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We are living through a time of accelerating change and transformation, where the landscape of scholarly publishing is undergoing tectonic shifts in how we operate, how we communicate, and where we add value to the research and learning lifecycles. Like all organizations dedicated to the business of information and data, content and service providers in our industry are experiencing challenges brought on by open access mandates, ongoing institutional budget crises, technological revolutions, and more. The 2023 New Directions Seminar will focus on how those working in scholarly communications manage commercial and cultural disruptions. Where are the sands shifting most dramatically? How are content and service providers responding to these disruptions? What are the priorities and what is being left behind? What tools and methods do we need to successfully weather these disruptive changes? Framework Viewed through the lens of a typical research workflow, we can observe disruptions and systemic changes underway at every step along the journey. The 2023 New Directions seminar will be designed to address where and how the “sands” are shifting at each junction of the scholarly communications lifecycle. Sessions will address topics from how changing funder mandates and AI tools are impacting researcher practices to open peer review, data sharing, and more. We hope to close the session with a change management workshop-style session designed to support resiliency in publishing professionals.

Andrea Hoffman is the Chief Delivery Officer at Hum, the only customer data platform purpose-built for scholarly & professional publishers, and other content-driven organizations. She leads the Customer Success team and oversees company Operations, but spends the majority of her time providing strategic platform support to Hum’s largest scholarly clients. Andrea graduated from George Washington University with an M.P.S. in Publishing in 2012, and then built the foundation of her career in book publishing at a non profit association and leading multinational technology clients for an international marketing agency. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband and two young children.

Paul is the Vice President of Digital Product Management and Development at the American Medical Association, responsible for product innovation and operations at JAMA Network and the AMA Ed Hub. He is a solutions engineer and product development executive with 22 years of experience transforming medical publications into digital platforms. His leadership experience crosses diverse business functions, including editorial, publishing, marketing, platform operations, product management, and development.

Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a business helping publishers, service providers and libraries to manage identity and access to online resources, and better understand the usage and impact of those resources. Tim is a member of the Governance committee and co-Chair of the Outreach committee for SeamlessAccess.org, and a member of COUNTER’s Open Access/Unpaywalled sub-group. His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative products and services to support online learning and research.