ALL INTEREST AT UKSG

The BDS Academic Library Licence (ALL) was in focus at this year’s UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition. The conference took place at Glasgow’s SEC between the 13th and 15th of April 2023.

“Streamlining monograph metadata supply with BDS” was presented by Heather Sherman, Director of Academic Library Operations. Heather outlined how the ALL addresses the entire monograph supply chain – publishers, suppliers, purchasing consortia, system providers and libraries, to create a radically new service.

The BDS ALL is a response to the 2020 NAG Quality of Shelf Ready Metadata report and Jisc’s work on Plan M. Both highlighted that the current monograph metadata supply chain is costly, inefficient, and not fit for purpose.

Two “Breakout” sessions at 13.30 on Thursday 13th and 11.00 on Friday 14th, saw more than 120 delegates attend Heather’s presentation.

As well as outlining the service, she demonstrated how libraries such as Imperial College London have partnered with BDS. The result is a cost-effective, hands-off solution for the supply and sharing of highquality records, service improvements and cost savings.

“Presenting ALL at UKSG was a great success. It was particularly good to be able to see people in person again.,” says Heather, who is a regular presenter at conferences and training events. “There was a high level of interest and engagement from delegates. It’s much better to talk to people face to face rather than on video calls. The conversations are always better.” UKSG works to facilitate discussion, stimulate research, support the professional development of its members and disseminate information about the scholarly communications sector. Its annual conference attracts delegates from around the world –librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries.

For more information on the BDS Academic Library Licence visit our academic libraries’ webpage.

For more information on UKSG visit www.uksg.org