{"id":32162,"date":"2026-09-30T10:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openathens.net\/access-lab\/?page_id=32162"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:55:21","slug":"access-lab-amer-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.openathens.net\/access-lab\/access-lab-amer-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Access Lab AMER Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Access Lab Americas 2026 speakers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Director of Library Support and Training and the Florida Virtual Campus – Library Service at Florida State University<\/strong><\/p>\n

FLVC, housed at Florida State University, is a library consortium that provides library services to the public academic libraries in Florida. Prior to joining FLVC in 2018, Brian served as a liaison, research and instruction librarian at Colorado State University. He is also one of our Athenians, sharing his expertise and insights across the sector.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t

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Director of Library Services at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shannon has served for over a decade, beginning as the Associate Dean at one of the campus libraries. In her current collegewide role, she provides strategic leadership in library services, overseeing both campus and online operations to support student success and faculty needs. She collaborates with academic divisions and departments to integrate information resources and instructional technologies, ensuring the library\u2019s active role in the College\u2019s educational mission.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t

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Discovery & access librarian – Jerry Falwell Library <\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2024, David served as a Fulbright Specialist in Uzbekistan, helping modernize library systems. He brings global insight, innovative approaches and expertise in improving discovery and access. As one of our Athenians, he is passionate about sharing knowledge and supporting the library community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t

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E-resource manager \u2013 OpenAthens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emma has 20+ years\u2019 experience in UK academic libraries, across higher education, further education and special collections. As OpenAthens\u2019 e-Resource Manager, she works with libraries, publishers and service providers to make the user journey to content seamless.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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