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FREE UKSG Further Education Webinar: AI at Barton Peveril - the college picture and the library landscape
2026-01-29 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
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Thursday, Januray 29, 2026From 13:00 GMT to 14:00 GMT

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Barton Peveril has been a forerunner and an outlier in the development of AI in a College context with a range of staff and student “agents” now in operation. In this webinar, Chris Loveday (Vice Principal – Business Services) and Adam Say (Library Manager) will talk through the broader picture of the AI options available at the College for students and staff (including student digital assistant, staff timesaving options and a bespoke large language model) and look in more detail at the roll out of a Library-specific AI and the challenges and engagements that this involved.

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Chris Loveday

Vice Principal (Business Services) | Barton Peveril Sixth Form College

Vice Principal / AI Author & Consultant / AI in Education Strategy Panel Member & Chair of CFO/COO Panel / SFCA Funding & Finance Committee Member/AI Edify Innovation Panel Member / SFCA (2025) & ISBL (2024) Award Winner

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Adam Say

Library Manager | Barton Peveril Sixth Form College

Library Manager at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College. Previously worked in a range of roles across Hampshire Public Libraries before moving on to work in Higher Education at the University of Surrey and in Further Education at Highbury College (now part of City Of Portsmouth College). Chair of the Wessex Group’s Librarians’ and Learning Resource Managers’ Curriculum Support Group and a member of the UKSG Education and Events subcommittee. Presented for CILIP, BETT, UKSG and other organisations.

Learning outcomes

• Overview and awareness of AI projects at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College

• Understanding of range of staff and student agents now available

• Specific knowledge and walkthrough of Library AI, it’s development and challenges and future plans

Subject level and previous knowledge required

Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

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The 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!
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Great 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! I felt very empowered afterwards.
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FREE UKSG webinar: The Open Access–AI Conundrum: does free to read mean free to train?
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00
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.

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Thursday, February 5, 2026From 12:00 GMT to 13:00 GMT

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The Open Access movement, originally designed to democratise human access to research, now faces unintended consequences as AI systems extensively use freely available academic content for training large language models. While Creative Commons licenses permit such use, researchers primarily chose open access to maximise human readership, not to provide free training data for commercial AI companies. This creates significant risks for academic ecosystems, including “citation laundering” where AI outputs obscure original sources, disrupting knowledge attribution and academic career incentives. At the same time, excluding AI systems from OA research carries its own risks: as high-quality scholarship retreats once again behind paywalls, AI outputs may become even more inaccurate, more vulnerable to data poisoning, and further prioritise misinformation over evidence.

This talk highlights the need for urgent policy discussions to navigate this dilemma – how to protect the research system’s foundational principles of transparency, attribution, and knowledge traceability, while also resisting the extraction of scholarly labour, the increasingly unmanageable cost of OA transformational agreements on libraries, and the enclosure of reliable knowledge in an AI-mediated world.

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Stephanie Decker

Professor of Strategy, Vice Dean of British Academy of Management Fellows College | University of Birmingham

Stephanie Decker is Professor of Strategy at Birmingham Business School and holds prestigious fellowships of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and the British Academy of Management (BAM). She is known for her work at the intersection of history and management studies and has published widely on African business history. She currently serves as the Co-Vice Chair for Research & Publications at the British Academy of Management (BAM), and previously as a co-editor and joint editor-in-chief at Business History. At BAM, she leads on Open Access policy and is one of the editors of the forthcoming White Paper series on AI.

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Caroline Ball

Community Engagement Lead | Open Book Collective

Caroline Ball is the Community Engagement Lead for the Open Book Collective, a charity working to bring together open access book publishers, publishing service providers, and libraries to work toward a sustainable future for open access books. Her previous roles include academic librarian, copyright and licensing advisor, and lecturer in publishing, as well as voluntary work as co-founder of the #ebookSOS campaign. She is also an active Wikipedian, was awarded the UK Wikimedian of the Year award in 2020, and currently serves on the Wikimedia UK board of trustees. Her research interests centre on knowledge equity, information ethics, and systemic barriers and biases in dominant knowledge systems.

Rob Johnson

Managing Director | Research Consulting

Rob Johnson is the Managing Director of Research Consulting, a mission-driven business which works to improve the effectiveness and impact of research and scholarly communication. He began his career with KPMG, the international professional services firm, before working in senior research management roles at the University of Nottingham. Since founding Research Consulting in 2013 he has led more than 150 projects in the field of scholarly communication and research. He is Vice Chair of UKSG, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an MSc in Higher Education Management from Loughborough University.

Learning outcomes

• Understand how algorithmic bias can affect academic knowledge systems• Recognise copyright and attribution challenges in AI• Appreciate the labour impacts of AI technologies• Identify risks to academic integrity and knowledge creation• Develop strategies to manage ethical risks in scholarly communication

Subject level and previous knowledge required

Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

Webinar recommended readings

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/15/guest-post-the-open-access-ai-conundrum-does-free-to-read-mean-free-to-train/

https://www.uksg.org/newsletter/uksg-enews-586/enews-586-editorial/

Attendee Information

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RECORDING

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Accessibility

UKSG 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.

If you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this webinar, we welcome you to contact Samira Sotomayor.

Feedback

The 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!
Anonymous

The UKSG webinar was fantastic – well-organized, timely, accessible, and with an array of presenters that had insight into the topic
Anonymous

Great 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! I felt very empowered afterwards.
Emma Thompson, Glasgow Caledonian University

NB: 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.

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The UKSG 49th Annual Conference and Exhibition: Glasgow
2026-03-30 08:00 - 2026-04-01 13:30
The UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts delegates each year from around the world – librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. The conference combines high-quality plenary presentations, lightning talks, workshops, posters and breakout sessions with entertaining social events and trade exhibition.

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Monday, March 30, 2026 – 08:00 BSTtoWednesday, April 1, 2026 – 13:30 BST

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Scottish Event Campus (SEC)GlasgowG3 8YW, United Kingdom

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Recordings

Presentations from our annual conference this year are now published! If you were a delegate, you will receive free access, and an email with instructions will have been sent to you. If you require more details or need support these are available here.

If 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.

Photographs

The links are now available for our photographs – our thanks to Peter Lawson, photographer.

Sunday https://images.simonwilliamsphotography.co.uk/p931724407

Monday https://images.simonwilliamsphotography.co.uk/p903528865

Tuesday https://images.simonwilliamsphotography.co.uk/p713740534

Wednesday https://images.simonwilliamsphotography.co.uk/p769976079

Registration

Registration is NOW CLOSED. Please note that there are no on-site registrations again this year.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow!

Programme

Please scroll down for the latest programme information.

Details of additional events hosted by our exhibitors and sponsors are available here

Sponsorship Opportunities

Content 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.

Exhibition

The exhibition is sold out! You can download the floorplan here

The 2026 Exhibitor Manual can be found here (updated 8 January 2026). All exhibitors can find supplier information for catering, electrics, furniture, IT and signage etc here

Accommodation

Accommodation is not covered by the delegate fee.  The official online accommodation bookings service is now open – click here to view and book a range of hotels. Accommodation is sold on a first come, first served basis and will be available until 13th March, however we recommend securing your accommodation as soon as possible.

Map of Glasgow hotels.

The Glasgow Convention bureau also provide a booklet containing special delegate offers and discounts for a variety of local tours and restaurants – this can be found here

Travel to Glasgow

More information on how to get to the SEC can be found here

ScotRail 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.

The Glasgow Convention bureau also provide a booklet containing special delegate offers and discounts for a variety of local tours and restaurants – this can be found here

23/03/26 – All platforms to reopen at Glasgow Central on Wednesday 25 March, more information can be found at https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/all-platforms-to-reopen-at-glasgow-central-on-wednesday-25-march

Your access needs

We’re committed to running accessible training and events. We want you to feel welcome, included, and able to fully engage in our sessions.

To 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.

We plan to have a quiet room (no meetings or calls please), more details will follow nearer the time of the event.

From information is available from the Accessible Travel Hub providing information and resources about accessible travel in Scotland – click here

Further information on access facilities for the city of Glasgow can be found here.

If you have any more questions or need more information please do not hesitate to contact events (at) uksg.org.

Conference App

The conference app will be available nearer the conference, all registered delegates will receive and email with details on how to download the app. More details on the event app can be found here.

The app includes information on:

sessions and speakers (build your own programme)

delegates lists

sponsors and exhibitors

maps

take part in ‘The Passport Game’ with a chance to win £100 in vouchers

additional information/logistics

polls, Q&A, session chat

community/networking pages including ice breaking area’s.

John Merriman Award/Sponsored Places

John Merriman Award: Opportunity to win a fully funded trip to the UKSG Annual Conference, the NASIG Annual Conference and free access to any UKSG 2026 event! More details can be found here

The John Merriman award is supported by the generous sponsorship of Taylor & Francis Group

Sponsored Places for UKSG Annual Conference: Your opportunity to win a free place at the UKSG 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition! More details can be found here

Our thanks to Jove for sponsoring one of the places

With thanks to our sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

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Programme

Monday 30 MarchTuesday 31 MarchWednesday 1 AprilBreakout sessionsWorkshops

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08.00

Registration opens alongside refreshments and exhibition viewing

10.00

Opening of the Conference

followed by a welcome from the Glasgow Lord Provost Office

Charlie Rapple

Kudos/Chair of UKSG

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Charlie Rapple is co-founder of Kudos, which works with researchers, funders, publishers and universities to ensure research is more widely found, understood, used and cited. With a background in scholarly publishing technology and marketing, she is passionate about ensuring research is more effectively communicated. She is currently serving as Chair of UKSG, having previously served as Vice Chair, Treasurer, Chair of the Marketing Subcommittee, and co-founder of KBART. She is a member of the Editorial Board for UKSG Insights, a blogger in the Scholarly Kitchen and a Fellow of the UN’s SDG Publishers Compact. Charlie has a BA in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Bristol, and a postgraduate MDip from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

10.20

Plenary 1

Achieving sustainable, widespread adoption of Open Access for books – Andrew Barker, Tom Morley

This plenary will pay tribute to the work of the late Elaine Sykes, Head of Open Research at Lancaster University, whose commitment to equitable publishing leaves an enduring legacy. Achieving sustainable, widespread adoption of Open Access for books requires urgent, systemic collaboration and cultural shift within institutions. At Lancaster University we have recognized the need to be more strategic in our approach to funding alternative publishing models and to effectively ‘put our money where our mouth is’ with regard to diversifying the publishing landscape. This plenary will illustrate how we have approached the operational and strategic implications of this ambition.

A fox in the henhouse? University presses, corporate takeovers, and implications for the future of scholarly books – Kira Hopkins

Recent deals have blurred the already-hazy distinctions between university presses and other publishers, and have highlighted some friction points in scholarly book publishing: large commercial organisations and mergers and acquisitions; long-established presses and notions of prestige; and the flourishing of so-called New University Presses.

What significance should (and do) academics attach to ‘university-led’ publishing? What is a university press? How easily can that term be co-opted? How can it be protected – if it needs to be protected at all? And, if mergers and acquisitions happen constantly, and presses need to sell off parts of their business to stay solvent, what does sustainability look like within the scholarly publishing context?

Andrew Barker

Lancaster University

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Andrew Barker has been Library Director at Lancaster University since September 2019. Prior to that he held a number of senior roles within a wide range of UK universities, including both Russell Group and Post 1992 Institutions. Within these institutions he has been responsible for all aspects of library leadership. Throughout his career in HE Andrew has also worked visibly, and actively, across the sector, often working closely with publishers on projects and advisory boards. He was a trustee of UKSG between 2014 and 2022, and was chair of its trustee board 2018 and 2022, he is currently Co-chair of SCONUL.

Tom Morley

Lancaster University

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Tom 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.

Kira Hopkins

Copim Open Book Futures / Birkbeck University

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Kira Hopkins works on Opening the Future, a part of Copim Open Book Futures. Previously, they worked at Ubiquity, a born-OA publishing house in London as a book editor and journal account manager, after completing a PhD in Archaeology.

Tom Grady

Copim Open Book Futures / Birkbeck University

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Tom Grady is a Work Package Lead on ‘Copim Open Book Futures’ which is a collaborative project composed of publishers, librarians and infrastructure providers working towards a more equitable ecosystem of publishing open access books through community approaches. He runs the ‘Opening the Future’ OA monograph funding model. Prior to joining Copim, Tom has worked in libraries, 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. He can be found on BlueSky @scholtom.bsky.social

Linda McGrath

Amsterdam University Press/Central European University Press

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Linda McGrath has 15 years of experience in academic publishing and currently works with Amsterdam University Press and Central European University Press. She previously held positions at De Gruyter in Boston and Berlin, and as Head of Publications at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. A strong advocate for Open Access—especially for scholarly monographs—Linda is committed to advancing sustainable and mission-driven publishing models that broaden global access to research

Theo Andrew

University of Edinburgh

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Theo Andrew is the Scholarly Communications Manager based in the Library Research Support section at the University of Edinburgh. His work focuses on enabling researchers and students to adopt open research practices in their everyday work activities. Theo leads the Scholarly Communications Team who provide specialised training, tools, advocacy and support services for Open Research at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to working in the Library, Theo trained as a Field Geologist and has a PhD in Geoscience

12.00

Lunch and Exhibition Viewing

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12.00

Poster Session 1

How Wolverhampton’s digital strategy advanced accessibility at scale – Aine Rice

The University of Wolverhampton’s digital strategy treats accessibility as a foundational element of learning at scale, rather than a compliance requirement. In 2024, the university transitioned over 2,000 titles to VitalSource, delivering consistent digital access with minimal disruption or increased support demand. This poster explores how platform stability, intuitive design, and built-in learning tools contributed to an accessible student experience from the outset. The strategy is further supported by emerging AI-enabled study tools that offer optional, in-context learning support, reinforcing student independence without adding complexity. Central to Wolverhampton’s success is transparent collaboration between the library, publishers, and platform providers, enabling flexible licensing, sustainable access models, and responsiveness to evolving student needs. Together, these elements demonstrate how a digital-first approach can advance accessibility at scale while supporting diverse learning preferences.

Closing the gender gap: Peer review at Nature Portfolio – Marios Karouzos

We report on gender representation in the Nature Portfolio across multiple stages of the publication journey, considering who is submitting to our portfolio, what impact we make in our editorial decisions, and the impact of peer reviewers. We have considered author self-reported gender data for 215,000 submitted articles across Nature Portfolio journals, 42,000 of which have also been matched to reviewers self-reported gender data. Our analysis provides an opportunity to understand the potential impact that editors have at key stages of the process.

Áine Rice

Vitalsource

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Aine works closely with libraries and academic teams across the UK and Ireland to support smarter, more sustainable approaches to digital content. She believes librarians are the lynchpin of institutional teaching and learning experiences, connecting students with the right resources, at the right time, and in the right way. At VitalSource she leads engagement through various frameworks. She helps institutions navigate flexible access models, evidence-based procurement, and innovation through partnerships, from adaptive learning to the next wave of textbook access and OER discovery.

Marios Karouzos

Springer Nature

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Marios Karouzos is the Head of Publishing Strategy – Reviews, News & Opinion for the Nature Portfolio, mainly working on the publishing strategy of the Nature Portfolio hybrid and subscription journals. Marios is an astronomer by training and worked as a researcher before joining Springer Nature in 2016 as one of the launch editors of Nature Astronomy. Marios co-chairs the Springer Nature SDG working groups network and the Springer Nature Women employee resource group

13.30

Breakout Session – Group A

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13.30

Workshop 1

Diamond Open Scholarly Communication fund PANEL

In the last few years several Dutch universities have created a diamond/ open scholarly communication fund. These funds support diamond initiatives, both in content and in infrastructure. With a panel of representatives from four different universities we want to discuss:– The motivations behind setting up these funds– What differences and similarities there are in the policies and practicalities of these funds– How we measure success.– Lessons learned in setting up such a fundWe touch on why we create and maintain these funds even when we face budget cuts and what steps were necessary to be able to sway the library or university to approve these funds. We talk about how funds like these can be used in the universities strive towards sustainable Open Science & academic sovereignty in these turbulent geopolitical times.The session will begin with a brief introduction of the panelists and the funds of their respective libraries, followed by a moderated discussion based on the four topics mentioned above (budget, policies, practicalities & lessons learned). Of course, there will also be time for a Q&A with the attendants of this session.We hope to inspire other universities/ libraries to also consider setting up a fund like this and advise them on how to start.

Louise Otting-Geevers

Delft University of Technology

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Louise Otting is the Collections & License Manager at Delft University of Technology (TUD) Library, where she negotiates with publishers for access to sources and publishing. In close collaboration with the Open Access Advisor and the diamond University Press (TU Delft Open Publishing), she writes the policies regarding collection & publishing management. She also manages the collection & publishing budget, which includes a dedicated OA fund and an Open Scholarly Communications fund. She contributes to several national and international groups like UKB, the national consortium, Library Advisory Boards and is dedicated to advance open, sustainable & equitable scholarly communication.

Pascal Braak

University of Amsterdam

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Pascal Braak is an open access specialist at the Library of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He has a degree in Library Sciences and Law. He has managed several projects related to open access at the university, amongst others the UvA Diamond Open Access Fund for the last five years. He is member of the Open Access Working Group of the Dutch Consortium of University Libraries and of the Advisory Panel Open Scholarly Communication from OSNL.

Anne van den Maagdenberg

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Anne van den Maagdenberg is the Open Access Librarian at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She acts as advisor on open scholarly communication both on a policy level and for researchers of the VU. She is a project lead within the VU Open Science program and manages the implementation of the VU Research Strategy. She is the secretary of the UKB Working Group Open Access and a member of the OSNL Advisory Panel Open Scholarly Communication. She has a background in Egyptology.

Erica Celine Yu

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Erica Celine Yu was an Open Access Officer at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she managed the library’s Open Access Fund. She was also member and interim project lead of the Netherlands Diamond Open Access Expertise Centre. Currently, she holds a postdoctorate research position at Tilburg University where she works on building resilient digital democracies.

Pauline Sijrier-Goettsch

Delft University of Technology

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TBC

14.30

Breakout Session – Group B

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15.30

Refreshments and exhibition viewing

16.00

Breakout Session – Group C

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17.00

Lightning Talk 1

From Shakespeare to Eurovision – engaging users with Library eResources – Elaine Blair

From blog posts to Instagram stories via database lucky dips and Theatre Thursday, we have explored various tools and activities to enhance user engagement with eResources. This session will outline the work of the eResources Promotion Group at the Andersonian Library, University of Strathclyde which was established in March 2024. The aims of the group are to increase awareness and usage of Library eResources by University staff and students, deliver value for money on purchased eResources and investigate promotion tools and avenues.

Reimagining research practices to address sustainability, ethical and inclusivity concerns. Introducing the CREDIT (Community REsearch DIgital Toolkit) to inspire researchers to involve and engage communities in their research – Louise Zambianchi

The “Reimagining Research Practices: Towards a Sustainable, Ethical, and Inclusive Future” project is a 2-year initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust, bringing together various academic departments and Professional Services within Lancaster University, including the Library and Research Services. Its aim is to explore and enhance our understanding of research practices to make them more inclusive and supportive of marginalised or disadvantaged communities. The presentation will give an overview of the project and explore one of the outputs of the project: the CREDIT (Community REsearch DIgital Toolkit) to inspire researchers to involve and engage communities in their research.

Netherlands University Presses (NUPs): Publishing on our own terms – Margreet Nieborg

The Netherlands University Presses (NUPs) is a collaborative network of Dutch university presses committed to Diamond Open Access publishing. Supported by grants from Open Science NL and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), NUPs is developing into a sustainable, non-profit alliance that strengthens academically led publishing within the Open Science ecosystem. Bringing together presses from Delft, Groningen, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Tilburg and Leiden, NUPs demonstrates a scaling small approach by pooling infrastructure and expertise while preserving editorial independence and institutional identity.This presentation focuses on two Open Science NL– NWO funded projects that underpin the NUPs collaboration. The first project supports the establishment of the NUPs Alliance, with a focus on governance, knowledge sharing, visibility and long-term sustainability. The second project aims to improve the efficiency, discoverability and impact of Diamond Open Access books through a shared metadata management infrastructure developed with Thoth Open Metadata. A national joint catalogue currently exists as a proof of concept and forms the basis for further development toward a robust, interoperable system. By aligning with open standards such as ROR, ORCID and Thema, and integrating with platforms including OAPEN and DOAB, the projects enhance transparency, global reach and the viability of non-commercial open access publishing.

Elaine Blair

University of Strathclyde

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Elaine has worked as the Science Faculty Librarian at the University of Strathclyde since 2005. She has a particular interest in promoting the Library and its electronic resources. Previous roles include Engineering Librarian at the University of Leeds and Mailbase User Support Officer at the University of Newcastle.

Louise Zambianchi

Lancaster University

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Louise Zambianchi has over 20 years’ experience of working in academic libraries. She has been working in the area of Open Access in her role as Open Access Manager and is also currently the Acting Head of Open Research at Lancaster University in the UK. Her professional interests include open access publishing, providing a support service for research students and academic staff and development of skills and training. Louise has engaged in many Open Research groups such as Academic Libraries North, RCUK Open Access practitioners’ group (which shaped the new UKRI policy) and led the open access submission for Lancaster University to REF2021

Margreet Nieborg

University of Groningen

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Margreet Nieborg is Project Manager and Head of the University of Groningen Press (UGP), and a board member of the Association of European University Presses (AEUP). Trained as an educationalist, she has led several initiatives within the University Library, including the establishment of UGP in 2017. UGP operates as a Diamond Open Access press publishing journals, books and textbooks, and is an active member of the Netherlands University Presses (NUPs).

17.30

Exhibition viewing and reception

19.00

Supper and quiz or free evening

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08.00

Registration opens alongside refreshments and exhibition viewing.

09.00

Plenary 2

Beyond the Big Deal: Lessons from the Big 5 Negotiations and retaining sector voice and strength at a time of radical uncertainty – Chris Banks, Alastair Flett, Kirsty Lingstadt, Gary Steele, Anna Vernon

The Big 5 negotiations have surfaced both strengths and strain points within the UK’s collective approach to journal negotiations. While simultaneous negotiations improved organisation, increased competition between publishers, and have delivered £10.7m in savings from first to final offers, the sector nonetheless continues to confront deep rooted challenges including legacy pricing inequities, institutional divergence, escalating article volumes, and rising concerns about research integrity.

This panel will explore the lessons learned from the recent negotiations cycle, the risks posed by increasing sector fragmentation, and emerging models that could better reflect institutional diversity while retaining collective leverage. Bringing together sector leaders, negotiators, and institutional voices, the session will consider what meaningful structural change might look like, how to engage academics more effectively, and how pricing and publisher accountability could evolve in a landscape shaped by growth, AI, and shifting research cultures.

Preparing Disaster-Ready Library Leaders: Advancing Advocacy for Libraries and the Communities they Serve – Feili Tu-Keefner Denise Lyons, Marcia A Mardis, David McMenemy

In times of crisis, library leaders must advocate for their staff, institutions, and communities. This session examines the essential competencies for effective crisis leadership and considers implications for professional preparation and academic communication. Drawing on findings from multiple research projects and real world examples, this presentation underscores the need for community-first library services during diverse disasters. The session also highlights the importance of sustained investment in professional development and continuing education for library staff—efforts that create valuable opportunities for scholarly publishing.

Chris Banks

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Dr. Feili Tu-Keefner is an associate professor in the University of South Carolina’s School of Information Science. Her work focuses on health librarianship, health informatics, and health communication, with expertise in disaster management and the role of public libraries in community resilience. From 2015 to 2024, she led six case studies demonstrating libraries’ contributions to emergency response and recovery. She is a founding member and academic advisor for the USC Certificate in Health Communication and also contributes to the iSchool’s Information Security and Cyber Leadership programs. Dr. Tu-Keefner is a WHO-certified infodemic manager trained by the WHO and U.S. CDC.

Anna Vernon

.Jisc

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Anna is the Head of Licensing at Jisc. Her portfolio spans open access agreements, research software, tools, and infrastructure. She has extensive experience managing international, consortial, and institutional licensing programmes, including support for the National Institute for Health and Care Research and UKRI open access policies. Previously, Anna worked at the British Library, overseeing licensing, intellectual property management, and rights clearance. She served on the Governing Council of SCOAP³, the global initiative for High Energy Physics, and chaired the Beyond Article-Based Charges working group.

Alastair Flett

University of Cambridge

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Gary Steele

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Gary was appointed Director of Library Services at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2025, providing strategic and operational leadership for the Sir Alex Ferguson Library. Gary has a strong interest in promoting sector-wide collaboration and shared services and has worked closely with colleagues across the UK to share best practice. Through his involvement with the Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) Journals and Learning Content groups, the Scottish Confederation of University & Research Libraries (SCURL), Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC), the Jisc Library Purchasing Coordination Group, and the Jisc Publisher Negotiations Expert Group, he has contributed to shaping a more open, affordable, and transparent market for library resources and services.

Kirsty Lingstadt

University of York

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Kirsty Lingstadt is Director of Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing at the University of York. She delivers a broad portfolio of activities from supporting student communities and wellbeing to digital for learning, teaching and research with a specific focus on online collections, digital making scholarship and preservation. She has latterly found herself taking a strong interest in scholarly publishing, considering how we navigate open research and publisher negotiations in a changing HE landscape. She is also vice-chair of RLUK and a board member of NLS.

Feili Tu-Keefner

University of South Carolina

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Dr. Feili Tu-Keefner is an associate professor in the University of South Carolina’s School of Information Science. Her work focuses on health librarianship, health informatics, and health communication, with expertise in disaster management and the role of public libraries in community resilience. From 2015 to 2024, she led six case studies demonstrating libraries’ contributions to emergency response and recovery. She is a founding member and academic advisor for the USC Certificate in Health Communication and also contributes to the iSchool’s Information Security and Cyber Leadership programs. Dr. Tu-Keefner is a WHO-certified infodemic manager trained by the WHO and U.S. CDC.

Denise Lyons

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Denise Lyons serves as the State Librarian and Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives in Frankfort, Kentucky. She brings extensive experience in library administration and management, strategic planning, family literacy, and advancing library leadership and resiliency during disasters. Over the past 30 years, she has worked in a wide range of libraries and nonprofit organizations and remains active in several library associations. Denise holds a MLIS from the University of South Carolina and a MS in Public Services Management from DePaul University. She has also taught as a lecturer in the Information Science program at UNC Greensboro.

David McMenemy

University of Glasgow

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David is a Reader in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow. David’s research interests encompass information law and ethics, including intellectual freedom, and freedom of expression, freedom of access to information, digital citizenship, privacy, and the philosophy of information. He has also extensively researched around public library policy and development in the UK. David served as President of CILIP Scotland in 2025. David also served as Vice Chair of the Review Panel for the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Librarianship, Information, Knowledge, Records and Archives Management during 2024-25. He is currently Chair of CILIP’s new Intellectual Freedom Committee.

Marcia Mardis

Florida State University

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Dr. Marcia A. Mardis is the Dr. Elfreda A. Chatman Professor of Information and Director of the Information Institute at Florida State University. With over three decades of scholarly research, Dr. Mardis focuses on rural technical workforce development, community resiliency, and information infrastructure. Her work, which also explores digital education and librarianship, is widely recognized for advancing equity, innovation, and technology integration in learning contexts. A prolific author, she is a sought-after international mentor and speaker.

10.30

Refreshments and exhibition viewing.

11.00

Breakout Session – Group A

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11.00

Workshop 2

Debate Club! Hearing Out ˜the Other Side’ on Some Core Tensions in Scholarly Publishing

Welcome to this debate on some of the tensions shaping academic publishing. Whether a librarian, publisher, academic, funder, or policy maker, you’ve probably had moments of frustration with Open Access models, peer review, licenses, or other aspects of how publishing works today. This session isn’t about preaching to the choir or sitting in our usual echo chambers. It’s about pressure testing our assumptions, hearing a spectrum of views which may lead to new insights, and, above all, respecting the sport of open, friendly, fair-minded discussion. Our debate teams will face off on whether we’d all be better off with rigorous review or speedy dissemination, and if commercial interests belong in academic publishing. You may not agree with what you hear. You may even find yourself unexpectedly persuaded! That is the point.

Beth Bayley

Karger Publishers

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Beth is Open Science Manager at Karger Publishers, a medical and health sciences publisher based in Switzerland. Specialising in Open Access since 2010, Beth is engaged with strategy, policy, and communications to support Karger in its drive toward a sustainable transition to Open Access that will serve all stakeholders. Beth also serves on the Jisc Open policy finder advisory board.

Christian Box

Karger Publishers

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Christian Box is the Head of Academic and Research Markets at Karger where he is responsible for the interactions, products and services across the Academic customer base. Prior to joining Karger he spent 16 years with IOP Publishing in the UK where he held a range of senior positions.

Liam Bullingham

University of Essex

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Liam leads research support and academic liaison teams in Library and Cultural Services at the University of Essex, UK. He is a Trustee of UKSG and co-organised the November Conference, sits on the LIBER Educational Resources Working Group, co-organises ‘Open Research Week’ with colleagues in Liverpool and Lancashire, writes pieces in Sage Skills, Time Higher Education and other venues, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Amy Devenney

University of Bristol

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Amy Devenney is a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and is currently leading the Wellcome-funded COMET study team. The COMET project aims to investigate and improve the use of evidence in decision-making affecting research cultures within higher education. Prior to this, she worked at Jisc, supporting national licensing and negotiation activity through data-driven insights and evidence, and she has also held roles across UK academic libraries.

Stephanie Veldman

De Gruyter Brill

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Stephanie Veldman is the Director of Open Research at De Gruyter Brill. Her work focuses on developing sustainable, inclusive OA models that improve the visibility, accessibility, and impact of research. With deep experience at the intersection of academia and publishing both in HSS as well as STM, she collaborates closely with researchers, institutions, and partners to support the global transition to open science.

Martin Delahunty

Inspiring STEM Consulting

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Martin Delahunty is Founder and Director of Inspiring STEM Consulting, providing publishing strategy, business development and training services to academic publishers, universities, pharmaceutical companies and technology services. His core focus is open science, research integrity, artificial intelligence and technical innovations in publishing workflows. A former Global Director at Springer Nature with over 30 years’ experience in scholarly publishing, Martin previously worked for Elsevier, Thomson Science and Harcourt Publishers. He is President of the European Medical Writers Association, past Board Member for the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals, and Advisory Cabinet Member for the Asian Council of Science Editors.

12.00

Lightning 2

Building a community for scholarly communications research from the front lines – Beth Montague-Hellen

Research conducted by practitioners is vital to ensuring that scholarly developments are grounded in reality and aren’t simply theoretical. Within the LIS and scholarly communications communities there is a lot of appetite for research, which isn’t surprising given how closely we work with researchers and research outputs. However, many people who would like to carry out research don’t have the formal training that an academic route provides, and often any training that is present is from a different discipline. This talk introduces a burgeoning community of researchers and the infrastructure that is being put in place to support them: online communities, training materials and a new seminar series for presenting research.

Small changes: taking back control of our universities through open software – Simon Bowie

Universities in the UK are hindered by exploitative corporate software ecosystems. For all the advancement of open research and open access, the use and distribution of open source software in universities and libraries has been neglected in favour of the proprietary software defaults provided top-down by our institutions. Despite progress on open access publishing and open data sharing, university workers still use closed software like Microsoft Word for writing, Microsoft SharePoint for document management, and Microsoft Teams or Zoom for communication and conferencing. I want to discuss the failures of proprietary software in UK Higher Education and advocate for us to take back control of our work using open source software.

Proprietary software companies are openly exploiting universities and we are doing nothing to challenge them. A 2019 report from the UK’s Department of Education (2019) sets out the Government’s vision for the use of technology in education (specifically in England but with a clear agenda for the rest of the UK) and clearly communicates to vendors that UK education is a market ripe for exploitation. In this talk, I will discuss some some individual changes that we can make to our software practices – using Zotero for reference management, using kMeet for videoconferencing, and using Zettlr for note-taking and academic writing – before expanding out to larger software changes – divesting from companies like Microsoft and moving away from proprietary software platforms like Elsevier’s Pure or the Ex Libris suite of academic library systems. By embedding open source software in our working practices, we can divest from expensive and unreliable corporate software and take back control of our university IT.

Beth Montague-Hellen

The Francis Crick Institute

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Dr Beth Montague-Hellen started off academic life as a Molecular Biologist studying at Manchester University. The next 14 years were spent as a bioinformatician, accruing an MSc and a Phd on the way. Following this, Beth decided that supporting others to do excellent research was far more rewarding than actually doing the research and so moved into Libraries and Research Support. Beth takes an as open-as-possible, EDI focused approach to research support and is a big advocate for green OA alongside a completely transparent research cycle including radically open data and software sharing.

Simon Bowie

University of Edinburgh

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Simon Bowie is an open source software developer focused on community-owned and scholar-led open publishing infrastructures. His academic work focuses on open source software and open access publishing, posthumanism, the expression of irony and sincerity, and radical librarianship.

12.30

Lunch and Exhibition Viewing

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12.30

Poster 2

Open Access, Open Metadata, Open Archiving: How to Liberate Metadata Flows across the OA Books Landscape – Rupert Gatti

With open access quickly becoming the standard mode of publishing scholarly publications, including monographs and edited collections, the integration of fully open and high-quality metadata into book production workflows, library cataloging systems, and long-term preservation solutions is gaining importance and urgency.

The poster will showcase metadata workflows of a variety of small and medium-sized scholar-led and university and library publishers from across the globe through the usage of Thoth Open Metadata, a non-profit open source platform providing innovative metadata management, hosting, and distribution solutions tailored to tackle the problem(s) of getting Open Access works into the wider book supply chain, ensuring their long-term sustainability.

Evolution of semi-automated workflows – Alison Hazelaar

This poster presents the evolution of our metadata team’s use of semi-automated processes to improve efficiency, maintain quality, and manage increasing workloads with limited resources. Starting with a basic workflow to batch-create minimal discovery records for special collections, we gradually expanded our use of tools such as MarcEdit and the OCLC API to streamline metadata creation and enhancement.These semi-automated workflows allow us to reduce manual input, improve consistency, and handle larger volumes of materials without expanding staffing.

Rupert Gatti

Thoth Open Metadata

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Alison Hazelaar

University of Leeds

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Alison Hazelaar has been a leader in the Metadata and Discovery Team since joining as a cataloguer in 2000. She is now the strategic manager, bringing together projects from rare books cataloguing to the development of linked data initiatives. Alison believes in a coaching approach and offering the team development opportunities (but only once she’s had her own fun developing the process

14.00

Plenary session 3

The value and impact of EDI-focused resource lists – Alex Mormoris, Lizzie McCauley, The Open University

The Open University Library creates Curated Resource Lists covering EDI, sustainability and wellness topics. The lists have grown to cover 15 different topics, with 10 more underway. The goal is to promote diverse perspectives, so that users can incorporate them into their various research needs and interests.

This session will cover:– The history of the lists– How the direction was decided– Collaboration between the Library and OU institutional networks– The role that user feedback plays– The value and impact These lists enable iterative evolution of content offering and exemplify the importance of EDI.

From access to impact: A reflection on global research equity – Domiziana Francescon

As the global geography of research rapidly shifts, equity in scholarly communication depends on more than access alone: it requires capacity, connectivity and local leadership. New evidence shows that researchers in low- and middle-income countries now account for the majority of global research output, driven by sustained investment in knowledge infrastructure and collaboration This session examines how the Research4Life Country Connectors programme translates access into impact, combining global partnerships with locally-led networks. Drawing on recent WIPO and bibliometric evidence, we highlight measurable gains in research output, collaboration and women’s participation – and share practical models for building inclusive, resilient scholarly ecosystems worldwide.

Alex Mormoris

The Open University

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Alex Mormoris is an e-content manager within the content and licensing team at the Open University. He is also currently a student on the MA Librarianship and Information Science course at the University of Sheffield. He is also a founding member of the Mercian Global Majority community of practice.

Lizzie McCauley

The Open University

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Lizzie McCauley is a UX and accessibility specialist, working at the Open University Library. With a background that also includes content and marketing, Lizzie brings diverse experience to the role. She is responsible for the usability and accessibility of Library sites and systems, and incorporates digital sustainability and EDI initiatives into this work

Domiziana Francescon

Elsevier

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Domiziana Francescon serves as the Elsevier Foundation’s Partnerships Director, where she works with partners around the world to establish collaborations that advance inclusive research and health – supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She also serves as Program Director for Elsevier’s corporate responsibility partnerships, especially focusing on sustainability and Inclusion & Diversity spaces. Additionally, Domiziana is the Co-Chair of the Communications team of Research4Life, a UN-publisher partnership to bridge access gaps for researchers and doctors in the Global South – and she is actively involved in marketing and fundraising initiatives for the partnership.

15.00

Breakout Session – Group B

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15.00

Workshop 3

The Sustain-agility game

Sustainability is increasingly critical in UK academic libraries, not only in environmental terms but also in ensuring long-term access to knowledge, responsible resource use, and inclusive service delivery. Libraries must adapt to changing demands while supporting institutional sustainability goals. In this workshop we will use a board game as the basis for exploring practical strategies for embedding sustainability into library operations and strategies. By considering sustainability in all its forms, librarians can help future-proof services, reduce risk, and contribute meaningfully to a more resilient and equitable academic environment.

Angela Jones-Evans

University of Gloucestershire

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Dr Angela Jones‑Evans is the Library Services Manager at the University of Gloucestershire. Her work focuses on enhancing the student experience through service innovation, continuous improvement, and the effective use of data to inform decision‑making.

Angela’s professional interests centre on sustainability, user‑experience‑led service design, and the development of academic library spaces. She is currently guiding the university’s library transformation work, bringing together student insight, space‑use evidence, and digital solutions to ensure responsive, inclusive, and environmentally responsible services. Alongside her institutional role, Angela is an active contributor to sector‑wide professional networks and initiatives that support leadership development and collaborative learning. She is committed to exploring creative and engaging approaches to professional practice and enjoys sharing ideas that help colleagues rethink traditional library challenges.

16.00

Refreshments and exhibition viewing.

16.30

Breakout Session – Group D

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17.00

Exhibition viewing

19.00

Gala evening reception

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08.00

Registration opens alongside refreshments and exhibition viewing.

09.00

Plenary 4

What the scholarly community can- must- do about digital preservation – Alicia Wise

In an increasingly digital, distributed, and data-dependent world, trust, continuity, and integrity are foundational. Digital preservation is no longer a back-office concern—it is now a core strategic function essential to the evolution of academic libraries, scholarly publishing, and research infrastructure.

Digital research outputs are at risk of vanishing without a trace. The minority of these outputs are adequately protected. Without active preservation:

• Content loss becomes institutional failure and collective memory loss• Scholarly integrity suffers when foundational work cannot be verified or revisited• Access decays into broken links and irreversible gaps in the scholarly record

From platform obsolescence to geopolitical shocks, digital fragility is strategic fragility. A publisher might fold. A national archive might lose funding. A commercial platform might sunset. Libraries, universities, and publishers alike need long-term preservation solutions that transcend suppliers, budgets, and political regimes

Disappearing data: Responding to government web content takedowns – John Barbrook, Toby Green, Linda Kellam

2025 saw a marked increase in takedowns of government data and documents. In this session, introduced by Toby Green, Linda Kellem, Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship at Penn Libraries will describe the work done by the Data Rescue Project to secure at-risk US government datasets. John Barbrook, a Faculty Librarian at University of Lancaster with a special interest in grey literature, will talk about the challenges of rescuing documents that are disappearing from government-funded programmes, like USAID, and from government websites.

Alicia Wise

CLOCKSS

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Alicia Wise is Executive Director of CLOCKSS where research libraries and academic publishers come together to ensure the long-term preservation of the scholarly record. She has been active in increasing access to research information for 20 years working with the spectrum of scholarly communication stakeholder communities. Preparation for this came in the form of a Ph.D. in Anthropology on the Roman invasion of Scotland and grassroots resistance to this. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-3428 @wisealic.bsky.social

Toby Green

Coherent Digital

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Toby GREEN, Co-Founder, Coherent Digital is the publisher for Policy Commons and Applied Science Commons. He has worked in scholarly, policy and professional publishing for more than 40 years, holding a variety of senior roles with OECD, Elsevier and Pergamon. Having published books, journals and data, he is now focusing on real-world knowledge for real-world impact. He is a regular speaker at scholarly communication events and serves on the Board of Annual Reviews. Previously a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing Board and Chair of ALPSP

Linda Kellam

Penn Libraries / Data Rescue Project

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Lynda Kellam is the Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, where she leads a team supporting research data management, data science, GIS, digital humanities, AI, and institutional repository services. Her research focuses on preserving at-risk public data, advancing FAIR principles, and supporting qualitative and mixed-methods research. She is a co-founder of the Data Rescue Project and serves as the Secretary of IASSIST, an international organization for data professionals. She holds a PhD in American History, an MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MLIS from UNC Greensboro.

John Barbrook

Lancaster University

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Barbrook is a Faculty Librarian at Lancaster University. His role focuses on the development of content provision for his subject areas, and also supports Evidence-based Practice and Systematic Reviews via online guidance and in-person appointments.

John advocates for the importance of decolonised literature searching to reduce bias and increase diversity in academic research and is working widely on integrating grey literature within systematic search methodologies.

He is presently collaborating on initiatives to mitigate the impact of a potential loss of valuable US policy and published literature, threatening the validity of realist and integrative reviews especially within diverse or LGBTQ+ communities. Outside of the Library, John is a Co-Director of Lancaster Community Makerspace and is an keen cyclist.

10.00

Breakout Session – Group C

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11.00

Refreshments and exhibition viewing

11.30

Breakout Session – Group D

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12.30

Plenary 5

What’s keeping librarians and CISOs up at night?

Librarians are often on the front line of cyberattacks with their networks perceived as back doors to data and personal information held by universities or academic institutions. Research conducted by the Scholarly Network Security Initiative in 2021 showed that librarians had limited confidence on the topic of cybersecurity with the loss of personal student data and the threat to their institutions’ reputation their main concerns.

As cyberattacks on higher education institutes have increased in recent years with high-profile institutions such as the British Library finding themselves compromised, the Scholarly Network Security Initiative (SNSI) has undertaken new research to see whether this increase in cybercrime has changed the views of librarians and CISOs on the threats posed and how to mitigate against them. Join a panel of library and security experts to reflect on the findings and share their experience and expertise of cybersecurity challenges.

Rick Anderson

Brigham Young University

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Rick Anderson is University Librarian of Brigham Young University. He serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards and is a regular contributor to the Scholarly Kitchen. He has served as president of NASIG and of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, and is a recipient of the HARRASSOWITZ Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award. Rick is the author of three books, including Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2018), which has been published in three languages.

Susie Winter

Scholarly Networks Security Initiative

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Susie Winter is Vice President, Communications at Springer Nature and co-chairs the Scholarly Networks Security Initiative (SNSI) Communications Working Group . Susie joined Springer Nature from the Publishers Association, the trade association for the publishing industry in the UK where, as Director of Policy and Communications, she was responsible for developing and leading the PA’s work across the policy agenda as well as promoting the contribution made by the UK publishing industry at both a UK and European level.

David Lowe-Robertson

HEFESTIS Ltd

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David is a seasoned CISO with 25 years in cyber and information security, serving the Public, Higher, and Further Education sectors. He spearheaded UK national programs like eCare, C-me for secure adult and child protection, and chaired the Scottish National Practice Forum. He leads initiatives bolstering cyber resilience. Currently CISO with HEFESTIS CISO-Share and CEO of CyberSentrix, David drives innovative social collaboration integrated with AI and digital systems, fostering confidential information sharing and elevating cyber security posture to universities and colleges.

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Summary and Close

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Debate Club! Hearing Out the Other Side’ on Some Core Tensions in Scholarly Publishing

Beth Bayley

Karger

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TBC

Liam Bullingham

University of Essex

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TBC

Christian Box

Karger Publishers

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Christian Box is the Head of Academic and Research Markets at Karger where he is responsible for the interactions, products and services across the Academic customer base. Prior to joining Karger he spent 16 years with IOP Publishing in the UK where he held a range of senior positions.

Martin Delahunty

Inspiring STEM Consulting

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Martin Delahunty is Founder and Director of Inspiring STEM Consulting, providing publishing strategy, business development and training services to academic publishers, universities, pharmaceutical companies and technology services. His core focus is open science, research integrity, artificial intelligence and technical innovations in publishing workflows. A former Global Director at Springer Nature with over 30 years’ experience in scholarly publishing, Martin previously worked for Elsevier, Thomson Science and Harcourt Publishers. He is President of the European Medical Writers Association, past Board Member for the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals, and Advisory Cabinet Member for the Asian Council of Science Editors.

Stephanie Veldman

De Gruyter Brill

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The Sustain-agility game

Sustainability is increasingly critical in UK academic libraries, not only in environmental terms but also in ensuring long-term access to knowledge, responsible resource use, and inclusive service delivery. Libraries must adapt to changing demands while supporting institutional sustainability goals. In this workshop we will use a board game as the basis for exploring practical strategies for embedding sustainability into library operations and strategies. By considering sustainability in all its forms, librarians can help future-proof services, reduce risk, and contribute meaningfully to a more resilient and equitable academic environment.

Angela Jones-Evans

University of Gloucestershire

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Dr Angela Jones‑Evans is the Library Services Manager at the University of Gloucestershire. Her work focuses on enhancing the student experience through service innovation, continuous improvement, and the effective use of data to inform decision‑making.

Angela’s professional interests centre on sustainability, user‑experience‑led service design, and the development of academic library spaces. She is currently guiding the university’s library transformation work, bringing together student insight, space‑use evidence, and digital solutions to ensure responsive, inclusive, and environmentally responsible services. Alongside her institutional role, Angela is an active contributor to sector‑wide professional networks and initiatives that support leadership development and collaborative learning. She is committed to exploring creative and engaging approaches to professional practice and enjoys sharing ideas that help colleagues rethink traditional library challenges

Diamond Open Scholarly Communication fund PANEL

In the last few years several Dutch universities have created a diamond/ open scholarly communication fund. These funds support diamond initiatives, both in content and in infrastructure. With a panel of representatives from four different universities we want to discuss:– The motivations behind setting up these funds– What differences and similarities there are in the policies and practicalities of these funds– How we measure success.– Lessons learned in setting up such a fundWe touch on why we create and maintain these funds even when we face budget cuts and what steps were necessary to be able to sway the library or university to approve these funds. We talk about how funds like these can be used in the universities strive towards sustainable Open Science & academic sovereignty in these turbulent geopolitical times.The session will begin with a brief introduction of the panelists and the funds of their respective libraries, followed by a moderated discussion based on the four topics mentioned above (budget, policies, practicalities & lessons learned). Of course, there will also be time for a Q&A with the attendants of this session.We hope to inspire other universities/ libraries to also consider setting up a fund like this and advise them on how to start.

Louise Otting-Geevers

Delft University of Technology

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Louise Otting is the Collections & License Manager at Delft University of Technology (TUD) Library, where she negotiates with publishers for access to sources and publishing. In close collaboration with the Open Access Advisor and the diamond University Press (TU Delft Open Publishing), she writes the policies regarding collection & publishing management. She also manages the collection & publishing budget, which includes a dedicated OA fund and an Open Scholarly Communications fund. She contributes to several national and international groups like UKB, the national consortium, Library Advisory Boards and is dedicated to advance open, sustainable & equitable scholarly communication.

Pascal Braak

University of Amsterdam

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Pascal Braak is an open access specialist at the Library of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He has a degree in Library Sciences and Law. He has managed several projects related to open access at the university, amongst others the UvA Diamond Open Access Fund for the last five years. He is member of the Open Access Working Group of the Dutch Consortium of University Libraries and of the Advisory Panel Open Scholarly Communication from OSNL.

Erica Celine Yu

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Erica Celine Yu was an Open Access Officer at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she managed the library’s Open Access Fund. She was also member and interim project lead of the Netherlands Diamond Open Access Expertise Centre. Currently, she holds a postdoctorate research position at Tilburg University where she works on building resilient digital democracies.

Anne van den Maagdenberg

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Anne van den Maagdenberg is the Open Access Librarian at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She acts as advisor on open scholarly communication both on a policy level and for researchers of the VU. She is a project lead within the VU Open Science program and manages the implementation of the VU Research Strategy. She is the secretary of the UKB Working Group Open Access and a member of the OSNL Advisory Panel Open Scholarly Communication. She has a background in Egyptology.

Pauline Sijrier-Goettsch

Delft University of Technology

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This talk explores how AIED services are evolving beyond generic chatbots towards hyper-contextual digital assistants that operate with situational context. The session focuses on the design, use and local governance of hyper-contextual AIED services, and the potential issues and benefits that arise from their use across further education institutions, including within FE libraries, learning resource centres and associated academic support services. AI safety layers and chatbot management dashboards represent two means by which education institutions can have more local governance of these services, particularly where AI tools interact with students seeking information, guidance and access to institutional resources.

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Dr. Aftab Hussain

Director | Second Mesh Limited

Dr. Aftab Hussain has 30 years’ experience of managing learning technology within the education sector. His research during his PhD centred on the design, use and governance of education digital assistants. He is the co-founder of Second Mesh, a company which builds custom software and AI solutions for schools, colleges and universities..

Learning outcomes

Understand the concept of hyper-contextual digital assistants and their potential applications within FE libraries, learning resource centres and associated academic support services.

Recognise the role of FE libraries in shaping the governance and responsible use of AIED services, including the development of locally managed frameworks and policies.

Identify practical approaches to managing library chatbots, including the use of chatbot management dashboards to monitor usage, content and interactions.

Develop awareness of the Department for Education’s Generative AI Safety Standards and explore how these can be applied in FE library contexts, including the use of AI safeguarding dashboards to support oversight.

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Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

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FREE UKSG webinar: Why we all need to #DefendResearch
2026-05-05 15:00 - 16:00
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.

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Recent U.S. government actions (such as restricting language in research proposals, limiting international collaborations, removing public data, and influencing federally funded publications) fall under the broad category of censorship. As scholarly communications professionals, we know that censorship is a threat to both the researchers we serve and the important research they conduct. Many researchers and research projects have lost funding, or been limited in their ability to pursue, communicate, and publish their work freely, creating uncertainty about career security and advancement.

As individuals, many of us are standing up for what we believe in; unfortunately, this is less the case at the organizational level, which is creating a disconnect whose impact will surely be felt in the future — between faculty, students, librarians and their institutions; and between journal editors, publishing staff, and their organizations. In this session you’ll hear from Lisa Schiff, the initiator of the Declaration to #DefendResearch against U.S. Government Censorship, and two of its organizational signatories — Louis Coiffait-Gunn of CILIP and Terri Teleen of Emerald Publishing. They’ll share their perspectives on why, when, and how organizations can fight back against censorship of research, and discuss the challenges — and opportunities — this represents for our community.

Disclaimer: 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.

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Alice Meadows

Consultant | ORE Consulting

Alice is an independent scholarly communications consultant and a co-founder of the MoreBrains Cooperative, a consulting organization that specializes in — and supports the values of — open research. For this webinar, she is speaking in her capacity as one of the co-authors of The Declaration to Defend Research against US Government Censorship.

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Terri Teleen

President, Americas | Emerald Publishing

Terri Teleen manages the Americas region for Emerald Publishing, an independent scholarly publisher founded in the UK 1967. She serves on the senior leadership team and is responsible for Emerald’s strategy and brand in the Americas. Terri has nearly 30 years of experience in scholarly communications, most recently serving in publishing, operations, and commercial strategy roles at John Wiley & Sons. She lives in the Boston area.

Lisa Schiff

Co-author | Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship

Lisa Schiff, M.L.I.S., Ph.D. is a co-author of the Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship and is also the Associate Director of the Publishing, Archives, & Digitization group at the California Digital Library, University of California. The thoughts and perspectives shared on this topic are her own and are not meant to represent those of her employer.

David McMenemy

Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee | CILIP

David is a Reader in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow. David’s research interests encompass information law and ethics, including intellectual freedom, and freedom of expression, freedom of access to information, digital citizenship, privacy, and the philosophy of information. He has also extensively researched around public library policy and development in the UK. David served as President of CILIP Scotland in 2025. David also served as Vice Chair of the Review Panel for the QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Librarianship, Information, Knowledge, Records and Archives Management during 2024-25. He is currently Chair of CILIP’s new Intellectual Freedom Committee.

Learning outcomes

● Understand why censorship of research is dangerous and learn about some examples● Understand what the Declaration to Defend Research against US Government Censorship is● Find out what some organizations are doing to fight back against censorship

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Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

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UKSG Introduction to E-Resources Online Seminar 2026
2026-06-16 13:30 - 2026-06-17 13:00
This two-part online event has been adapted from UKSG’s successful and long-running, two sessions seminar and aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of e-resources management, encompassing e-journals, e-books and bibliographic and full-text databases.

In 2026, this seminar will run over two half days (16th June PM UK time and 17th June AM UK time) and will provide sessions covering authentication, e-resources, vendors landscape and the management of electronic resources in libraries covering e-journals, e-books, metadata and discovery.

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Course Summary

This two-part online event aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of e-resources management, encompassing e-journals, e-books and bibliographic and full-text databases.

The emphasis is on developing a sound basic understanding of the details of e-resources handling in order to promote efficient and informed working practices. A wide range of day-to-day issues will be covered, with time devoted to authentication, e-resources vendors landscape and the management of electronic resources in libraries covering e-journals, e-books and Discovery.

Delegates will be able to air and exchange views in the discussion session after each presentation. The seminar will be delivered over two sessions, and delegates will be asked to use the time in between sessions to reflect on some of the issues raised.

Who should attend?

Designed particularly for staff who are new to working with e-resources, whether from a publisher, an intermediary or a library, this seminar may also be of interest to those looking to consolidate and update their e-resources knowledge.

We 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.

Learning Objectives

To gain practical tips on managing e-resources which can be applied in the workplace

To gain a basic understanding of the serials supply chain and the factors influencing it, including Open Access

To understand and learn about the electronic resources landscape.

To gain a basic understanding of current authentication methods.

To gain insight into the practical aspects of managing e-books.

To share experiences with other delegates and discuss questions and challenges which arise during the seminar.

Course level and previous knowledge required

Introductory and non-intensive, entry level training for the beginner, novice or returner.

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Programme

Day 1 – Tuesday 16th June Day 2 – Wednesday 17th June

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13:30

Welcome and Introduction Note: All times BST

Magaly Taylor

Gale part of the Cengage Group.

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Magaly Taylor has over 15 years of experience in Discovery, Metadata, and Usage in libraries, content providers, and service providers. She has worked in various types of libraries and contributed to different metadata working groups and committees internationally, including ABES-SC in France, NISO in the US, and UKSG in the UK. Currently, Magaly is the Discovery and Usage Manager for Gale, which is part of the Cengage Group. She is an active member of the UKSG Education Committee; in 2024, she was elected a UKSG Trustee.

13.40

Electronic Resource Management in the current library systems landscape

Libraries today expect comprehensive tools able to manage all types of resources. Academic and other research libraries maintain complex multi-format collections. Electronic resources represent a growing portion of collection budgets but cannot be considered in isolation from other types of physical and digital content. Library services platforms include integrated electronic resource management components, supported by knowledge bases to enable portfolio-level administration as well as discovery services supporting article-level access. Marshall Breeding will guide attendees through the current realm of library management products, focusing on their components and capabilities for electronic resource management. So far current systems have not incorporated significant use of AI, but we can expect that to change in the near future.

Marshall Breeding

Library Technology Guides

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He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides. His column Systems Librarian appears in Computers in Libraries; he is the Editor for Library Technology Newsletter, published through Library Technology Guides. From 2002 through 2021 he was the editor and contributor for Smart Libraries Newsletter published by the American Library Association and has authored the annual Library Systems Report published in American Libraries since 2014 and in Library Journal from 2002-2013. He has authored fourteen issues of ALA’s Library Technology Reports and has written many other articles and book chapters. Breeding has edited or authored eight books. He regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations at library conferences on a wide range of topics.

14.20

Library E-Resource authentication at University of Strathclyde

In this presentation, I give an overview of the various authentication methods we use across our library electronic resource portfolio at the University of Strathclyde. I provide a basic explanation of how these authentication methods work, and pros and cons of the different methods. I discuss the different factors we consider when choosing our primary authentication method for different E-Resources at our institution, and some of the challenges we face

Fiona Tinto

University of Strathclyde

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Fiona Tinto is Electronic Resources (E-Resources) Librarian at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where she has worked since 2016. Based within the Acquisitions & Financial Management department, Fiona’s role involves management of the library’s electronic content, with particular focus on discovery, maintaining access, trials and evaluation. Prior to joining Strathclyde, Fiona worked as Library Assistant within Acquisitions at University of Stirling, having completed an MSc in Information and Library studies at Strathclyde.

15.00

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15.10

Introduction to Access and Authentication for Electronic Resources

A great benefit of Electronic Resources is that they can be accessed at any time, from anywhere in the world – the library’s doors are no longer a limiter to access. But how do we create a virtual doorway that allows access for our community members yet blocks it for others? Many options exist: IP authentication and proxy servers, single sign-on tools, shared username and passwords, referring URLs, library card number identifiers, Google CASA, OpenID, and more. This session will briefly review the most important authentication tools for libraries, comparing benefits and drawbacks of the most common options.

Peter McCracken

Cornell University

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Peter McCracken is Director of Acquisitions and E-Resources Licensing at Cornell University, and is currently chair of the ALA Core Authentication and Authorization Committee. He worked as a reference librarian at East Carolina University and the University of Washington before co-founding Serials Solutions, a company that helped libraries manage their electronic resources. In 2009 he co-founded ShipIndex.org, a vessel research database, which offers multiple forms of authentication options for institutional subscribers. He holds an MA in Library Science and an MS in Maritime History, and spent five very enjoyable months living in York, UK, in 2018.

15.50

All about the UK federation & Single Sign On

We will review what the UK federation does to provide authenticated Single Sign On (SSO)access to library resources. Deconstruct the technical options libraries and publishers can use to participate such as Shibboleth and Open Athens as well as establishing some clarity on how Jisc supports those numerous technical alternatives. We will also look at some of the pitfalls, pain points and lament the occasional lost opportunity in access management. Finally we will peek into the future and try to determine what part OpenID may play, if any…..

Mark Williams

Jisc

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Mark has worked at Jisc on the UK federation since 2007 and is still waiting for granular licences using Single Sign On (SSO) to become the norm.

16.30

Wrap up to day 1

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10.00

Introduction and recap of day 1

Richard Debenham

EBSCO Information Services

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Richard Debenham is a Regional Sales Manager for UK Central & Norfolk at EBSCO Information Services in his 19th year, supporting organisations across the UK and Ireland. In his role he works closely with universities, research institutions, and professional organisations to improve access to high‑quality research content and digital information resources. Richard focuses on helping organisations make informed decisions around research access, subscriptions, and digital solutions, building long‑term partnerships that support teaching, learning, and evidence‑based practice.

10.10

Managing E-resources: Everything everywhere all at once

A brief introduction to the life-cycle of managing e-resources such as journals, databases and other online tools. The talk will look at the full life-cycle from purchase to renewal decisions. The talk will also try to bust some jargon, offer hints and tips to help make the process easier to manage and an insight into some of the skills and attributes needed for the role

Ruth Smalley

Edge Hill University

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Ruth is the Subscriptions and Licensing Manager at Edge Hill University. Ruth has had a varied career with roles in PR and teaching, before a career change took her to working in public libraries and then moving into higher education libraries. Ruth has a particular interest in evidence based collection decisions. She is member of the SHERIF committee and several ALN Communities of Practice.

10.50

Buying and Managing E-Books

A look at the wide variety of ways that Libraries can acquire E-Books, detailing how they are managed, and an exploration of E-Book activity across the sector.

Anthony Sinnott

University of York

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Anthony is Access and Procurement Development Manager at University of York. He oversees the purchase of print & electronic resources, the management of subscriptions & databases, and the operation of the reading list system. Anthony’s key focus is on identifying innovative purchasing models that ensure maximum access to resources and building positive relationships with suppliers. Anthony is a member of the Joint Consortia Agreement Contract Management Group and the Academic Libraries North CoP Group.

11:30

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11.40

E-resources and Metadata: A New Frontier

Many higher education and research institutions are facing an increasingly challenging environment when it comes to metadata management. Reducing staffing resources and the outsourcing of specialist cataloguing skills has meant that ensuring quality metadata for e-resources is often a secondary concern. At a really basic level I will be briefly discussing what makes a good quality catalogue record and how it can make a difference to a user’s discovery experience. I will also be highlighting a few things we have done to help take back control of what we display and how we display it, even if some of the large collections of electronic materials might seem like quite an unwieldy beast

Callum Procter

University of Essex

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Callum has 10 years experience of cataloguing and metadata in both special collections and heritage institutions and higher educational libraries. In his current role at The University of Essex in Colchester, he manages the day-to-day cataloguing and e-resource processes as well as the organisation and maintenance of the physical library collections

12.20

A Chance Discovery? An Overview of Discovery and Linking

David Rowe

University of Sussex

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I’m part of the Library team within the University of Sussex’s LCH department. As Head of Content and Discovery, I lead the team responsible for reading lists, acquisitions, electronic resources, digitisations, and inter library requests (ILRs). I have held various sectorial positions as the SUPC Library Group co-Chair and membership on Jisc advisory groups, such as JUSP Community Advisory Group and the UK Federation Advisory Group. I joined the LCH department in April 2025. I have a background in the management and development of content and discovery service provision, having previously held various library content and systems roles.

13.00

An overview and a final summing up

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Thank you, this was really helpful. It has increased my awareness of DDA, EBA, OA and Read & Publish agreements. It has given me a snap shot of where libraries and e-resource providers are at in the world today.

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I enjoyed it. Found it very useful, the chairs were very good. Panel discussion where they shared experience was very useful, and it was also good to hear about things from the perspective of an Aggregator and Publisher to give a rounded view. As someone new to Academic libraries it provided a really good introduction.

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It was an incredibly useful course – thank you so much. I only started my new role a week before the course.

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FREE UKSG webinar: Minimising the environmental harm of AI through principle thinking
2026-06-30 13:00 - 14:00
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.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026From 13:00 BST to 14:00 BST

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AI is the fastest adopted technology to date and it has infiltrated every aspect of our personal and work lives. We are beyond whether we should use this new technology, the question is now how can the impact of AI be minimised while still allowing research and publishing to amplify the direction of the world. In this session Andri Johnston, Digital Sustainability Lead at Cambridge University Press & Assessment and Prof Daniel Shein, Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Bristol, will delve into this question through implementing principle thinking. Through case studied from research conducted at the University of Bristol and practical implementation at Cambridge this session aims to produce a balanced view of the AI and sustainability and empower listeners with the knowledge of what can be done to lower AI’s impact.

Disclaimer: 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.

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Andri Johnston

Digital Sustainability Lead

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Andri Johnston has worked across trade, education and academic publishing in the digital space for over 10 years. Her personal passion for sustainability finally connected with her day job when she discovered Digital Sustainability. As the Digital Sustainability Lead for CUP&A she and her team do product level carbon emissions reporting using the DIMPACT tool, and train teams on implementing digital sustainability guidelines in product development. She is leading the business on visualising Scope 3 technology emissions targets and understand the wider sustainability impact of Gen AI in the education and publishing space. She’s passionate about creating open conversations and learning spaces around digital sustainability in the publishing and media industry.

Daniel Schien

Associate Professor in Computer Science

University of Bristol

Learning outcomes

• Understand the environmental implications of AI in research and publishingParticipants will gain a balanced view of how AI adoption is impacting environmental sustainability across research workflows and publishing processes.• Assess practical approaches to minimising AI’s environmental impactAttendees will learn how principle-based frameworks, alongside real-world case studies from academia and publishing, can be applied to reduce the environmental footprint of AI.• Evaluate how to balance innovation with sustainability commitmentsParticipants will explore how organisations can continue to leverage AI to enhance research and dissemination while responsibly managing its broader environmental impacts.

Subject level and previous knowledge required

Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

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Emma Thompson, Glasgow Caledonian University

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FREE UKSG Webinar: Driving progress, driving impact: practical SDG Action Tips for the Scholarly Communications community
2026-07-03 13:00 - 14:00
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.

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Friday, July 3, 2026From 13:00 BST to 14:00 BST

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Behind 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.

The 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.

In 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!

Disclaimer: 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.

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Gerald Beasley

Independent Consultant

Gerald 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).

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Raji Sivaraman

Principal, ASBA LLC – Singapore/USAMontclair University

Dr. 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.

Vicky Gardner

Director, Publishing PlanningWiley

Vicky 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.

Learning outcomes

A set of practicable and easy to implement tips that will help drive progress

Resources and top tip guides to support your own progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Connection to the SDG Publishers Compact Fellow community

Key Strategies for Youth Engagement

Tools to support engaging practitioners with academia and vice versa

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Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

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UKSG Open Educational Resources online seminar 2026
2026-07-29 13:00 - 2026-07-30 12:30
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.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – 13:00 BSTto Thursday, July 30 12:30 BST

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Course Information

The 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.

Why should you attend?

Delegates 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.

DO 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.

Who should you attend?

The 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.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course participants will:

Gain a wide overview of the current OER environment across the UK

Learn about the opportunities and challenges of implementing an OER policy at an organisational and national level

Discover benefits and opportunities of engaging with the creation of OER content

A range of practical approaches and tools for the development of OERs

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If 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.

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Wednesday 29th July Thursday 30th July

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13:00

Welcome and Introduction Note: All times BST

Nate Evuarherhe

King’s College London

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Nate’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.

Ai Gooch

University of Essex

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Ai 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.

13:15

Session 1: From Remix to Reimagine: Adapting OER for Interactive and AI-Enhanced Learning

This 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.

Ying Liu

University of Southampton

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Ying 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.

14:00

Session 2: From Policy to Platform: How Durham University Built its Open Educational Resources Framework

Open 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.

Ross Parker

University of Durham

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Ross 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.

Adel Gordon

University of Durham

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With 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.

14:40

Break

14:55

Session 3: Co-creating OER services with students to contribute to a more open and inclusive curriculum at King’s College London

King’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.

Charlie Worthington

King’s College London

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Charlie 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.

15:40

Session 4: Partnering for OER creation: Practical approaches for working with faculty developing openly licensed textbooks.

The 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.

Stefanie Buck

Oregon State University

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Stefanie 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.

16:20

Summary and Close

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09:30

Welcome back

Tim Leonard

Lancaster University

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Tim 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.

Tom Morley

Lancaster University

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Tom 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.

09:45

Session 5:Towards Mainstreaming Open Education Resources: The experience at Leeds University Libraries

In 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

Jane Saunders

University of Leeds

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Jane is the Associate Director: Content and Discovery.

Jane 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.

Jane 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.

Maria Andrades de los Rios

University of Leeds

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María 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.

10:35

Session 6: Reflections on running an OER adoption workshop: Adapting and sharing the Open Education Network model

Building 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.

Joanne Mcphie

Brunel University

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Joanne 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.

Helen Moore

University of Sheffield

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Helen 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/).

11:25

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11:35

Developing a European Open Textbook Catalogue

Open 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.

This 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.

The 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.

Toby Steiner

Thoth

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To Follow

Toby 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.

Suzanne Tatham

University of Southampton

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Suzanne 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.

Suzanne is co-chair of the LIBER Educational Resources Working group.

12:25

Closing remarks and wrap up

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It 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.

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Really, helpful and informative, thank you!
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Great event and really enjoyed attending.

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UKSG Online Conference 2026 - Trust
2026-11-09 13:00 - 2026-11-12 16:30
The UKSG Online Conference will be a series of mini sessions scheduled over the week commencing 9th November. Further details of timings will be available shortly.

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Monday, November 9, 2026 – 13:00 GMTtoThursday, November 12, 2026 – 16:35 GMT

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Trust and integrity are critical for librarians, publishers, digital services providers, and anyone working in scholarly communications.

With disrupting forces like AI, misinformation, structural change, or evolving research cultures though, how can we ensure integrity is still in place and position ourselves as trusted partners?

In this event series, we will hear from voices across the sector about identifying risks, forming strategies, and finding solutions to challenges around trust.

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Research Integrity

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Information and digital literacy

Reading lists and open educational resources

Open research

Working together

Misinformation and disinformation

Critical thinking

Rigour and processes

Research data management

Responsible sources of information

We are looking for contributions that challenge current thinking, present case studies, or outline visions or strategies for the future. By sharing your work, you will have the chance to engage with an international audience of information professionals, shape critical sector discussions, and profile your organisation’s innovations. Delegates will leave with actionable insights and practical tools to build trust and integrity within their own practice.

All accepted speakers will receive a complementary pass for the whole Conference.

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Please submit a suggested title and short description here.

The conference is planned to run for four days. Sessions will take place during afternoons (UK time) covering two topics each day, and we will ensure to build in appropriate breaks. We are open to adapting this proposed format depending on the submissions that are received. The conference is scheduled to take place over the week commencing 9th November and we would appreciate that you also let us know your availability in the submission form as requested.

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The deadline for submissions is Friday 11 September. However, we encourage early submissions wherever possible. Our Programme Committee will review all proposals and develop the conference programme and we will get in touch with you to confirm.

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