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"Charleston 2012: The Blog"
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Emily Gore, DPLA Director for Content, began by providing a brief outline of the background of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
The DPLA is our attempt [...]
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Leila Salisbury, Director of the University Press of Mississippi, introduced this panel of two university press directors.
She noted that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP). The vast [...]
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The e-book market is significantly expanding, but how is it affecting usage of printed book collections. For example, when the same book is available in both print and electronic form to the same audience, is [...]
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One of the best sessions was this humorous and highly insightful one with university provosts. Many librarians probably don’t know what provosts do, and may only see them very occasionally at administrative meetings. They may [...]
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Kristin Eschenfelder, Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, reported on a study of licensing data that she has conducted. Licensing refers to the terms and conditions under which content [...]
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The conference reception and dinner were held on Thursday evening at the Charleston Visitor Center. The menu featured low-country specialties such as shrimp and grits, ham on sweet potato cakes, and crab cakes.
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