No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?

Lidia Borrell-Damián, chair of Coalition S, 'acknowledged that the academic publishing landscape had changed since the Coalition’s formation and confirmed the group were “re-evaluating” its purpose, “with new activities more adapted to the current times”.' The damp squib seeks to reignite. 1/2

The @uksg.bsky.social Forum 2025 is happening on 3 December at The Brighton Centre, bringing together librarians, publishers & info professionals. Free for UKSG members | Still time to register! uksg.org/events/forum2025/ #UKSGForum2025 #ScholarlyComms #AcademicLibraries

@samuelmoore.org - wanted to make sure you saw your mention in this SSP blog post: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/12/t...

The Oxford University Press has begun a collective consultation process, which The Bookseller understands, if approved, would result in 113 redundancies 👇 #BookSky

"Library publishing is an exciting area to be a part of: it helps put the power of publishing back into the researcher’s hands, while ensuring an institution is further involved in supporting OA."

Want to learn about library-based hosting and publishing services in the UK and what we offer in the academic publishing market? Read the latest article in UKSG Insights, written by @cathdishman.bsky.social of LJMU and Edinburgh Diamond's very own @beckywojturska.bsky.social.

Chuffed to see mine and @cathdishman.bsky.social's new article has been published! The team at UKSG Insights have been a dream to work with on this & we are so pleased to share our experiences of managing library-based hosting & publishing services. The article is completely #OpenAccess so enjoy!

The latest from #UKSG Insights - experience of libraries developing and hosting #diamondOA publishing, Cath Dishman, LJMU @cathdishman.bsky.social and Rebecca Wojturska, @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social University of Edinburgh dub.sh/xeaT0vh

I spy a familiar face on the programme of speakers 🔎 Learn more about #CopimCompass our new(ish) #OpenAccess monograph and scholarly communication resource 🧭 @kirahopkins.bsky.social 👉 www.uksg.org/events/forum...

Welcome to our latest new member: the National Library of Luxembourg. Thank you for your support! Interested in supporting our community? Check out our membership page here: www.uksg.org/join @bnluxembourg.bsky.social

OASPA, with @researchconsulting.bsky.social, has today published a new position paper: Embracing the Complexity of '100% OA': from Percentage to Participation. This work serves as a key input for OASPA's strategic planning. Read our full post and invitation for feedback: bit.ly/3LJkhKA #openaccess

British Library Chief Executive steps down after less than a year: www.bl.uk/about/press/...

Oxford University Press announces Karger acquisition: corp.oup.com/news/oxford-...

So pleased to see this go live! When we first launched OtF with two pilot presses in 2021 (shoutout to @ceu-press.bsky.social & @livunipress.bsky.social for being early adopters!) we hoped other scholarly publishers would take up the model to fund more OA books. That is now happening... (1/2)

Attention all librarians! The Think. Check. Submit. (TCS) website offers freely downloadable outreach materials, including posters, slide decks, and videos. Librarians and faculty advisors can customise these resources to fit their local contexts and needs.

This is a very thought-provoking read. Recommend!

Launching the new Participation Reports, already available at crossref.org/members/prep. Read about what's new and why more transparency on #openmetadata is important for movements like @barcelonadori.bsky.social, not to mention insights for members themselves doi.org/10.64000/8d5... #Crossref2025

It may be #OAWeek but let's not forget the print monographs that make up research collections in scholarly libraries - joining the official launch of the UK PBC, a joint initiative to secure access to print monographs in UK libraries for current and future use. #UKPBC #collectivecollections ukpbc.uk

We launched in 2022 as a 12-month pilot project to explore publishing OA textbooks and educational resources, and published our first titles in 2023. The library's Assistant Director reflects on our journey in this blog post for @uksg.bsky.social: www.uksg.org/newsletter/s...

Liverpool University Press is pleased to share two new appointments to our Board of Directors: liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2025/10/22/n... @aupresses.bsky.social

Welcome to our latest member, the University of Doha for Science and Technology. Thank you for your support! If you would like to join UKSG and support our work, while getting all of the benefits of membership, join us! www.uksg.org/join

INCENTIVE @kirahopkins.bsky.social will be sharing more about #CopimCompass 🧭 🔗 copim.pubpub.org/pub/introduc...

Have you booked your place at our in-person Forum in December yet? Hurry - places are going fast. Free for UKSG members, small fee for non-members, booking and programme here: dub.sh/MtIiQoT

On December 4th I'll be in conversation with @hjoseph.bsky.social about my new book Publishing Beyond the Market. Part of the @authorsalliance.bsky.social and @archive.org book talk series. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome! If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following. go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b

Still time to book on our new seminar: Understanding Resource Discovery: Archives and Primary Sources Content dub.sh/CQjAZXh

The latest Opinion from #UKSGInsights journal: Andrew Johnson from the University of Sheffield Library - "Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector" dub.sh/55gEiGy

Reminder to spread the word about exciting OPPORTUNITY as PKP's Managing Director! It's a very exciting time at @pkp.sfu.ca. So much going on! A true scholar-led open infrastructure project, supporting 55,000+ journals. Read more: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h... #scholcomm #openaccess #openscience

📣OA event idea for December! ALN are looking for speakers and presentations focusing on Green OA (such as promoting, challenges, journals vs books and discoverability) Please let me know if you are interested or would like further information.💚

Finland Now Has a National Roadmap for Open Science and Research Funding avointiede.fi/en/news/finl...

Did you miss the LIS Research seminar on "Obstacles to Open Access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties"? If so, never fear, the recording is now out! I'd really recommend giving it a listen. doi.org/10.52843/cas... #Library #openaccess #LISResearch #Librarian

We've just added a free event for our members. The M25 Diversity Group are hosting an in-person event on the 18th November on 'EDI and libraries: learning from each other'. Full details and booking information can be found on our website: www.m25lib.org.uk/events/edi-a...

Part of our mission to make scholarship available has to include making sure those works can technically be accessed into the future. So, we're excited to announce a new partnership with @jisc.bsky.social and Libnova for long term preservation of our digital archives www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24712/

Because there are really important standards in the world, you should all be aware of this newest #ISO Technical Specification ISO TS 5617 Tea — Classification by chemical composition (1st edition, published September 2025) www.iso.org/standard/814...

JOB OPPORTUNITY: @pkp.sfu.ca is looking for a Managing Director! This is a rare opportunity to lead a highly impactful #scholcomm organization. Role works closely with me (Scientific Director) to provide strategic and operational leadership. Help us spread the word! pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...

Please check your email inboxes if you submitted a proposal for #UKSG2026 - we've been in contact to let everyone know whether they were successful or not. Our largest number of submissions (possibly) ever! Thank you all - the programme is looking great :)

🗓️ Our next Ask Me Anything is with University Presses on 30 Sept! Join us to learn how small publishers are making the most of ORCID membership. Got questions? Submit them when you register! Register: https://linktr.ee/orcid_org #ORCIDevents #ScholarlyPublishing #UniversityPresses

#DOAJ Head of Editorial Matt Hodgkinson speaks to this year’s theme, ‘Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era’ and how #AI is beginning to reshape #PeerReview and the wider scholarly publishing landscape @peerreviewweek.bsky.social #PRW2025 #PeerReviewWeek #GenAI blog.doaj.org/2025/09/16/h...

Over a thousand people have registered for this free webinar!

New from #UKSGInsights: "Multilingual research dissemination: current practices and implications for bibliometrics" dub.sh/NJjpJG3

We have just launched our 2025 survey. Tell us what you think of Release 5.1, our tools and education materials and COUNTER in general. And let us know your hope for the Code in the future. Thank you for being part of the COUNTER community. www.countermetrics.org/2025-survey/

You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)

Interesting.. @andytattersall.bsky.social has done work on this too

Our annual report is now online nlisn.org/outputs/ The report gives an overview of our events, outputs & achievements over the last year, including our receipt of the 2024 Lynne Mackie Accessibility Award from CILIP’s Disability Network.

I was asked for a comment on the UK's journal big deal negotiations. We are in a sector-wide consultation and so not appropriate to talk specifics - but there is an apparent lack of understanding by some publishers of the current financial position of UK HE

In a new #RLUK blog post, @davidprosser.bsky.social looks at how we can anticipate future challenges for research libraries & how this may shape the development of RLUK’s next strategy.

I’m looking forward to what should be an interesting & thought-provoking discussion between @lschiff.bsky.social who initiated the Declaration to #DefendResearch against US govt #censorship & reps from 2 orgs that signed it - @cilip.bsky.social & @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social Thanks to them all!

Really looking forward to being on an online panel discussion with @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social, @cilip.bsky.social, and @alicemeadows.bsky.social about "Why We All Need to #DefendResearch" at @uksg.bsky.social Uncovered! Still time to register! #SciSky #Academia www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...

Welcome to @glasgowclyde.bsky.social - our latest member. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to working with you!