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NEWS Open Athens O


penAthens has announced its


publisher manifesto – a series of commitments that aim to address


the common issues around IAM faced by publishers and vendors, and highlight the next steps for the publishing industry in managing access to knowledge. The announcement follows a programme of research into librarians and end-users’ views and experiences of Identity and Access Management (IAM).


The manifesto commits OpenAthens to: l Providing the best end-user experience possible at the heart of authentication into e-resources and applications;


l Enabling single sign-on that is simple to set up and easy to maintain within publishing platforms;


l The use of common standards across SAML and other


LUP acquires new titles


launches manifesto


authentication protocols to deliver interoperability;


l Providing a forum where all parties involved in access and authentication into e-resources can share views and challenge orthodoxies; and


l Recognising that change is now constant, and that its services must continually evolve to meet new challenges.


In addition to research currently being undertaken, the aims of the manifesto are reflected in OpenAthens’ development plans – which will result in significant enhancements for existing OpenAthens SP customers this summer, and a new cloud-based service to be launched in early 2017. More information about the Publisher Manifesto can be found on the OpenAthens blog. ‘OpenAthens is committed to removing barriers to knowledge. Publishers, as the creators, curators and distributors of information are integral to this information


New executive director for UKSG


UKSG, the key professional interest group for the scholarly communications community, has announced the appointment of Sarah Bull as its executive director.


UKSG announced the creation of this senior position earlier this year, with the aim of strengthening its team of employees, further supporting volunteers, extending partnerships, and leading operational activities into the next stage of the organisation’s evolution.


Sarah has been involved with UKSG for a number of years


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as a volunteer, most notably having co-chaired the KBART committee from 2009 to 2013. Her professional background spans both serials and e-resource librarianship, as well as the technology sector, having worked for a major library management system vendor in her early career. She has worked extensively with publishers and intermediaries through KBART and in her library roles.


Kate Price, UKSG Chair, commented: ‘UKSG’s influence has been growing, with the Annual Conference stronger


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than ever, and the introduction of our popular free webinars and our winter networking event, the UKSG Forum. Recently, a wide- ranging survey of our members showed that we could go even


further in our mission to connect the knowledge community. We are delighted that Sarah will be joining our team to advance that aim, after succeeding in a highly competitive recruitment process.’ Bull added: ‘Having been committed to UKSG as a volunteer over my career, I have always been impressed with the innovative, inclusive and collaborative nature of UKSG as an organisation, so I am really delighted to have the opportunity to support UKSG and lead its operations in a full-time professional capacity.’


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value chain,’ said Jon Bentley, head of product marketing at OpenAthens.


‘The OpenAthens Publisher Manifesto underpins our work in three main areas: supporting activities and initiatives


throughout the industry by sharing our expertise and creating new forums to enable cross-industry collaboration; gathering additional feedback through ongoing research to identify and highlight shared pain points for publishers, vendors, institutions, and end-users; and increasing harmony between identity and service providers by helping to establish common frames of reference, improve access pathways, and further developing the OpenAthens suite of products. ‘The Manifesto illustrates our commitment to working with stakeholders within the industry and beyond, and we look forward to forging ever-closer relationships to tackle the major challenges within the field of IAM.’


Liverpool University Press has acquired around 400 backlist and forthcoming titles from Casemate/Oxbow. The books, published under the Aris & Phillips imprint, are predominantly facing page translations of classics and Hispanic texts with widespread course adoption.


Anthony Cond, managing director of LUP, said: ‘Complementing existing editorial strengths in classics and the modern languages, the acquisition of the Aris and Phillips lists presents a high- quality addition to our print and digital publishing.’


David Farnsworth, president of the Casemate Group, added: ‘We are delighted the Aris & Phillips list will continue to thrive in the more than capable hands of LUP – it is a great new home for it.’ Liverpool University Press assumes publishing responsibilities for the acquired titles with immediate effect. All stock will be available via its distribution channels.


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