Continuing my tour through the conference themes at @uksg.bsky.social 2026, we have open educational resources and pedagogy. I'm particularly interested in the OER and open books session! www.uksg.org/events/confe...

Inspired by Jeff Lang on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social , I finally wrote out my thoughts about why #FAIR isn't fair unless it includes Preservation. www.linkedin.com/pulse/fair-n...

Yesterday's @uksg.bsky.social Conference theme of the day was AI and misinformation, so today has to be research integrity and trust. I'm looking forward to the session about community building and trust with @orcid.org and @jisc.bsky.social! www.uksg.org/events/confe...

Any 2026 conference worth its salt needs to showcase AI! @uksg.bsky.social has a whole theme on AI, misinformation & emerging technologies. Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe... to join us ps Whatever's keeping CISOs and librarians up at night, may I suggest valerian tea as an antidote?

The UKSG Merriman Award offers a library /information professional the chance to attend both the NASIG Conference (Madison, WI) and the UKSG Conference (Glasgow). Applications close 15 Feb 2026 Find out more and apply: www.uksg.org/merriman/

If you aren't interested in research infrastructure, how about leadership and career development @uksg.bsky.social #UKSG2026? I'm looking forward to debate club! Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe...

Are you going to be @uksg.bsky.social Annual Conference? To make it easier to plan your days we've curated session themes. I'm speaking for @countermetrics.bsky.social in the research infrastructure theme! Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe...

📣 New COUNTER listserv📣 A new space to discuss issues related to @countermetrics.bsky.social, from the Code of Practice, publisher implementations, library uses, supportive technologies, and more. Join at www.countermetrics.org/listserv/

Don't wait any longer - there are only *two* exhibit places left for #UKSG2026! Looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Glasgow in March :)

Collaboration is key! I'm taking @countermetrics.bsky.social usage expertise & recent work on AI to @nisoinfo.bsky.social. We've extended the AI metrics consultation to 23-Feb (after NISO+), so you've got extra time to consider the proposals. More at www.countermetrics.org/niso-ai/

Since Jan 1 2025, which feels like four trillion years ago, research has been shared on here 5 million whole-ass times. Bluesky recently passed 2 billion posts IN TOTAL. So 0.25% of the entire site's traffic was citations to research. That is actually massively high. Is it? Yes. Here's why.

It's #DistaffDay, traditionally when women got back to their textile work after the Christmas festivities (you know, because cooking, cleaning, childcare, etc aren't "real work"...). If you're a fellow textilist, what's on your spindle/bobbin/needle/hook/other tool of choice today?

Building out the materials for @countermetrics.bsky.social Academy took a lot of time and careful thought, ably assisted by @sianharris.bsky.social and with AMAZING modules contributed by @athenahoeppener.bsky.social and Beda Kosata.

Klaxon alert! Delegate bookings for the Annual Conference are now open! dub.sh/OpKsP4B

Today's question of the day, because I just really need someone to share my pain... "Why isn't my Publisher 1 APIkey letting me get my Publisher G usage reports?" For the same reason your office key doesn't unlock your house.

The @countermetrics.bsky.social AI metrics consultation is LIVE. Check it out at www.countermetrics.org/ai-consultat...

TL,DR: Publishers have 28 days to deliver @countermetrics.bsky.social reports - so November 2025 will be available on 28 December. If you're trying to get them now, it's too early.

Mélanie Marcon from @cnrs-inist.bsky.social was the clear winner of the informal @countermetrics.bsky.social Advisory Committee costume contest last week, at our Halloween meeting. Lucky for me she's a fellow knitter so over the weekend I spun up a skein of fluff as a prize!

We've already had a brilliant set of 197 responses. Thank you to all who have taken the time to provide your feedback. If you use COUNTER and have not done our survey yet can you help us get past 200 by the end of tomorrow?

We're at 189 responses to the COUNTER Metrics survey. I'd love to get over the 200 mark before it closes next week - if you've not already told us what you think, please join in! www.countermetrics.org/2025-survey/

@r4lpartnership.bsky.social webinar on 21 October will be on COUNTER Metrics and @tashamc.bsky.social will be speaking. Learn more and register: www.research4life.org/other/join-u...

Slightly behind on work & it's rainy, so I'm reviewing for @learnedpublishing.bsky.social today. Got my pot of Cold Weather Warrior from @birdandblendtea.bsky.social, good tunes (thanks to @heatherstaines.bsky.social for re-igniting my love of Pulp!) & Monster Munch as a reward for finishing

Had a lecture from the dentist earlier today about why I should not be drinking black coffee.

Tell us what we're getting right - and wrong - by responding to the @countermetrics.bsky.social survey. It's open to everyone, not just members, and is your chance to shape what we do.

I'm looking forward to this @uksg.bsky.social webinar on usage metrics! It's happening a week after Uncovered, so you get two UKSG events in one month. Uncovered is about managing uncertainty and risk in our ever-changing world, and it's a cracker of a speaker line up: www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...

Saw a new consultant yesterday for dodgy knee & even more dodgy shoulder. 1. I'm not allowed to do anything with my arm until tomorrow, so I'm sorry if you're waiting on something from me 2. PSA "Your shoulder is not supposed to sound like a maraca" (ps yey for speech to text)

Attending #FutureSciPub @royalsociety.org and I've yet to hear anyone talk about ensuring that the new models are technically viable. Research integrity and discovery are essential but we need accessibility and preservation, too!

I always enjoy reading The Brief from Clarke & Esposito and this month is no exception! www.ce-strategy.com/the-brief/no...

I know what I'll be reading this evening. Thanks @openbookpublish.bsky.social!

The project to reassess and update @countermetrics.bsky.social membership benefits and structure has taken a long time (more than 18 months to date!), but it will make a big difference to our long-term sustainability as an organisation.

Screen-free coding for kids? Try weaving! Jacquard punch-cards were the inspiration behind Babbage & Lovelace. Plus they'll have a greater appreciation for just how much work it takes to make cloth and might have second thoughts about buying fast fashion...

Interesting thread from @pressfuturist.bsky.social - scholarly publishing worth £1bn more to the UK than trade publishing last year

Don't forget to submit your presentation idea for #UKSG2026 in Glasgow! dub.sh/lGMfvyz

Time for my annual sight test, and this time I've been asked in advance if the students can have a go as part of their training in 'unusual presentations'. Good luck to them...

Where to start with all the misconceptions in this update?!? 1. The latest iteration of @countermetrics.bsky.social - R5.1 - built OA usage metrics into the Code and from Jan '25, multiple publishers have offered our OA optimised Global Item Reports

I know it's bank holiday, but today is a working day for me. Doesn't mean I can't start the day with coffee, toast, and catching up on the science special from @theeconomistevents.bsky.social

This article for ORIGINal Thoughts offers a taster of ways that COUNTER can be business intelligence. If you want to know more, a module in our new @countermetrics.bsky.social Academy covers ways that everyone - publishers as well as libraries - can use COUNTER more effectively.

Our latest post shares an update from @tashamc.bsky.social on how our new syndicated usage best practice replaces the old Distributed Usage Logging project www.countermetrics.org/goodbye-dul/

Ever thought about becoming a journal editor? Check out the new vacancy at @uksg.bsky.social Insights!

The @countermetrics.bsky.social member directory is now available from the website, so it's easy to see if you can use our member benefits. If you want to register for the Conference or the (new!) Academy but aren't sure if you're eligible, take a look at the directory and it'll tell you.

Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD. This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.

In November @uksg.bsky.social covered book bans as part of our digital conference on cybersec & censorship. This year, UKSG Uncovered will be looking at how to recover from disaster - natural, political, or other. Call for speakers at www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...

Your regular reminder that while total spend by libraries is increasing, that's a slower rate of increase than article output. We should be looking at spend per article for a fair discussion. #uksg2025

Cheese toastie and a quad espresso to start day 3 at #uksg2025

#UKSG2025 cybersecurity plenary seems a good time to remind everyone that our digital conference last November covered cybersecurity in detail as part of our efforts to draw attention to important topics that often fly under the radar.

The @uksg.bsky.social team gave me the most beautiful flowers for hosting the #uksg2025 quiz! Sat next to my big spinning wheel to illustrate why I asked *that* question, and the cats because where else would they be?

Thank you to the @researchinfo.bsky.social team for reporting on our COUNTER Academy news at #UKSG2025. www.researchinformation.info/news/7782/ Pictured, l-r, Jon Hunt and Tim Gillett from Research Information, and Tasha Mellins-Cohen and Siân Harris from COUNTER.

Question at #uksg2025 about how AI can be ethical when it's often behind a paywall. Controversial take from me: commercial ai products may not be available to everyone but inequity of access is not the same as unethical. Nuance!

"It may take awhile." Why does #HigherEd #academia #academicsky always think this? What do else do you need to see to think hmm, NOW is the time to fight back. Does no one read history? #UKSG2025 Help us ✊ #censorship attacks on #AcademicFreedom tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f SIGN/SHARE/RAISE THE 📣🚨

Brighton is getting ready for @uksg.bsky.social with plenty of sunshine and just a touch of sea haze... Should still be like this next week