Editorial
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From Papers to People: making communication central to academic evaluation
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Why it’s important to know who did what in a research paper
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Bridging the gap: transferable skills and career growth in academic libraries
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Knowledge Fidelity: The Art and Science of Trust
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Open Access and the increasing skill list of our profession
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Coarse phishing with Emerald: responses to fraudulent and predatory websites
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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The Unethical Underbelly of AI: A Call for Universities to Take a Stand
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Creating sustainable and ethical AI partnerships: Recommendations in AI licensing
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Creative arts researchers: Give them the credit!
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Your metadata, your responsibility – applying the Cataloguing Code of Ethics 2021 in the Metadata Ecosystem
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
UKSG news
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UKSG 583 News
Our AGM is on the 17th March and we need you there! Details on what to expect and the link to the registration page is included in this news item.
Forthcoming Events
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UKSG Forthcoming events (eNews 583)
Busy, busy, busy! Licensing Skills, OER plus the latest programme for the annual conference (and bookings will close shortly, so please don’t forget to register!)
Industry news
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Wiley joins India’s landmark One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative
Wiley has signed a 3-year license agreement. Under this agreement, Wiley has enabled access to nearly 2,000 journals, supporting approximately 18 million students, researchers, and faculty across 6,300+ government higher education institutions and research centers nationwide.
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OCLC is highest ranked supplier on latest APUC framework agreement
OCLC has again been recognized as the highest-ranked supplier in the latest Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) framework agreement for library management systems.
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ACS Publications partners with Silverchair for next-generation platform
Silverchair has announced a partnership with the American Chemical Society (ACS Publications) to develop a new content hosting platform that will deliver ACS’s indispensable chemistry-related resources to the global research community.
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KnowledgeWorks Global acquires Origin Editorial
Origin offers a full complement of peer review management, copyediting/proofreading, and production services, as well as consultancies, for a wide range of journal and other publishing needs.
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Knowledge Unlatched and LibLynx partner to advance OA analytics
Through this partnership, LibLynx will implement a data pipeline for KU, capable of collecting, standardizing, and enriching usage event data from partner platforms. The solution will provide real-time, customizable dashboards and detailed analytics reports tailored to the needs of libraries, institutional partners, and authors.
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Ingram Library Services partners with GOBI Library Solutions
Through Ingram’s extensive global distribution network, unique and market-leading print-on-demand services, and efficient automated supply chain solutions, GOBI now provides millions of books to their customers quickly and effectively.
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IG Publishing unveils major platform upgrade
IG Publishing has announced the launch of Version 4 of its platform in Q2 2025, introducing AI-powered tools, enhanced accessibility, and intuitive navigation to help libraries maximize their digital collections and improve research efficiency.
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Digital Science adds AI-powered summaries to Symplectic Elements to drive research discoverability
Digital Science has announced new enhancements to Symplectic Elements, which will now offer the ability to embed AI-generated summaries for publication abstracts within a researcher’s public profile.
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Cadmore Media partners with PSI to utilize IP Registry service for streamlined authentication management
This integration offers Cadmore Media customers a streamlined approach to IP authentication, eliminating the need for manual updates, which reduces the risk of inaccuracies and saves valuable time.
Company news
Product news
Library news
Journal news
Resources
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Bloomsbury partners with The Brilliant Club to support less advantaged students to access and succeed at the UK’s most competitive universities
Completely free for schools, colleges and students across the UK, Join the Dots works with universities to provide bespoke support for less advantaged students during the transition to higher education. Bloomsbury will provide relevant Study Skills titles to students, schools and PhD Coaches, as well as drawing on their expertise to deliver annual webinars for…
People
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UKSG eNews 583 People
ChronosHub expands its leadership team and Professor Sir Ian Jackson appointed next CEO of UKRI
Awards
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eLife win OpenAthens UX Award 2025
This year’s panel judges chose eLife as this year’s winner because they scored highly across all steps in the award process and clearly evidenced improvements to user experience. Judges were impressed with the publisher’s user research which guided the design process throughout. eLife strongly demonstrated continual iteration and improvement, and clearly focused on real outcomes…