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 thousands in 2021.
Digital Science is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for this year’s conference and is also taking part in the Vendor Showcase.
Sponsored Luncheon
Title: Watch out! Forecast shows a downpour of poor publishing trends is expected
Speaker: Mark Hahnel, CEO of Figshare, part of Digital Science
This lively luncheon discussion for Librarians, hosted by Mark Hahnel, CEO of Figshare, part of Digital Science, will explore the worst trends expected to be coming up in scholarly publishing and what could change its current trajectory.
More heterogeneity in the types of research outputs means more checks are needed to ensure that research can be trusted. Different levels of checks and appropriate labelling also means that more nuance is needed in explaining “how trustworthy” different types of research are.
Massive innovation in the dissemination of research is often seen as a pipedream, so we should be embracing the waves of new content and speed when it comes to research dissemination. But where should a library be focussing their efforts and how is this affordable?!