Ask a Publishing Executive: Executives from commercial and not-for profit publishers will discuss what they consider the greatest risks and opportunities facing the industry and share their thoughts on current state of scholarly publishing.

This webinar discussed how publishers can work with libraries in supporting scholarly communication initiatives amidst federal cuts, the rise of AI, and other uncertainties. Today’s library is facing many challenges, and the relationship between publisher and library is as important as ever. Panelists discussed current library pressures overall as well as specific areas of concern such as the future of transformative agreements, subscription based models, and more.

How is artificial intelligence transforming the way researchers discover and engage with scholarly content? This session explores the impact of AI-powered tools on discovery and usage through the lens of JSTOR’s 18-month pilot of an interactive research tool. Attendees will gain insights from key data and real-world applications that demonstrate how AI-enabled tools have impacted content discoverability user engagement, and addressed persistent challenges in scholarly publishing and academic libraries.

In this timely webinar, speakers explore the latest developments in the transition to open research, touching on innovations from their respective organizations. Topics will include new developments in the scholarly infrastructure supporting open research, new business models in support of OA monographs, and how open research is shifting our focus from the scholarly article to preprints, data, and other research outputs. The speakers will also discuss what’s working, what isn’t, and the barriers to a fully open research ecosystem across disciplines.