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2018 Charleston Library Conference

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Leah Hinds

Charleston Conference
Executive Director

Leah was appointed Executive Director of the Charleston Conference in 2017, and has served in various roles with the Charleston Information Group, LLC, since 2004. Prior to working for the conference, she was Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions for the College of Charleston for four years. She lives in a small town near Columbia, SC, with her husband and two kids where they raise a menagerie of farm animals.

7:00am EST

Registration Check-in Upper Lobby, Francis Marion Hotel

10:30am EST

Charleston Vendor Showcase Grand Ballroom, Gaillard Center Refreshment Break Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterSociety for Scholarly Publishing

12:00pm EST

Vendor Showcase Luncheon Grand Ballroom, Gaillard Center

2:30pm EST

Refreshment Break Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterAdam Matthew

4:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterModern Language Association

5:00pm EST

Juried Product Development Forums TBA

7:00pm EST

First Time Attendees and Up & Comers Reception Colonial Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelBetter World Books

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast Outside Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterATG Media

8:30am EST

Welcome and Opening Remarks Performance Hall, Gaillard Center

8:35am EST

Opening Keynote - The Future of Research Information: Open, Connected, Seamless Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterAnthony Watkinson • Annette Thomas

9:15am EST

Cynthia Graham Hurd Memorial Scholarship Award Presentation Performance Hall, Gaillard Center

9:20am EST

Open Scholarship Initiative Update Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterT. Scott Plutchak • Anthony Watkinson

9:30am EST

Data Expeditions - Mining Data for Effective Decision-Making Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterAnn Michael • Ivy Anderson • Gwen Evans

10:10am EST

Refreshment Break Outside Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterDraw it to Know it

3:10pm EST

Refreshment Break TBA

5:45pm EST

Poster Sessions and Happy Hour Networking Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelTom Gilson Speed Networking Calhoun Room, Francis Marion HotelMatt Branton Virtual Posters Outside Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel

7:00pm EST

Annual Conference Reception South Carolina AquariumElsevier

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast Outside Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterATG Media

8:30am EST

Opening Remarks and Announcements Performance Hall, Gaillard Center

8:35am EST

Keynote Plenary: Navigating Access to Knowledge: Copyright, Fake News, Fair Use, and Libraries Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterAnn Okerson • Ruth Okediji

9:15am EST

ABC-Clio Vicky Speck Leadership Award Presentation Performance Hall, Gaillard Center

9:30am EST

Charleston Fast Pitch Competition Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterSteve Goodall • Kent Anderson • Jim O'Donnell • Rebecca Seger

1:00pm EST

ATG Trend Talk Salon I, Gaillard CenterKiyomi Deards • Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe • Athena Hoeppner • Heather Staines • Katina Strauch

3:40pm EST

Charleston Briefings, Charleston Voices, Conference Proceedings, and Against The Grain Discussion Rutledge Room, Francis Marion HotelMatthew Ismail • Lars Meyer

4:45pm EST

Charleston Premiers: Five Minute Previews of the New and Noteworthy Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterTrey Shelton

7:30am EST

Breakfast Buffet Outside Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel

8:30am EST

The Long Arm of the Law Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelAnn Okerson • Kenneth Crews • William M. Hannay

10:30am EST

Refreshment Break Outside Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel

12:00pm EST

Closing Session and Poll-A-Palooza Gold Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelBarbara Meyers Ford • Erin Gallagher • Stephen Rhind-Tutt • Anthony Watkinson