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Charleston Library Conference 

Aug 25, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Rice Majors, Associate University Librarian, University of California, Davis.

Rice studied music and worked in the library as an undergraduate, where he was initially hired during the Summer to work on...


Aug 19, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Ronald Snijder, CTO, Head of Research, OAPEN Foundation.

Ronald first obtained his bachelor’s in librarianship, then worked in IT, and then moved into academic publishing with Amsterdam University Press. He says...


Aug 11, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Brian Nosek,  Executive Director, Center for Open Science.

Brian is co-founder of three different non-profit organizations: The Center for Open Science, Project Implicit and the Society for the Improvement of...