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These are open to members and the wider scholarly publishing industry.</p> <p><a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/apply-to-join-a-sig/" class="button">Apply to join a SIG</a>  <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/suggest-a-sig/" class="button">Suggest a new topic</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="c5521" class="frame frame-default frame-type-textpic frame-layout-0"> <div class="ce-textpic ce-right ce-vertically-aligned"> <div class="ce-gallery" data-ce-columns="1" data-ce-images="1"> <div class="ce-row"> <div class="ce-column"> <figure class="image"> <img class="image-embed-item" alt="ALPSP special interest groups" src="/fileadmin/_processed_/d/2/csm_Training_7b0f8429a6.jpg" width="1500" height="1000" loading="lazy" /> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ce-bodytext"> <h2>Main aims of the groups</h2><ul> <li>Increase engagement amongst like-minded scholarly communities</li> <li>Tackle and drill down into relevant issues and problems</li> <li>Increase networking with peers, allowing experiences and case studies to be shared</li> <li>Suggest ways to address problems and find solutions to particular issues</li> <li>Share findings with others in scholarly publishing.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="box breakout frame-default" id="c5524"> <div class="wrapper standard" > <div class="content"> <figure class="quote frame-default" id="c5525"> <blockquote><p>A sense of belonging and realising that you are not alone in facing specific challenges is perhaps one of the best reasons to get involved in a SIG.</p></blockquote> <figcaption> <span class="name">Alison Hope</span> <span class="title">Regional Manager at Karger</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div id="c5523" class="frame frame-default frame-type-textpic frame-layout-0"> <div class="ce-textpic ce-left ce-vertically-aligned"> <div class="ce-gallery" data-ce-columns="1" data-ce-images="1"> <div class="ce-row"> <div class="ce-column"> <figure class="image"> <img class="image-embed-item" src="/fileadmin/_processed_/9/5/csm_MM_SIG_Nov_2023_screen3_3f7f6bf76c.png" width="1500" height="846" loading="lazy" alt="" /> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ce-bodytext"> <h2>About the groups</h2><ul> <li>Each group will meet virtually and be overseen by a small group of leaders</li> <li>Zoom and Slack software will be used for communications across the group</li> <li>All applications and topics will be referred to/report to the ALPSP Membership and Marketing Committee and we ask all participants to adhere to the ALPSP Code of Conduct.</li> <li>At least one group leader should be an ALPSP member</li> <li>The majority of groups are open to both members and non-members of ALPSP. Check if your organization is a member of ALPSP.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="box breakout frame-default" id="c4564"> <div class="wrapper plain" > <div class="content"> <div class="layout oneColumn frame-default " id="c5260"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column one"> <div class="wrapper"> <div id="c4563" class="frame frame-default frame-type-text frame-layout-0"> <header> <h2 class=""> Special interest group topics </h2> </header> <p>The following groups are open to join for ALPSP members and non-members:</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="c5074" class="frame frame-default frame-type-menu_abstract frame-layout-0"> <ul class="menu menuAbstract"> <li class=""> <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/artificial-intelligence-ai/" title="Artificial Intelligence (AI)"> <span class="title">Artificial Intelligence (AI)</span> </a> <div class="details"> <p>This Special Interest Group focuses on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scholarly publishing. Generative AI is a strong force for change that we should understand, develop, and apply appropriately. The explosion of generative AI has important implications for academic publishing across all levels.</p> </div> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/alpsp-aupresses-university-press-group/" title="ALPSP & AUPresses University Press Group"> <span class="title">ALPSP & AUPresses University Press Group</span> </a> <div class="details"> <p>This group is a collaborative safe space where university presses of all sizes, can work together to the benefit of the whole community. University Presses should strive to work collectively together to overcome barriers and create one strong voice.</p> </div> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/content-discovery/" title="Content Discovery"> <span class="title">Content Discovery</span> </a> <div class="details"> <p>The group brings together publishing professionals to share experiences and best practices for optimising discoverability of scholarly content, and to discuss current and emerging trends and needs in the discovery space.</p> </div> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/continuous-improvement/" title="Continuous Improvement"> <span class="title">Continuous Improvement</span> </a> <div class="details"> <p>Continuous improvement and operational excellence techniques continue to provide measurable value across multiple business sectors.</p> </div> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/early-career/" title="Early Career"> <span class="title">Early Career</span> </a> <div class="details"> <p>This group aims to bring together individuals across scholarly publishing who identify as ‘Early Career Professionals’, to help foster a community and create networking and development opportunities. </p> </div> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/our-community/special-interest-groups/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi/" title="Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)"> <span class="title">Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)</span> </a> <div class="details"> <p>Building and improving diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within an organization or workplace can be complex and involve many processes, programmes and initiatives. 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