The document summarizes the presenter's experience attending the UKSG annual one-day conference and forum in November 2014. The conference focused on the evolving needs and expectations of funders, researchers, institutions and publishers. It featured speakers from across the scholarly community. The forum provided an exhibition and multiple short sessions on topics related to barriers in scholarly communications. The presenter found both events informative for learning about new developments and networking, and recommended them for librarians who support researchers and publishers.

1. CAKE presentation
16th February 2015
UKSG events in London
November 2014
Clair Castle
Librarian, Department of
Chemistry
cmc32@cam.ac.uk

2. UKSG
UK Serials Group:
 “Only organisation spanning the
wide range of interests and
activities across the scholarly
information community of librarians,
publishers, intermediaries and
technology vendors”
 My first-time attendance!
 University is member of UKSG -
reduced conference fee

3. UKSG annual one-day
conference
20th November 2014
Untying the knots and joining the dots:
researchers’ needs from funding to
outputs and beyond
#uksg1dayconf
Programme and session videos available
at:
http://www.uksg.org/event/NOVCONF2014

4. Conference aims
 What do funders, researchers,
institutions and publishers expect and
want from each other?
 What are the key issues that we all need
to be aware of?
 How are researchers managing
changing requirements around funding,
evaluation, communication and more?
 How are library and publisher roles
evolving to ensure they continue to
provide relevant support, content and
services?

5. Conference programme
 Speakers (30mins+questions) from
across knowledge community, e.g.
HEFCE, academics (science and
non-science), academic librarians,
publishers
 Lightning talks (10mins + questions)
from intermediaries: Digital Science,
Kudos, Plum Analytics
 Panel session and questions
(30mins) at end

6. Value of attendance
 Strength of conference: input from all
sectors in scholarly publishing to give
wide perspective
 Learnt about: new software solutions
to support research e.g. data
management, altmetrics
 Good opportunity for networking
 Most interesting thing: slide from
biosci academic showing all his
responsibilities!

7. Who should attend and why
 Librarians that engage with
researchers and publishers
 To better understand how
changes in scholarly
communications are impacting on
the wider research community

8. Making the most of the
conference
 Traditional conference format
 Network on breaks and at drinks
reception
 Follow conference Twitter
hashtag (during or after)

9. UKSG Forum
21st November 2014
Information without frontiers: barriers
and solutions
#UKSGforum
Programme here:
http://www.uksg.org/event/forum2014

10. Forum aims
 “Exhibition and networking event
designed to bring together the
scholarly information community”
 Free to attend

11. Forum programme
Pick and choose from wide choice of ‘hot
topics’ encompassing the overall theme:
 Lightning talks in 3 separate rooms
simultaneously
 3 people gave talks on each topic
(10mins each max.)
 Topics included: social media, publishing
models, altmetrics, library systems
Exhibition hall with 45+ publishers,
intermediaries and technology vendors

12. Value of attendance
 Strengths of Forum: wide variety of
topics, short sessions, flexible
 Learnt about: HEFCE review of role
of metrics in REF; alternative
publishing models
 Good opportunity for networking
 Most interesting thing: RSC working
with Kudos to help their authors
with altmetrics – could support this
in department

13. Who should attend and why
 Librarians interested in new
solutions for supporting access to
scholarly research
 To keep up to date with these and
possibly apply them in own role

14. Making the most of the
Forum
 Make use of flexibility – give
yourself enough time for talks and
exhibition (takes longer than you
think)
 Download app intended for
scheduling
 New Twitter and LinkedIn
contacts
 Goodies!

15. Overall impressions from
both events
 2 sessions back to back - difficult
to organise time away but good if
travelling from afar?
 Good atmosphere
 Thought-provoking
 Mix of short and longer sessions –
well planned

16. Check out the UKSG!
http://www.uksg.org/
 Free webinars and other events
throughout year and around UK
 Also does research and projects

17. Any questions?