Our mission is to connect the knowledge community and encourage the exchange of ideas on scholarly communication. We are the only organisation spanning the wide range of interests and activities across the scholarly information community of librarians,publishers, intermediaries and technology vendors.

Our vision is to use our breadth of knowledge and influence to facilitate an efficient information chain, a better information experience for scholars, and a world where all members of the scholarly and professional information supply chain understand each other.

In a dynamic environment, UKSG works to:

• facilitate community integration, networking, discussion and exchange of ideas
• improve members' knowledge of the scholarly information sector and support skills development
• stimulate research and collaborative initiatives, encourage innovation and promote standards for good practice
• disseminate news, information and publications, and raise awareness of services that support the scholarly information sector.