Charleston Hub is pleased to announce that, effective today, Liblicense-l, a long-running, distinguished mail group and archive in the library and scholarly communications space, will be joining its family of resources. For nearly 30 years, Liblicense-l has connected libraries, publishers, academics, and many other members of the information community with announcements and discussion about fundamental issues in the evolving digital landscape of scholarly communication.
Liblicense-l will be live on its new platform on September 22, 2025, following a brief publishing hiatus. Current subscribers will be seamlessly migrated, and list management instructions will be made widely available. As part of this process, the Liblicense-l mail archive and the long-standing companion website will be refreshed under the Charleston Hub, with details to be announced.
Liblicense-l was founded in January 1997 at the Yale University Library, to promote awareness of and foster discussion surrounding the global shift from print to digital dissemination of scholarly information. It has flourished ever since, tracking the evolution of new developments in technologies and business models. In November 2011, Liblicense-l and its website migrated to the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), who have ably supported this enterprise for the academic community for nearly 15 years.
Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub commented, “We are pleased to welcome Liblicense-l and its website to the Charleston Hub, which includes The Charleston Conference and its offshoots, plus a growing portfolio of activities and resources that bring together and support the global academic library community. In turn, these gain strength within Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization that synthesizes and integrates knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society.”
Ann Okerson, Liblicense-l’s Founder and long-time Moderator, said, “We’re absolutely delighted to find such a congenial and appropriate home with the Charleston Hub and Annual Reviews. This collaboration opens new opportunities for all parties, especially our readers and contributors. Liblicense-l staff are also deeply appreciative to CRL for years of dedicated partnership.”
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area.
He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
