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iSchool researchers to present at Charleston Conference

iSchool faculty, staff, and students will participate in the 2023 Charleston Conference, which will be held November 6-10 in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference is an annual gathering that draws librarians, publishers, vendors, and others to discuss issues relating to the acquisition of books and serials. 

Wednesday, November 8

Affiliate Professor Lisa Hinchliffe will co-lead the workshop, "Charleston Trendspotting Initiative."

Thursday, November 9

Adjunct Lecturer and PhD student Jim Hahn, head of metadata research at University of Pennsylvania Libraries, will present at the session, "Share-VDE and Beyond—Cooperation and Innovation to Bring Linked Open Data into Practice."

Postdoctoral Research Associate Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral will present at the session, "Charleston 2023 Metadata the Musical: The Dilemma at Spivak Library."

Associate Professor Jodi Schneider will present at the session, "Department of We-Take-It-Back!: Promoting Awareness of Retracted Research in the Scholarly Record."

Affiliate Professor Lisa Hinchliffe will present at the session, "Unravelling the Ethical Enigma: Who are the Guardians of Research Integrity?"

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Stephen Downie

School of Information Sciences

501 E. Daniel St.

MC-493

Champaign, IL

61820-6211

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Email: ischool@illinois.edu

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