Thursday, Oct 15, 12 noon – 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Time Session Title Speakers 12:00pm-12:10pm Welcome Helen-Ann Epstein 12:10pm-12:40pm MLA Update Lisa K. Traditi 12:40pm-1:10pm NNLM MAR Update Kate Flewelling 1:10pm-2:10pm Keynote Shannon Jones 2:10pm-2:30pm Break 2:30pm-3:00pm Vendor Lightning Talks 3:00pm-4:00pm Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Panel Beverly Murphy, Brenda Linares, and Jerry […]
We have an exciting Storytelling Session planned this year in lieu of our regular research submissions. We will be collecting 5-minute personal stories on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from NY-NJ MLA Chapter members only. Submit the draft of your story (600 words or less) by September 30 for consideration. A few stories (from 3-4 members) […]
Shannon Jones (she/her/hers) is the Director of Libraries for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Prior to her arrival at MUSC, Shannon worked as the Associate Director for Research and Education for Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Shannon focuses her research on staff recruitment and retention, […]
