@uksg
UKSG members include scholarly and academic publishers and libraries, along with companies and people who supply them with technology and services. We bring these different organisations together to share experiences and work together on shared challenges.
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The British Library is seeking an exceptional individual to become the next Chief Executive. This is a rare opportunity to lead a national institution of global significance and shape its future #Libraries #LISjobs https://ow.ly/Htex50YrIL8
New from #UKSGInsights: Identifying undetected hijacked journals in medical science: a linkage analysis; Hegedus et al dub.sh/CaXERBi
We're getting excited too!!
You can find the team on exhibition stand no. 66 and lots of us are speaking too!
Full programme π www.uksg.org/events/confe...
This is your LAST CHANCE to book #UKSG2026.
I β₯οΈ this description from @bethanylogan.bsky.social -- "proper learning, proper connections, proper value", "the whole glorious menagerie that is scholarly comms"
**BOOK THIS WEEK** or you will miss it!
www.uksg.org/events/confe...
@uksg.bsky.social
Trump keeps attacking knowledge & scholars, so institutions should stop being quiet & speak out! Join @alicemeadows.bsky.social, @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social, @tteleen.bsky.social, & myself at a 5/5 @uksg.bsky.social webinar: "Why we all need to #DefendResearch" www.uksg.org/events/free-...
Lucy will be on stand 66 for the duration of #UKSG2026 (we will bring her coffee & allow comfort breaks)
Itβs been a while since my last UKSG conference! Really looking forward to being in #Glasgow on behalf of @chorusaccess.bsky.social at #UKSG2026. Shall we grab coffee?
The UKSG 49th Annual Conference Shivendra Naidoo speaks on Community built Trust in Turbulent Times. 30 and 31 March.
π£ Heading to Glasgow for #UKSG2026?
Learn how ORCID, Jisc, and UofGlasgow are teaming up to support researchers and credit institutional contributions amid rapid changes in the global research ecosystem.
πTwo chances to join us:
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30 Mar @13:30
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31 Mar @11:00
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#LibrarySky #AcademicSky #UKSG2026 is around the corner and I'm excited to represent @defendresearch.bsky.social and our work fighting #censorship in #sciencesky and for #academicfreedom. I'm also speaking on new business models in my professional capacity. Join us! www.uksg.org/events/confe...
π£ Manchester University Press is exhibiting at #UKSG2026!
Visit us at @aupresses.bsky.social booths #61 and #63 to discover more about our digital resources and exclusive offers.
π€ Book a meeting with us: manchester.bmeurl.co/13A04FE4
π Browse our 2026 Library Catalogue: tinyurl.com/libcat2026
Always a useful resource!
The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer.
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Hoping lots of folks show up for this @uksg.bsky.social hosted conversation about the need to #DefendResearch, a need that persists into 2026!
We'll be at #UKSG2026 later this month!
π 30 Mar - 1 Apr
Join us for Plenary 1 to discuss 'A fox in the henhouse? University presses, corporate takeovers, and implications for the future of scholarly books' π¦
@kirahopkins.bsky.social @scholtom.bsky.social
Jumping on the bandwagon ...
I will be at @uksg.bsky.social later this month representing @copim.bsky.social
It will be great to be back in Glasgow (though Brighton was lovely!) π find me on stand no. 66
π www.uksg.org/events/confe...
#UKSG2026
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Upcoming FREE UKSG webinar "Why we all need to #DefendResearch" starring alicemeadows.bsky.social,
@louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social, @tteleen.bsky.social
and @lschiff.bsky.social dub.sh/csknxSv.
Your first one - how exciting! Look out for the invitation to the first timer's reception if you are there on the Sunday night!
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Now I am in the conferencing groove -- I will be at @uksg.bsky.social representing @copim.bsky.social!
Looking forward to attending my first UKSG, reconnecting with a lot of the people I saw so recently at #CopimConference and meeting many more folks in Glasgow!
#UKSG2026
Countdown is on - just 9 days left to register for #UKSG2026. Everyone can learn something from the programme and everyone can benefit from the unique opportunity to build relationships with people across the information community. Register now! www.uksg.org/events/confe...
@uksg.bsky.social
Developing Inclusive collections information card, white RLUK logo and text against a yellow background.
RLUK is delighted to publish the Developing Inclusive Collections guide on reflective practice, providing a framework for colleagues at all career stages
This guide is useful to those working or aiming to work in collection-based decolonisation + build on existing knowledge+skills
bit.ly/INC-COLL
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Applications for the inaugural Elaine Sykes Open Research Award are now open.
Have you been involved in a project or initiative that aims to make research more openly accessible, transparent or reproducible? We want to hear from you π
portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...
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Good start the week read - Steve Harnad on open access (in general) and LLMs katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
The link is to the staff intranet so requires a login. Do you have a public page with the details? We'd like to promote this through this week's newsletter. x
New AI tool promising to attend lectures and complete assignments for students abruptly taken down amid concerns about cheating and data protection
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/strange-case-einstein-ai-spotlights-chatbot-concerns
Boosting this for Isabel - Iβm sure Iβve heard of some universities with academic #OpenAccess Champion schemes? π #AcademicSky
This discussion of how one university is rethinking approaches to collection management is really quite interesting. It addresses how the institutional library derives value from collections encompassing both print as well as digital materials. Worth a read.
Welcome to our newest member - @jmirpub.bsky.social - Thank you for your support!
New Report From IFLA: βWeak Signals: Emergent and Potential #Trends Shaping the Future of #Librariesβ www.infodocket.com/2026/02/25/i... @ifla.org #technology #librarytechnology
Did you know we have a Bluesky starter pack where you can follow all of OJC's publisher members in just one click?
Take a look and give a click!
go.bsky.app/QvGSACZ