SSP is headed to the Charleston Conference next month! The Charleston Conference is an annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials to discuss issues of importance to the library and scholarly publishing landscape.
If you are attending Charleston in 2026, please join us at these SSP-related events.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Vendor Showcase
10 am–5:30 pm
Come visit SSP at the vendor showcase in the Gaillard Center. Stop by table number 48 to say hello, learn more about SSP, and pick up some swag.
Social Hour at the Avalon Room at Share House
6:00–8:00 pm
If you’re looking for some familiar faces, stop by Share House to informally network with your fellow SSP members and scholarly communications professionals! Feel free to bring a friend; everyone, member or not, is welcome! This event is free, but please register.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
The Scholarly Kitchen Live! Ask the Technology Providers: Guest Bloggers in The Scholarly Kitchen Take Your Questions
4:00–4:40 PM
Thought leaders and innovators in platform and technology service organizations have a unique vantage point on trends and disruptions across scholarly communication. And The Scholarly Kitchen is often where they publish their cutting-edge insights and debates.
This session will bring together some of TSK’s most-read guest bloggers in 2026, who will address attendee questions and share their latest thinking on technologies that support the discovery, access, and use of scholarly content. Topics will include trends such as agentic search and zero-click usage; single sign-on and federated authentication; measuring value in a time of high-volume robotic usage; and the article of the future. This panel of TSK bloggers welcomes questions submitted via Whova before and during the event, ensuring a lively dialogue with these leading experts.
Moderator
- Lettie Conrad, LibLynx / The Scholarly Kitchen, Product Experience Architect / Deputy Editor
Speakers
- Amanda Ferrante, EBSCO Information Services, Principal Product Manager, Identity & Access Management
- Michelle Urberg, LibLynx, Head of Data
- Hannah Heckner Swain, Silverchair, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
