Katina Strauch’s memoir, Doing the Charleston, which will be published this week, tells the story of her career in librarianship alongside the history of the Charleston Conference, which she founded i...

Hi everyone - Sharing an opportunity that I am directly related with!I am seeking additional librarians and other information professionals who would like to review new books and databases for the Reader's Round-up in Against the Grain (ATG) at the Charleston Hub ( This is for monographs in the library and information field, library focused reference works, and databases (relatively new addition).For information about the column, including reviewer guidelines, publisher information, and completed columns, you can go to this page: this page, you can also get a list of currently available items for review, links to completed columns (available without login) and a list of completed reviews (this is a work in progress).The reviews are typically between 500 and 750 words. But since this is fundamentally online, we are less focused on the length. If you are interested, you can fill out the form found on the column home page ( or directly at the form ( you have input your information, I will reach out with the guidelines and available books and databases.  It may take a week or so to get back to you.  If you have any questions, please contact Corey Seeman (section editor) at cseeman@umich.edu  Hi everyone - Sharing an opportunity that I am directly related with!I am seeking additional librarians and other information professionals who would like to review new books and databases for the Reader's Round-up in Against the Grain (ATG) at the Charleston Hub ( This is for monographs in the library and information field, library focused reference works, and databases (relatively new addition).For information about the column, including reviewer guidelines, publisher information, and completed columns, you can go to this page: this page, you can also get a list of currently available items for review, links to completed columns (available without login) and a list of completed reviews (this is a work in progress).The reviews are typically between 500 and 750 words. But since this is fundamentally online, we are less focused on the length. If you are interested, you can fill out the form found on the column home page ( or directly at the form ( you have input your information, I will reach out with the guidelines and available books and databases.  It may take a week or so to get back to you.  If you have any questions, please contact Corey Seeman (section editor) at cseeman@umich.edu   Read original article: Read More

  We're happy to invite community contributions to Katina, a digital publication dedicated to highlighting the vital role of librarians in society. Named in honor of Katina Strauch, the visionary founder of the Charleston Conference, Katina is written by and for the international community of librarians, vendors, and publishers. We welcome proposals for articles in any of our three sections: