Those with an interest in open scholarship may want to check out the offerings at this year’s UKSG conference (https://www.uksg.org/events/conference26/#programme). They include a report on OA book publishing from Andrew Barker and Tom Morley at Lancaster University, a panel on the creation of Diamond OA publishing funds in the Netherlands, open metadata applications, and more. 

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Hello all,

I'm reaching regarding an internal market research project exploring how libraries have approached, considered, or navigated transformational agreements and I'd love to hear from the folks in this group.

We're looking to connect with library staff who have been involved in evaluating or negotiating a transformational agreement with Wiley. Whether your institution ultimately moved forward, decided not to, or is still weighing the option. If you've had a hand in that conversation at your institution, your perspective would be incredibly valuable to us. 

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AIP Publishing has joined OA Switchboard, a shared community infrastructure that enables standardized exchange of open access publication metadata between publishers, institutions, and funders.
Through this integration, AIP Publishing will provide publication metadata via OA Switchboard, including:

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Author affiliation
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Funder information
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Licensing details

For institutions, standardized metadata exchange helps simplify open access reporting, reduce manual reconciliation, and support more reliable tracking of publishing activity across agreements.
“Participating in OA Switchboard supports our commitment to transparent and consistent communication with our institutional and funding partners,” said Sara Rouhi, Open Science Director at AIP Publishing. “Standardized metadata exchange reduces 

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AIP Publishing has joined OA Switchboard, a shared community infrastructure that enables standardized exchange of open access publication metadata between publishers, institutions, and funders.
Through this integration, AIP Publishing will provide publication metadata via OA Switchboard, including:

*
Author affiliation
*
Funder information
*
Licensing details

For institutions, standardized metadata exchange helps simplify open access reporting, reduce manual reconciliation, and support more reliable tracking of publishing activity across agreements.
“Participating in OA Switchboard supports our commitment to transparent and consistent communication with our institutional and funding partners,” said Sara Rouhi, Open Science Director at AIP Publishing. “Standardized metadata exchange reduces 

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