Digital Learning, Transitioning to Open Access and the Future of Libraries: Find out what happened at the UKSG 2021 Virtual Conference
19 April 2021
Last update: 19/04/21 11:49
The three-day event drew global attention and pushed conversations on academic publishing to a larger scale. Find out what you may have missed from Cambridge.
It is hard to believe that just one year ago, we were able to attend events and conferences in person. The UKSG 44th annual conference hosted online for the first time, from April 12th to 14th 2021, created a stimulating environment for librarians, instructors, researchers, and publishers to discuss the opportunities and challenges for Academic publishing in the coming years. The conference brought together hundreds of delegates from leading researchers and organisations such as EBSCO, the Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge University Press, and partners around the world.
A call to action
Most importantly, the event showed that Academic publishing is at the centre of change and evolution, especially as we come out of the current crisis. A central theme emerging throughout the conference was a call to action in establishing new ways of teaching and learning post-pandemic, transitioning to Open Access, and what the future looks like in Academic publishing.
Cambridge’s Higher Education website
At Cambridge, we were delighted to introduce our new Higher Education website, created to support digital teaching and learning journeys. The site provides access to over 600 Cambridge textbooks and learning resources to ensure instructors and students have access to quality digital learning.
Watch our presentation video
Watch the live sessions
If you didn’t have a chance to watch the live events, you can still watch all of the sessions from institutions in the UK and around the world.
Visit our Higher Education Website for more information
Read Attendees quotes
We collected a few quotes from speakers at the event. See a few here:
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