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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello!</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We're super excited about this year’s
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.openathens.net/access-lab/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Access Lab</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> program and would love to
<a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/ApQeTwzxngYnlwJt8wwh6WY1i6h91hOmlq9KUuzk75VCVX3_ucy8~Aku-ywyOrX9RVa6x2F7NvoGUiB1FPD6HyceX732rVvx3jQy5_g7yasJREC-8zg_8iLik_BXe8VzLxMLRgI6mN912Tw">
meet you there</a>! Our annual community event for librarians, publishers and researchers takes place next week, 24 – 27 February. As we celebrate 30 years of OpenAthens, we bring together industry leaders, innovators, and thought leaders for a truly insightful
and engaging event. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This year’s program will run across multiple time zones, ensuring as many of our global audience as possible can join us. And if English is not your first language, the Zoom Events
platform supports a number of </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062475" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">different languages</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What you can expect from this year’s program</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <br>
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We highlight just a few of the sessions you can look forward to! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hylke Koers, chief information officer at STM Solution is this year’s opening keynote speaker. His presentation ‘The future of trust, access and identity in scholarly communications’ draws on
key findings from a recent STM draft report ‘<a href="https://stm-assoc.org/new-stm-report-trusted-identity-in-academic-publishing/" target="_blank">Trusted Identity in Academic Publishing</a>’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scholarly Kitchen chef and university librarian at Brigham Young University, Rick Anderson, will discuss some of the challenges and strategies around misinformation, disinformation, and trust
in scholarly communication. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mark Seeley, executive chair of the Scholarly Networks Security Initiative outlines some of the key risks to researchers who access content on pirate websites and next steps for librarians and
publishers to ensure research integrity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Several sessions have a focus on artificial intelligence including a Web of Science use case for generative AI in research discovery and an AI literacy workshop for librarians. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You’ll also get to hear case studies on how some of our customers have implemented our product and the wider impact it is having on their organization and wider community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join one of our discussion groups on topics ranging from artificial intelligence, library data analytics and user experience and accessibility to more practical discussions on getting the most
out of using our products. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our program has a strong focus on user experience. You’ll hear from our<b>
</b>UX designer Isobel Demangeat about our approach to applying UX processes in product development and the road ahead. Some of our vendors will also give lightning talks on how they’ve innovated to improve the user journey on their platforms. Finally, we’ll
close the conference with an announcement about this year’s <a href="https://www.openathens.net/publishers/ux-award/" target="_blank">
UX Award</a> winner. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Take a look at the
<a href="https://www.openathens.net/access-lab/access-lab-program/" target="_blank">
Access Lab 2025 program</a> for more information and <a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/ApQeTwzxngYnlwJt8wwh6WY1i6h91hOmlq9KUuzk75VCVX3_ucy8~Aku-ywyOrX9RVa6x2F7NvoGUiB1FPD6HyceX732rVvx3jQy5_g7yasJREC-8zg_8iLik_BXe8VzLxMLRgI6mN912Tw" target="_blank">
register your free place</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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