1. Katina Strauch Assistant Dean for Technical Services and
Collection Development Addlestone Library, College of
Charleston
2. Test courtesy of Daniel Isenberg and the Harvard Business
Review
3. I dont like being told what to do by people who are less
capable than I am. I like challenging myself. I like to win. I like
being my own boss. I always look for new and better ways to do
things. I like to question conventional wisdom.
4. I like to get people together in order to get things done.
People get excited by my ideas. I am rarely satisfied or
complacent. I cant sit still. I can usually work my way out of a
difficult situation. I would rather fail at my own thing than
succeed at someone elses.
5. Whenever there is a problem I am ready to jump right in. I
think that old dogs can learn even invent new tricks. Members of my
family run their own businesses. I have friends who run their own
businesses. I worked after school and during vacations when I was
growing up.
6. I get an adrenaline rush from selling things. I am
exhilarated by achieving results. I could have written a better
test than Isenberg and here is what I would change. There are 20
questions. If you say Yes to 17 or more, its time for some soul
searching! http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/02/should_you_
be_an_entrepreneur.html
7. Stage One : Conviction Acquisitions librarian, knew nothing
Colleagues Ralph Melnick, Cerise Oberman, Sue Sommer-Kresse
Antiquarian Book Fair, no Internet A.B. Bookmans Weekly used
instead 1979 young, eager, enthusiastic
8. Second Stage: Idea Rare books conference Jake Chernofsky,
Bob Barrows, Paul Koda, Karen Hitchcock-Mort, Mike Markwith Moved
to in print books, had to learn how to do what I was supposed to be
doing Books, not serials, there was already a serials librarian
Idea was a conglomeration of Practicality (P), Experience (E), and
Whomever I could talk into coming (W) PEW
9. Third Stage: Concept People helped Bill Schenck, Tom
Leonhardt, John Ryland, Mike Markwith, etc., etc. Names Issues in
Book and Serial Acquisition (main theme) New Subtheme every year
for book and serials crowd You can see changes in the profession by
looking at the conference themes. 1980 no theme
10. 1981 no theme yet 1982 baby born, no conference 80s old
problems, new solutions; external influences on collection
development; questioning assumptions; learning more than you ever
wanted to know about finance 90s is the medium the message; money
talks; savage marketplace; learning from our mistakes 21st century
we need more for less; trends are a-changin; things are seldom what
they seem; all the worlds a serial; the tangled web we weave
11. 2010 Anything Goes! 2011 Somethings Gotta Give! Concepts
(8) One: No exhibits. Talk about ISSUES not PRODUCTS. Two: No
concurrent sessions. Three: Vendors, publishers and librarians
together as equals and colleagues. No hierarchies. Four: Be open to
all even the little guys and girls.
12. Five: No support from an official organization. Six: Listen
to all attendees and encourage them to implement their ideas.
Sidebar The Charleston Conference is a Conference of other peoples
ideas! Some of them: (in random order) Michael Poupore (Hotel and
local arrangements)
13. Leah Hinds (webmaster and general helper) Regina Semko
(registrar and local arrangements) Judy Webster, Rosann Bazirjian,
Beth Bernhardt (directors of the program committee) The Conference
Program committee Dorinda Harmon, Gayle Karolczyk, Stephen Parker,
et al (hotel and other local arrangements) Chet Willis and John
Williams (computers, media, extra effects)
14. Shirley Davidson (conference historian and memory bank)
Mike Markwith (attendee at very first conference and many others)
(helped select and give out gifts at early conferences) Sandy Paul
(talked and danced and generally had fun even if it was about
standards Lyman Newlin (the conscience of the Conference)
15. David Nicholas (Charleston Research Observatory) Outcry
from conference attendees (Saturday sessions) Leah Hinds (Fast Tech
Talks) Outcry from Conference attendees (Beastly breakfasts) Pam
Cenzer and Susan Campbell (Mentors) Dorinda Harmon (Lively Lunches)
Audrey Powers (DineArounds)
16. Seven: Develop a Conference Personality Be Quirky, have a
sense of humor, be flexible, mix things up, be unpredictable, be
cutting edge, let people dress the way they feel most comfortable,
never use the word NO!, adapt, change, keep moving, add last minute
hot topics/ideas even if you drive the Conference program director
crazy (this is especially important), beware of fads
17. Against the Grain, linking publishers, vendors, and
librarians keep people in touch throughout the year. Build
momentum. Begun 1989 (lucky year) Hurricane Hugo! Wanted it to be
ten pages, mimeographed No advertisements First layouts done by
Steve Johnson (Clemson)
18. Fourth Stage: Venture Charleston Conference and Against the
Grain are LLCs, limited liability companies. Staff are all part
timers on hourly salaries. Have regular full time jobs. Many
volunteers like Beth Bernhardt!
19. Fifth Stage: Business Hope to keep up for a long time. I
started out with nothing and have most of it left. Some Mistakes to
avoid Leaving speakers off the program when you told them they were
on the program! Closing the mens bathrooms for women! Fighting with
onsite partners. Fighting with hotels.
20. Turning down $60 a night rooms at Charleston Place! Cutting
off speakers who talked too long. Begging same speakers for their
papers for the Proceedings. Not keeping enough of an archive!
Beth?
21. Gave Knut Dorn a cactus and other outrageous favors to
speakers Threw Charleston Chews to the publishers in the audience.
Mary Fugle annouced that Jolanda van Hagen wanted to speak at the
Conference Colletts told Against the Grain that they would come to
the conference and straighten out arguments with customers but they
didnt!
22. Last minute got call from keynote speaker that he/she
couldnt come on my work voice mail when I had the week off!
Speakers insisting on taking the red eye and arriving at the last
minute. Keynote speaker who only praised his/her company Becky
Lenzini fell off the stage at the Dock Street Theater but didnt
skip a beat!
23. -First year of the Conference when I was trying to get at
least 20 attendees was devastated to have someone cancel because he
had mistakenly thought the meeting was in West Virginia! -Hurricane
Hugo -- 1989 Charleston was devastated. Walked down to the Mills
House Hotel (which was hosting the Conference) because I couldnt
drive there. Charleston was horrible. Ground zero. Didnt know if
Conference would happen or not.
24. Stage Six: Sustainable Business Recommend Built to Last:
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by James C. Collins, Jerry
I. Porras. New York: HarperBusiness Essentials, c2002. Very
helpful. Building the vision, framework, core ideology.
25. 2005 Theme Things are Seldom What They Seem 2 hotels 88
Presentations 2010 Anything Goes 3 hotels and Addlestone Library
157 Presentations
26. 2005 2010 Changes in Acquisitions Repurposing of jobs in
Acquisitions Open Access effect on publishing Open Access is
growing, journals, e- books, textbooks Google Library Print
Programs Google Book Settlement ILL Purchase on-demand Patron
Driven Acquisitions Print vs Electronic Electronic is more accepted
Pay Per View Pay Per View Usage Stats Counter and Sushi
27. Katina Strauch Assistant Dean for Technical Services and
Collection Development Addlestone Library, College of Charleston
www.cofc.edu/library Editor, Against the Grain
www.against-the-grain.com/ Founder, Charleston Conference
www.katina.info/conference