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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 5
NOVEMBER 2024 TM
ISSN: 1043-2094
“Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians”
Fall Conference Roundup Contributions Edited by Leah Hinds (Executive Director, Charleston Hub) Begins on Page 14
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THIS ISSUE: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers 2024 Meeting Report.............. 14 OASPA 2024: Miradouros Over the Open Access Publishing Landscape................................... 18 Highlights from the 2024 NISO Plus Global/Online Conference.................................. 21 Charting New Directions in Scholarly Publishing: SSP’s Fall Seminar............................... 24 Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024 Preview........................................ 26
REGULAR COLUMNS Bet You Missed It....................... 10 Reader’s Roundup..................... 28 Booklover.................................... 33 Legally Speaking....................... 34 Questions and Answers............ 37 Wandering the Web.................. 40 Librarians, Leadership, and Synergies.................................... 42 Biz of Digital............................... 45 The Digital Toolbox.................. 47 Back Talk..................................... 58
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t’s almost Charleston Conference time!!! In fact, by the time you’re reading this, the conference will be here! We’re looking forward to hosting over 2,000 of our friends in beautiful downtown Charleston and even more online next month during our virtual conference week.
Two Big Announcements from the Charleston Hub Have you heard the news? Annual Reviews and the Charleston Hub announced on Monday, October 14, they will be hosting a new event in Bangkok in January 2026. Charleston Conference Asia will bring together librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss regional and global challenges and opportunities. It will take place at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok Thailand, January 26-28, 2026. The headline sponsor for the event is the iGroup (Asia Pacific) Limited, a Hong Kong-registered multinational organization with offices in 20 countries. Pote Lee, Chairman of iGroup noted that, “Information science and publishing are changing rapidly. This conference will give underserved stakeholders in Asia and Africa a great opportunity to participate in conversations and the decision-making process. It will have impact regionally and globally.” Subscribe to receive updates on this exciting new event! continued on page 8
INTERVIEWS Clifford Lynch............................. 50 Peter Suber................................. 54
PROFILES ENCOURAGED Send Us Your People, Library and Company Profiles for Inclusion in Upcoming Issues! Plus more...................... See inside