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We are excited to announce that the 2017 Call for Papers, Ideas, Panels, Debates, Diatribes, Speakers, Poster Sessions, etc. is now open. The proposal deadline is Friday, July 14.

Submit your proposal at http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/call-for-papers/.

 

Do you have ideas, challenges, solutions, or information to share?

 

We’re seeking proposals on topics related to collection development and acquisitions, including, but not limited to:

• analysis and assessment,
• budgeting,
• discovery,
• digital scholarship,
• end users/use statistics,
• management/leadership,
• library entrepreneurship,
• professional development,
• scholarly communication, and
• technology and trends.

 

The Charleston Conference wishes to provide opportunities for everyone to be heard. We encourage proposals that include representation from the different viewpoints and stakeholders in the scholarly communications process, so please consider the diversity of your panel. Also, please note that conference sessions are meant for librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss issues of interest to them all. They are not an opportunity for marketing products or services.

 

2017 Conference Info:

 

Theme: What’s Past is Prologue

 

Conference registration will open on June 5.

 

Preconferences/Seminars: Monday, November 6 – Tuesday, November 7

 

Charleston Vendor Showcase: Tuesday, November 7

 

Main Conference: Wednesday, November 8 – Friday, November 10

 

About the Conference:

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 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 2016.

http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com

 

For questions or more information, please contact Leah Hinds at leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com.

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Leah Hinds

Assistant Director

Charleston Library Conference

864-353-1181