Editorial
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AI training in the UK — are we aiming at the right target?
When the UK government released its “AI Skills for Life and Work” report alongside an AI Skills Hub, it positioned the initiative as a major step toward nationally accessible AI literacy. Every person in the UK now has access to training designed to increase their comfort with, and understanding of, artificial intelligence. At face value,…
UKSG news
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UKSG 2026 Digital Content Strategy
UKSG is seeking to recruit someone with expertise in content management and metadata to lead our content taxonomy creation and application project. Familiarity with the specific vocabulary of the knowledge community in both library and publishing contexts is critical, including an ability to identify ‘invisible’ facets like content depth and target audience levels. An essential…
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Recent Insights articles
A workflow for assessing open monograph business models; Interdisciplinary collaboration for open research; and Peer Community In and Peer Community Journal: a two-step diamond OA process giving research communities back control of publishing.
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Kirsty Knowles: reflections on the UKSG conference #UKSG2026
Kirsty Knowles’ reflections on what she learned at the recent UKSG conference: “Due to my institution’s current financial situation, professional services including Library services have lost many of their workforce. I feel, now more than ever, fostering greater collaboration across teams will strengthen our offerings, whilst giving us the opportunity to invest in open infrastructure…
Forthcoming Events
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UKSG events June 2026
Two upcoming professional development training sessions with our Introaduction to eResources Seminar and Open Educational Resources, plus two FREE webinars, open to all: Minimising the environmental harm of AI and Practical SDG Action Tips a FREE webinar: Minimising the environmental harm of AI..
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Call for speakers and topics – UKSG Annual Conference 2027
We welcome proposals and ideas for sessions at all levels, encourage diverse and under‑represented voices, offer mentoring and flexible formats for those less experienced, and are happy to provide support—including accessibility assistance—throughout the submission process.
Industry news
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Springer Nature to divest its consumer media businesses
Springer Nature today announced that it is divesting its consumer media businesses – Scientific American in the United States and Spektrum der Wissenschaft in Germany.
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New report: Phase II of China’s Excellence Action Plan for STM Journals
According to the report, Phase II aims to establish a publishing ecosystem that serves the public interest, with the long‑term goal of positioning China’s STM journals among the world’s leading titles by 2035.
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New Open Access survey
RLUK, in partnership with SCONUL, ARMA, and UKRI, has commissioned Information Power to investigate how UK research institutions are responding to the rapidly evolving landscape for open access books, book chapters, and other long-form publications.
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New Jisc Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) invites UK education sector to “transform together”
The agreement enables access to tools for digital transformation and includes a free wrap-around support programme.
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Digital Science launches Dimensions Citation Check API for self-citation risk screening
Citation Check is an API-based editorial tool that automatically detects self-citation in manuscript submissions, evaluates each instance in context, and returns a clear risk rating to support editors’ decision-making before papers reach peer review.
Resources
People
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People on the move eNews 612
26 June 2026 Jason De Boer appointed Strategic Growth and Client Success Lead at River Valley Technologies – 23 June 2026