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Come Back Next Year
So we have come to the end of another Charleston Conference. It has been a pleasure writing this blog and reporting on some of the interesting sessions. There are many more that are equally interesting, and the complete file will e available to attendees in about two weeks after the virtual conference takes place. I bid you a fond farewell and invite you to come to the 2024 Charleston Library Conference. The dates are November 11 - 15, 2024 Note that this is a week later than usual so that the...
Poll-A-Palooza
The final-final session traditionally has occurred after the provided lunch and consisted of a series of questions asked of the audience using polling software. This year, Leah Hinds conducted the poll. Here are some of the results. Interesting: Nobody from...
Closing Session
The closing session featured Derek Law, Emeritus Professor, Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. He used an extensive collection of slides to summarize the conference in his very well received presentation. Why do we keep returning to...
The Long Arm Of the Law
This highly popular and long running session (presented to a standing room only audience) on the final day of the conference was the 14th time it occurred. It was organized and moderated by Ann Okerson, Director, Offline Internet Consortium. She has moderated all 14...
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Tea Time With Katina and Leah
12-1-23 Derek Law presents Darrell Gunter with the Swamp Fox award Darrell Gunter won the Whova most active member in the community leaderboard competition and was awarded a stuffed Swamp Fox (named after the restaurant in the Francis Marion). Plus many...
R&D Expenditures at U.S. Universities Increased by $8 Billion in FY 2022 – Plus More ATG News And Announcements for 12/1/23
R&D Expenditures at U.S. Universities Increased by $8 Billion in FY 2022 According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), research and development spending by academic institutions totaled $97.8 billion in FY 2022, an increase of...
Reimagining Higher Education In A Post-Covid World
by Nancy K. Herther A 2023 UNESCO article, titled “The Impact of COVID-19: How are Universities Three Years After the Pandemic,” noted that “the pandemic has affected all aspects of education, not only what has to do with teaching but also how schools are managed or...
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ATG Job Bank for 11/26/23
NORTH Coordinator of Library Services, Middlesex Community College, (Lowell, MA) Head, Collections Maintenance - Columbia University: New York Head, User Services - Columbia University Job Location: New York Philly CEAL Health Literacy Librarian - University of...
ATG Job Bank for 11/19/23
NORTH Senior Cataloger for Portuguese and Spanish Resources, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Special Collections Librarian for Instruction, Outreach, and Engagement, Penn State, State College, PA Research Public Services Librarian, Countaway Library of Medicine,...
ATG Job Bank for 11/12/23
NORTH Graduate Medical Education Librarian - NYU Health Sciences Library - New York, New York Library System Migration Technology Librarian, Yale University, New Haven, CT Fine Arts Librarian - University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA Systems and Applications...