News   Call for Papers: Charleston Conference (South Carolina - November 5–9, 2018)      2018. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons‐Attribution‐Noncommercial‐Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one.     DOI: 10.18438/eblip29436       Call for Papers Charleston Conference  November 5-9, 2018 http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/call-for-papers/ We are excited to announce that the 2018 Call for Papers, Ideas, Panels, Debates, Diatribes, Speakers, Poster Sessions, etc. is now open. The proposal deadline is Friday, July 13. Submit your proposal now!   Please read the Program Proposal Instructions before you begin. Do you have ideas, challenges, solutions, or information to share? We’re seeking proposals on topics related to collection development and acquisitions, including, but not limited to:   analysis and assessment, budgeting, discovery, digital scholarship, end users/use statistics, management/leadership, library entrepreneurship, professional development, scholarly communication, and technology and trends. Another area of focus is our “Up and Comer” session thread. This is for topics relating to, or presenters who are new to the profession, new to the Charleston Conference, MLIS students or recent graduates, etc. It is related to the Up and Comer Award, which will open for nominations in June. 2017 award winners are listed at http://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/2017-up-comer-award-winners/. The Charleston Conference wishes to provide opportunities for everyone to be heard. We encourage proposals that include representation from the different viewpoints and stakeholders in the scholarly communications process, so please consider the diversity of your panel. Also, please note that conference sessions are meant for librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss issues of interest to them all. They are not an opportunity for marketing products or services. 2018 Theme and Important Dates 2018 Registration Rates and Information Questions should be directed to Beth Bernhardt at brbernha@uncg.edu or Leah Hinds at leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com. Requirements Charleston Conference presenters will be required to: register for and attend the conference; and grant permission for possible video and/or audio recording and broadcast of their presentation. It is strongly encouraged, but not required, that you submit a paper for the conference proceedings. If you elect to do so, we ask that you: assign the Charleston Conference first publication rights, and submit your paper through our Digital Commons portal on the Purdue University Press website using the guidelines and the deadline provided. Slides and rough outlines will not be accepted. Selection Criteria The Charleston Conference Planning Committee will evaluate the content of your proposal for relevance to the conference theme and threads, originality, and timeliness. Special attention will be given to proposals that: are oriented toward providing practical, concrete information for practicing professionals; demonstrate innovative or entrepreneurial thinking; that include a diverse representation from the different viewpoints and stakeholders in the scholarly communications process; generate ideas or report research that contribute to ongoing discussion about the future of the library and information industry; present strategies for effectively implementing new ideas and technology; and encourage active learning among conference attendees.   Please Note: Conference sessions are meant for librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss issues of interest to them all. They are not an opportunity for marketing products or services. Proposal notifications will be sent out in early August.