@researchinfo.bsky.social has an article from @tashamc.bsky.social about our AI work. If you're looking for the context in which we put together our new best practice guidelines (www.countermetrics.org/code-of-prac...), this is what you need to read.
Librarians and information professionals – please join one of our focus groups to help us better understand how to develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. bit.ly/4sK3kje
This has been a massive project for me and for @countermetrics.bsky.social generally. I'm really proud to see our AI usage guidelines go live today!
It's been a pleasure connecting with librarians, customers, and industry peers from across the knowledge community at the UKSG #UKSG2026 in Glasgow ✨
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to share ideas and help shape the future of scholarly communication 💬🌍
#UKSG #ScholarlyCommunication
FREE UKSG Webinar: "Local Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Education" | dub.sh/fxKYFgB.
Date: Thursday 23 April 2026 13.00 BST (British Summer Time)
Speaker: Dr. Aftab Hussain, Director at Second Mesh Limited
Cover of the 2026 Annual Buyers' Guide Directory featuring a robotic hand reaching out against a blue gradient background.
CILIP Buyers' Guide 2026: Out now!
Topics from green procurement through to collective funding models and the sustainability of AI in libraries. We also look at the potential benefits of WLIC 2027 for buyers and suppliers along with listings of the sector’s key suppliers. https://ow.ly/v72O50YGtMN
May I interest you in £10k for humanities or social science research? Our small grants scheme is open. Apply by 3rd June.
We allocate through partial randomisation - awarding randomly between all applications that meet our quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Today is your last chance to vote for in our Trustee elections! Please check your emails for details - and read more here: www.uksg.org/agm
It looks as if Alicia was trying out for a role as choral director @uksg.bsky.social this year?!? Were you in the choir lending your vocal harmonies on the importance of digital preservation in these challenging times? If not, you are invited to join in! clockss.org/join-clockss/ #uksg2026
Last week we had a great time at #uksg2026. So many great conversations, so many interesting presentations, so much coffee! Tasha has written some reflections from COUNTER. Do have a read. www.countermetrics.org/uksg2026/
A stage with two people sitting and one person at a podium. The slide behind says 'small changes: taking back control of our universities through open software'.
A man standing at a podium speaking.
A stage with two people sitting and one person at a podium. The slide behind refers to the UCU Edinburgh strike happening at the time and links to ucuedinburgh.org.uk
A forward view of a man standing at a podium speaking.
Some photos from @uksg.bsky.social conference last week where I was given the chance to discuss using open software for open research and open access.
Photos by Peter Lawson Photography.
Think.Check.Submit (TCS) turned ten years old in 2025! If you are reading this and are trying to decide whether or not TCS is an initiative that’s worth supporting, check out our progress in 2025. bit.ly/3OcG0fC
We’ve published an update on recent platform stability issues affecting the OAPEN Library.
Learn about the measures we’ve taken to protect users from being affected by aggressive content-harvesting #bots & how you can help ensure uninterrupted access to #OAbooks.
🔗 oapen.hypotheses.org/2217
⚖️ A federal judge has blocked the proposed NIH cap on indirect costs.
For #ScholComm, this matters: indirect costs support research infrastructure, including publishing and libraries.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
#NIH #ResearchFunding #OpenAccess #HigherEd
Sending hugs 🫂(and gin)
Photo of a moon crater taken by NASA in 2015.
If you've been glued to the images coming from the Artemis II crew on their historic lunar flyby, you might want to delve a little deeper and explore some of OpenLearn's free resources on the moon:
👉https://ow.ly/CnlS50YEWtL
Another fake disease AI thought was real was "Kyloren syndrome." It showed up in Google's AI Overview.
It was from a hoax paper that @neuroskeptic.bsky.social wrote to expose a predatory journal.
See "The garbage'll do", July 2017, in my hoax anthology, Stinging the Predators:
bit.ly/StingPred
Do you need to address the issue of predatory publishers in your presentations? We have a comprehensive slide deck that covers the problem of predatory publishing, and as an introduction to Think. Check. Submit.
bit.ly/4vfYkoQ
Absolutely not - regular view of the concourse ;-)
An image of UKSG delegates walking down the Scottish Events Campus concourse
Thank you to everyone who came to #UKSG2026 last week - you are what make the conference what it is! See you next year in Glasgow!
We had something similar: a UPS van dropped our package when delivering someone else's and a lovely young lad who was following it picked it up and delivered it! Glad for your angel :)
❤️❤️❤️🏆🏆🏆
or the organiser to get some peace?😀😍
We’re excited to have KGL Accucoms' Rob Turner, David Horky, and Daniel Nyirenda at UKSG next week. Drop by Stand 78 to say hello!
#UKSG2026 #ScholarlyPublishing #Librarians
Heading to #UKSG2026 in Glasgow?
Meet the Knowledge E & Zendy team at Booth #85 to discuss the AI Discovery Revolution and streamlined content management.
Email events@knowledgee.com to pre-book a meeting!
Drop your details for a chance to win AirPods + Zendy Premium access. 🎁
#Zendy #UKSG2026 #SEC
📢Heading to Glasgow for #UKSG2026?
Manchester University Press is exhibiting at the @aupresses.bsky.social collective stands #61 and #63. Pop by to learn more about how our digital resources can support your library.
📅March 30-April 1
📍Scottish Event Campus (SEC)
#UKSG2026 update: Jason De Boer is en route from France to Glasgow representing CHORUS.
If you see him in Glasgow, do the right thing:
- welcome him to Scotland
- ask what actually happened on the journey 😏
- then steal 5 minutes to talk CHORUS and open research
#OpenResearch #ScholComm
Andrew is looking forward to attending #UKSG2026 next week and catching up with all of the gossip in the world of scholarly publishing!
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/23/t...
#Publishing #ScholComm
Text reads, What are Conflicts of Interest? Picture of a magnifying glass over question marks.
What are conflicts of interest, and why do they matter? When submitting a journal article, authors are often asked to declare any conflicts of interest (COIs). The term can feel unclear or even intimidating. Our resource explains in clear language. bit.ly/4syM29n
“Today is a proud day for Science Europe, and a momentous day for the public research sector across our continent.”
We’re proud to support the launch of Open Research Europe, advancing openness, collaboration, and public access to knowledge. 🔬
👉 bit.ly/4lXC6E8