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Charleston Library Conference 

Sep 23, 2024

Audio from the 2023 Charleston Conference from the session titled: Stewarding Electronic Resources During Challenging Times presented by Denise Branch, Head Electronic and Continuing Resources at Virginia Commonwealth University, Beth Bernhardt, Consortia Account Manager, Oxford University Press, and Tamar Ganor,...


Sep 16, 2024

Audio from the 2023 Charleston Conference from the session titled: Understanding the Impact on Print Revenues When University Press Books are Open Access presented by Erich van Rijn, Director, University of California Press; Laura Brown, Ithaka, John Sherer, University of North Carolina Press; and Miranda Bennett,...


Sep 9, 2024

Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI).

In this conversation, Clifford discusses his background and the evolution of CNI. He highlights the early days of...


Aug 26, 2024

In today’s episode, Matthew Ismail, former editor-in-chief of the Charleston Briefings, talks with Heather Staines, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and Doreen Bradley, Director of Learning Programs and Initiatives, University of Michigan.

Heather, Doreen and Matthew discuss the recent Charleston Briefings on library...


Aug 19, 2024

Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with John Dove, Advisor, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

An ambassador for open access, John discusses his diverse career and his work in transforming the scholarly process. He shares his experience as...