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In today’s rapidly evolving research landscape, libraries that aren’t using the right data points to shape their collection strategies are at risk of falling behind. A holistic, data-driven approach is essential for librarians who want to curate collections that maximize impact, optimize budgets, and meet the dynamic needs of their users. 

This informative session will explore how the right data points can empower librarians to build impactful, relevant collections that will keep their institutions in pole position today and tomorrow. Our librarian guest speaker will cover quantitative and qualitative data to take into consideration when building your collections and how a data-driven approached has helped drive success at their institution.

Our expert in-house speakers will also explore the power of data, outlining how Elsevier leverages comprehensive metrics across usage, research trends, citation impact, and unmet demand, to shape its industry-leading publishing strategy. They will share how the same rich data ecosystem can support librarians in developing an effective, impactful collection.

This webinar will conclude with a Q&A session with questions submitted from the audience.
When
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)
Presenters
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Margaret M. Kain
Associate Professor, Licensing and Scholarly Communication Librarian, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Margaret (Peggy) Kain is an Associate Professor and Licensing & Scholarly Communication Librarian in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Libraries. Peggy works with library resource vendors and negotiates the license agreements for resources including all Read and Publish (Transformative) Agreements for UAB Libraries. Prior to joining UAB Libraries faculty Peggy served as the Director of a Law Library in the private sector.
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Jonathan Simpson
Vice President of the Science & Technology Books, Elsevier
Jonathan is Vice President of the Science & Technology Books programme at Elsevier, based in Oxford, United Kingdom. He is responsible for books content strategy and leads a global team of 75, publishing over 1,600 world-class books, encyclopedias and Serials every year across all science and technology subjects.
 
Jonathan joined Elsevier in 2002 and has helped shape the long-term strategy and evolution of Elsevier’s books organization, including working on the launch of eBook content on ScienceDirect, and the development of Elsevier’s data-led books strategy.
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Lisa Reading
Commercial Director, Reference Solutions, Elsevier
With over 25 years of experience in the book publishing industry, Lisa has held senior roles at several of the world’s leading publishing organizations and academic imprints. In her current position at Elsevier, Lisa is responsible for developing and executing the global commercial eBook strategy for ScienceDirect.
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