And They Were There -- Reports of Meetings
And The
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he asked the concierge for directions. “Is that
him — the keynote speaker?” he overheard
someone saying.
“Yes, that’s him,” came the reply. I
recognize him from the Web photo.”
“Oh, there you are, Walter,” a voice greeted
him as he stepped into the ballroom. “I’m so
glad that you’re here. You had us a bit
worried, you know, you’re up in a few
minutes.”
Mitty looked around the
room. Yes, there was Jenkins,
his old rival at American
Libraries, eyeing with a studied
indifference, and he caught
sight of Andrea Pritchard from
Princeton on his left. She
looked up and gave him a wave.
She and Mitty had been close
friends at Harvard’s Frye Institute, but he knew
some of what he had to say today in his address
wouldn’t go over well with her and the old guard
she represented. His plan for common ground
between publishers and librarians would anger
both, and his bold strategies to capture a new
generation of users would trouble the
traditionalist, but no matter. There was nothing he could
do about that, he thought. They had to hear the
truth. No matter what they would say later.
Somewhere a voice brought him around.
Someone was speaking to him. “Hey, like
the printer’s not working or something.
I mean, like I can’t get to — well, like it
doesn’t work at all. I mean the thing won’t
print.” An undergraduate stood in front of
the reference desk, eyed Mitty
good-naturedly, and smiled. He wore a Budweiser
shirt and a pair of cut-off Levis.
Mitty glanced over at the printer. He got up and faced the machine cautiously.
“Oh, yes, the printer,” he said. “Well, the folks
at circulation would probably know what to do.
Did you check with them?”
He hated printers. Why couldn’t the
things work for more than a couple of print
jobs? They were so blasted frustrating –
running out of toner — jamming when you least
expected. “Confound the whole lot of them,”
he muttered.
Just then, a student came over from cir
culation to look at the printer. “Oh,” he said,
“not a problem. We can fix it.” Mitty felt a
measure of relief.
“Well, er, thanks,” he mumbled and walked
carefully back to the reference desk.
Endnote
1. James Thurber (1894-1961) a noted
American humorist, cartoonist, and
shortstory writer who frequently wrote for The
New Yorker.
And They Were There — Reports of Meetings
30th Annual Charleston Conference — Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition, “Anything Goes!”
Francis Marion Hotel, Embassy Suites Historic District, Holiday Inn Historic District, and
Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, November 3-6, 2010
Charleston Conference Reports compiled by: Ramune K. Kubilius (Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian,
Northwestern University, Galter Health Sciences Library) <>
Column Editor’s Note: Thank you to all of the 2010 Charleston
Conference attendees who agreed to write short reports that
highlighted sessions they attended. All attempts were made to provide a
broad coverage of sessions, and notes are included in the reports to
reflect changes in the session titles or presenters that were not printed
in the conference’s final program. Slides and handouts from many
2010 Charleston Conference presentations can be found online at
http://www.slideshare.net/event/2010-charleston-conference, and
the Charleston Conference Proceedings will be published sometime
in Fall 2011. In this issue of ATG you will find the first installment of
reports, and keep reading as we continue to publish all the reports in
upcoming issues throughout the year. — RKK
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 PRECONFERENCES
Lost in the Forest of License Negotiations??? Your Glowing
Breadcrumbs at XXX Charleston Conference — Presented by
Anjana Bhatt (Florida Gulf Coast University)
Reported by: Angela Dresselhaus (Utah State University)
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Bhatt presented an excellent full day preconference session
on license negotiations. Prior to the session she requested that
each participant submit a questionnaire designed to gather
information on the level of expertise and responsibilities
in the group. Participants were also asked to evaluate
their license negotiation workflow and bring questions
and suggestions to the group meeting in Charleston.
Results from the questionnaire indicated that many people
had concerns about various aspects of licensing, including
granting indemnity, post cancellation access, and uncertainty about
handling legal documents without proper legal training.
The questionnaire results provided the jumping off point for the
next section on license and copyright issues. Licenses are important
as a means to balance the rights and responsibilities of both the vendor
and the library/customer. Ms. Bhatt instructed the group to become
familiar with U.S. copyright laws and CONTU guideline (...truncated)