CFP: 2013 Charleston Conference: Too Much is Not Enough
November 6-9, 2013
CFP Deadline: July 10, 2013
CFP URL: http://www.katina.info/conference/callforpapers.php
They are seeking proposals for concurrent sessions, Lively Lunch
discussions, poster sessions, and 6 minute, 40 second "Shotgun"
sessions.
From their site: 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
non-threatening, 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 over
1,500 in 2012. Due to the amount of growth we have experienced, the
Conference was held in two hotels for the first time in 2005: the
Francis Marion and the Embassy Suites, both in downtown Charleston. We
are now in three hotels (the Francis Marion, the Embassy Suites
Historic, and the Courtyard Marriott Historic) plus the College of
Charleston Addlestone Library for our concurrent sessions!
The Conference does not have exhibits and is not attached to any professional organization, although a separately managed Vendor Showcase and Juried Product Development Forums take place at the Conference.
Can librarians and vendors create a mutually satisfying environment
where libraries can afford to buy the materials they need and vendors
can still maintain a healthy profit? Can publishers keep prices down
while costs escalate? How is the market being impacted by the Internet
and electronic publishing? What are the rights and responsibilities of
each of the parties involved? Who is maintaining the electronic archive?
