ABOUT CHARLESTON BRIEFINGS
The Charleston Briefings are a series of short books on aspects of scholarly communication and libraries. All the titles are published as Diamond Open Access, and the e-books are available via Michigan Publishing’s e-book hosting platform Fulcrum, as well as on all the major e-book collections. Optionally, a print-on-demand version is available for purchase. All the titles are fully peer-reviewed. We welcome new submissions, which are reviewed by our editorial board.
The audience for the Briefings is the same as the Charleston Conference: librarians, publishers, researchers, entrepreneurs in information technology, vendors and consultants. The series offers both practice and policy, covering topics of significance to practitioners and decision-makers. Each of the authors is an authority with significant practical experience in the subject. The goal of the series is to offer the reader a useful overview that will allow them to engage more effectively with new trends and innovations in their industry.
All Charleston Briefings titles are subject to peer-review. Both the initial proposal and the full text are sent for blind peer review.
RELEASES
Institutional Repositories
Josh C. Cromwell
The Predator Effect
By Simon Linacre
Artificial Intelligence in Libraries and Publishing
Edited by Ruth Pickering and Matthew Ismail
Accessibility & Publishing
Stephanie Rosen
Preprints: Their Evolving Role in Science Communication
Iratxe Puebla, Jessica Polka and Oya Y. Rieger
WHY THE CHARLESTON BRIEFINGS?
“Charleston Briefings: Trending Topics for Information Professionals is a thought-provoking series of brief books concerning innovation in the sphere of libraries, publishing, and technology in scholarly communication. The briefings, growing out of the vital conversations characteristic of the Charleston Conference and Against the Grain, will offer valuable insights into the trends shaping our professional lives and the institutions in which we work.”
"So many emerging topics that need to be explored can get lost in the blur of too much. We wanted a great vehicle for short, pithy, readable discussions of hot topics and innovations. There are so many exciting developments today. By offering either open access or inexpensive alternatives for print and ebook formats, we can highlight some of these emerging topics through the considerable expertise of these talented authors while promoting professional growth of our readers."
“Faced with so many changes to their roles and responsibilities, librarians concerned with scholarly communications issues are desperately in need of concise and practical professional development resources. The Charleston Briefings are perfectly adapted to meet our needs and fill a gap in a market dominated by expensive edited volumes and densely written, narrowly-focused journal articles.”
“The opportunity to write a Charleston Briefing has truly been the best of all worlds. It’s allowed me to explore an important topic at length and in-depth, but in a format still accessible to most readers. A Charleston Briefing offers a happy medium between a full-length manuscript and an article, the chance to summarize a key issue in a way hopefully useful to both general and scholarly readers. I heartily recommend that anyone offered the chance to write a Charleston Briefing monograph take full advantage of the opportunity.”
“Information professionals need concise yet thoughtful overviews of important issues at the intersection of publishing and librarianship. The Charleston Conference has a rich history of bringing these two groups of professionals together, and I’m excited to bring that cross-sector approach to this series. Librarians and publishers have much to learn from one another. I hope that this series, and my book on library publishing in particular, can serve as a catalyst for conversation and collaboration. I particularly value the combination of theoretical grounding with practical guidance that this series promotes.”
EDITORIAL BOARD
- Leah Hinds, Executive Director, Charleston Hub
- Caroline Goldsmith, Associate Director, Charleston Hub
- Ramune Kubilius, Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Michael Upshall, Editor, Charleston Briefings; Guest Editor, ATG The Podcast; Consultant, ConsultMU
- Charles Watkinson, Associate University Librarian, Publishing, University of Michigan Library and Director of University of Michigan Press
SPONSORSHIP/ADVERTISING
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MEMBERSHIP
Since the primary format for these books is open access, we are seeking to gather support through memberships, sponsorships, advertising. The goal is to create sponsorship and membership packages that would be a great value for our supporters while to making the project financially sustainable. We offer three ways to participate:
Basic Annual Membership
Includes:
- Listing on Charleston Briefings website;
- Branding included on promotional efforts (emails, blog posts, social media, etc) recognizing supporters;
- Web badge to show your support of OA Digital Publishing initiatives;
- Invitation to member-only events at the Charleston Library Conference and other meetings.
Gold Annual Membership
Includes:
- Listing on Charleston Briefings website with identification as Gold Member;
- Branding included on promotional efforts (emails, blog posts, social media, etc) recognizing supporters;
- Web badge to show your support of OA Digital Publishing initiatives;
- Invitation to member-only events at the Charleston Library Conference and other meetings;
- *One-time use of the Against the Grain or Charleston Conference mailing list.
Platinum Annual Membership
Includes:
- Listing on Charleston Briefings website with identification as Platinum Member;
- Branding included on all promotional efforts (emails, blog posts, social media, etc) recognizing supporters;
- Web badge to show your support of OA Digital Publishing initiatives;
- Invitation to member-only events at the Charleston Library Conference and other meetings;
- *One-time use of the Against the Grain mailing list;
- Use of a VIP Hospitality Suite at the Charleston Library Conference for customer meetings.
*A copy of the email or mailing piece must be sent to Leah Hinds for approval prior to the mailing list being released.
SPONSORSHIP
Individual Title Sole Sponsorship
Your company would be the sole sponsor of a title from the Charleston Briefings. Benefits include:
- Full page ad on the inside front cover of the book (e-book and print);
- Name and logo placement on the Charleston Briefings website in association with the book;
- Name and logo in all emails and press releases surrounding the book’s release;
- *One featured blog post on Against the Grain website;
- **One-time use of Against the Grain or Charleston Conference email list;
- Inclusion in book promotional events, including webinars, podcasts, conference sessions, etc.
Individual Title Co-Sponsorship
Your company would be one of two sponsors associated with a title from the Charleston Briefings series. Benefits include:
- Half page ad on the inside front cover of the book (e-book and print). Ad placement in order of sponsorship confirmation – the first sponsor confirmed would have the top half of the page;
- Name and logo placement on the Charleston Briefings website in association with the book;
- Name and logo in all emails and press releases surrounding the book’s release;
- **One-time use of Against the Grain or Charleston Conference email list.
- Inclusion in book promotional events, including webinars, podcasts, conference sessions, etc.
*Blog post must be approved by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor for Against the Grain.
**A copy of the email or mailing piece must be sent to Leah Hinds for approval prior to the mailing list being released.
ADVERTISING
The following advertising options may be purchased separately from any sponsorship or membership package:
- Full page ad, inside back cover: $1,200
- Half page ad, inside back cover: $975
- One-time Use of Against the Grain Email List (self send): $750
- Web banner ad on Charleston Briefings Website: $650 (60 day placement, rectangular banner size 300 x 250.)
All of these options can be purchased separately, or combined to show support in more than one way and to receive multiple levels of benefits. We are also open to other suggestions on ways to support the project that aren’t listed here. Thank you for your support of open access scholarly publishing!
Contact:
Matthew Ismail
Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings
editor@charlestonbriefings.com