United Kingdom

Leading vendors, such as Gale and ProQuest have been increasing their output in the provision of digital primary sources for years and this is an area of increasing strategic importance for them. The advantages to them are obvious, but what does this strategy mean for libraries?

For libraries with UDCs, typical strategy has long been to focus on the &#39;unique&#39; aspect of our unique and distinctive collections. With the growth in digital primary sources however, we now need to consider the connection of such primary sources with the broader, vendor led sources on offer to us.

Based on the experience at Maynooth University, this paper will consider the changing market and the challenges and opportunities it brings for libraries and our users. And there are clear opportunities, but it may require a cognitive shift in how we, as curators regard our special collections. Where we have shown a focus on the &#39;unique&#39; aspect of our unique and distinctive collections, will we now need to consider the connection of such primary sources with the broader, vendor led corpus on offer to us. If so, how will be bring cognate material together, and what does this mean for our institutional collection &#39;footprint&#39;.

UKSG Annual Conference 2021

The changing face of primary sources

collections

primary sources

digital

The UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021 will be held online for the first time. The event is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts a large number of delegates each year from around the world - librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. The conference combines high-quality plenary presentations, lightning talks and breakout sessions with virtual social events and a major online trade exhibition.



 UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts a large number of delegates each year from around the world - librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. 

Leading vendors, such as Gale and ProQuest have been increasing their output in the provision of digital primary sources for years and this is an area of increasing strategic importance for them. The advantages to them are obvious, but what does this strategy mean for libraries?

For libraries with UDCs, typical strategy has long been to focus on the 'unique' aspect of our unique and distinctive collections. With the growth in digital primary sources however, we now need to consider the connection of such primary sources with the broader, vendor led sources on offer to us.

Based on the experience at Maynooth University, this paper will consider the changing market and the challenges and opportunities it brings for libraries and our users. And there are clear opportunities, but it may require a cognitive shift in how we, as curators regard our special collections. Where we have shown a focus on the 'unique' aspect of our unique and distinctive collections, will we now need to consider the connection of such primary sources with the broader, vendor led corpus on offer to us. If so, how will be bring cognate material together, and what does this mean for our institutional collection 'footprint'.

technical paper

We outline the work of a university press, with assistance from the COPIM Project (Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs), in launching an innovative revenue model to fund open access monographs at a traditional publisher. Building on library journal subscription models like OLH and on Knowledge Unlatched's approach to monograph funding, we present a new, sustainable OA publishing model that gives members exclusive access to a highly-regarded backlist, with the revenue then used to make the frontlist openly accessible. The model can be emulated by other scholarly presses who wish to take advantage of the opportunities that open access publishing affords.

A new funding model for open-access monographs: introducing a novel approach to publishing OA books through library membership funding

Where to beging with digital accessibility? It may seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. We aim to equip you with the knowledge and tools to assess where you are with accessbility as well as a brief overview of the current legal landscape. We will then go over approaches you can take to improve your organisation's digital accessibility and resources to build your own skills and education, allowing you to take the demystification of digital accessibility into your own hands.

How to get started with your Accessibility Programme

The library fulfills a key role delivering those services to users in support of the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge. Here, open and reliable access to information takes center stage. Where and how then can the role of the library evolve to support research and speed the time from its creation to consumable, living knowledge? The presenter will look at researcher needs to conduct and share their work, while considering how the library – on its part – can best collect, preserve, disseminate and manage the research.

From creation to consumable knowledge: supporting research workflows in an open infrastructure

With the JISC initiative to standardise metadata supply with Plan M and the potential inclusion of metadata standards and guidance in the upcoming SUPC Framework Agreement, it is clear that there is a drive towards improving the quality of metadata. But what does this mean practically for Libraries? With fewer resources and the changed nature of the workplace following Covid 19, how can libraries maximise the benefits brought about by Plan M and improve their workflows and metadata standards?

Plan M and Everyday Life: The Practical Challenges of Metadata Supply and Use

After a successful pilot using the Open Journals System (OJS) Liverpool John Moores University launched its open journals service, managed by Library Services. From small beginnings the service is growing and expanding into the sphere of academic journals. With the increasing pressure to publish and make work open access what role can a university open journals service play in supporting that goal? 

This presentation will share my experience of setting up and managing an open journals service and how this has developed over time. It will talk about the practicalities of running such a service as well as highlight the positives and share lessons learned.

The accidental publisher: the highs and lows of running an open journals service single-handedly

The landscape is evolving rapidly for open access books. In 2020 continued effort took place to transition to open in order to create sustainable and meaningful change. As part of this work, two open access toolkits were developed -- one by the OAPEN Foundation and one by Jisc -- to offer practical support and guidance to the community. The OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit aims to help authors better understand OA for books, increase trust in OA book publishing, provide reliable and easy-to-find answers to questions from authors. The Jisc open access toolkit aims to support New University Presses and library-led publishing. The toolkit includes advice and guidance on all aspects of the publications workflow. 
The two toolkits are free-to-access and include articles, each written by an international group of experts. They have been developed in parallel in order to complement each other and to give relevant information and consistent information to their communities. These two toolkits offer individuals and organisations with practical guides, tools, expert information and answers to many questions - enabling their communities to thrive. This session will give a presentation of the two toolkits and also touches upon the lessons we have learned since the launch of the toolkits, challenges we faced along the way, their impact and future plans.

Empowering universities and researchers: Two practical toolkits for New-University-Presses and Open Access Book Publishing.

Exploring Open Access Books

A critical component in the development of sustainable funding models for OA is the ability to communicate impact to a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. While traditional paywall publishers can use COUNTER reports to communicate usage to subscribing libraries, no similar standard exists for OA content.
This session presents the results of an innovative project that builds on existing COUNTER metrics to develop more flexible reporting. We’ll be sharing our understanding of who the stakeholders are, their differing needs for analytics, feedback on the reports shared, and lessons learned and areas for future research in this evolving area.

Next generation OA analytics: A partnership case Study

"The move towards a fully OA environment has moved from a theoretical conversation, to one with a deadline that those of us across Europe in particular saw at the beginning of 2021. Being faced with that deadline, the conversations about a sustainable delivery of OA have had to move from those theoretical one's focuses on challenges, opportunities and areas of development from the macro industry perspective, and now focus on the practical implications and the impact that these changes have and will continue to have on the workflows of those who are implementing the move to OA.

This session will therefore seek to focus on the details and explore what a transformative deal, one route of moving us towards a fully sustainable and engaged OA environment, looks like from the user workflow point of view. It will examine author workflow, with viewpoints from a publishing, librarian and solutions perspective. It will address topics such as author uptake and what can be done to support and increase this, work through case study examples of implementation and sustainable engagement going forward - addressing such questions as 'can we standardize transformative publishing deals?'

The goal is to make the panel interactive by asking questions of the audience as well as the panellists; therefore, getting multiple perspectives on a topic. The aim would be for participants to develop a clearer idea of the implications of transitioning to a fully OA environment, explore how to operationalize this, and see example models explored from the perspective of different stakeholder groups."

Smoothing the Path: An Examination of Managing Author Workflow in the OA transition

This panel discussion will look at how organizations have been adapting their working practices and policies in the last year. Speakers will share experiences and lessons learned on topics such as remote working, flexible working, balancing staff preferences with organizational needs, and space planning. Delegates are encouraged to send questions in advance that the panel can address as part of the pre-recorded session; speakers will also be available for live Q&A during the conference.

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