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Charleston Voices: Perspectives from the 2018 Conference

Edited by Lars Meyer
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The Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials in Charleston, SC, in November, to discuss issues of importance to them all. It is designed to be a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a nonthreatening, friendly, and highly informal environment. Presidents of companies discuss and debate with library directors, acquisitions librarians, reference librarians, serials librarians, collection development librarians, and many, many others. Begun in 1980, the Charleston Conference has grown from 20 participants in 1980 to almost 2,000 in 2017. From the librarian of a small library to the CEO of a major corporation, they all stand and make their voices heard. The tone is casual, the talk irreverent, and the answers are far from simple. But together, we can find solutions. In this annual volume we have collected many key issues that were discussed in 2018.
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Table Of Contents
  • Introduction
    • Charleston Voices 2018 Introduction
  • Publishing
    • Going It Alone: Why University Presses Are Creating Their Own E‑book Collections
  • Operational Excellence
    • Is Your Library Ready for the Reality of Virtual Reality? What You Need to Know and Why It Belongs in Your Library
    • Putting Our Values into Action: Integrating Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice into Collection Management
    • A Tale of Two Systems: Open Educational Resources and Affordable Learning Solutions
    • Beyond Library School: Surfacing Resource Needs for Acquisitions Workers
    • Throwing Back the Curtain: Getting Candid about Negotiating and the Value of the Library-Vendor Relationship
  • Assessment
    • Demonstrating Library ROI: Success Stories and Strategies to Replicate in Your Library
    • Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: Using Data to Streamline Weeding
    • Is High Use Really a “Big Deal?” Using Accessible Data and Advanced Analytics to Better Value Journal Packages
    • Springing into Collections: Best Practices for Inheriting an Academic Library Collections Budget
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Published: 2019
Publisher: Against the Grain (Media), LLC
ISBN(s)
  • 978-1-941269-27-5 (open-access)
  • 978-1-941269-26-8 (e-book)
  • 978-1-941269-25-1 (paperback)
Series
  • Charleston Voices
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