Report on the Charleston Conference

Abstract

Purpose

To report on the annual Charleston Conference, held November 3‐6, 2004 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Design/methodology/approach

A summary of the main points of the conference.

Findings

Addresses questions and topics such as: how useful core book lists can be in 2004; new publishing models; a study of circulation data, ILL requests and WorldCat holdings of University of Colorado monographs; whether there is still funding for electronic full‐text resources in the humanities and fine arts; the usage of print journals in the electronic age; citation data in the sciences regarding books; and the e‐journal project at Drexel.

Originality/value

This report is of interest to library and information management professionals.

Citation

Cassell, K.A. (2005), "Report on the Charleston Conference", Collection Building, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 72-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950510592706