Editorial
UKSG news
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Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG: an interview with Samuel Moore
In this episode we hear from Dr Samuel Moore who discusses his varied career as a Scholarly Communications Specialist, bridging research, open access publishing, and his recently published book. Thanks to Anna Hughes, from Jisc, for conducting the interview!
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Sponsored places for #UKSG2026
We are delighted to be able to increase the number of sponsored places we are offering, and have chosen to broaden the criteria for applications, in addition to students and early career professionals from member organisations, we would also like to hear from people who haven’t had an opportunity to attend the conference and people…
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Reasons to register for #UKSG2026 – read Lorna Goudie’s review of UKSG 2025
Reflecting on the UKSG conference, I’m struck by what an incredible experience it was. I’m still working through all the notes taken, freebies received, resources signposted, and returning to conversations had with delegates and suppliers. I’d encourage anyone thinking of applying for the John Merriman Award in future to go for it, as I was…
Forthcoming Events
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UKSG upcoming events
Two free webinars – AI in FE and “does free to read mean free to train” plus opportunities for expenses paid trips to the annual conference, plus last exhibit booths available to book.
Industry news
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Major publishers partner with Kudos to examine zero-click and AI search risks to the research ecosystem
Kudos is launching a fast-track research project to help publishers and the wider research community understand and respond to the threat of zero-click search (“Google Zero”) and AI overview panels. The company has announced that its launch partners for the initiative are De Gruyter Brill, Emerald Publishing, IOP Publishing, Silverchair and Springer Nature.
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Three major research universities opt out of new “big publisher” deals
Three UK research-intensive universities have revealed they will not be renewing subscriptions to several publishers amid concerns over the cost of a nationally agreed deal.
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ACM now fully OA
As part of this transition, the ACM Digital Library is now offered in two editions: a free Basic edition that provides open access to ACM’s full corpus of published research, and a Premium edition that offers additional services and tools designed for deeper analysis, discovery, and organizational use.
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MDPI launches freemium model: opens up platform to smaller publishers
This new freemium model aims to address the challenges faced by small and independent publishers, especially those in the Global South, Diamond Open Access journals, and emerging publications that have been priced out of professional submission systems.
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Elsevier launches LeapSpace: a research-grade AI-assisted workspace
21 January 2026 LeapSpace™, Elsevier’s research-grade, AI-assisted workspace, is now live and available to customers. Built on Elsevier’s collection of scientific content, LeapSpace helps academic and corporate researchers uncover deeper […]
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Clarivate introduces Nexus, connecting AI users to trusted resources
Clarivate has introduced Clarivate Nexus, an academic assistant designed to connect students and researchers with library content and services directly in the AI tools they use.
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IGI Global launches a flat-fee OA publishing agreement
Through a single, predictable annual fee paid by the library, affiliated authors may publish unlimited open access articles in nearly 200 journals
Resources
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First 100 path to open books now available open access worldwide on JSTOR
The first 100 open titles include research on public health, religion, education, communications, literature, film studies, and global history, with many addressing topics, regions, and communities that have limited existing scholarly coverage. All titles were published by university presses and underwent rigorous peer review and editorial development.
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EBSCO unveils Music Index Archive completing its trio of music research resources
Available through EBSCO, Music Index Archive offers indexing for 480 journals and magazines, originally published by Harmonie Park Press and featuring international content from dozens of countries.
People
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eNews 602 – People
Changes at IOPP, McGraw Hill and Wiley
Awards
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OpenAthens Compass secures 2026 Platinum Modern Library Award for the eighth consecutive year
The LibraryWorks award recognizes Compass’s ongoing leadership in delivering secure, seamless access to digital resources.
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Anita Bandrowski wins 2026 APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication
Digital Science has announced that Dr Anita Bandrowski, a researcher dedicated to improving rigor and transparency in scientific literature, has won the 2026 APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication.