Charleston Conference
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The Charleston Conference is an annual event for academic libraries and publishers, held in Charleston, South Carolina, in the United States.
History[]
The conference was started in 1980 by Charleston librarian Katina Strauch.[1] Strauch started the event after being unable to afford to attend the American Library Association's Annual conference.[2] The first event was attended by two dozen librarians, and grew to 1600 attendees in 2012.[2] Its focus is on acquisition for research and academic libraries, particularly on serials and academic books. It also covers library infrastructure topics, such as vendor systems and library technology.[3] It is held in three historic hotels in the downtown area of Charleston.[4] The conference is one of the only major library conferences in the United States that is independent from a large professional or trade organization.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Uniquely Hospitable | Charleston Conference Preview 2014". Library Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Stratton. "Charleston Conference to flood downtown with 1,600 bookworms". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ a b Eberhart, George M. (2005). "The 25th Charleston Conference: Books and Serials Face an Uncertain but Exciting Future". American Libraries. 36: 34–35. JSTOR 25649786.
- ^ "About - Charleston Conference". Charleston Library Conference. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- Library science
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- 1980 establishments in South Carolina