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The Importance of Being Earnest: Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2014
Contributor(s): Bernhardt, Beth R. (Editor), Hinds, Leah H. (Editor), Strauch, Katina P. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1941269036     ISBN-13: 9781941269039
Publisher: Purdue University Press
OUR PRICE: $68.25  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Administration & Management
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Collection Development
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Digital & Online Resources
Series: Charleston Conference Proceedings
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" L (3.90 lbs) 648 pages
Features: Index, Price on Product
 
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Over one hundred presentations from the thirty-fourth Charleston Library Conference (held November 5-8, 2014) are included in this annual proceedings volume. Major themes of the meeting included patron-driven acquisitions versus librarian-driven acquisitions; marketing library resources to faculty and students to increase use; measuring and demonstrating the library's role and impact in the retention of students and faculty; the desirability of textbook purchasing by the library; changes in workflows necessitated by the move to virtual collections; the importance of self-publishing and open access publishing as a collection strategy; the hybrid publisher and the hybrid author; the library's role in the collection of data, datasets, and data curation; and data-driven decision making. While the Charleston meeting remains a core one for acquisitions, serials, and collection development librarians in dialog with publishers and vendors, the breadth of coverage of this volume reflects the fact that the Charleston Conference is now one of the major venues for leaders in the information community to shape strategy and prepare for the future.Over 1,600 delegates attended the 2014 meeting, ranging from the staff of small public library systems to CEOs of major corporations. This fully indexed, copyedited volume provides a rich source for the latest evidence-based research and lessons from practice in a range of information science fields. The contributors are leaders in the library, publishing, and vendor communities.

Contributor Bio(s): Strauch, Katina P.: - Katina P. Strauch is founder and convener of the Charleston Conference, and editor of Against the Grain, the journal linking publishers, vendors, and librarians, which is issued six times a year. She recently retired as the assistant dean of Technical Services and Collection Development at the Addlestone Library, College of Charleston.Bernhardt, Beth R.: - Beth R. Bernhardt is the assistant dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications at the Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.Hinds, Leah H.: - Leah H. Hinds was appointed executive director of the Charleston Conference in 2017 and has served in various roles with the Charleston Information Group, LLC, since 2004. Prior to working for the conference, she was the assistant director of Graduate Admissions for the College of Charleston for four years.
 
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