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🌏 Exciting news: The Charleston Conference is going global! The inaugural Charleston Conference Asia will take place in January 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. 🎥 Watch the informational video for a first look: youtu.be/YXJ1rMxaf7U?... #CharlestonConference #CharlestonAsia

🌏 Exciting news: The Charleston Conference is going global! The inaugural Charleston Conference Asia will take place in January 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. 🎥 Watch the informational video for a first look: youtu.be/YXJ1rMxaf7U?... #CharlestonConference #CharlestonAsia

📣 Calling U.S. & Canadian library workers! Apply for the Cynthia Graham Hurd Memorial Award — a $1,500 scholarship to attend #CharlestonConference 2025. For librarians making a community impact through DEI, student support & more. 🗓 Deadline: Aug 15 👉 www.springernature.com/gp/librarian...

Back Talk — Cheez-Its® and Libraries 🧀📚 In his latest Against the Grain blog, James O'Donnell, University Librarian at Arizona State University, draws some unexpectedly sharp parallels between Cheez-Its® and the ever-expanding world of academic journals. www.charleston-hub.com/2025/07/back...

📣 Calling U.S. & Canadian library workers! Apply for the Cynthia Graham Hurd Memorial Award — a $1,500 scholarship to attend #CharlestonConference 2025. For librarians making a community impact through DEI, student support & more. 🗓 Deadline: Aug 15 👉 www.springernature.com/gp/librarian...

Part III of our Publishing Integrity series by Matthew Goddard and Zach Motts focuses on the growing set of tools academic libraries can use to identify and respond to misconduct in scholarly publishing—especially in the context of open access agreement management. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

🌍 Register now for CDiA 2025 in Cape Town! Join global and African voices to explore collection development, digital innovation, and inclusive libraries. 📅 Sept 22–23 | 📍 Cape Town 🔗 www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDiA25Reg #CDiA2025 #LibraryInnovation #CharlestonHub

Free webinar: "AI Content Detectors Aren’t Enough" Explore a student-focused approach to AI in writing, plus a demo of Trinka’s DocuMark tool. 🎙️ Featuring Elizabeth Kluk & Dr. Jeanne Law 📅 Don’t miss it! 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #HigherEd #AI

Ameet Doshi looks at Open Access users by analyzing real-world data from Harvard’s DASH repository and The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. His findings? Open access isn’t just for academics. Learn more at katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

As AI becomes more embedded in academic writing, institutions are asking: How do we encourage ethical AI use without sacrificing originality or overwhelming faculty? Join us for a free webinar August 14, 11 a.m. EDT. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The countdown is on! Charleston In Between 2025 is kicking off in 30 minutes. Whether you're joining in person in Berlin or virtually, get ready for our Keynote session with Holden Thorp, Editor in Chief of Science, moderated by Meg Moreland White, Senior Consultant of DeltaThink. See you soon!

Charleston Conference Call for Papers: Deadline is this Friday, June 27! Don’t miss this chance to share your insights and innovations with the global library community. Find more information and submit at www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

Research misconduct is growing—what can libraries do about it? Matthew Goddard and Zach Motts kick off a three-part series with “Where Open Access Collections Meet the Publishing Integrity Crisis, an Opportunity for Libraries.” katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Our hybrid Charleston In Between is set for July 8–9, 2025—and this time, we’re heading to Berlin for our European debut! Can’t make it to Berlin? Online registration is only $50—a great value for 2 days of high-impact sessions, discussions, and networking. www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

Call for Proposals open for #CharlestonConference 2025! We’re looking for ideas & practical solutions from across the library, publishing, and vendor communities. 🗓️ Submit by June 27 🌍 Hybrid format 🧠 Sessions: Lightning rounds, Posters, Discussions & more! www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

In "The Evolving Role of Librarians," Nicole Ameduri reflects on how academic librarians have continually adapted across decades—and why ageism has no place in conversations about tech, change, or leadership. 🔗 Read the full article at: www.charleston-hub.com/2025/06/the-... #AcademicLibraries

Geoffrey Stewart Boulton outlines the 8 Principles for Scientific Publishing proposed by the International Science Council—a vision for reform that centers transparency, equity, and openness as core to the future of scholarly communication. 👓 Read the full article katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Call for Charleston Conference Asia Preconferences: Deadline extended to June 16! FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute will host a series of courses at the Charleston Conference Asia being held in Bangkok January 26-28, 2026. Learn more: www.charleston-hub.com/charleston-c...

Join us at Charleston In Between next month for a conversation that’s absolutely essential. 🎙 Panel 2: Bridging the Gap: Honest Conversations Between Libraries and Publishers Register at www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

📢 A radical rethink of the academic library? The elimination of the library faculty at Western Illinois University shocked the library world. Tim Schlak argues avoiding the same fate requires a radical departure from business as usual. Read more: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

The 2025 Charleston Conference Call for Papers is open! Present in person or virtually— Plenary Sessions Neapolitan Sessions Lively Discussions Concurrent Sessions Stopwatch Sessions Innovation Lightning Rounds Poster Sessions Deadline is June 27. www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

@cassyni.bsky.social launched a new partnership with @annualreviews.bsky.social. The Charleston Conference will use Cassyni’s webinar technology to highlight emerging topics across scholarly communications connecting librarians, publishers, vendors and researchers. cassyni.com/pages/press/...

Call for Preconferences: FSCI Asia Course Proposals are being accepted for the Charleston Conference Asia. FSCI will be virtual the week of January 19, 2026, in-person in Bangkok on Monday, January 25. Submission deadline is this Friday, June 6. Submit at www.charleston-hub.com/charleston-c...

Research Software Is an Important Research Output. Let’s Act Like It. A powerful call to action from Jennifer Kemp in the latest Open Knowledge article in Katina Magazine. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Stop by to see Leah Hinds and Caroline Goldsmith at Booth 412 this week at the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting. We’ve got a lot of great things happening with the Charleston Conference, Against the Grain, and Katina Magazine that we can’t wait to share!

New ATG the Podcast Episode—a special episode sponsored by Taylor & Francis Group.! 🎧 Join our featured guests: 🔹 Mitchell Scott, Kentucky Libraries 🔹 Christine Haynes, UNC Charlotte 🔹 David Givens, Brown University Library 🎙️ Listen now www.charleston-hub.com/podcast/epis...

In Baltimore for the 2025 Annual SSP Meeting? Stop by the Exhibit Hall to see us at Booth 412! This week’s meeting marks the 47th gathering for the Society of Scholarly Publishing and is all about Reimagining the Future of Scholarly Publishing at the Intersection of Value and Values.

After years of planning and effort, the Government of India has officially launched the One Nation, One Subscription initiative a program designed to expand access to academic and scientific knowledge. Congrats @annualreviews.bsky.social—one of 5 ONOS publishers! Check it out now at onos.gov.in

In Strategic Approaches to and Research Assessment of Open Science, Sharla Lair interviews James Morris and Bregt Saenen of Science Europe to explore key findings from a groundbreaking survey of 40 public research organizations in 29 countries. Read more at Katina! katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

As AI transforms the way we search and synthesize academic literature, understanding how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) actually performs in real-world tools is more important than ever. Read the full article at katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Katina Magazine Editorial Leadership Updates! Curtis Brundy, former sr. editor of the Open Knowledge section, has been named Katina's Editor in Chief. Kate McCready is the new Open Knowledge sr. editor. Search in progress for new Future of Work senior editor.

Jason Isbell’s Foxes in the Snow is raw, honest, and stripped down—one of the most powerful breakup albums in years. ATG blog puts it in context with classics from Fleetwood Mac to Beck. A must-read—and must listen. www.charleston-hub.com/2025/05/jaso... #JasonIsbell #Americana #AgainstTheGrain

Setting Career Goals When the Future is in Flux When circumstances are unpredictable, it can be tempting to avoid identifying career goals. Here’s how librarians can continue to imagine their professional futures. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

A Living Archive of the Open Access Movement Approaches Its Next Chapter The OA Tracking Project offers a real-time alert system for open access news and information. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Registration is now open for Charleston In Between 2025, July 8–9 — with our first-ever European in-person gathering in Berlin, Germany. This hybrid meeting will tackle some of the most pressing issues facing knowledge sharing. See the agenda online! www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

How Should We Prepare Librarians to Lead? Retention issues—driven, among other factors, by staff dissatisfaction and burnout—are a key concern in public library systems. To solve the problem, we first need to close the leadership competency gap. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

How Early Career Researchers are Advancing an African Approach to Open Science A continent-wide initiative is empowering a new generation of African library and information studies researchers to advocate for open science within their institutions and beyond. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

This Citation Platform Gets Lost in a Crowded Field Cite Them Right has excellent interactive tutorials. But in a world of style manuals and free citation generators, it’s a tough sell. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Roger Strong, VP of Gale, offers 4 Ways Community Colleges Can Adapt and Maximize Their Library Resources on ATG the Blog.

📦📚 “What Should Libraries Do in the Face of Trump’s Tariffs?” — a timely new piece in the Future of Work by Veronica Fu. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Peggy Kain explores EBSCO Information Services’ Sociology Source Ultimate (SSU)—a database offering thousands of full-text peer-reviewed journals, books, and videos on key topics like child development, migration, political sociology, and food insecurity.

“No Longer Serves the Interest of the United States”: The Terminated Work of the Institute of Museum and Library Services—a look at the executive order to eliminate IMLS—and the real-world consequences librarians are facing today as grant funding disappears. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

"What Can We Learn from Missed Opportunities in the Transition to Open Access?" Earlier this year, Michael Upshall interviewed Madhan, director of libraries at Jindal Global University in India. 👓 Read the full article and sign up for our weekly newsletter at katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Jack Montgomery, Librarian/Professor Emeritus, Western Kentucky University Libraries, takes a look at the “golden parachute” to help the individual planning to retire or who has retired but wishes to return to work for a variety of reasons. www.charleston-hub.com/2025/03/wand...

Looking for a classroom streaming service to fill your particular educational needs? In our latest Resource Review, Sonali Sugrim walks us through Projectr by Grasshopper Film. 👓 Read the full review and sign up for the weekly Katina newsletter at katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

🎧 In her latest piece for ATG the Blog, Marci Cohen takes us on a journey through the art of active listening and musical discovery. 🎶 Start listening with intention. 🎶 Stay curious. 🎶 It’s never too late to discover your next favorite song. www.charleston-hub.com/2025/04/keep...

"Tracking the Use of Open Educational Resources Sounds Simple. It Isn’t." We set out to determine whether open monographs were being used in teaching and learning and fell down a very deep hole. Here is what we learned. #OER #OpenResources katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

“Careers aren’t linear—and that’s where the magic happens.” Dean Leo S. Lo shares 5 key lessons from a career off the beaten path in #KatinaMagazine. A must-read for library and higher ed pros. 🔗 katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #FutureOfWork

Out Today! Library legend Katina Strauch shares her journey in Doing the Charleston: My Personal History of Scholarly Communication. From founding the Charleston Conference to shaping the future of academic publishing, this memoir is a must-read for anyone passionate about libraries.