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The UKSG 49th Annual Conference and Exhibition is one of the most important gatherings in the scholarly communications calendar. Each year, it brings together librarians, publishers, service providers, and researchers to discuss the future of academic publishing, research access, and library services.

In 2026, the conference will take place from March 30 to April 1 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.

We’re excited to share that Zendy will be exhibiting at the event, and we look forward to meeting members of the scholarly community throughout the conference.

What the UKSG Conference Is About

The UKSG conference has long been a place where the people who shape scholarly communication come together.

Attendees usually include:

• Librarians and information specialists
• Academic publishers
• Technology providers and intermediaries
• Researchers and research support professionals

The event focuses on the real challenges facing libraries and publishers today, from managing digital collections to improving access to research.

Conversations at the conference often explore topics such as open access publishing, discovery tools, licensing models, and the role of technology in research services.

When and Where

The UKSG 49th Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place:

March 30 – April 1, 2026
Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow

The Scottish Event Campus is one of the UK’s major conference venues and regularly hosts international events across research, publishing, and technology.

We’re Exhibiting at UKSG 2026

Zendy will be exhibiting at the conference, and we’re looking forward to connecting with librarians, publishers, and research professionals from around the world.

You’ll find us at Booth #85, where we’ll be sharing more about how we’re developing our AI tools to support libraries working with large volumes of scholarly content.

We’d be happy to talk about research discovery, scholarly content, and the role AI can play in supporting libraries and researchers.

To arrange a meeting or get in touch with our team, feel free to contact us at hello@zendy.io

For full conference details, visit the official event website:

UKSG Conference 2026

We’re heading to The London Book Fair in London, UK, from March 10–12, and we can’t wait to meet the people behind the research and publishing world.

Lisette van Kessel, our Head of Marketing, and Sara Crowley Vigneau, our Partnership Relations Manager, will be attending the fair and meeting with publishers and share what we’re building at Zendy, and see how we can make academic content easier to discover and use.

Zendy isn’t just a library of research, it’s a set of tools that help you make sense of it. Our AI can summarise papers, highlight key phrases, and help you find what’s relevant faster. Publishers can also use our tools to make their content easier to find and more engaging for readers.

We’re looking forward to exchanging ideas, learning from the community, and seeing new ways to connect researchers with the content they need.

If you want to meet us at the fair, email us at hello@zendy.io. For more info about the event, check out The London Book Fair.

We’re excited to share that Zendy will be attending WHX Dubai 2026! You’ll find Lisette van Kessel, our Head of Marketing, and Bashir Mohamed, our Senior Regional Manager, at the event, ready to meet researchers, healthcare professionals, and anyone curious about how Zendy can support access to research. If you’re planning to attend, don’t hesitate to stop by and say hello, we’d love to connect

What WHX Dubai Is About

WHX Dubai, or the World Health Expo, is more than just a trade show. It’s a place where doctors, researchers, hospital managers, and medical technology companies meet. The event has been running since 1975 under its previous name and has grown into a global platform for discussion, learning, and collaboration.

People who attend include:

• Hospital administrators and clinical staff
• Researchers and lab specialists
• Companies that make medical devices, diagnostic tools, and digital health solutions
• Government officials and health policy experts
  

The goal is simple: connect people who are involved in healthcare, so they can share ideas and learn from each other.

When and Where

WHX Dubai 2026 will take place from February 9–12, 2026, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai.

Together, these two events cover both general healthcare and laboratory-focused topics, giving visitors a wide view of the industry in one city.

What Makes This Year Special

This edition of WHX Dubai is expected to be the largest so far:

• Around 235,000 visitors from across the world
• More than 4,800 exhibitors representing over 180 countries
• 300+ speakers
  

For anyone attending, this means plenty of opportunities to meet people, see new tools and technologies, and learn about the latest trends in healthcare.

Why Attend WHX Dubai 2026

If you’re considering going, here’s what you can get from the event:

• Meet people who work in the same field from around the world
• Discover new tools and products used in hospitals, clinics, and labs
• Learn from experts about research, practice, and management
• Join workshops and masterclasses for hands-on learning
  

To connect with us, reach out at hello@zendy.io

For more information about WHX Dubai 2026 please visit: https://www.worldhealthexpo.com/events/healthcare/dubai/en/home.html

In January 2026, Zendy will be heading to Charleston Conference Asia, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand.

This marks the first-ever Asia edition of the Charleston Conference, an event long known for bringing librarians, publishers, and information professionals together for practical, honest conversations about scholarly communication. The Asia edition builds on that same spirit, while focusing on the realities, challenges, and opportunities shaping research access across the region.

A space for real conversations about access and equity

Charleston Conference Asia brings together voices from across libraries, publishing, and research support to explore how knowledge is discovered, accessed, and shared, particularly in emerging and underrepresented research communities.

For Zendy, this aligns closely with our mission: supporting more equitable access to trusted scholarly content, while giving institutions practical tools that reflect how research is actually done today.

Zendy session spotlight

We’re proud to have Sara Crowley Vigneau, our Partnership Relations Manager, speaking at the conference on January 28 at 11:45 AM.

Her session, “Empowering Early-Career Researchers in Emerging Research Communities,” explores inclusive models for improving access to research, looking beyond theory to what works in practice for institutions, libraries, and early-career scholars.

Sara will be joined by a strong panel of speakers bringing perspectives from publishing and academic libraries:

• Alexandra Campbell, Senior Editor, Springer Nature
• Christopher Chan, University Librarian, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Mayasari Abdul Majid, Library Director, LSL Education Group Sdn. Bhd.

Together, the session will examine how libraries, publishers, and platforms can better support researchers working within diverse institutional and regional contexts.

Why this matters for libraries and institutions

Early-career researchers often face barriers that go beyond funding or publishing, from limited access to content, to fragmented discovery tools, to language and regional constraints. Events like Charleston Conference Asia create space to address these challenges openly and collaboratively.

Zendy’s participation reflects our ongoing focus on:

• Expanding access to trusted academic content
• Supporting libraries with flexible, cost-aware models
• Providing AI-assisted research tools built with transparency and integrity in mind

Let’s connect in Bangkok

If you’re attending Charleston Conference Asia 2026, we’d love to connect. Whether you’re a librarian, publisher, or research leader, this is a great opportunity to exchange ideas and explore how access, discovery, and responsible AI can better support research communities across Asia and beyond.

To schedule a meeting with our team, please email us at info@zendy.io

For full event details, visit Charleston Conference Asia.

We’ve rolled out one of the biggest updates to Zendy AI Assistant, ZAIA. These improvements focus on making research faster, more intuitive, and far more reliable.

Here’s what’s new.

Inline References You Can Trust

You no longer have to scroll, copy, or cross-check to figure out where an insight came from.
ZAIA now adds references directly inside its responses.

If ZAIA summarises a study, explains a concept, or pulls a fact from a paper, the source appears right there in the answer, clear, traceable, and easy to verify. It feels more like reading a well-cited academic explanation than an AI output.

Ask in Any Language, Get Answers in the Same Language

Whether you’re researching in Arabic, Spanish, French, or Swahili, ZAIA now responds in the language you use, automatically.

There’s no need to switch tools, tweak settings, or use separate translators. Just ask your question in your preferred language, and ZAIA replies in the same one.
It’s a smoother experience for multilingual classrooms, international research teams, and anyone working beyond English.

Search Smarter with the SOLR Agent

Sometimes you know the exact paper you need, you just don’t have the title, DOI, or permalink memorised.
Now you don’t have to.

ZAIA’s new SOLR Agent can search using:

• DOI
• Paper title
• A Zendy permalink
  

Just drop in any of these, and ZAIA fetches the correct paper instantly. It’s especially useful when you’re deep in a literature review and need to track down sources without losing your rhythm.

How does it work?
SOLR is the search engine behind ZAIA’s paper search.
It helps ZAIA find the exact research paper you’re looking for using clear identifiers like a DOI, paper title, or Zendy link.

Instead of guessing keywords or scanning long result lists, SOLR matches your input directly to the right paper, fast and accurately.

ZAIA Can Now Help With Your Zendy Account

You can now ask ZAIA about your subscription, billing questions, or common FAQs directly inside the platform.

No switching tabs.
No waiting for replies.
No digging through help pages.

ZAIA now serves as a support companion as well as a research assistant, especially helpful when you want quick answers in the middle of studying or writing.

A Clearer, More Transparent UI

One of the most noticeable upgrades is the updated interface.
You’ll now see clearer “thinking” steps that show how ZAIA processes your request.

It’s more transparent, easier to follow, and gives you a better sense of how ZAIA arrives at each answer, something many researchers have been asking for.

Why These Updates Matter

Every improvement in this update has one goal: to make research smoother and more trustworthy.
Whether you’re analysing papers, fact-checking a claim, working across languages, or sorting out your subscription, ZAIA is now better at supporting the full research journey.

And we’re not done.
This update is part of a larger shift toward a more personal and adaptive ZAIA, one that learns from how each researcher works.

For now, we hope these updates make your experience on Zendy faster, clearer, and more enjoyable.

If you’d like to see these features in action, just open ZAIA, Zendy AI Assistant, and try them out.

Oxford, UK – Dec, 2025 – Zendy, the AI-powered research library, and Casalini Libri, one of the leading providers of European scholarly content and library services, have signed a partnership agreement to expand access to high-quality academic research in the humanities and social sciences.

This strategic collaboration will make Casalini Libri’s extensive collection of European scholarly publications, including academic journals, monographs, and specialist research outputs, available on Zendy’s platform. The content will be discoverable through ZAIA, Zendy’s AI research assistant, helping librarians, researchers, students, and academic institutions worldwide find and engage with relevant European scholarship more efficiently.

With over 800,000 users across 191 countries and territories, Zendy continues to grow as a trusted destination for discovering academic knowledge. By integrating Casalini Libri’s content, Zendy strengthens its mission to improve access to regionally significant scholarship and ensure that important European research is more visible, searchable, and widely used.

Casalini Libri is internationally recognised for its deep expertise in European humanities and social sciences, with a particular focus on Southern Europe and broader continental scholarship. Through this partnership, these resources will reach a wider global audience, helping address long-standing discoverability challenges faced by non-English academic content.

The collaboration also reflects Zendy’s commitment to linguistic and regional diversity in research. In a scholarly ecosystem where English-language publications dominate, increasing access to European research traditions is essential for a more balanced and representative academic landscape.

Zendy users will now be able to explore Casalini Libri’s content seamlessly on the platform, supporting teaching, research, and interdisciplinary work rooted in European intellectual traditions. Together, Zendy and Casalini Libri aim to increase the global reach and impact of European scholarship.

For more information, please contact:
Lisette van Kessel
Head of Marketing
Email: l.vankessel@knowledgee.com

About Zendy

Zendy is an AI-powered, mission-driven, trustworthy research library dedicated to increasing the accessibility and discoverability of scholarly literature, particularly in the global south and underserved regions. The platform currently serves over 800,000 users across 200+ countries and territories, offering a comprehensive collection of academic journals, books, and reports to empower researchers, educators, and students. Zendy also provides AI tools, including its research assistant ZAIA, to help users read, analyse, and summarise academic content more efficiently. Website: https://zendy.io

About Casalini Libri

Casalini Libri is a leading supplier of European scholarly publications and library services, specialising in humanities and social sciences research. For decades, Casalini Libri has worked closely with publishers, libraries, and research institutions to curate, distribute, and preserve high-quality academic content, supporting the global exchange of European scholarship.

Oxford, UK – Dec, 2025 – Zendy, the AI-powered research library, and WT Cox, a leading US provider of library content, subscription management, and collection services, have signed a partnership agreement to expand access to scholarly research for academic and institutional libraries across the United States.

This strategic collaboration will enable libraries working with WT Cox to benefit from Zendy’s extensive digital research collection and AI-powered discovery tools, supporting researchers, students, and faculty with broader, more affordable access to academic literature.

With more than 800,000 users across 200+ countries and territories, Zendy continues to grow as a trusted platform for discovering and working with scholarly content. Through this partnership, WT Cox will support US libraries in offering Zendy as part of their digital collections, helping institutions address rising content costs while expanding access to high-quality research.

WT Cox has a long-standing reputation for supporting libraries with flexible subscription models, personalised service, and deep expertise in academic collection development. By partnering with Zendy, WT Cox strengthens its ability to meet evolving library needs in an increasingly digital and research-driven environment.

The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to supporting libraries as critical gateways to knowledge. As libraries face increasing pressure to provide wider access to research with limited budgets, solutions that combine scale, affordability, and intelligent discovery are becoming essential.

Zendy users accessing content through participating libraries will benefit from advanced search, AI-assisted research tools, and a growing collection of scholarly publications across disciplines. Together, Zendy and WT Cox aim to support US libraries in delivering more accessible, discoverable, and sustainable research services to their communities.

For more information, please contact:
Lisette van Kessel
Head of Marketing
Email: l.vankessel@knowledgee.com

About Zendy

Zendy is an AI-powered research library dedicated to improving the accessibility and discoverability of scholarly literature, particularly in the global south and underserved regions. The platform serves more than 800,000 users across 200+ countries and territories, offering access to millions of academic journals, articles, and research outputs supported by AI-driven research tools.

About WT Cox

WT Cox is a leading US-based provider of library subscription services, collection management, and digital content solutions. Serving academic, special, and research libraries, WT Cox supports institutions with tailored services designed to simplify access to scholarly resources and support evolving research needs.

Oxford, UK – Nov, 2025 – Zendy, the AI-powered research library serving more than 800,000 readers globally, has entered into a new partnership with the University of Georgia Press (UGA Press) to broaden the international reach of its publications. This marks Zendy’s first partnership with a university press in the United States, further expanding the reach of UGA Press’s titles to a global audience.

Founded in 1938, UGA Press publishes 70 new titles annually, with recognised strengths in literary studies, history, environmental studies, sociology, geography, Atlantic world studies, and regional scholarship. Through this agreement, a selection of its catalogue will become available to researchers, students, librarians and professionals across Zendy’s international markets.

This partnership reflects a growing confidence among academic publishers in Zendy’s model of widening access, increasing visibility, and ensuring that scholarly work finds engaged global readers. Zendy currently works with several major UK university presses, including Oxford University Press, Bristol University Press, and Liverpool University Press, which also distributes British Academy content. These collaborations have shown that academic presses benefit from Zendy’s reach, predictable revenue model, and strong content discovery tools designed for both specialist and interdisciplinary research.

The agreement with UGA Press also includes the option to integrate AI-supported discovery features that help researchers navigate publications more effectively. These capabilities range from enhanced metadata enrichment to responsible, context-aware summarisation and multilingual discovery. Recent commitments from Bristol University Press and Liverpool University Press to adopt elements of this approach reflect a wider trend across scholarly publishing: a growing demand for AI tools that improve discoverability and user experience while preserving the integrity and rights of academic content.

“The UGA Press is excited to partner with Zendy on bringing our scholarship to a broader global audience with enhanced discovery tools. We especially value Zendy’s focus on reducing inequality in access to scholarship and development of ethical and transparent AI strategy.”—Lisa Bayer, Director, UGA Press

With over 2,200 titles in print, the University of Georgia Press publishes innovative scholarship and compelling stories that inspire and inform the people of Georgia and the world. Learn more at ugapress.org.

Zendy’s mission is rooted in supporting not-for-profit academic publishers by expanding the reach of their content and helping them connect with new international audiences. As academic presses continue to navigate changing reading habits, new technologies, and limited distribution channels outside their home markets, Zendy offers a sustainable and reader-centric way forward.

For media inquiries, please contact:
 Lisette van Kessel
 Head of Marketing
 Email: l.vankessel@knowledgee.com

We’re excited to share a major milestone!

As we grow, we want to make research easier for everyone. That’s why Zendy AI Assistant, ZAIA, now comes with a new multilingual feature: you can search and receive answers in your own language. Whether you’re exploring research in Arabic, English, French, or any other language, ZAIA understands you and delivers accurate, clear answers.

This update is more than a feature, it’s part of our mission. At Zendy, we aim to make knowledge accessible and inclusive for all librarians, researchers, students, and academics, reaching users in ways that feel natural to them. By breaking language barriers, ZAIA helps more people discover, understand, and use research effectively.

This is just one step in making ZAIA your personal research assistant, helping you discover knowledge in the language that feels natural to you.
Try ZAIA now!

We are proud to announce that our Co-Founder, Kamran Kardan, will be a featured speaker at the QS Eurasia Forum 2025, taking place on 25–26 November at Central Asian University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This inaugural summit brings together university leaders, policymakers, and education experts from across the Eurasia region to explore collaboration, innovation, and the future of higher education.

The forum’s theme, “Broadening Horizons: Building Global Bridges in Higher Education,” focuses on strengthening international partnerships, advancing research excellence, enhancing academic mobility, and shaping future-ready learning ecosystems.

Kamran will join a distinguished panel in a session titled:

“Building a Globally Recognised University from the Region: Strategies and Success Stories”

During the session, Kamran will share insights and strategies on how universities in the region can achieve global recognition, highlighting practical approaches, real-world success stories, and lessons from Zendy’s journey supporting academic research and collaboration.

Date & Time: Tuesday, 25 November at 13:30 UZT

The QS Eurasia Forum 2025 promises a comprehensive program including keynote speeches, interactive panel discussions, masterclasses, workshops, and extensive networking opportunities. It serves as a pivotal platform for uniting East and West, showcasing best practices, and fostering strategic relationships that will shape the future of higher education in the region.

Participation is open via the official QS Eurasia Forum website.

We look forward to contributing to this landmark forum, sharing knowledge, and engaging with leaders committed to advancing higher education across Eurasia.