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Charleston Library Conference 

Jun 30, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with David Worlock, Publishing Veteran and Digital Strategy Advisor.

David began his career in the scholarly publishing industry over 50 years ago. In this conversation, he reflects on the evolution of scholarly...


Jun 23, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Liam Bullingham, Assistant Director of Academic and Research Services, University of Essex.

Liam is a Trustee and a conference organizer of UKSG, serves on the Library Advisory Group for Open Research Europe,...


Jun 17, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Richard Sever, Assistant Director, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Richard earned his PhD in molecular biology and has been with Cold Spring Harbor for over 17 years. He recently became Chief Science and...


Jun 9, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Richard Jefferson (Founder & CEO, Cambia and Executive Director, Lens.org).

Richard was a pioneer in Open Science in genetics in the 1980's. In this conversation, Richard talks about growing up in California with...