UKSG
UKSG is an international association that exists to "connect the information community" and "encourage the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication".[1] The name UKSG originally stood for United Kingdom Serials Group, but the association is now known simply as UKSG as it has expanded beyond the UK and beyond serials to include e-books and other electronic resources.[1]
UKSG's 500 or so member organizations include
UKSG works to facilitate discussion, stimulate research, support the professional development of its members and disseminate information about the scholarly communications sector. It runs an annual conference in the spring and a One-Day Conference and Forum in the late autumn. It also runs regular seminars, webinars and training courses. It supports an active email discussion list, lis-e-resources: a forum in which members can exchange and discuss industry news and developments.[3]
UKSG publishes the open access
Work on knowledge bases
In 2006 UKSG commissioned a research report
The UKSG Research and Innovation Subcommittee was at the forefront of the Transfer Code of Practice and the Journal Usage Factor (JUF) project and, with the support of Jisc, partnered with LISU to carry out the research project "Assessing the Impact of Library Discovery Technology on Content Usage", which was delivered in 2013. The UKSG Research and Innovation Subcommittee welcomes new ideas for research projects from the community.
References
- ^ a b c "About us". UKSG. Accessed: 2012-03-24
- ^ UK Registered Charity Number: 1093946
- ^ "JISCMail - LIS-E-RESOURCES List at WWW.JISCMAIL.AC.UK".
- ^ UKSG http://uksg.org/insights Accessed: 2012-03-24
- ^ UKSG. 21 May 2007. Link Resolvers and the Serials Supply Chain uksg.org Accessed: 2012-03-24
- ^ KBART, the Knowledge Bases And Related Tools working group of NISO and the UKSG
- ^ NISO Recommended Practice niso.org