Shared Print Archiving: Building the Collective Collection, and a Print Safety Net!
Convenors: Sam Demas, College Librarian, Carleton College; Bob Kieft, College Librarian, Occidental College; Rick Lugg, R2 Consulting
Lightning Round: Rachel Frick, Kathryn Harnish, Clem Guthro, Michael Levine-Clark, John McDonald, Lizanne Payne, Judith Russell, Emily Stambaugh
Cost: $150
How do libraries build a national shared collection while responsibly drawing down local legacy collections? After an overview of the challenges libraries face in developing a national shared collection, the program will continue with an intense lightning round of presentations with discussion of the key issues, presented by seasoned veterans. Lightning round topics will include: a. Making the case for collective collections, b. Elements of a 21st century collection management plan, c. Archiving models: nodes/centralized vs distributed, d. Collective archiving agreements, policy, requirements, e. Information systems to support the work with collections comparisons/data quality, f. Archiving disclosure in metadata/catalog records, g. Prospective collection management and development (e and p), h. Digital backbone of the collective collection.
In the afternoon the program will engage participants in identifying and understanding: 1. what kinds of action are required locally to participate nationally, 2. how shared print archiving will affect the work of acquisitions, serials, consortia, resource management, and collections professionals, and 3. how these professional sectors can best contribute to a national effort to ensure that our legacy collections are preserved for the future in the face of a national draw-down of redundant holdings. This will include a grass-roots brainstorming session to seed the national conversation with perspective from the front lines of library collections workers, and begin to shape agendas for professional development, best practices, policy formulation, local outreach, and other facets of this national challenge.
Morning Preconferences
Wedneday, November 2,
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1) Moving into the Clouds: Decision Support for Libraries Exploring Cloud Computing Solutions
Deciding if cloud computing is an option for your institution or what cloud resources match your institution's needs and capabilities is a complex decision. This pre-conference is designed to assist libraries with decision support for all types of technology including cloud computing and open-source software. Participants in this session will explore, through guided discussion with peers, the factors to consider with cloud computing.
2) Developing a Weighted Library Allocation Formula
Speakers:Jeff Bailey, Interim Dean, Arkansas State University; Linda Creibaum, Acquisitions Librarian, Arkansas State University
Cost: $100
Librarians are constantly looking for ways to utilize their limited collection development budgets more effectively and efficiently, and to optimize the allocation of their library’s financial resources to be of the most benefit to their patrons.
In this practical workshop expanding on the presenters’ standing-room-only 2008 Charleston Conference session, participants will be introduced to the skills and resources required to create their own basic Excel spreadsheet-based library collection development allocation formula. Key to the success of this formula is the use of weights applied to each factor used in the formula, such as the number of students majoring in a degree program, graduate program enrollment, departmental credit hour production, and the average costs of books and journals in a discipline. Presenters will demonstrate how the basic formula can be scaled to utilize the criteria relevant to specific libraries and institutions.
Participants who bring their portable computing devices to the session will have the opportunity to install a basic working copy of the formula from jump drives provided by the presenters, enabling them to follow along as the presenters demonstrate how to modify and expand the formula. Attendees will be able to demonstrate for themselves that by carefully assigning weights to each factor, the output of the formula will result in a more equitable allocation of funds to each subject area; seeing how seemingly small changes in one part of the formula can make major changes in results.
If participants would like to work along with the presenters they should have a laptop or other portable computing device with Excel installed on it, and have a working knowledge of that program.
3) E-Everything: Putting It All Together, Part 2
Convener:Audrey Powers (Charleston Conference Director and Research Librarian for College of The Arts, University of South Florida) Speakers:Peter McCracken (Founder of Serials Solutions and ShipIndex), Emilie Delquie (Publishers Communication Group), Cory Tucker (Head of Collection Management, University of Nevada), Lisa Carlucci Thomas (LJ Mover & Shaker and Digital Services Librarian, Southern Connecticut University), Stephen Rhind-Tutt (President of Alexander Street Press) Michael Gorrell (Exective Vice President and Chief Information Officer, EBSCO), and Mark Johnson (Head of Publisher Relations, HighWire Press).
Cost: $100, Webinar Participation $45
As electronic resources continue to compound and confound our sensibilities, experts in the field will update us as well as challenge our current way of thinking with new methodologies of delivery and access. Back by popular demand, issues addressed at last year’s E-Everything preconference including access, content integration, technology and discoverability will be updated with topics such as tablet based delivery of video and audio, e-book models of access and licensing, business models for procurement of materials in all formats, e-content integration, and how users get to the content they value.
Presented PechaKucha style, each speaker will deliver a dynamic and succinct 15 minute Powerpoint presentation. After all the presentations are given, breakout sessions with the presenters will give you the opportunity to address the presenters in a more personal way.
The webinar broadcast will include the presentations only, not the breakout session portion of the session. To register for the webinar, complete our online registration form and choose "Wednesday One Day Attendance" ($0) as your registration type, then choose the webinar option ($45) in the list of preconferences.
4) Negotiating with Vendors
Speakers:Buzzy Basch, Basch Subscriptions; Adam Chesler, Business Expert Press; Chuck Hamaker, UNC Charlotte; Bruce Strauch, The Citadel; James Wiser, SCELC; Jill Grogg, The University of Alabama Libraries.
Cost: $100
In today’s economic climate library decision makers are trying to find the best value for their institutions.This session is an excellent opportunity to learn how libraries across the country are dealing with this challenge.
5) Showdown at the Charleston Conference/TCA Corral: No Holds Barred Product Face-offs
Speakers:Rick Burke, SCELC; Jonathan Bunkell, VP Ebook Sales, ProQuest/Ebrary; Kari Paulson, President, EBL (Ebook Library); Scott Wasinger, Director of Sales for Ebooks and Audiobooks, EBSCO Publishing; Robert Karmelich, National Sales Manager, Swets; Ryan Jones, President, Pubget
Cost: $100
Distinguishing between competing products in the library marketplace is often difficult. Marketing claims and counter-claims typically gloss over the details librarians really want to know before subscribing to or purchasing a resource. This pre-conference will provide an opportunity to compare similar products head-to-head in a format where each vendor demonstrates their product, takes questions from the audience, and also engages their vendor counterpart in the spirit of a friendly debate. These face-offs will provide an opportunity to get beyond the usual hype, and into the kind of nitty-gritty essentials for which the Charleston Advisor's reviews have set the standard.
Vendor Showcase Exhibits
Wednesday, November 2, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
New - Extended Hours for 2011!
Location: Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
Afternoon Preconferences
Wednesday, November 2,
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1) Serials Resource Management
Speakers: Buzzy Basch, Basch Subscriptions; Martha Whitaker, George Washington University Libraries; Susan Zappen, Skidmore College; Chuck Hamaker, UNC Charlotte; Colleen Major, Columbia University; Jeff Carroll, Columbia University; Julia Gammon, University of Akron; Mary Ann Jones, Mississippi State University.
Cost: $100
How does one manage the libraries resources when we are adding new faculty ,new courses the number of students and we are told cut our materials budget. Learn some approaches from your colleagues.
2) Weighing the Evidence: Evaluating Major Research Databases
Speakers: Tony Horava, Associate University Librarian (Collections), University of Ottawa Library, and CRKN (Canadian Research Knowledge Network) Negotiations Resource Team member; George Machovec, Associate Director, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, and Managing Editor, The Charleston Advisor; James R. Mouw, Associate Director, Technical & Electronic Services, University of Chicago, and Editor-in-Chief, Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services; Ann Okerson, Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies, Center for Research Libraries.
Cost: Gratis for Center for Research Library (CRL) Members (advanced registration required), $100 for Non-Members
Research libraries invest millions each year on purchase and subscription to large digital collections of news, law, and government publications and records; and primary opinion, financial, and historical data. Some databases cost upwards of five figures to acquire, and can be expensive to link to local discovery systems.
How do major research libraries make such consequential investment decisions? How does one measure the database prices against benefits, such as functionality, interoperability with other available resources, local researchers’ needs? As library funds become ever scarcer, what kind of due diligence can be done to support those decisions?
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has provided access to major collections of humanities and social science information and documentation for North American research libraries for over sixty years. At this CRL-sponsored pre-conference, leading collection development and licensing experts will discuss how some libraries and consortia measure the worth of major databases and what kinds of information and tools are available to support library decision-making. CRL will also solicit attendees’ views on what kind of information is needed to support major decisions on major electronic resources.
Representatives of CRL Libraries can attend gratis, but advance registration is required.
3) Finding the Right Stuff: The Library’s Role in Discovery
Speakers:Roger Schonfeld, Ithaka S+R; Ross Housewright, Ithaka S+R; Sebastian Hammer, Index Data; Cody Hanson, University of Minnesota; Ken Varnum, University of Michigan; David Walker, California State University
Cost: $100
Libraries are increasingly faced with the challenge of developing an appropriate strategy for supporting their users’ information discovery needs. This preconference, facilitated by Ithaka S+R, will explore the growing range of approaches users may take to information discovery in a digital environment and help attendees consider the strategic implications of potential roles that their library could play in supporting their users’ discovery needs.
Through a series of panels with library and industry thought leaders, this preconference will explore the following questions:
How do different approaches to discovery fit into the changing workflows of diverse communities of scholars and students? Are users using the methods that best fit with their workflows and needs, or are they being encouraged to use discovery approaches that don’t match with their objectives?
How do different approaches to discovery prioritize or hide diverse types of materials, either as a deliberate strategy to lead users to an appropriate set of content or as an unintended side effect of design decisions?
How do different approaches to discovery reflect different library values and strategies? Are libraries investing in discovery strategies that match well with their broader strategic priorities for supporting their users?
Attendees will develop a deeper understanding of the portfolio of discovery solutions available to their constituents and the implications of different choices that their library might make on their users’ ability to effectively find needed materials and on their institution’s broad strategic position.
4) CANCELLED - Flaming Issues in Collection Development
Speaker: David Magier, Princeton University
Juried Product Development Forums Wednesday, November 2, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
The "JPDF" sessions are focus group-style presentations from publishers and vendors interested in gaining feedback on products in development. This is your unique opportunity to influence the pricing, features and functionality of new products in the pipeline! Invitations will be distributed by email to librarian attendees.
Publishers and vendors who are interested in hosting a forum can find more information here.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast
Outside Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Morning Plenary Sessions
8:00 - 8:15 AM Opening Remarks
8:15 - 9:00 AM Michael Keller, Stanford University
9:00 - 9:45 AM MacKenzie Smith, MIT
9:45 - 10:15 AM BREAK
10:15 - 11:00 AM Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel on Digital Public Library of America (Robert Darnton, Harvard University; Sanford Thatcher, Penn State University Press, Retired, and Rachel Frick, Council on Library and Information Resources)
12:00 - 12:45 PM BREAK
There is a 45 minute gap between the plenary sessions and the lively lunch sessions. Grab a quick to-go lunch at one of the many nearby dining options, then head to your choice of lively lunches discussions!
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Lively Lunch Discussion Sessions
Francis Marion Hotel, Embassy Suites Historic District, Courtyard Marriott Historic District
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Francis Marion Hotel, Embassy Suites Historic District, Couryard Marriott Historic District, Addlestone Library
4:00 - 4:30 PM Break
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM Afternoon Plenary Session
Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
4:30 - 4:45 PM Skit
4:45 - 5:30 PM New Initiatives in Open Research
Lee Dirks, Microsoft Research; Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information
5:30 - 5:45 PM Summary, Derek Law
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Annual Reception
202 Calhoun Street, College of Charleston Science and Mathematics Building
Courtyard and Atrium
Charleston is well known for its hospitality, and the Annual Reception is a true Charleston affair! The reception this year will be held in the atrium and courtyard of the College of Charleston's new state-of-the-art School of Sciences and Mathematics building located at 202 Calhoun Street, only 2 blocks from the Francis Marion Hotel. The atrium provides a modern open air space, 3 stories high, while the large courtyard is reminiscent of the walled gardens of historic Charleston, a pleasant blending of modern and traditional concepts.
Friday, November 4, 2011
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Morning Plenary Sessions Location: Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
8:00 - 8:15 AM Opening Remarks
8:15 - 9:00 Roundtable Discussion, T. Scott Plutchak (UAB Lister Hill Library); Paul Courant (Univ of Michigan); and Jayne Marks (SAGE Publishing)
9:00 - 9:45 AM I Hear the Train A' Coming, Greg Tananbaum (ScholarNext); Kevin Guthrie (ITHAKA); Anne Kenney (Cornell Univ)
9:45 - 10:15 AM BREAK
10:15 - 11:45 AM The Long Arm of the Law, Ann Okerson (Yale Univ); Bill Hannay (Schiff Hardin LLP); Lauren Schoenthaler (Stanford Univ); Jack Bernard (Univ of Michigan).
12:00 - 12:45 PM BREAK
There is a 45 minute gap between the plenary sessions and the lively lunch sessions. Grab a quick to-go lunch at one of the many nearby dining options, then head to your choice of lively lunches discussions!
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Lively Lunch Discussion Sessions
Francis Marion Hotel, Embassy Suites Historic District, Courtyard Marriott Historic District
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Francis Marion Hotel, Embassy Suites Historic District, Courtyard Marriott Historic District, Addlestone Library
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Break
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon Plenary Sessions
Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
4:30 - 5:15 PM The Future of Online Newspapers, Debora Cheney (Penn State Univ); Chris Cowan (ProQuest); Chuck Palsho (Newsbank); Frederick Zarndt ( Chair, Newspaper Section, IFLA)
5:15 - 5:30 PM Summary, Derek Law
5:45 - 6:30 PM "Happy Hour" Concurrent Sessions
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Friday Night Dine Arounds
(Meet in Francis Marion Hotel Lobby at 6:30 PM to walk to restaurant
with group at 6:45 pm.)
Get together and dine with colleagues at one of Charleston's finest restaurants. Choose between several cuisines, each tantalizing your palate with local, fresh ingredients served in a unique way. Discuss conference topics that intrigued you, get together with old friends, form new friendships with other librarians, or just relax and enjoy a great meal after a thought provoking conference week.
Registration required for attendance; RSVP online to attend.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
8:00 AM - 9:10 AM Fast Tech Talksand Breakfast Buffet
After a successful first year in 2010, we are again offering publishers and vendors 30 minute time slots to demonstrate and promote their newest and most innovative products on the market. Saturday is "Innovation Day" for the Conference, and in that spirit we are offering a limited number of concurrent slots for product demonstrations that morning. Grab a plate at the Continental Breakfast Buffet and join one of the demonstrations.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Innovation Plenary Sessions Location: Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
9:30 - 10:30 AM Brad Eden, Valparaiso University
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Innovation Concurrent Sessions
12:00 - 1:00 PM Hyde Park Corner - Melody Burton (Univ of British Columbia) and Kimberly Douglas (California Institute of Technology)
Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel
4:00 - 6:00 PM Rump Session
For information on the 2010 Conference Program, visit the Archives page.
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