \n\n\n\nCoventry University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nWill is Head of Content and Discovery at Coventry University. He leads the team in all aspects of acquistions\, e-resources\, metadata and discovery\, reading lists and document supply. Previously\, he worked at Aston University as a Information Resources Specialist focused on metadata\, acquisitions and collections management. He is the Chair of CILIP’s Metadata and Discovery Group\, Co-Chair of the Mercian Metadata Group\, and a member of the BIC Metadata Group and a member of the UK Committee on RDA (UKCoR).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKamila Košatová \n\n\n\nCELUS \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nKamila Košatová is Data Hub & Analytics Specialist at CELUS\, a platform used by more than 2\,000 libraries worldwide to harvest\, manage and report on e-resource usage statistics. She joined CELUS in customer support\, and since late 2025 she has focused on data analytics and Power BI integration. When CELUS added the Data Hub in spring 2026\, helping librarians use their statistics in other library applications\, she extended this work to analytics solutions built on the Data Hub\, while still supporting libraries with their usage data. She has presented CELUS webinars on Power BI integration and cost-per-use analysis\, and is particularly interested in how usage data can support practical collection decisions\n\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. The sessions were just long enough and being split between two days made it easier to focus (and also schedule around work). \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n£ 70.00 \n\n\n\n+14.00 VAT \n\n\n\nMember \n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£ 82.00 \n\n\n\n+16.40 VAT \n\n\n\nNon-Member \n\n\n\n\nRegister here \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\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\nPlease take a look at our code of conduct \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Friday 9th October\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. 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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 URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/uddm2026/ CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.uksg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/App_Icon_152px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T151500 DTSTAMP:20261015T161853Z CREATED:20261006T093618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T161853Z UID:33716-1794920400-1795014900@www.uksg.org SUMMARY:UKSG Understanding resource discovery of digital collections - online seminar 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Understanding Resource Discovery seminar aims to expand participants’ knowledge and understanding of the challenges and particularities of a successful discovery experience across different content types\, formats\, and business models. This year\, the Understanding Resource Discovery: Digital Collections seminar will take place over two half-days on Tuesday 17 November 2026 and 18 November 2026. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 17\, 2026 – 13:00 GMTtoWednesday\, November 18\, 2026 – 15:15 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\nAcross the library and information service landscape\, the first quarter of the 21st century has brought a gradual shift towards creating digital collections. These digital collections\, which originate from digitalisation projects\, institutional repositories\, or non-commercial publishing initiatives\, co-exist with other library holdings which are subscribed to or purchased. \n\n\n\nWith pressure on library budgets and shrinking library teams\, digital collections could help libraries continue fulfilling their role in supporting research and learning. Digital collections provide unmediated access to known or unknown content Special Collections\, manuscripts\, maps\, theses\, academic articles\,  and out-of-copyright monographs\, OER\, OA\, etc \n\n\n\nThis seminar will shed light on ongoing work across the sector to improve the discoverability of Digital Collections. Discoverability rests on 4 pillars: metadata\, linkability\, UI\, and data integration. Taking this into account\, this seminar will explore libraries’ experiences in managing their digital collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend \n\n\n\n\n\nThis course is valuable to anyone dealing with digital content in libraries\, content providers and intermediaries in the information chain. \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\nCourse level and previous knowledge required \n\n\n\n\n\nWhile this seminar does not provide detailed technical solutions to specific problems\, it builds a deeper understanding of why related practices and technologies have developed into their current state. It is suitable for anyone working with digital collections in general or those managing departments responsible for building and maintaining digital collections. \n\n\n\nIf you are an early-career professional or new to the discovery area\, it may be worth attending the UKSG Introduction to E-Resources and/or An Introduction to Resource Discovery first. Otherwise\, no previous knowledge is required. \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 various types of Digital Collections and the discovery journey\n\n\n\nUnderstand the library’s role in the discoverability of Digital Collections\n\n\n\nUnderstand the common problems and limitations in library technology related to the discovery of Digital Collections.\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\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nDay 1 – 17 NovemberDay 2 – 18 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\n13:00 \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\n13:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nConnecting Hidden Histories: Creating new discovery pathways for the LSE Suffrage Interviews \n\n\n\nReimagining collections as part of a wider network of people\, organisations\, events and ideas can propel them from institutional visibility to global discoverability. This case study explores the transformation of metadata for a unique oral history collection into linked open data using Wikidata. Following the journey through metadata reconciliation\, enrichment and visualisation\, it demonstrates how connected metadata can create new routes for discovery through SPARQL queries and Wikimedia platforms\, while surfacing underrepresented individuals. It concludes with practical considerations and benefits of making digital collections more discoverable within the broader knowledge ecosystem \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelen Williams \n\n\n\nLSE Library\, London School of Economics and Political Science \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nHelen Williams is the Metadata Manager at LSE Library\, with responsibility for metadata relating to library collections and institutional research outputs. Her work focuses on developing innovative approaches to metadata that support research\, learning and teaching\, including linked data\, open metadata and research visibility. In 2025 she appointed LSE’s Wikimedian in Residence to work within the Metadata team on improving the visibility and discoverability of institutional research and collections. Helen has contributed to national and international metadata initiatives\, published articles and conference papers\, and regularly collaborates with metadata practitioners in the UK and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:55 \n\n\n\n\n\nDigital repositories as open infrastructure for scholarly resource discovery \n\n\n\nDigital repositories have become a key enabling technology within GLAMR sectors and have come to dominate the digital service offering of many organisations. Repositories are beneficial services in which digital content can be ingested\, stored\, and managed\, affording considerable discovery advantages to authors\, institutions\, and their users. This contribution will provide a brief background to repositories\, their emergence\, and their typical technical characteristics. Focusing on open scholarly repositories as a case study\, the session will explore the concept of repositories as components of open scholarly infrastructure and their role in enabling resource discovery\, open scholarship\, and data intensive services. Challenges confronting repositories will also be considered\, notably matters of sustainability and the impact of LLMs on repository ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeorge Macgregor \n\n\n\nUniversity of Glasgow \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nDr George Macgregor is currently ‘Assistant Director\, Digital Library’\, based within Information Services at the University of Glasgow. George works and leads on repository and digital library developments while also supporting activities within research discovery\, open research\, and digital scholarship. He is also a Wikipedian and an advocate of the knowledge commons. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow\, George held academic and practitioner positions at several UK HEIs\, including as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Digital Library Research\, Senior Lecturer in Information Management & Systems at Liverpool John Moores University\, and as Open Repository Manager & Technologist at the University of Strathclyde. He has a PhD in Computer & Information Sciences\, specialising in resource discovery and information retrieval\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:35 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nTaking action in Europe: Open Textbook Discoverability \n\n\n\nLibraries globally find it difficult to provide learning materials which are value for money\, sustainable\, and offer long term access. Open Educational Resources\, and open textbooks specifically\, are one solution. For open textbooks to become widespread there are various obstacles to overcome. There are concerns around the quality of open textbooks (there is an assumption that commercially-published material is always better quality)\, and we struggle to find open textbooks.Members of the LIBER Educational Resources Working Group outline the work that is taking place to address some of these issues\, and how our own institutions are taking steps to improve the discoverability of open textbooks. \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\n \n\n\n\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 LIBER Educational Resources Working Group (https://libereurope.eu/working-group/liber-educational-resources-working-group/) and 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\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamara Pianos \n\n\n\nZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nmara is the head of information provision and access at the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. She started working for ZBW in 2005. Her responsibilities are the product management of the portal EconBiz and information literacy topics. In this context\, Open Educational Resources (OER) as well as Open Science become more important to her work in order to improve access to quality information for all users. Another important part of her work is the cooperation with international partner institutions. Tamara received her PhD in Canadian Studies at Kiel University.https://www.zbw.eu/en/about-us/staff-profiles/profile-dr-tamara-pianos \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Kruger \n\n\n\nZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences\, University Library \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nNicole Krüger is Librarian and M.A. in European Philosophy. Since 2020 she is Open Science Professional in Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access at ZHAW\, Zurich University of Applied Sciences\, University Library. \n\n\n\nNicole Krüger is co-chair of the Swiss Special Interest Group\, SIG OER\, member of the LIBER Working Group Educational Resources\, and member of the Austrian Advisory Board for the OER accreditation of Austrian universities and teaching staff. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:25 \n\n\n\n\n\nSummary and Close \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\n13:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introduction \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:05 \n\n\n\n\n\nUnlocking the Archive: Using AI to Extract Data and Improve Discovery \n\n\n\nAs digitized archival collections grow\, transforming scanned materials into accessible\, data-rich records becomes increasingly important. This presentation demonstrates how generative AI can be used to safely support metadata extraction from historical materials through various workflow models depending on the material and the level of AI involvement desired. Emphasizing a human-in-the-loop approach\, the project builds on librarians’ existing skills in description\, data management\, and quality control. Attendees will learn how AI-assisted workflows can expand metadata creation\, improve discovery and access\, and maintain professional oversight throughout the process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAaron Pahl \n\n\n\nUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAaron Pahl is the Digital Curation Librarian at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Libraries\, where he works to preserve digital materials and expand access to UAB’s scholarly\, historical\, and institutional record. His interests include digital collections\, metadata creation\, data transformation\, and sustainable approaches to long-term access. He explores practical applications of artificial intelligence and automation in library and archival workflows\, with an emphasis on human oversight and responsible implementation. His work focuses on building upon librarians’ existing expertise to improve discovery\, strengthen data stewardship\, and create new opportunities for research and digital scholarship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:35 \n\n\n\n\n\nFlipping the workflow: Crosswalking OER metadata for discovery \n\n\n\nOpen educational resources (OER) are often difficult to find because they sit outside traditional acquisitions workflows and lack standardized metadata. To address these challenges\, librarians at Georgia Southern University (USA) restructured cataloging processes by first describing OER in the institutional repository using a hybrid metadata schema based on IEEE LOM\, then crosswalking these records to MARC 21. This session explores the cross-departmental collaborations\, cataloging practices\, and workflows that support discovery of Georgia Southern’s growing catalog of OER. Presenters offer practical insights for repository managers and catalogers looking to improve OER discoverability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDawn “Nikki” Cannon-Rech \n\n\n\nGeorgia Southern University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAs the Sustainability Librarian\, Nikki works closely with faculty helping them explore Open Educational Resources (OER) as options for their courses. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Hunnicutt \n\n\n\nGeorgia Southern University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRebecca Hunnicutt\, Associate Professor is the Collections Management librarian at Georgia Southern University (USA). Rebecca leads the cataloging team in cataloging\, collections maintenance and projects\, and works to ensure discoverability of physical and electronic resources. Her scholarship revolves around cataloging\, collection management and resource discoverability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey M Mortimore \n\n\n\nGeorgia Southern University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nJeffrey Mortimore is Digital Scholarship Librarian and Professor at Georgia Southern University (USA). Jeff oversees Georgia Southern’s institutional repository\, current research information management system (CRIS)\, and research data management and curation services. Jeff’s research interests span library technical services’ public service role; technical and public service collaboration; proactive and reactive technical service troubleshooting; patron-led content creation; creation\, hosting\, and discovery of open educational resources (OER); and technical service assessment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:25 \n\n\n\n\n\nOne Search Box\, Many Systems: Designing a “Wide Search” for Archival Discovery \n\n\n\nHow can archives support people with no archival training? The University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library and Studio Pence are creating a single “wide” search box in a redesigned WordPress site. It retrieves results across disconnected systems\, including ArcLight\, Blacklight\, LibGuides\, digital collections\, DSpace\, Archive-It\, Kaltura\, legacy databases\, and site content. We’ll explain how user confusion pushed us beyond two partial search boxes toward unified discovery. The session covers defining an ideal experience\, inventorying sources\, designing and labeling results\, and addressing APIs\, metadata mismatches\, restrictions\, ranking\, deduplication\, and validation through prototypes and user testing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMax Eckard \n\n\n\nBentley Historical Library\, University of Michigan \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMax Eckard\, he/him\, is the Associate Director for Curation at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan. He leads the Bentley’s holistic approach to curating archives of all genres and formats\, including preservation and access for ~435 TBs of born-digital and digitized collections. He also provides strategic vision for the development\, maintenance\, and integration of their technical ecosystem\, which includes ArchivesSpace\, Archivematica\, DSpace\, Kaltura\, Archive-IT\, Aeon\, and other digital collection and newspaper platforms \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLara Zielin \n\n\n\nBentley Historical Library\, University of Michigan \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nLara Zielin is the Associate Director of Marketing and Communications at the Bentley Historical Library. Twice each year she produces the library’s award-winning magazine\, Collections\, while also overseeing the library’s social media and digital storytelling efforts. She currently serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Advancement\, Communication\, and Development in Academic Libraries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrandon Pence \n\n\n\nStudio Pence \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nBrandon Pence (he/him) is the founder of Studio Pence\, where he directs website strategy\, design\, and development for organizations with complex content and technical ecosystems. He has led digital initiatives for higher education\, public sector\, and mission-driven organizations\, specializing in design-forward web experiences that bring structure\, clarity\, and usability to layered systems and expansive bodies of content. His work centers on information architecture\, user experience\, accessibility\, and the translation of institutional complexity into more intuitive\, approachable online experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:05 \n\n\n\n\n\nSummary and Close \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n£ 70.00 \n\n\n\n+14.00 VAT \n\n\n\nMember \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£ 82.00 \n\n\n\n+16.40 VAT \n\n\n\nNon-Member \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\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\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\nPlease take a look at our code of conduct \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Friday 30th October\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. 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Multiple colleagues may watch together\, but only one email address can be registered to access all the sessions. Access details and the event recording will be sent only to the registered email address. Recording access included. \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\nSummary \n\n\n\n\n\nTrust is at the heart of scholarly communications\, but in an era of AI\, research integrity challenges\, misinformation\, and evolving research practices\, how do we build and maintain it? \n\n\n\nJoin us for the UKSG Online Conference 2026\, where librarians\, publishers\, researchers and solution providers will come together to explore one of the sector’s most important and timely topics. This year’s flexible online programme features 13 engaging sessions across four afternoons (UK GMT time)\, with presentations\, panel discussions\, and Q&As designed to fit around busy schedules while encouraging participation. \n\n\n\nAttend the sessions that are most relevant to your interests\, or join the full programme to explore the theme from multiple perspectives. \n\n\n\nEach day we will explore a different perspective \n\n\n\n\nMonday – Research Integrity \n\n\n\nTuesday – AI + Info Literacy\, open access\n\n\n\nWednesday – Trust in people and services\, OERs\n\n\n\nThursday – Scholarly Infrastructure and governance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-event checks \n\n\n\n\n\nTo 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\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nAt UKSG\, we are committed to ensuring an exceptional experience for all our delegates. 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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\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nMonday 30 NovemberTuesday 1 DecemberWednesday 2 DecemberThursday 3 December\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\nAll times GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 14:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nOpening of the Conference \n\n\n\nToday’s theme: Research Integrity \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLiam and Natalie will welcome delegates to this year’s new-format online conference before handing over to Katherine\, representing Think. Check. Submit.\, who will open the day’s sessions with a reflection on how building trust in credible research and publications is linked to trust more generally. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiam Bullingham \n\n\n\nOverton \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nLiam works in Engagement and Support at Overton. He has a background in university libraries\, and has worked in five different UK institutions from Library Shelver to Assistant Director.Within UKSG he has co-organised the November Conference\, helps set strategy and governance\, and regularly hosts sessions during the Annual Conference. From 2021-6 he co-organised the popular ‘Open Research Week’ annual event series with universities in Liverpool\, Essex and Lancashire\, is a former member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee\, LIBER Educational Resources Working Group and was also on the Executive Committee of the British Conference of Undergraduate Research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatalie Climas \n\n\n\nCambridge University Press \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nNatalie Climas is Head of UK Library Sales at Cambridge University Press\, where she leads the UK library sales team and works closely with universities\, libraries\, and consortia across the UK. With nearly two decades of publishing experience\, she has spent much of her career supporting academic institutions and navigating the evolving scholarly communications landscape\, including the transition to open access. Natalie joined the UKSG Board as a Trustee in 2026 and is passionate about fostering collaboration between libraries\, publishers\, and the wider research community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Stephan \n\n\n\nLiverpool John Moores University/Think.Check.Submit. \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nKatherine Stephan is the research engagement librarian at Liverpool John Moores University. She is responsible for organising library training related to research\, outreach\, engagement and publishing for all researchers at LJMU. She has a background in children’s librarianship and is a keen advocate of local libraries\, open research and responsible research assessment. She is the librarian member of Think\, Check\, Submit (an initiative to help researchers identify trusted journals for their research); a member of the UKSG’s outreach and engagement committee; and a co-organiser of Open Research Week\, a collaboration between LJMU\, Edge Hill\, Essex and Liverpool Universities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:15 – 15:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nAnatomy of a Paper Mill: A Collaborative Defense \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTiffany l. Leung \n\n\n\nJMIR Publications \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00 – 15:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nMetrics for Trust: How Libraries\, Institutions and Publishers Can Strengthen Research Integrity Together. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam Day \n\n\n\nClear Skies \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:30 – 17:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nCiting Retracted Publications: What Do They Tell Us About Trust in Scholarly Communication? \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarbara S. Lancho Barrantes \n\n\n\nUniversity of Brighton \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nDr Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes is a Senior Lecturer in Data Science and Analytics at the University of Brighton\, UK. A specialist in bibliometrics and scientometrics\, she has nearly 20 years of experience in research evaluation and quantitative studies of science. Her work examines how research performance is measured across disciplines\, institutions\, and countries\, with particular interests in citation analysis\, research productivity\, and the alignment of research with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr Lancho Barrantes holds a PhD in Bibliometrics from the University of Extremadura (Spain) and has held research and professional positions in Spain\, Mexico\, and the UK. She currently serves as Chair of the LIS Bibliometrics Committee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nSummary & Close \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\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\n14:00 – 14:10 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to day 2 \n\n\n\nToday’s themes: AI + Info Literacy\, open access \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:10 – 15:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding trusted routes to open access monograph publishing: a collaborative university-publisher approach \n\n\n\nAs open access monograph policies and funding models continue to evolve\, universities are exploring new ways to support researchers in publishing OA books. This session presents a collaborative case study from the University of Southampton and Boydell & Brewer\, examining how trusted and flexible pathways to OA monograph publication can be embedded within institutional research strategy. Through participation in the Boydell Horizons programme\, Southampton is supporting early career researchers with structured guidance\, peer learning and publishing expertise. The session will reflect on the role of collaboration between libraries\, publishers and researchers\, and share practical insights into building sustainable\, inclusive and high-quality OA publishing approaches \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMegan Taylor \n\n\n\nBoydell & Brewer \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMegan Taylor is Partnerships Manager at Boydell & Brewer\, where she develops collaborations with universities\, libraries\, learned societies and research organisations. She leads the Boydell Horizons researcher development programme\, working with institutions to support early career researchers in publishing open access monographs. Her work focuses on building partnerships that connect researcher development\, open access publishing and institutional strategy\, helping universities explore sustainable and inclusive approaches to scholarly communication within the humanities and social sciences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Grady \n\n\n\nBoydell & Brewer \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTom has worked in libraries for many years\, academic and public\, and was a founding team member of the UK’s first jointly-run and library-led open access publisher\, White Rose University Press. An editorial advisor for Jisc’s New University Press Toolkit\, he was a co-leader of the Copim Open Book Futures project for 6 years which worked towards creating and sustaining a more equitable ecosystem of publishing open access books through community approaches. He is now a freelance consultant on several open access books programmes including Opening the Future and Horizons at Boydell & Brewer\, and the Lever Press and Big Ten Open Books in the USA. BlueSky @scholtom.bsky.social. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Vidovic \n\n\n\nUniversity of Southampton \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nSteven Vidovic is Head of Open Research & Publication Practice at the University of Southampton\, leading services and strategy that support open research\, scholarly communication and research dissemination. He is the University’s Institutional Lead for the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) and works across open access\, research integrity\, responsible metrics and research culture. Steven has contributed to national and international initiatives through organisations including Jisc\, UKRN\, UKRI\, RLUK and DOAJ\, with a particular interest in building sustainable\, researcher-centred approaches to openness\, transparency and reproducibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00 – 15:30 \n\n\n\n\n\nTrust in the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) – a Problem for Green Open Access \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, the REF Open Access [OA] Policy mandated Green OA (the deposit of the Author’s Accepted Manuscript [AAM] in an institutional repository) as a valid route to OA. Funders and research institutions have adopted various policies to incentivise Green OA. Yet\, researchers still appear to prefer Gold OA despite high APCs. \n\n\n\nThis session will review the results of a small research project exploring researchers’ perceptions and behaviours towards AAMs. It helps uncover whether trust in AAMs remains a barrier to adoption of Green OA. This provides evidence-based information to help shape communications and actions to increase trust in AAMs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDelphine Doucet \n\n\n\nUniversity of Sunderland \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nDelphine is Open Research Librarian at the University of Sunderland. She started working libraries in 2020 having lectured in history for 17 years. She has a PhD in intellectual history from the University of Royal Holloway and an MA in Library and Information Services Management at the University of Sheffield. She is Co-Chair of the ALN Research Support group and Chair elect of the UNRN Local Network Leads. https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/about/academic-staff/delphine-doucet \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKirstyn Radford \n\n\n\nUniversity of Hull \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nKirstyn is the Library’s Research Outputs Specialist at the University of Hull\, and a Chartered member of CILIP. Before taking up her current post in 2019\, she worked in research support and academic liaison teams at York and Leeds\, and as a library assistant at Nottingham. She studied for her MA Librarianship at Sheffield. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 16:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nEvaluating information in the age of AI: introducing the TRYangle Approach – Mike Jones \n\n\n\nAs generative AI transforms research and information practices\, responsible AI use and critical evaluation are increasingly important. This session introduces two complementary frameworks: PACT (Purpose\, Appropriateness\, Contribution and Transparency)\, a framework for making reflective decisions about generative AI use\, considering the researchers role and position within their research; and the TRYangle\, a model for evaluating information that combines fact-checking\, reflections on how information reaches us\, and our position within the information exchange. Through practical applications and discussions\, we’ll explore how these frameworks strengthen information and AI literacy while keeping human judgement and critical thinking at the centre of research practice. \n\n\n\nThinking with AI – Using Generative AI to structure and communicate research Simon Strange & Jenny McGarvey \n\n\n\nThis presentation will explore how to utilise Generative AI in a trustworthy manner to support the development of research projects. It will introduce elements needed to be taken into consideration when using Gen AI in a research environment\, concentrating on the PACT framework (Purpose\, Appropriateness\, Contribution and Transparency) as a tool for effective\, human centred utilisation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMike Jones \n\n\n\nSouthampton Solent University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMike Jones is an Academic Engagement Librarian at Southampton Solent University. His career in libraries spans 21 years so far across both Further and Higher Education. Throughout this time he has maintained an enthusiasm for supporting students in developing information literacy skills and his recent development of the TRYangle Approach sees his first contribution to the wider community in this field \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimon Strange \n\n\n\nUniversity of Exeter \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nSimon Strange is Research Dissemination Officer at the University of Exeter. He is also a researcher into music scenes and collective collaborations\, previously being a professional musician and head of Education at BIMM. Simon’s PhD looked at the impact of art school education on the creation of popular musicians   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenny McGarvey \n\n\n\nUniversity of Exeter \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nSummary & Close \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\n14:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nOpen and Welcome \n\n\n\nToday’s themes: Trust in people and services\, OERs \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:10 \n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond the eTextbook: Building Trusted Services through the OER Programme \n\n\n\nThe University of Manchester Library plays a vital role in connecting students with trusted learning resources. However\, rising eTextbook costs\, evolving publisher business models and growing financial pressures are prompting institutions to question the long-term sustainability of commercially licensed teaching content. Libraries must balance affordability\, resilience and student access while navigating a rapidly changing supplier landscape. This session explores our response through the development of an Open Educational Resources (OER) Programme\, designed to support the adoption\, adaptation and creation of OER. We will discuss how a sustainable\, trusted service can broaden access and reduce dependence on commercial content \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelen Foster \n\n\n\nUniversity of Manchester \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nHelen Foster is Teaching Collections and eTextbook Programme Manager at The University of Manchester Library\, where she manages the Reading Lists Online service and the eTextbook Programme\, a long-standing service which provides access to core teaching material to students. Helen is now working to expand the remit of Manchester’s Teaching Collections services through the development of a student-centred\, sustainable\, OER Programme\, building relationships with academic colleagues to support open\, flexible\, inclusive and digitally-enabled teaching \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:40 \n\n\n\n\n\nTrust as a working practice in Content and Digital Transformation \n\n\n\n.Successful change is rarely just about systems\, workflows or data\, it’s about people and culture. Trust and rapport take time to build but can support having challenges conversations and implementing effective change. In this short reflective talk\, I will explore why building trust has become an important part of my role as Head of Content and Digital Transformation at Aston University.The talk will offer a practical\, personal perspective on trust as a working practice within library and information services. It will consider how openness\, consistency and empathy help build credibility with colleagues\, academics\, suppliers and senior stakeholders; how strong relationships support better decision-making; and how trust enables professionals to lead change without losing sight of the people affected by it. For a sector shaped by collaboration\, shared infrastructure and continual digital change\, I will argue that establishing trust is what makes transformation sustainable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeena Maggs \n\n\n\nAston University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:20 \n\n\n\n\n\nResearch data management: Reviewing and implementing a new approach across a merged institution \n\n\n\n. The merger of two HE institutions – City\, University of London and St. George’s\, University of London- provided a challenge and opportunity to review research infrastructure\, workflows\, and systems. The aim is to deliver a new approach for the merged institution against a background of organisational change\, the upcoming REF\, and growing concerns in the sector about research integrity and trust: factors that gave some urgency to the project.The presentation will outline how the library took the lead in mapping and understanding ‘legacy’ practices and infrastructure across the two sites and identifying issues and opportunities. Research data management was identified as the first key element to be addressed. Existing good practice was considered as well as gaps and opportunities. More broadly\, it was necessary to reappraise the concept of research data in the combined institution\, including the variety of outputs inherent in practice-based research.As part of the process a research data ‘maturity model’ was created to document an achievable short term maturity level for research data management and how progress could be made. This approach has value to any HE institution and will be discussed as part of the presentation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarly Lightfoot \n\n\n\nCity St. George’s\, University of London \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKen Chad \n\n\n\nKen Chad Consulting Ltd \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nKen gained his Master’s degree from the Information Science Department at City University in London. He is also an alumnus of the Warwick University Business Innovation and Growth Programme. He worked as a librarian before spending over 20 years in the library technology business. He set up his consulting business in 2007 to help make libraries and archives more effective. He has presented widely in the UK and internationally. Ken has published a number of open access briefing papers on library technology issues and runs Higher Education Library Technology -an open and free community resource. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:50 \n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond Resource Lists: Using Reading Lists to Build Trust and Improve Student Engagement \n\n\n\nBy combining curated reading lists\, strong academic-library partnerships\, and data-informed decision-making\, libraries can strengthen their role as trusted partners in teaching and learning while helping students navigate an increasingly challenging information environment. This presentation will explore how reading list management fosters collaboration between academics and library staff. Drawing on experience at the University of Limerick\, I will demonstrate how Leganto analytics and reporting can provide valuable insights into student engagement with reading lists. These insights can inform evidence-based conversations with academic staff about resource use\, assessment design\, and teaching practice. A case study will showcase how one business lecturer redesigned assessments to encourage greater engagement with reading list materials. The result – improved written submissions and credible citations \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJesse Waters \n\n\n\nUniversity of Limerick \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC \n\n\n\nJesse Waters is the Librarian\, Digital Learning Resources at the University of Limerick (UL). In this role\, he supports the delivery of teaching and learning collections with a strong focus on digital formats and access routes. Before this role\, Jesse was Librarian for Student Engagement & Student Success at UL\, where he provided library support for students and delivered initiatives to enhance undergraduate student transition\, retention\, and success. He has previously worked at leading Irish higher education institutions including Trinity College Dublin\, the Royal College of Surgeons\, and University College Dublin. \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\n\n\n\n14:00 – 14:05 \n\n\n\n\n\nOpen and Welcome \n\n\n\nToday’s theme: Scholarly Infrastructure and governance \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:05 – 15:00 \n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding trust in research: from reporting standards to research provenance \n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Moylan \n\n\n\nWiley \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\n15:15 – 15:45 \n\n\n\n\n\nMaking Trust Visible: Progress Report on a Project to Create Shared Infrastructure for Human and Machine Verification \n\n\n\nToby will present a progress report on the initial phase of building TrustMarc Initiative’s shared infrastructure that will enable trusted stakeholders in the scholarly communications community issue certificates – which are both human and machine-readable – that will contain trust narratives for publications and curated items. The initial phase includes a set of development partners – comprising scholarly publishers\, university librarians\, 3rd sector organisations\, and IGOs – who are working with the TrustMarc Initiative on workflows and building a central registry. The aim is to complete the development phase by the end of Q1 2027 before looking ahead to a more general roll out in 2027. For more information\, visit: trustmarc.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToby Green \n\n\n\nTrustMarc Initiative \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nToby GREEN\, Executive\, The TrustMarc Initiative and Co-Founder & Publisher\, Coherent Digital has worked in scholarly\, policy and professional publishing for more than 40 years. Prior to founding Coherent Digital in 2019\, he held a variety of senior roles with OECD\, Elsevier and Pergamon. Having published reports\, books\, journals and data\, he is now focusing on trusted real-world knowledge for real-world impact. He is a regular speaker at scholarly communication events and serves on the Board of Annual Reviews. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:45 – 16:15 \n\n\n\n\n\nDefining a Trusted AI: a key element for electronic resource acquisition \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSébastien Perrin \n\n\n\nCouperin.org / Ecole des Mines de Paris-PSL \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\n16:15 \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\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExcellent value for money. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome interesting points were raised it made me aware of issues I had not considered before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVery good content and speakers covering important perspectives\, often overlooked. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n£ 50.00 \n\n\n\n+10.00 VAT \n\n\n\nSingle Ticket – Member \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£ 100.00 \n\n\n\n+20.00 VAT \n\n\n\nWatch Party Ticket – Member \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\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\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\nPlease take a look at our code of conduct \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Friday 13th November\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. 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Thank you. \n\n\n\nShare this Event\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Share\n \n \n \n \n \n Post\n \n \n \n \n \n Post URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/uksg-online-conference-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.uksg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UKSG-Events-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270405T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T133000 DTSTAMP:20261015T080513Z CREATED:20260812T122412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T080513Z UID:33373-1806912000-1807104600@www.uksg.org SUMMARY:The UKSG 50th Annual Conference and Exhibition: Glasgow DESCRIPTION:The UKSG Annual Conference\, now in its 50th anniversary year\, is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar\, attracting delegates from around the world\, including librarians\, publishers\, content providers\, consultants and intermediaries. The conference combines high-quality plenary presentations\, lightning talks\, workshops\, posters and breakout sessions with engaging social events and a vibrant trade exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 5\, 2027 – 08:00 BSTtoWednesday\, April 7\, 2027 – 13:30 BST \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\nScottish Event Campus (SEC)GlasgowG3 8YW\, United Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Photos\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\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\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for the 2027 conference will open later in year\, to be the first to hear more details please register your interest here \n\n\n\nRecordings from our annual conference this year are now published and If you were a delegate\, you will receive free access\, for more details or support click here. \n\n\n\nIf you weren’t able to join the UKSG Conference in person earlier this year in Glasgow\, you now have a chance to catch up on all the presentations through our new on-demand experience for a small fee. More details and registration information are available here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nThe call for topics has now closed\, and we would like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal. The Programme Committee is currently reviewing all submissions and will be in touch with applicants over the coming weeks. \n\n\n\nThe conference programme will be published below once it has been finalised and will be updated regularly as speakers and sessions are confirmed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities \n\n\n\n\n\nContent Online are handling the sponsorship again this year – please contact Albert Morian albert@contentonline.com or sign up to our mailing list here. You can view the sponsorship brochure here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExhibition \n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition will open for bookings later this year. If you would like to be among the first to hear when bookings go live\, please register your interest here. \n\n\n\nThe contact for queries is Karina Hunt – karina@khec.co.uk \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccommodation \n\n\n\n\n\nAccommodation is not included in the delegate fee. The official accommodation booking service will be managed by the Glasgow Convention Bureau. Bookings are expected to open in the coming months\, and further details will be shared here as soon as they are available. \n\n\n\nMap of Glasgow hotels. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTravel to Glasgow \n\n\n\n\n\nMore information on how to get to the SEC can be found here \n\n\n\nScotRail offer a special discounted train ticket for delegates travelling between the city centre and the SEC by train. The Conference Rover costs just £5 for up to 5 days’ travel. More information can be found here. \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\n\nYour access needs \n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re committed to running accessible training and events. We want you to feel welcome\, included\, and able to fully engage in our sessions. \n\n\n\nTo help us\, please share any access needs you have when prompted by our booking form. We may be in touch to ensure we’re making the right adjustments.    \n\n\n\nWe plan to have a quiet & wellbeing room (no meetings or calls please)\, more details will follow nearer the time of the event.  \n\n\n\nFrom information is available from the Accessible Travel Hub providing information and resources about accessible travel in Scotland – click here \n\n\n\nFurther information on access facilities for the city of Glasgow can be found here. \n\n\n\nIf you have any more questions or need more information please do not hesitate to contact events (at) uksg.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference App \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe conference app will be available nearer the conference\, all registered delegates will receive and email with details on how to download the app. Thank you to our app sponsor \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\n\n\n\nJohn Merriman Award/Sponsored Places \n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Merriman Award: Opportunity to win a fully funded trip to the UKSG Annual Conference. More details to follow. \n\n\n\nThe John Merriman award is supported by the generous sponsorship of Taylor & Francis Group  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsored Places for UKSG Annual Conference: Your opportunity to win a free place at the UKSG 2027 Annual Conference and Exhibition!  More details to follow. \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\nWith thanks to our sponsors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlatinum Sponsors \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\n\n. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGold Sponsors \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\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\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\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\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\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\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\n\n\n\n\n\nSilver Sponsors \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\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\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\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\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 thoroughly enjoyable experience\, and despite my initial nerves about attending my first professional conference\, I found everyone to be friendly and helpful. The speakers wereenthusiastic and knowledgeable about their subjects\, and the overall atmosphere was excellent. \nPrevious delegate – 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUKSG is the main conference to attend for me in my current role. It has a good mix of sessions and the opportunity to network with others is great. \nPrevious delegate – 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnique mix of vendors and library colleagues makes this a very productive event. \nPrevious delegate – 2026\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\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 URL:https://www.uksg.org/events/conference27/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uksg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/River-Clyde-Cityscape-small.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR