@uksg.bsky.social
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.
Congratulations and thank you to all these wonderful people standing for election to be a trustee of UKSG ๐ ๐ฉ Good luck to all!
We have a splendid list of candidates standing for election as a Trustee this year - thank you to all of them! If you are a voter, please look out for the email! Candidate details here: dub.sh/sjRhVcz
Heading to #UKSG2026? So are we ๐
Come and meet Laura Simonite and Andrรฉ Gaul from EMS Press at Stand #62 in Glasgow. Weโre looking forward to great conversations, and we may also have something exciting to share. โจ
@uksg.bsky.social #EMSPress
arXiv is being spun out from Cornell University and is looking for an inaugural CEO. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37961678...
๐ฃ Heading to Glasgow for #UKSG2026?
Donโt miss ORCIDโs Shivendra Naidoo alongside Alastair Arthur (UofGlasgow) and Liz Bal (JISC) for an essential breakout session on research integrity and global collaboration.
See you there! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
People really do need to stop reacting to library mailing lists with emojis if the mailing lists can't stop sending these on to everyone. Come back people not knowing how to unsubscribe- all is forgiven!
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The Peopleโข๏ธ have spoken ... #CopimCorner is back for #UKSG2026 ๐ฅณ
So if you're not going to the official quiz and fancy some informal chat (doesn't have to be work related!) and drinks, join us!
๐ Monday 30 March
โฐ๏ธ 1930 onwards
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@oipassoc.bsky.social @uksg.bsky.social
We'll add it to the alternative programme on the conference site now!
Can't get to conferences but still want to know what's going on? Alice helpfully lets you know all the hashtags, so if people are posting (and if I'm there, I will be) you can see what they have to say.
Fascinating study on an understudied topic.
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 ๐ www.uksg.org/events/confe...
This is your LAST CHANCE to book #UKSG2026.
I โฅ๏ธ 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)
Itโs 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?
๐ฃ 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.
๐Two chances to join us:
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30 Mar @13:30
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31 Mar @11:00
See you there! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
#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...
๐ฃ 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.
๐ค Book a meeting with us: manchester.bmeurl.co/13A04FE4
๐ 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!
๐ 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' ๐ฆ
@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!) ๐ find me on stand no. 66
๐ 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!
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