A gathering of the presentations, writings, utterances, explanations, primers, publications, and exhortations that I have made in a variety of public and professional forum

1. Presentations
   1. CILIP Conference – Negotiating Skills and the Procurement Process
   2. UKSG Conference Breakout Session – #dataSOS: What’s going on with Library data & what can we do about it?
   3. NAG – Content Acquisition, Pandemic Edition
   4. NAG – From a panel session on “Getting Spend in the Framework” – Using the Purchasing Framework Effectively
   5. M25 Consortium CPD25 Reading Lists Seminar – Leganto Implementation, Engagement, and Development
2. Projects
   1. CILIP & KR21 – Unlocking eBooks for Innovation and Growth Project
3. Webinars/Videos
   1. ALN & NAG Skill Up Session – Introduction to Acquisitions
   2. JISC, Building ‘read’ resilience in the event of publisher walkaways – University of York experience of providing ‘read’ access post cancellations
   3. Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) – The eBooks & eTextbooks acquisition challenge
   4. NAG – Living with Kortext
4. Writings
   1. UKSG Insights – ‘All your data are belong to us’: the weaponisation of library usage data and what we can do about it
   2. Academic Book Investigation – Library ebooks crisis worsens as academic publishing reports 14% increase in profits from UK market
   3. Academic Book Investigation – BBC News Online Feature : A Response to publishers
   4. WonkHE – The market in academic ebooks needs to change

Presentations

CILIP Conference – Negotiating Skills and the Procurement Process

Anthony participated in a session on the mix of skills required for successful procurement negotiation, from maximising value through to supplier due diligence and protecting against third party liability (Jul 25)

Slides available here

UKSG Conference Breakout Session – #dataSOS: What’s going on with Library data & what can we do about it?

A session by Anthony Sinnott and Caroline Ball, aimed at starting a discussion to increase awareness and knowledge of the varied kinds of data that libraries and users are generating and uncover the benefits and the harms that unregulated, unknown, data processing can lead to. (March 23)

Slides available here

NAG – Content Acquisition, Pandemic Edition

Anthony Sinnott presents a window into the Pandemic journey at University of York. The processes and systems we used, the things we hoped for and tried to achieve, and the compromises we made on the way. The aim is not to provide answers but to discuss the various tools that we used, the lessons learned, and the things that we want to try next (Dec 20)

Slides available here

NAG – From a panel session on “Getting Spend in the Framework” – Using the Purchasing Framework Effectively

Anthony Sinnott discussing ways to reduce spend with online retailers outside of the Joint Consortia Book Agreement Framework (Nov 19)

Slides available here

M25 Consortium CPD25 Reading Lists Seminar – Leganto Implementation, Engagement, and Development

Anthony’s presentation to show  how academic libraries have engaged with academic staff to partner with using online reading lists and how academic libraries have used it to improve their acquisitions processes

Slides available here

Projects

CILIP & KR21 – Unlocking eBooks for Innovation and Growth Project

Anthony chaired the Project Board, Advisory Board, Parliamentary Meeting, and Webinar for this groundbreaking project (2024-2025)

Direct links: Literature Review, Case for Support

Webinars/Videos

ALN & NAG Skill Up Session – Introduction to Acquisitions

The chair of the ALN Procurement CoP is partnering with the National Acquisitions Group to deliver the next session in the Skill Up with ALN series. The fourth in the Skill Up series is on Acquisitions. Anthony Sinnott, Chair of the ALN Procurement Community of Practice, and Jeff Miller from NAG, will outline what is involved in working in procurement/acquisitions (Sept 25)

JISC, Building ‘read’ resilience in the event of publisher walkaways – University of York experience of providing ‘read’ access post cancellations

Presented with Sarah Thompson on the experience of providing alternative ‘read’ access to
content following cancellations (Mar 25)

Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) – The eBooks & eTextbooks acquisition challenge

Anthony Sinnott (Access and Procurement Manager, University of York) sets out the challenges around eBooks and eTextbooks acquisition in this KR21 Knowledge Capsule (Sept 24)

NAG – Living with Kortext

A webinar from Anthony Sinnott and Jack Reid, detailing the approach two different institutions are taking to using Kortext as a method of resolving some of these issues and, ultimately, support teaching and learning (Nov 22)

Slides available here

Writings

UKSG Insights – ‘All your data are belong to us’: the weaponisation of library usage data and what we can do about it

An article written by Anthony Sinnott and Caroline Ball about the prolific use of Library user generated data and the risks, red flags, and denials of opportunity that Libraries face by simply handing this information over to suppliers (Nov 22)

Academic Book Investigation – Library ebooks crisis worsens as academic publishing reports 14% increase in profits from UK market

An examination of publisher profits and the impact of predatory practice on UK academic library e-resource markets

Academic Book Investigation – BBC News Online Feature : A Response to publishers

Anthony Sinnott’s rebuttal to publisher comments and opinions during a BBC News Online probe into e-book pricing

WonkHE – The market in academic ebooks needs to change

“How does the market in academic ebooks work? Not in the interests of students, staff or universities, argues Anthony Sinnott…” (Nov 20)