Helle Lauridsen, 'UKSG eNews' editor and UKSG committee member, explains why she would encourage anyone with an interest in widening their understanding of – and network of contacts within – the information community to consider standing for nomination to one of UKSG's committees.
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UKSG news
UKSG has announced that the UKSG 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition Programme is available and bookings are now open.
Every year UKSG facilitates the funding of six places at its Annual Conference for library and information students and early career professionals, as well as one lucky person benefiting from a fully funded trip to attend both the UKSG Conference and the NASIG conference in the USA.
UKSG is excited to be working with the Society for Scholarly Publishing to host a pre-conference at UKSG 2019 in Telford. More details are available on the SSP website, and registration is open with a 25% discount for registrations made before 1 March 2019.
Industry news
Jisc’s Institution as e-textbook publisher project has compiled and released a toolkit to provide practical help and support to universities wishing to publish their own e-textbooks.
Those working in FE and using or promoting the use of research content, such as journal articles and conference papers, are encouraged to participate in a survey on open access content in further education being run by Jisc.
Company news
HighWire has formed a partnership with Cenveo Publisher Services to offer a one-stop workflow solution for academic publishers, spanning article submission to digital delivery.
John Wiley & Sons has announced a partnership agreement with Projekt DEAL, a representative of nearly 700 academic institutions in Germany.
Product news
ProQuest is launching the first product in its ProQuest One initiative, a series of solutions aiming to enable libraries to serve broad, evolving learning and research mandates.
Askews & Holts have been a Talis Partner for many years. Talis has announced that by working together, they are able to offer more purchasing information, through a deeper integration.