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Charleston Library Conference 

Oct 27, 2025

This episode is sponsored by Moara.io and contains corporate sponsored content. All content is provided by Moara.io. The views, opinions, and content expressed during this sponsored episode are those of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcast or the Charleston Hub. Sponsorship does...


Oct 20, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Adam Hyde, Founder, Coko (Collaborative Knowledge Foundation).

Adam is known for innovating in publishing. In this conversation, he talks about an interesting career progression and how he transitioned into...


Oct 6, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Abel Packer, Co-Founder, SciELO.

In this conversation, Abel talks about beginning his career in engineering and computer science, working on UN demographic data projects in Latin America and creating the early...