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Charleston Library Conference 

Jan 13, 2025

Audio from the 2024 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. In this episode, Erin Gallagher, Chair of Acquisitions and Collections Services, University of Florida interviews Elaina Norlin, Professional Development, Leadership/Organizational Change Trainer and Consultant, Association for Southeastern Research...


Dec 30, 2024

In this episode, guest host Michael Upshall talks with Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of the University of Denver Library. He discusses his academic background, the evolution of libraries, and the changing role of librarianship in the digital age. He emphasizes the importance of library staff, current issues in library...


Dec 23, 2024

Today Caroline Goldsmith, Associate Director of the Charleston Hub welcomes back Dr. Mark Hannell, who’s the Vice President of Open Research at Digital Science and Founder of FigShare, along with Graham Smith, the Open Data Program Manager at Springer Nature. 

In this episode, Dr. Mark Hannell and Graham Smith discuss...


Dec 16, 2024

Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Alicia Wise, Executive Director, CLOCKSS, and Lorraine Estelle, Director, COUNTER.

Lorraine Estelle and Alicia Wise are two well-known figures in the scholarly landscape, having been involved with the...


Nov 6, 2024

Audio from the new Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. Meg White, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and a Director of the Charleston Conference, interviews Roy Kaufman, Managing Director of Business Development and Government Relations, Copyright Clearance Center.

In the interview, Roy talks about his...