by Donald Hawkins | Nov 3, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
Cris Ferguson, Dean of Libraries, Murray State University became Assistant Dean of Libraries in 2018. Temporary leadership can occur because of illness, retirements, transfers, etc. It can feel uncertain: how long will it last? What will you be expect to do as an... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 3, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
The subject of the 2022 Hyde Park debate was Resolved: Transformative Agreements Represent the Best Possible Mechanism for a full Transition to Open Access Moderator: Rick Anderson, University Librarian, Brigham Young University Debaters: Pro: Carrie Webster, VP, OA,... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 3, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
Robin Pryce, Bibliometrics Manager, Imperial College London said that there used to be almost a sense of: “We are scientists and deal in objective facts; we’re not biased, we deal in merit.” We may think that high-quality research comes from a... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 3, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
View Preview Speakers for this panel were: Rick Anderson, Brian Kelly, Carlotta Sage, and Matthew Ragucci. Rick Anderson began by noting that there are two major issues of cybersecurity: problems caused by sharing credentials and repairing breaches. When you share... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 3, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
Do you really want to work at a consortium? 3 panelists from consortia described their experiences. Consortia represented were Lyrasis, ConnectNY, Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust, and Center for Research Libraries. Some experiences: Librarians’ activities... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 2, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
We are getting back to the new normal. 82% of customers are generally receptive to face-to-face customer meetings. Gale Research established an academic research and engagement team. Partnerships increase ROI. According to Marianne Ryan, Dean of Libraries, Loyola... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 2, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
Cynthia Graham Hurd was a librarian in Charleston who lost her life in 2015 in the shooting at the Mother AME Church. This award was established in her honor. The 2022 recipient was Ioana Liuta, Digital Scholarship Librarian at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver,... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog Posts, Charleston Conference Notes
The opening keynote address, “We will get there together, together” was presented by Dr. Buhle Mbambo-Thata from the National University of Lesotho. Our profession espouses togetherness in many ways. The UN has designed sustainable goals to ensure that no... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 2, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
Most migrations happen every 3-5 years or so. Liz Brown, Publisher Relations Manager, Project Muse described a mass migration of journals in which 90 journals migrated to the Project Muse platform from JSTOR. Some independent journals published their content on their... by Donald Hawkins | Nov 2, 2022 | Charleston Conference Notes
This session featured 3 speakers discussing collaboration among publishers. Andrea Lopez from Annual Reviews formed a community of practice around the OA and Subscribe to Open (S2O) models. The community is growing. Hylke Koers, Chief Information Officer, STM...
