Charleston Conference Notes

Cynthia Hurd Award

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,...

Opening Keynote

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 one will be...

The 2022 vendor showcase

In contrast to most conferences, the Vendor Showcase (a.k.a. Exhibit Hall) was the major scheduled event on Tuesday, November 1, which is an innovative approach to scheduling. It was well attended, with crowded aisles for most of the day, as these photos show. An...

New Software Product Announced

A  significant new software product, kOS (pronounced "Chaos"), developed by Helper Systems LLC was announced at the Vendor Showcase!  Here is a photo of the developers of kOS. Helper Systems CEO, Christopher Warnock, is in the back row on the left. kOS provides users...

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Tea Time With Katina And Leah

9-22-23 GOOD NEWS! Frankfurt – The Charleston Conference will finally have a session during the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair!  We were delayed because of COVID and other interferences,  but in 2023 we are having an in person meeting and attendance is free!!...

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