UKSG eNews 572

Library careers event for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students, staff and members of the public

20 September 2024 Fabiha Askari, former Research, Engagement and EDI (Graduate Trainee, Lancaster University Library) “Libraries and librarians are not neutral but are part of wider society, and part of […]

Knowing me, Knowing UKSG: An interview with Kiren Shoman, Executive Vice President at Sage

20 September 2024 In this episode of the UKSG podcast, we are joined by Kiren Shoman, Executive Vice President at Sage. During the episode, Kiren discussed their career journey so […]
"Library Partnership Rating" – the latest article from Insights

17 September 2024 Library Partnership Rating: a case study about an open, community-built rubric to evaluate journal publishers Authors Robin Sinn, University of Iowa Libraries Rachel Caldwell, U Mass Amherst […]

UKSG eNews 572 events

20 September 2024 UKSG November Conference 2024 – “Cybersecurity and Censorship” November 20 and 21st, online The theme of this year’s conference is “Cybersecurity and Censorship”. Over two half-days, we […]

Appeals court upholds decision against internet archive’s book scanning program

4 September 2024 From Publisher’s Weekly – read the entire article here In a swift decision, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed a […]
How Equitable Is It?

18 September 2024 Since September 2023, cOAlition S, in partnership with Jisc and PLOS, have been working with a multi-stakeholder working group, comprising librarians, library consortia representatives, funders and publishers. The […]
ChronosHub successfully goes live with first publisher on newly launched unified user experience

13 September 2024 ACS Publications has successfully gone live with their newly launched unified user experience, marking a significant milestone in their journey. The product launch and first publisher going […]

Project MUSE and USHMM announce landmark initiative

4 September 2024 Project MUSE, a division of Johns Hopkins University Press, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have announced a landmark initiative to host the most comprehensive scholarly […]
Clarivate report unveils the transformative role of artificial intelligence on shaping the future of the library

9 September 2024 Clarivate has launched its first Pulse of the Library™ report. The report reveals that libraries are in the early days of Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation. Librarians are […]

eNews 572 People

20 September 2024 Cactus Communications appoints Akhilesh Ayer as new CEO – 5 September 2024 Lorraine Estelle will be retiring from Information Power at the end of this year, […]

Applications open for OpenAthens UX Award 2025

9 September 2024 Now in its sixth year, any publisher large or small, library systems vendor, research and analytics tool, or other library products and services can apply. Award organizer, […]