11 April 2025
Open Educational Resources online seminar
May 7 10:00 – 16:30 BST – Read more here
FREE UKSG webinar: OA Book Usage Data Trust: An international data space for usage data and beyond
May 13 – Read more and register here
Call for speakers – UKSG Uncovered
Over the last few years, the online UKSG November Conference has highlighted new and emerging topics, uncovering issues that members of our community may not be aware of. In 2023, we gave research integrity specialists a chance to speak directly to librarians about the prevalence, impact and severity of everything from unintentional errors to outright fraud, while in 2024 cybersecurity experts from within and outside our community shared lessons in protecting ourselves and the scholars we serve. Recognising that the conference covers themes which are not typically touched by other knowledge community events, we’ve elected to rename the event UKSG Uncovered. Our goal is to shed light on neglected topics and help the UKSG community understand ‘what you didn’t know you needed to know’, and this year we’re tackling the thorny topic of responding to uncertainty and risk.
We live in changing and unpredictable times. Whether political, economic, or originating in the natural world, disruptive events are becoming increasingly common. In this UKSG Uncovered event, we want to hear from speakers who have experience of overcoming or managing such disruptions – whether that’s taking back a library from protestors, recovering your collection after a fire or flood, retrenching after major budget changes, or managing responses to political declarations. If you have insights into how the knowledge community can protect scholars, students and others who depend on us from the worst impacts of disruption and uncertainty, please submit a suggested title and short description here. If you would like to hear from a specific speaker on a particular topic, please share that information with us here.
The deadline for submission is Tuesday 22 April, after which our programme committee will convene and review all submissions. If you need any assistance with any aspect of your submission, please do not hesitate to contact us at events @ uksg.org.