From: Leah Hinds <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 19:14:35 -0400

Don't miss the 2018 Call for Papers, Ideas, Panels, Debates,
Diatribes, Speakers, Poster Sessions, etc. The proposal deadline is
this Friday, July 13.

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.

Another area of focus is our “Up and Comer” session thread. This is
for topics relating to, or presenters who are new to the profession,
new to the Charleston Conference, MLIS students or recent graduates,
etc. It is related to the Up and Comer Award. 2017 award winners are
listed at http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/2017-up-comer-award-winners/.

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.

2018 Conference Info:

Theme: Oh, Wind, if Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Preconferences/Seminars: Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6
Vendor Showcase - Tuesday, November 6, 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Main Conference: Wednesday, November 7 – Friday, November 9
Conference registration now open at
https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/conference-events/2018-conference-registration/
Charleston Fast Pitch Competition: Two $2,500 awards for innovation in
libraries https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/

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


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Leah Hinds
Executive Director
Charleston Library Conference
864-353-1181