Retractions, whatever their cause, have long been a concern in scholarly communications. The adoption and evolution of AI technologies have made this problem even more urgent, driving growth in the number of fraudulent papers. At the same time, misinformation has led many to distrust science. In this session, speakers and participants will explore how to address retractions and removals, as well as how systems are developing to signal to users that an article or piece of research has met certain criteria and may be trusted.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT Online
Federated identity, which can provide a privacy-protecting method to accessing scholarly information, has been long available for libraries from most publishers, yet adoption across the community has been slow. What’s holding us back, and how can we move forward? Participants will be invited to share their experiences and how a pilot project to simplify the process could chart a path forward.
Wednesday September 16, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT Online
The Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) Recommended Practice was published this spring. After several years of working to document and offer guidance on how to effectively collaborate, we must now move on to implementation. Building upon the Recommended Practice, several projects are working to build tools and models for inter-library collaboration. Join us to learn more about the CCLIP and to explore how a collaborative approach to collections management can make libraries more efficient and effective .
Wednesday September 16, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT Online
Since the advent of digital research distribution, we have been challenged to capture and quantify the new ways to measure impact. From measuring downloads to capturing the variety of ways that resaerchers can partcipate in reearch projects, our methods of assessment have constantly been evolving. This session will explore the changes and the needs for adatpations in how we track contributions, usage, and other metrics.
Thursday September 17, 2026 9:30am - 10:45am EDT Online
Persistent identifiers, or PIDs, are foundational to open research and research integrity. In this session, we’ll hear the latest on PIDs for scholarly communications, including a new identifier for channel identification, project identification, the US National PID Strategy, and more.
Thursday September 17, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT Online
For every type of content, there is an equally important metadata structure to describe, discover, and exchange that content. Maintaining these models over time is a critical part of the standards process—and AI is now driving some of the most significant changes yet. This session will explore what updates are needed to the basic metadata models that make research content findable, accessible, and reusable, as adoption of AI technologies reshapes how that content is described, discovered, and used.
Thursday September 17, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT Online
