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UKSG Licensing Skills for Librarians Online Seminar 2024
February 7, 2024 @ 00:00 – February 8, 2024 @ 00:00 GMT
This seminar is designed for librarians involved in e-resource purchasing in academic institutions; specifically for librarians in these institutions who are being trained to undertake purchasing roles will also benefit from attending. The seminar will take place online over two half days.
When
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 – 11:00 GMT
to
Thursday, February 8, 2024 – 13:30 GMT
Where
Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
Glasgow, G3 8YW
United Kingdom
About the Event
Registration
The event is currently fully booked we welcome you to join the waitlist and we will notify you if a place becomes available and also add you to mailing list for the next time event runs.
UKSG membership rate: £70+VAT
Non-membership rate: £82.00+VAT
Details of membership can be found at https://www.uksg.org/join
Event Summary
Electronic publishing has brought huge changes to learned information provision and to the role of librarians and other information professionals. ‘Ownership’ of content is no longer a simple matter of receiving and storing print copies on a shelf. Publishers and intermediaries license access to electronic resources, and so the licence has become a feature of most sales agreements. Information professionals consequently need to become familiar with the terms and conditions of licences, their meaning and their implications. This two-day online course will address these issues using a mixture of presentations, Q&A and some homework.
Course Information
Electronic publishing has brought huge changes to learned information provision and to the role of librarians and other information professionals. ‘Ownership’ of content is no longer a simple matter of receiving and storing print copies on a shelf. Publishers and intermediaries license access to electronic resources, and so the licence has become a feature of most sales agreements. Information professionals consequently need to become familiar with the terms and conditions of licences, their meaning and their implications. This two-day online course will address these issues using a mixture of presentations, Q&A and some homework.
Why should you attend?
The online course is designed specifically for librarians involved in e-resource purchasing in academic institutions. Librarians in these institutions who are being trained to undertake purchasing roles will also benefit from attending. Participants will gain a good understanding of the key issues surrounding publisher licensing and negotiations, together with practical skills and knowledge which they will be able to use in their professional lives.
Jisc Collections has an international reputation for expertise in the negotiation and licensing of scholarly online resources. It currently manages around 200 agreements, and its model licence is seen as a ‘gold standard’ across the academic sector.
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 focussed and times are in GMT, if you have any doubt about the suitability, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course participants will:
• understand the key issues surrounding publisher licensing, and how these impact libraries
• be familiar with the concept of a Model Licence and the important clauses in publisher licences
• be familiar with the principles of successful negotiation of terms and conditions in the context of licensing online information resources
• understand the fundamental dos and don’ts of e-resource licence negotiation
• be aware of the legal implications that licence terms have for their institution
• understand the latest issues and concerns related to licensing
• be aware of the issues around licensing for additional users, including those at partner organisations.
Recording
The 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.
Pre-event checks
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Accessibility
At 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.
Here’s how we achieve that:
- Closed 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.
- Auto-Generated Transcripts: For each recorded session, we can provide auto-generated transcripts on request.
If you have particular accessibility requirements or questions about this event, we strongly encourage you to contact events@uksg.org as soon as possible.
Programme
- Wednesday 7 February
- Thursday 8 February
Time
Programme
Speakers
13.30
Welcome and Introduction

Liam Bullingham
Counter
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Until recently, Liam managed research support in Library and Learning Services at Edge Hill University. At Essex, he leads the Academic and Research Services team in Library and Cultural Services; this includes academic liaison and information literacy team and also research services. He is a member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee and is a Trustee of UKSG..
13.40
Responding to attacks
To be confirmed
14.05
Cybersecurity and research data management: benefits of introducing The UoM Data Management Planning Compliance Platform

Bill Ayres
The University of Manchester Library
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As part of the University of Manchester Library, Bill is Strategic Lead for Research Data Management. Focus areas for RDM services include open data publishing, data management planning, training, advocacy and support for our research community across all disciplines. He is part of the Research Lifecycle Programme management team and the renewed programme will continue to remove barriers for research over the next five years. With nearly 20 years’ experience in the sector Bill delivered IT infrastructure services and projects at faculty level (storage, compute, networks, desktop) before moving to the library side and developing a passion for open research.
14.30
Break
14.40
Everyone’s Problem: Cross-sectoral responses to content challenges and bans
While book bans and content challenges may have a more visible, dramatic impact on libraries, vendors and publishers also need to confront the implications these restrictions and bans might have on their operations. User data retention policies, publishing practices, and system features tied to content curation are just a few areas where library, vendor, and publisher concerns might coalesce in response to content challenges. This session will consider cross-sectoral implications and strategies that could help us all pursue our shared commitment to information access and knowledge dissemination

Courtney McAllister
Atypon
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Courtney McAllister has worked in many areas of the knowledge landscape, ranging from public library stacks maintenance to publishing technology services. She is the author of Change Management for Library Technologists and the Associate Editor of The Serials Librarian and Serials Review. Her current project is an upcoming co-edited monograph entitled, From Chaos to Order: Addressing Cognitive Overload in the Learning Journey. Courtney loves to spoil her cat, go hiking, and watch documentaries (true crime and cult topics are her favorites, of course!).
15.05
Cybersecurity in Higher Education – Protecting Users with Decentralised Digital Identities
Higher Education has become ever more complex with the expansion of global supply chains with numerous connected organizations, technological advancements, the recent demands of educational hybrid learning, and the growing importance attached to individuals’ data and its security. In many ways, the pandemic has accelerated the acceptance of remote learning and faster technological advancements. Still, in other ways, it has exposed areas of weakness concerning data security/privacy in education and its supply chains. Besides education entities taking up more traditional and resilient security measures/frameworks, there can also be an approach to deploy innovative technologies such as blockchain or decentralized networks and utilize decentralized digital identities (DID).
In the education sector, digital identities can be used for various purposes such as verifying academic qualifications, authenticating students and staff, and managing educational resources. It could also create a secure, decentralized system for storing and sharing academic research. This would make it easier for researchers to find and access the data they need and would help to prevent fraud.

Stefan Kendzierskyj
Maverick Publishing Specialists
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Stefan Kendzierskyj has an extensive commercial, consulting, and strategic leadership background, holding senior and executive-level positions with technology solution-led companies servicing the publishing, fintech, government, and cybersecurity sectors.
Stefan holds a master’s degree in Cybersecurity and is an accomplished author in emerging technology subjects, such as governance/risk/compliance, privacy, blockchain, self-sovereign identity, AI, cyber warfare, and cyberattacks/threats – with published works through world-renowned publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, IGI, and World Scientific.
His latest research involves GRC frameworks and cybersecurity for ground-to-space satellite systems.
15.30
Break
15.40
Closing keynote
Kathleen McEvoy
The EveryLibrary Institute
13.30
Wrap up and close

Liam Bullingham
Counter
See Biography
Until recently, Liam managed research support in Library and Learning Services at Edge Hill University. At Essex, he leads the Academic and Research Services team in Library and Cultural Services; this includes academic liaison and information literacy team and also research services. He is a member of the LIS-Bibliometrics Committee and is a Trustee of UKSG..
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Registration
Sunday, August 4, 2024 – 00:00 BST – Monday, November 18, 2024 – 22:10 GMT
£ 70.00
+14.00 VAT
Member
£ 82.00
+16.40 VAT
Non-Member
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.
Cancellations
The closing date for cancellations is Monday 28th October, after which date cancellations will not be eligible for a refund. Cancellation should be sent into writing to events@uksg.org. All registrants will be sent a link to the recording after the event for their personal viewing.
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