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Since 2015, the number of self-published learned societies in the UK has decreased by over a third, with the remaining societies experiencing real-term revenue declines. All around the world, society publishers are struggling with increased competition from commercial publishers and the rise of open access business models that reward quantity over quality. We will delve into the distinctive position of societies in research, examine the challenges confronting UK and US learned society publishers, and explore actionable steps for libraries and policymakers to support the continued relevance of learned society publishers in the evolving scholarly landscape.

UKSG Annual Conference 2024

You don&#39;t know what you&#39;ve got till it&#39;s gone: Future directions for learned society publishing

You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Future directions for learned society publishing

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The UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts delegates each year from around the world - librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries.

While research support teams are generally small and specialist in nature, an increased demand of its service has been observed across the sector. This is particularly true for teaching-intensive institutions. As a pilot to expand research support across ARU library, the library graduate trainee was seconded to the research services team for a month. This dialogue between the former trainee and manager will discuss what the experience and outcomes of the secondment were from different perspectives. The conversation will also explore the exposure Library and Information Studies students have to research services throughout their degree.

Fostering an Open Research culture: ARU's Graduate Trainee Secondment to research services

What are the impacts of the oldest publisher in the world going from 90% subscription content to 90% Open Access content in under 10 years and what does the future hold? Cambridge University Press is now well underway with an unprecedented transformation, but what does the next phase of Open Research look like for Cambridge and the industry at large? The efforts to get us to this point have been shared between authors, institutions, funders and publishers, and the future ecosystem of research publishing needs to be similarly balanced, sustainable and equitable. We would like to open a dialogue with the community, outlining our vision, and discuss what happens next for open scholarship..

What next for sustainable open scholarship? The Cambridge University Press transformation and beyond.

Join me as I share my experience of my first year as a Collections Engagement Manager, a brand-new role at the University of Salford, where, as a key player in ensuring sustainability and return on investment, I have tackled the persistent issue of e-resource engagement in HE. During this session, I will discuss my approach to this new position and its practical implementation by sharing the theory behind my future-focused methodology. I will demonstrate the impact of my role, including examples of both successful and unsuccessful projects, as well as the use of data-driven evidence and best practices.

Captivate, Connect, and Convert: Unlocking the art of Collections Engagement

This breakout will provide an opportunity for attendees to delve deeper into the findings of the Critical Review of Transitional Agreements discussed by Chris Banks and Caren Milloy in the second plenary session. We will discuss the methodology in more detail, as well as elaborate on our findings on the prevalence of Open Access and the extent to which UK transitional agreements have met the sector’s requirements. We will also ask several questions of the audience to help us gauge the UKSG community’s reactions to the findings and ambitions for the future of open research dissemination.

A critical review of transitional agreements in the UK: why, how, what and where next?

As the publishing landscape is changing, so too is the way we provide access to content. At the University of Essex, new workflows and collaboration have enabled efficiencies in supporting open access publication and content discovery. This includes evaluating and promoting transformative agreements, launching an institutional OA fund, and exploring alternative models of OA monograph publication. Collaboration between the Library and Research Office underpins this and enables success.

Collaboration within and between teams: research support and content management as key partners in the changing publishing landscape

Research is important to the library, information and knowledge (LIK) sector having the potential to demonstrate professional value and impact, raise the profile of library and information science discipline and contribute evidence for professional decision making. The Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) committee are undertaking a project to gain a baseline understanding of the confidence of UK LIK professionals in conducting and contributing to research? The findings, which will be shared at the conference, will help develop strategy, identify training needs and interventions that could be used to encourage practitioners to inform and transform their professional practice through research.

Research? Who, me? Investigating research confidence in library, information and knowledge practitioners

In REF 2021, 98% of submitted outputs were journal articles or books. But REF 2028 will assess a project’s “contribution to knowledge and understanding” rather than its formal publications and how findings are communicated to non-researchers, such as policy makers and the public. Hidden Ref, launched in 2019, is inviting universities to sign a 5% Manifesto for REF 2028 that commits them to submitting at least 5% of their contributions in forms other than journal articles or books. Join us to discuss what a ”contribution to knowledge and understanding” means. Will your institution sign up to the 5% Manifesto?

Do we need a 5% Manifesto for REF 2028?

This breakout session will offer a chance to meet members of the ORCID team and dive into the way ORCID and its member organisations think about "trust". The session comprises a brief presentation on 'trust markers' in the ORCID record, followed by a collaborative discussion with attendees. You'll learn what trust markers are, where they come from, how they can help researchers and institutions, and how your organisations can contribute. We'll also examine the relationship between trust markers and research integrity, how trust markers can be interpreted, and how they can be used in common workflows across different systems and organisations. This session may be of particular interest to Research Support and Scholarly Communication librarians, as well as editors and publishers.

ORCID and trust: a two way conversation

The University of Southampton is running a £2million project in relation to the print book collection at Hartley Library. The project addresses legacy issues with physical books, including consistent classification, logical stock sequencing, metadata optimisation, condition checks, cleaning and preservation, retention statements, and uniqueness verification. As a result of this work, some books will be retained at Hartley Library, some moved to high quality off-site storage and some material will be deaccessioned. We discuss the overall aims, data handling, data-driven decision-making, workflows, engagement and consultation strategies associated with this project.

Collections Development and Discovery Project: University of Southampton

Promoting Climate Change Literacy in Africa: Repackaging Scholarly Information for varying Literacy Levels - Mac-Anthony Cobblah, University of Cape Coast The emergence of climate change pose one of the most critical global challenges of our time with far-reaching implications for all humans. In Africa, a continent particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, knowledge and education plays pivotal roles in building resilience and fostering sustainable practices. This paper presents comprehensive strategies and techniques essential to repackage scholarly information resources to create awareness and promote understanding of climate change issues specifically tailored to suit the varying literacy levels in Africa. The Open Climate Campaign: Ambitions and Approaches - Frances Pinter, Central European University Press The goal of the Open Climate Campaign (OCC) is to promote open access to accelerate progress towards solving the climate crisis and preserving global biodiversity. This four-year, $4.5 million project is funded by the Arcadia Fund and Open Society Foundations and managed by Creative Commons, EIFL and SPARC. It promotes internationally the adoption and implementation of strong OA policies, overcoming legal barriers and help funders and environmental organisations make better use of OA.
We look at how an issue-based OA campaign such as OCC can fit within the broader scientific and scholarly communications issues including the role of libraries.

Promoting Climate Change Literacy through the repackaging of Scholarly Information Resources to suit the varying Literacy Levels in Africa/The Open Climate Campaign: Ambitions and Approaches

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