Shine bright like a diamond. Published in Insights today. insights.uksg.org/articles/10....

The TCS website offers supplementary resources to help authors improve their publishing literacy. Topics include citation metrics, copyright, and peer review basics. Written in plain language, these resources are useful for graduate students and those new to scholarly publishing. bit.ly/4ooEDHc

A quarter of the average UK energy bill last year was profit for the big energy companies. Meanwhile, almost three million households in England suffer fuel poverty. No one should be choosing between heating and eating while energy companies rake in billions.

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

Katina Magazine just published a review of Think. Check. Submit. as a must-use toolkit for anyone publishing research. Read the review here: Katina Magazine — “Want to Avoid Predatory Publishers? Start Here.” bit.ly/4qbfgum

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

Pateicamies Margaritai Karulei no Latvijas Universitātes bibliotēkas par žurnālu pārbaudes saraksta Think.Check.Submit. tulkojumu latviešu valodā. bit.ly/4nAoEp5

You know how 2 days ago I was really excited about us having 70,000 members of the Green Party? Well yesterday it was 71,000. And today - yes. It's now 72,000! 🎉💚🎉 Join.greenparty.org.uk

We have produced a range of promotional materials for Libraries to use, including a downloadable poster, two social media banners and ready-to-use files that libraries can send to local printers to produce postcards and stickers promoting Think. Check. Submit. bit.ly/4mLFfq7

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/

🚍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 🚍 I’ve shared my latest views on this cancellation in the 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 below, alongside heartfelt testimonies from regular 61 bus users. 👉 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: m.youtube.com/watch?v=8FmC... 👉 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: shorturl.at/yB4MN

Universities, libraries & GLAM colleagues: we need your input! 📖 Share how your institution manages longform OA (monographs, edited volumes, book chapters) in this short survey 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/longform1

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-...

The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty | Gordon Brown

The threat to Allotments should be taken very seriously, for many Allotments are the only access to land We should all have a right to land, to grow and to flourish. These proposals will have a disastrous effect on people's physical and mental health, increase food prices #Allotments

1/3 Did you know we have 15,000 followers on Instagram? That’s amazing! But only 7% of followers are members & it’s our members who power real change. Membership is just £2.20/month or your local equivalent (£2 + transaction fees). Less than an energy gel. #JoinTheMovement #RunningForChange

¿Cómo puedes explicar la publicación depredadora—y cómo evitarla—en solo 90 segundos? Mira nuestro corto video animado para aprender a reconocer la amenaza de las revistas y editoriales depredadoras. youtu.be/9p6qfZWGCpE

There are no words to convey the horror of 21 children in Gaza starving to death in the last 72 hours. There are no words to convey the horror of nearly a million more children being at risk of the same fate. The UK cannot stay complicit in this atrocity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

“Nothing undermines climate resilience in this country as much as the private ownership of our water system, and nothing reveals the drought of political ambition like the refusal to renationalise it.” Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇

At my first full council meeting last week, I expressed full support for twinning Winchester with the Ukrainian city of Nizhyn, and also spoke about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza, suggesting we explore similar acts of solidarity with Palestine

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "University journals: a semi-systematic literature review of trends, challenges and future research directions" Maryna Nazarovets dub.sh/fKKinbV

How many more warnings do we need? Extreme weather - heatwaves, flooding - is the new normal. And yet some still stick their heads in the sand. We need politicians with the courage to act. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

American libraries are under attack. I have written a long piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the MAGA assault on libraries (and archives), and the strong librarians fighting back. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

📢 New in UKSG Insights: A model to help publishers implement globally fair and transparent pricing | Discover practical ideas to make pricing more equitable across regions. 👉 Read more: insights.uksg.org/articles/10.... #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing @lorraineestelle.bsky.social

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "A model for publishers to introduce globally fair and transparent pricing" by @wisealic.bsky.social @davejago.bsky.social Herman Mentink and @lorraineestelle.bsky.social dub.sh/JpMmP7P

New Spanish-language resource for publishers and libraries Lorraine Estelle from @thinkchecksub.bsky.social - the launch of a new Spanish-language video designed to communicate effective checking strategies for researchers blog.doaj.org/2025/06/22/f...

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "Reeling them in: using TikTok and video content to leverage engagement.." by @chelseahumphries.bsky.social dub.sh/7ILu90X

From The Scholarly Kitchen: Jordy Findanis and Niels Stern @oapenbooks.bsky.social and @doabooks.bsky.social predatory book publishing – and the value of @thinkchecksub.bsky.social #OpenAccess #BestPractice @operaseu.bsky.social bit.ly/45cUsdU

¡Gran noticia para la comunidad académica hispanohablante! Ya está disponible el video animado de Think. Check. Submit. en español youtu.be/9p6qfZWGCpE

Predatory journals get a lot of attention, but what about book publishers? This guest post for The Scholarly Kitchen shows how @DOAB helps build trust in OA books Also, don’t miss the Think. Check. Submit. checklist for books—now in 25 languages! bit.ly/45cUsdU

Many thanks to Kari Trost, from Stockholm University, for updating the Think. Check. Submit. checklist for books and chapters in Arabic. bit.ly/3HHAPAG

The latest from #UKSGInsights - "Open infrastructures in conflict zones: a case study of @doaj.bsky.social and Ukrainian journals" (Authors: @ozimba.bsky.social, @katrinesundsbo.bsky.social, Natalia Laiuzhna and Iemima Ploscaru) dub.sh/rVBTHTI

Guest Post — Trust and Transparency in Open Access Book Publishing: Part 1 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/03/g...

We thank Inji Kim, academic librarian at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts, for translating our checklist for books and chapters bit.ly/4kJ2ekc and journals bit.ly/43kjBlB

Really important points by Sofie Wennström, speaking about @thinkchecksub.bsky.social at #easeconference. In the discussion about author behaviour when it comes to predatory journals, poor university / employer support and training isn't talked about enough

The latest from #UKSGInsights: Pierre Mounier and Johan Rooryck "Federating diamond OA in Europe and beyond: the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH)" dub.sh/hpNatCZ

Join Alicia Wise and Tasha Mellins-Cohen for an exclusive discussion on how COUNTER metrics and CLOCKSS preservation services work hand-in-hand to enhance transparency, build trust, and ensure effective content management in the OA ecosystem. Register:

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "Barriers and benefits of transitioning to an equitable open access model: interviews with LIS journal editors" from Teresa Schultz, Rachel Borchardt, Dede Dawson dub.sh/S18tjDf

🚨 Don’t forget your photo ID (and suncream! ☀️) when going to vote today.

United2Act webinar: How to recognise, avoid and prevent paper mills. The webinar is open to anybody involved in the research and publication process, including researchers, institutions, funders, publishers and academic journal editors. publicationethics.org/events/recog...

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for the role of co-editor of Insights. www.uksg.org/insights-co-...

Our friends @thinkchecksub.bsky.social are looking for #volunteers to update the #Hindi, #Korean, #Vietnamese and #Arabic translations of the checklists. Are you interested? Do you have colleagues who might want to help? Send an email to [email protected] #scholcomm #thinkchecksubmit

This is what’s happening with 1.3C of global heating above preindustrial levels. We’re on track for 3C by 2100. Failure to leave fossil fuels in the ground is a devastating crime against humanity & against all other life on this, our one fragile earth

Out leafleting for @lorraineestelle.bsky.social in the Eastgate by-election in all weathers #VoteGreen @wingreenparty.bsky.social

Our Eastgate candidate for the County Council by-election Lorraine Estelle, with Kate & Grainne, were out and about yesterday distributing window posters. Lorraine came 2nd last year in the local elections & would be a second Strong, independent Green voice on Hampshire County Council.

Predatory journals - what can we do to protect their prey? Strategy: visit ThinkCheckSubmit.org 🧪 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are pleased to announce Lorraine Estelle will be standing for the @greenparty.org.uk in the Hampshire County Council Eastgate divison bi-election on May 1 Find out more... winchester.greenparty.org.uk/2025/03/31/o... #VoteGreen

There's a huge demand for our 'Vote Green' boards in both Winchester Eastgate, Colden Common and Twyford. If you would like either a board in your garden or a poster for your window, please email [email protected] and we'll get one to you. Many thanks.

The latest from #UKSGInsights - Jaclyn McLean, Uni Saskatchewan and @iangibson.bsky.social of @uofguelph.bsky.social "Investing in open: Canadian challenges in bibliodiversity" dub.sh/J1Ml1Oh

Librarians - you can download and use this banner for your social media posts. bit.ly/4iybfMl