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SUMMARY:UKSG Forum 2025
DESCRIPTION:The very popular UKSG Forum includes topical papers\, networking and a dynamic exhibition designed to bring together our diverse membership for key conversations. We welcome all but free admission is only available to member institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 – 09:30 GMTtoWednesday\, December 3\, 2025- 16:30 GMT \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Wing @ The Brighton Centre Brighton\, United Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMap \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration  \n\n\n\n\n\nBookings have now closed for the UKSG Forum – if you would like to be added to the waitlist please click to register \n\n\n\nWe kindly ask that only registered delegates attend\, as we’re unable to accommodate unregistered guests. Thank you for your understanding. \n\n\n\nFREE TO UKSG MEMBERS*! Check the UKSG member list \n\n\n\nWe welcome members and non-members alike\, however a small charge is made for non-members of £75+VAT. \n\n\n\nConsider becoming a UKSG member. \n\n\n\nPlease note there will be a limit of 6 people from one institution.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummary \n\n\n\n\n\nThe UKSG Forum is one of the key benefits of being a UKSG member and attendance is therefore free to anyone working within a UKSG member organisation. In line with its charitable status\, UKSG also wishes to encourage attendance by members of the wider community and therefore subsidises the event so that a nominal charge applies to non-members.  \n\n\n\nProgramme chairs: Magaly Taylor\, Tim Leonard \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat can I expect at the UKSG Forum? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nsessions on best practice and interesting projects\n\n\n\nample\, good-quality networking opportunities\n\n\n\na table top exhibition\n\n\n\n\nThe Forum is the place for ideas\, debate\, provocations and short briefings. The programme consists of short lightning talks that provide “food for thought”\, appealing to a broad range of interests and levels. \n\n\n\n\n“A laid back event\, just right for networking\, and a good combination of timings for lightning talks\, meetings and networking.”  \n\n\n\n“The short presentations made the day very flexible.  I was able to attend the sessions\, switch to the exhibition.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re committed to running accessible training and events. We want you to feel welcome\, included\, and able to fully engage in our sessions. \n\n\n\nTo help us\, please share any access needs you have when prompted by our booking form. We may be in touch to ensure we’re making the right adjustments.    \n\n\n\nFurther information on access facilities can be found here for the Brighton Centre or here for generally visiting Brighton.  If you have any more questions or need more information please do not hesitate to contact events (at) uksg.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections \n\n\n\n\n\nMore information on how to get to The Brighton Centre can be found here. \n\n\n\nHere you can find a step by step photo guide from the railway station to Brighton Centre Kings Road/Seafront entrance \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial \n\n\n\n\n\n\nX (formally Twitter) UKSG and hashtag #UKSGForum2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsorship & Exhibition \n\n\n\n\n\nBookings for sponsorship and exhibition stands is not sold out – if you have any further questions please contact events@uksg.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith thanks to our sponsors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nWednesday 3 December\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09.30 \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration & Refreshments  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and introduction \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Rapple \n\n\n\nKudos/UKSG Chair \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nCharlie 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.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.05 \n\n\n\n\n\nDiscovering the Hidden Insight Between Data Points \n\n\n\nSlides available here \n\n\n\nIn a landscape driven by metrics\, impact factors\, and open data\, it is easy to equate numbers with understanding. Yet what truly shapes knowledge often lies between the data points — in context\, voice\, and lived experience. This keynote explores how engaging research communities reveals those hidden insights that statistics alone cannot capture. By listening between the lines\, we can co-create more inclusive\, ethical\, and meaningful scholarly communication — transforming data from mere measurement into shared understanding and equitable knowledge exchange. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGodwyns Onwuchekwa \n\n\n\nGlobal Tapestry Consulting  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nGodwyns Onwuchekwa is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Global Tapestry Consulting\, supporting organisations to build meaningful connections and co-create effective community engagement with stakeholders around the world. With over 15 years’ experience across the public\, private\, and voluntary sectors\, he specialises in inclusive engagement\, leadership development\, and embedding mental wellbeing in organisational culture. Formerly Head of Communities at eLife\, Godwyns is a trained Mental Health First Aider and patient representative\, holding a degree in Computing alongside professional training in community engagement\, mental health\, and bias awareness.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopic Area: Collection Management and Development Case Studies  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.35 \n\n\n\n\n\nNotes from a small library: planning for the future at the University of Suffolk \n\n\n\nThis presentation will explore how the impact of increasing budgetary\, staff and time constraints and a shifting landscape of options for collection acquisitions has been felt at a smaller institution with a modest library budget and team size. \n\n\n\nA planned move to a new\, smaller physical space for the University of Suffolk (UoS) library has added another challenge. The small library team have had to review collections and budgets and getting creative to maximise what can be done within a small budget\, a skill which is becoming increasingly important across the sector in institutions of all sizes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephanie Gibson  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Suffolk \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nStephanie Gibson is a Learning and Teaching Librarian at the University of Suffolk\, supporting healthcare courses. Her role involves course liaison\, information literacy teaching and collection management for the school of Health\, Sciences and Society. She has held various roles in higher education libraries\, including variously focusing on information literacy\, interlibrary loans\, cataloguing and subscription management. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.50 \n\n\n\n\n\nDublin City University Print Journal Review: Unifying collections & opening spaces  \n\n\n\nSlides available here \n\n\n\nAs part of an ongoing spaces review project\, Dublin City University (DCU) library initiated a thorough review of its print journal collections. To date\, this review has informed decision making on policy around retention\, relegation and disposal of both current and legacy print journals. This presentation examines the background to and detailed planning of the review so far\, highlighting collaboration between library teams and the successes and challenges encountered. It discusses collection analysis\, assessment and development in the context of a research-intensive higher education institution in Ireland \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClaire Mason  \n\n\n\nMaynooth University Library  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nClaire recently took on the role of Electronic Resources Librarian in Maynooth University Library. Previous to this she was a Senior Library Assistant in the Collections and Digital Services Directorate at Dublin City University and has worked in libraries for nearly 30 years. She began her career in public libraries in the UK and has spent over 20 years in academic libraries in Ireland. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmanda Halpin \n\n\n\nDublin City University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAmanda Halpin is the E-resources & Serials Manager at Dublin City University Library\, with over 25 years of experience in academic libraries. She oversees the acquisition and management of electronic resources and print journals. Her role supports seamless access to scholarly content and ensures the library’s collections remain responsive to academic needs. Previously\, Amanda was Subject Librarian for Nursing\, Psychotherapy and Community Health courses\, providing specialised support in teaching and research. She is also a member of the IReL Negotiations Group\, contributing to national licensing strategies for Irish academic libraries. Amanda’s broad experience informs her commitment to improving digital access and strategic resource management \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.05 \n\n\n\n\n\nQ&A \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak and exhibition viewing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopic Area: Digital Innovation  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.35 \n\n\n\n\n\nUWTSD Birmingham & Generative AI: We’re All In This Together \n\n\n\nThis talk explores the collaborative journey of UWTSD Birmingham in embracing generative AI across academic and professional domains. Highlighting inclusive strategies\, staff development\, and student engagement\, it showcases how librarians\, educators\, and support teams are working together to navigate the opportunities and challenges of AI integration. From ethical considerations to practical applications\, the session reflects on shared learning and the evolving role of academic liaison librarians and digital skills advisors in shaping AI literacy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOlivia Edmonds \n\n\n\nUniversity of Trinity St David \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nOlivia is currently an Academic Liaison Librarian at the University of Wales Trinity St David (Birmingham) Prior to that\, she was a former Secondary English teacher of 10+ years and former Learning Resources Manager at Sixth Form level for 6 years. Her areas of interest include equality\, diversity\, and inclusion; digital accessibility and the use of Generative AI to support student and staff in a higher education content.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaran Johal \n\n\n\nUniversity of Trinity St David \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\ntbc \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.55 \n\n\n\n\n\nZandra Rhodes’ Colourful Heritage: inspiring future generations of young designers and creative practitioners \n\n\n\nColourful Heritage is a vibrant and inclusive project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund\, delivered in partnership with the University for the Creative Arts and The Zandra Rhodes Foundation. The project\, centred around the digitisation of iconic garments\, combines heritage preservation with hands-on creative education. It empowered underrepresented young people across Medway through fully funded workshops\, creative mentoring\, and an exhibition; and offered internships to UCA students. By connecting fashion\, history\, and education\, Colourful Heritage has worked hard to inspire a new generation of diverse creatives and builds a lasting\, accessible digital legacy – a fashion museum in your pocket. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarie Hitchcock \n\n\n\nUniversity of the Creative Arts  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMarie Hitchcock is Discovery Services Manager at the University for the Creative Arts\, having responsibility for the management of all library systems and the discovery and access of online resources. The role has recently been expanded to include management of the Collections Team bringing together the acquisition and discovery of library resources. Before working in HE she has worked as Head of Service for the three libraries at an FE college group and also as Assistant Librarian at the Zoological Society of London. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEllen Brown  \n\n\n\nUniversity of the Creative Arts  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nEllen Brown is a creative practitioner\, educator\, and neuroinclusion advocate with over 20 years’ experience designing inclusive\, transformative learning experiences. She has worked across schools\, arts organisations\, and Higher Education\, championing access for underrepresented and neurodiverse learners. With a background in community-engaged projects funded by organisations such as Arts Council UK and the National Lottery\, Ellen now predominantly works within a specialist Creative Arts HE setting\, developing inclusive curricula and mentoring staff and students from Foundation to PhD. Her work centres on creativity as a tool for equity\, empowerment\, and meaningful educational change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.15 \n\n\n\n\n\nDigitisation at the House of Commons Library: Public access requests \n\n\n\nSlides available here  \n\n\n\nFrom July 2024 the House of Commons Library Digitisation team have been fulfilling on demand requests for digital access to parliamentary papers. This talk will be a reflection on the project to date\, the difficulties in anticipating demand and types of material. The talk will also cover how have balanced this new program of work against our mass digitisation projects and longer term digital preservation goals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Pentlow  \n\n\n\nHouse of Commons Library \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMatthew Pentlow is the Digitisation Librarian at the House of Commons Library\, where he manages efforts to preserve and provide access to parliamentary records through digitisation. His work focuses on the mass digitisation projects\, public access requests and developing workflows for longer term preservation/access. With experience in Digitisation across the Library and Museum sectors he is interested in how digitisation technology can develop and provide greater access for users. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Marwein \n\n\n\nHouse of Commons Library \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nCaroline Marwein is the Systems Librarian at the House of Commons Library\, where she manages the Cataloguing\, Digitisation & Systems Team and the Library’s management and discovery systems. Her work builds on experience in library\, information\, and knowledge management at Croydon Libraries\, Freshfields\, BDO\, Grant Thornton\, BSI\, and the Energy Institute\, all contributing to shaping her interest in how metadata and system design influence the representation and understanding of information and collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.35 \n\n\n\n\n\nQ&A \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nLight lunch\, exhibition viewing and networking \n\n\n\nJoin Angela Jones Evans from University of Gloucestershire for the The Sustain-agility game \n\n\n\nThis a poster session with a difference!Delegates are invited to take part in the Sustain-agility game a board game where you will be a part of a library team navigating and overcoming a variety of challenges and hazards. \n\n\n\nYou will be faced with a race against time to win tokens for your team which you will add to an Investment Options board on which you decide how to prioritise tokens to build a sustainable library for the future. The tokens will be added up\, and the final priority listing will be summarised at the end of the day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n                 Topic Area: Research support and data services \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nCultivating an Open Data community in a post-COVID era \n\n\n\nSlides available here \n\n\n\nSince the pandemic\, many institutions have faced difficulties engaging with their research communities. The past 5 years have witnessed increasing workloads for academics and the restriction of budgets to fund research activities. This has made it tricky to maintain engagement with open research practices\, which are sometimes seen as an optional extra to research projects rather than an integral aspect of their methodologies. This is especially true for research data\, code\, and ‘alternative outputs’\, which do not have the same compliance mandates required of articles and monographs. In this talk\, Jenny explores her approach to this problem and how in the past year\, she has recentred Lancaster’s Research Data Management service to be research-led\, focusing on way of embedding RDM practice in pre-existing structure. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenny McHugh \n\n\n\nLancaster University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nJenny McHugh is a Research Data Manager in the Open Research team at Lancaster University Library. With a background as a researcher in History and Digital Humanities\, she is passionate about fostering an open research community that is inclusive of all disciplines and researcher-led. She also contributes to digital preservation strategy and advocacy\, working closely with the archive and special collections team. She is the deputy theme lead for the Data Engineering strand of Lancaster’s Data Science Institute\, the largest research centre at the institution\, helping to shape data-led research. Likewise\, she sits on the Diversity in Data Science and AI working group\, which aims to support research into and by under-represented and under-served groups in data fields. She is also a member of the N8’s Centre for Computational Intensive Research\, working alongside RDM colleagues across the north of England to create cross-institutional initiatives and training events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nThey Asked for Everything: The Case of the Systematic Review that Swallowed the Library \n\n\n\nSlides available here \n\n\n\nSystematic reviews are booming\, especially in health and education\, and they are putting real pressure on interlibrary loan services. These fast-moving projects generate hundreds of requests\, raising questions around copyright\, licensing\, cost and capacity. At Leeds Beckett\, we have joined the dots across interlibrary loans\, copyright and academic teams to design better workflows and keep services legal\, sustainable and researcher friendly. We have also spoken with the CLA to explore how current licences support this work\, resulting in new copyright provision for collaborative projects. This session is for anyone involved in resource delivery\, licensing\, scholarly communication or digital services \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiesl Rowe \n\n\n\nLeeds Beckett University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nLiesl Rowe is the Senior Digital Library Advisor at Leeds Beckett University\, with a prior background in acquisitions at other HE institutions. She is responsible for the digitisation and copyright clearance services\, offering advice to staff and students on any copyright queries which might arise. She also works closely alongside LBU’s accessibility team\, providing alternative texts which meet the access needs of our students. Liesl has written a guide to copyright and AI for staff and students\, not to mention speaking on the subject at staff conferences and helping formulate library AI policy. Outside of work\, Liesl can be found trying to complete all of Yorkshire’s parkrun events or improving her sword-fighting skills as a keen foilist \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nQ&A \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak and exhibition viewing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.05 \n\n\n\n\n\nCopim Compass: A new OA monograph and scholarly communication resource \n\n\n\nThe last few years has seen a welcome florescence of open access (OA) resources particularly for books: numerous OA initiatives\, open infrastructures\, policies\, best practice guidelines\, explanatory guides\, how-to toolkits for OA publishing\, and many more. Even for those immersed in OA books\, the landscape can be overwhelming and it can be difficult to know where to look for reliable information. Copim Open Book Futures therefore decided to create Copim Compass\, a guide of guides; a signposting exercise to categorise\, describe\, and link to these resources. The resource has recently gone live: https://compass.copim.ac.uk/ In this talk\, I will present the resource\, describe its creation process and rationale\, and outline what lacunae in the existing resources we encountered during our lengthy scoping exercise. I will also provide an avenue for interested attendees to suggest additional resources to add to our compass. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKira Hopkins \n\n\n\nCopim Open Book Futures / Birkbeck College\, University of London \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nKira Hopkins is a Scholarly Publishing Outreach Officer at Copim Open Book Futures (Birkbeck College\, University of London). They implement Opening the Future\, a Diamond OA revenue model for books\, and previously worked at Ubiquity Press\, an open access publisher and publishing service provider\, as a book editor\, journal manager and partner account manager \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.25 \n\n\n\n\n\nExtending the library beyond the library \n\n\n\nAcademic libraries are increasingly aligning their research support services—such as publishing\, data management\, and analytics support—with institutional priorities. However\, institutional stakeholders may be slow to recognize the library’s evolving value proposition\, instead maintaining collections-focused views of the library. This presentation will present findings from the OCLC Research “Library Beyond the Library” project which examines how libraries are redefining their roles through innovative services and strategic collaborations. Brief case studies demonstrate how future-oriented libraries are increasing their visibility and impact. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEllen Hartman \n\n\n\nOCLC \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nEllen Hartman is OCLC’s Library Solutions and Member Relations Manager for EMEA and APAC. With ten years of experience at OCLC and a background in libraries\, archives\, and research\, Ellen brings a holistic approach to libraries and information management. \n\n\n\nLeading OCLC’s product education and presentation efforts across the EMEA and APAC region and serving as liaison to the OCLC Leader’s Council\, she provides valuable insights to the library community. Passionate about bringing stories about librarianship to life\, she explores how technology can support the library of the future and shares how OCLC makes knowledge and information accessible worldwide. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nQ&A \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nClosing keynote: Checked Out or Dialled In?  UK HE Libraries and the AI Shift   \n\n\n\nSlides available here \n\n\n\nAn overview of work\, progress and strategic discussion nationally on AI adoption for Higher Education Libraries.Presentation will explore the work being done nationally through working groups within SCONUL and UCISA on AI for Libraries\, highlight some emerging work across different UK HE libraries\, and lay out some options around what additional work may happen next. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Hughes \n\n\n\nCardiff Metropolitan University  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMark has been in role as Head of Libraries at Cardiff Metropolitan University since 2016\, and prior to that worked in senior roles in both HE and Public Libraries. Mark served a term as Vice Chair and then Chair of the WHELF consortium between 2021 and 2025\, and he currently co-chair of SCONUL’s Technology & Markets Strategy Group\, within which he Chairs the AI sub group\, and a newly elected member of SCONUL Executive Board. He has a longstanding interest in digital and technology service development\, and is very passionate about library collaborative and partnership working.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16.15 \n\n\n\n\n\nClosing remarks & summary \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I had a brilliant experience talking at the 2023 UKSG. I was well supported from the moment my proposal was accepted and the organisation made my first in-person speaking appearance a breeze! The forum is an excellent event. UKSG always put together an excellent programme with an exciting range of speakers that spark interesting conversation.” \nPrevious delegate/speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA great variety of presenters from speakers at all stages of their careers and it was good to hear from younger speaker \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFantastic speakers. A good variety of topics covered and all very informative. \nPrevious delegate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this Event\n\n\n\nPlease help us by letting your colleagues and friends know about our event. Thank you. \n\n\n\n Share Tweet Post
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SUMMARY:Open Access in a Time of Financial Uncertainty online seminar
DESCRIPTION:This intermediate-level seminar examines the evolving landscape of Open Access publishing\, focusing on its challenges\, opportunities\, and sustainability in financially constrained times\, while exploring strategies to broaden access and enhance discovery. This seminar will take place over two half days on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th December. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, December 8\, 2025 – 10:00 GMTtoTuesday\, December 9\, 2025 – 13:00 GMT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere\n\n\n\n\n\nOnlineUnited Kingdom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeedback \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration has now closed  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Summary  \n\n\n\n\n\nOpen access publishing provides a vital avenue for disseminating research\, by ensuring that valuable research remains widely accessible to all\, regardless of resources. This model can enhance collaboration and innovation\, enabling researchers to share findings quickly and broadly in challenging economic conditions.  This course will give an intermediate overview to this area. In particular it will: \n\n\n\n\nExplore the evolving landscape of Open Access publishing within the context of financial challenges faced in current times.\n\n\n\nGive focus to the specific challenges and opportunities associated with open access publishing.\n\n\n\nLook at options for the discovery of Open Access resources.\n\n\n\nSummarise what can be done to make Open Access more universal.\n\n\n\nInvestigate the sustainability of big-deals and Gold Open Access in general.\n\n\n\nLook at the role of repositories and how these can potentially pug the gaps in Open Access provision.\n\n\n\nExplain how new policies and initiatives (e.g. Right Retention) are continuing to affect open access publishing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Level and previous knowledge required \n\n\n\n\n\nThis course offers an intermediate level overview and it is anticipated that you would have some previous knowledge about the subject matter. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this is not a detailed practical or technical course and it will not go into detail about how specific services or systems function\, or how to optimise workflows. Instead the course gives a high-level\, intermediate overview of the essential elements of processes and systems\, providing the conceptual foundation for other more specific training in the use of particular services and systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning objectives \n\n\n\n\n\nBy the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the evolving landscape of Open Access publishing\, particularly in the context of current financial pressures.\n\n\n\nBe able to identify key challenges and opportunities associated with implementing and supporting OA publishing models.\n\n\n\nExplore effective strategies for discovering and accessing Open Access resources.\n\n\n\nEvaluate the sustainability of transformative agreements\, including big deals and Gold Open Access models.\n\n\n\nSummarise approaches to broaden the global reach and inclusivity of Open Access.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-event checks \n\n\n\n\n\nTo test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial \n\n\n\n\n\nFollow the conference on X formally Twitter @UKSG   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording \n\n\n\n\n\nThe sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates after the event\, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\n\n\nAt UKSG\, we are committed to ensuring an exceptional experience for all our delegates. Our aim is to make presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible. \n\n\n\nHere’s how we achieve that: \n\n\n\n\nClosed Captioning Options: Our GoToWebinar application allows you to toggle closed captioning on or off during live sessions. You can also customise the text size and colour to suit your preferences.\n\n\n\nAuto-Generated Transcripts: For each recorded session\, we can provide auto-generated transcripts on request. \n\n\n\n\nIf you have particular accessibility requirements or questions about this event\, we strongly encourage you to contact events@uksg.org as soon as possible.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nMonday 8th DecemberTuesday 9th December\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nIntroduction & welcome \n\n\n\nAll times stated are GMT \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Beighton \n\n\n\nStaffordshire University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\ntbc \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nFuture of Transformative Agreements \n\n\n\nAn overview of the evolution of Transformative Agreements: their origins\, current landscape\, and possible futures \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGary Steele \n\n\n\n Glasgow Caledonian University \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nGary was appointed Head of Library Services at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2024\, providing strategic and operational leadership for the Sir Alex Ferguson Library. He began his career in 2005 at Trinity College Dublin\, followed by roles at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich and the British Museum. Since 2011\, he has held a range of systems\, management\, and leadership positions at Glasgow Caledonian University. 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.50 \n\n\n\n\n\nAchieving Financial Sustainability Through Enhanced Green OA \n\n\n\nAgainst a backdrop of financial uncertainty across the sector\, the cost of achieving open access for journal articles continues to rise. Investment in so-called transformative agreements has not delivered the transition envisaged\, and hybrid open access remains the dominant (problematic) route. Green OA may offer a more financially sustainable alternative\, particularly as rights retention policies remove embargoes and allow immediate deposit of AAMs. Yet Green OA still carries an image problem around discoverability and quality. This presentation will outline how Manchester is exploring an enhanced Green OA model\, and how sector-level collaboration could help address longstanding barriers and support a more sustainable route to open access. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Carlton \n\n\n\nUniversity of Manchester \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nSteve Carlton is an Open Research Librarian in the University of Manchester Library’s Office for Open Research. He recently marked ten years working in open access\, following roles at the University of Liverpool and the University of Salford. In his current role he’s responsible for the Library’s Open Access service\, which helps to share thousands of research outputs open access each year. He’s interested in harnessing the power of open access to help researchers to reach broader audiences\, the development of more sustainable routes to open access and the intersections between open access and other open research practices. And dorky metadata stuff. He’s on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-carlton-478521159/.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Taylor  \n\n\n\nUniversity of Manchester \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nTBC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.30 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond the budget crisis: A publisher’s view on sustainable Open Access \n\n\n\nAs libraries and institutions face financial pressures and evolving funder mandates\, the scholarly publishing ecosystem must adapt while building on proven approaches. This session explores how Wiley advances established models like transformational agreements and gold open access while developing strategic innovations that respond to economic uncertainty and shifting policy requirements. Drawing on experiences across Europe\, Asia\, and the Americas\, we’ll examine how both traditional and emerging approaches are evolving\, what adaptations stakeholders seek\, and how partnerships between libraries and publishers can balance multiple demands with maintaining momentum toward OA goals \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelanie Lehnert-Bechle \n\n\n\nWiley \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nMelanie Lehnert-Bechle brings over 16 years of scholarly publishing experience to her role leading Wiley’s global Open Research team. Prior to joining Wiley\, she spent more than a decade at Springer Nature in progressive roles spanning trade and institutional sales\, marketing\, and external communications. At Wiley\, she led the Go-To-Market strategy for the ground-breaking transformational agreement with the DEAL consortium in Germany in 2019. Since 2022\, she has worked in Wiley’s Research Publishing team on OA business models and policies\, and stakeholder engagement. Passionate about Open Research\, Melanie enjoys connecting with various groups across the research ecosystem \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.25 \n\n\n\n\n\nThe discovery of open access resources \n\n\n\nAt DOAJ\, our vision is to build an equitable and diverse scholarly ecosystem where trusted research can be accessed globally without barriers. For a large part of our user group\, financial uncertainty is a normal\, everyday reality. It is therefore vital that we continue to provide our key review services—reviewing journal applications and indexing trustworthy open access journals—and our open metadata services. Open metadata is the key that unlocks equitable access to knowledge and that allows information to flow freely around the world. This presentation will illustrate our role in that process and the strategies we use to maximise the discoverability of open access information. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDominic Mitchell \n\n\n\nDOAJ \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nDominic has over 25 years of experience working with the publisher and library communities. He is responsible for providing strategic oversight of DOAJ’s platform\, major projects\, and ensuring that the infrastructure and projects remain aligned with the organisation’s mission\, values\, and long-term strategic goals. He acts as Committee chair for the Think. Check. Submit. initiative\, of which DOAJ is a founding organisation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.10 \n\n\n\n\n\nSummary and close  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introduction \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Cook  \n\n\n\nUniversity of York  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\ntbc \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.05 \n\n\n\n\n\nRights retention in a time of financial uncertainty \n\n\n\nRights retention strategies have increasingly been adopted by researchers\, funders\, and research organisations as a way of maximising the reach of research and meeting open access expectations. In times of financial uncertainty\, it becomes even more important that researchers and research organisations can assert and retain the rights to openly disseminate scholarly works that they produce or support. This presentation will outline the development of rights retention strategies\, particularly in the UK\, and share the experience of University of York in implementing rights retention at a time of uncertainty and rapid change in scholarly publishing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThom Blake \n\n\n\nUniversity of York  \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nRights retention strategies have increasingly been adopted by researchers\, funders\, and research organisations as a way of maximising the reach of research and meeting open access expectations. In times of financial uncertainty\, it becomes even more important that researchers and research organisations can assert and retain the rights to openly disseminate scholarly works that they produce or support. This presentation will outline the development of rights retention strategies\, particularly in the UK\, and share the experience of University of York in implementing rights retention at a time of uncertainty and rapid change in scholarly publishing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.45 \n\n\n\n\n\nReshaping our Approach to Open Access for Books in the New World Order \n\n\n\nIn this session Dr Frances Pinter will argue that the consequences of the new world order\, that are only just now unfolding\, require new approaches and advocacy to open access\, especially for books. She will be drawing specifically on her experiences as founder of Knowledge Unlatched and her current work with the Opening the Future model. She will also draw on her work in the post-communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrancis Pinter \n\n\n\nCentral European University Press \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nDr Frances Pinter is Director\, Academic Relations at the Central European University Press and formerly CEO of Manchester University Press. She advises several small university and mission driven presses around the world. She was the founding Publisher of Bloomsbury Academic and the founder of Knowledge Unlatched\, taking a particular interest in developing sustainable OA business models. Previously she was Publishing Director at the Open Society Institute (now Open Society Foundations) where she worked in all the post-communist countries and was instrumental in the founding of EIFL. She is a visiting research fellow at the School of Advanced Study\, University of London and recently founder of SUPRR (Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.25 \n\n\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.40 \n\n\n\n\n\nThe next steps to achieve Open Access – views from a research funder \n\n\n\nWhile the Swedish system with joint nehgotiations with publishers have led to high rates of open access publishing\, it has also meant an increas in cost. To address this tha posible path beyond transformative agreements have been discussed\, and a plan is being implemented. I will give a brief overview of this development and the role of research funders in the Swedish context. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOlle Lundberg \n\n\n\nForte -Swedish Research Council for Health\, Working Life and Welfare \n\n\n\n\n\nSee Biography\nAs a professor of Health Equity Studies at Stockholm University\, Lundberg has contributed to the understanding of how social determinants generate health inequalities\, as well as to the policy development in Sweden and elsewhere. As a Secretary General for one of Sweden’s public funders of research\, he has worked to promote Open Access in collaboration with other funders\, universities and the National Library in Sweden\, but also internationally through cOAlition S. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.20 \n\n\n\n\n\nPanel/Discussion Session  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.00 \n\n\n\n\n\nWrap up and Close   \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£ 70.00 \n\n\n\n+14.00 VAT \n\n\n\nMember \n\n\n\n\nBook now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n£ 82.00 \n\n\n\n+16.40 VAT \n\n\n\nNon-Member \n\n\n\n\nBook now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNB: UKSG reserves the right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control without being obliged to refund monies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact \n\n\n\nGeneral queries – events@uksg.org \n\n\n\nPlease take a look at our code of conduct \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nThe closing date for cancellations is Friday 28th November\, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. 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