The Charleston Conference

Daunt presented a fascinating keynote address entitled "Bookstores and Libraries: How Both Share the Same Goal".  He formerly had his own chain of bookstores (Daunt Books) in England, and is now the CEO of Barnes & Noble, an extensive chain of bookstores with the...

Once again, the conference reception was held at the South Carolina Aquarium. Attendees could view the exhibits and have drinks and dinner. The dinner was a local favorite: shrimp and grits, and it was delicious. Here are some photos of the exhibits....

  Three of the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs discussed various current issues. How will we move money to publishers doing the work? We need to move quickly to get ahead of AI developments which are spurring an explosion of knowledge. What is the role of research...

One of the traditions of the Charleston Conference is a debate on a resolution, conducted by commonly accepted rules, in which the winner is the debater who convinced the most attendees to change their minds. This debate considered this subject: Resolved: Campus...

Jill Emory, Professor at Portland State University noted that open Book publishers were their first agreements, The challenge is that they must do a  reevaluation every year to find out how OA is being utilized. Some faculty members don't want to use OA so the library...

Gene Springs, Collections Strategist, Ohio State University Libraries noted that read and publish agreements take a lot of time, and it is tricky working with them because institutions in a consortium are very different so it is a balancing act to set up OA. There is...

Here are some interesting statistics on the conference: Leah Hinds opened the conference with an introduction of Katina Strauch and Dr. Richard Gallagher, CEO of Annual Reviews, Inc, the new owner of the Charleston Conference. He paid tribute to the long history of...

Cynthia Graham Hurd tragically lost her life on June 17, 2015 in the shooting at the Mother Emanuel Church. Springer Nature has sponsored an award in her memory. This year, it was presented to Julia Rodriguez, Scholarly Communications Librarian, Oakland University. in...

The Vendor Showcase (a.k.a.) Exhibit Hall occupied the first day of the conference, and the only concurrent sessions were information sessions presented by some of the vendors. This has been a traditional scheduling of the Showcase and affords conference attendees...

As you probably know, Katina Strauch has sold the Conference and Charleston Hub, which also includes Against The Grain, to Annual Reviews, Inc. Richard Gallagher, CEO of Annual Reviews, attended the conference and was introduced at the opening session. (L-R) Richard...