San Mateo, CA -- November 12, 2024. Nonprofit organization Annual Reviews is pleased to announce the launch of Katina, a new digital publication that addresses the value of librarians to academia and wider society and elevates their role as trusted stewards of knowledge.

Named after Katina Strauch, the visionary founder of the Charleston Conference, it is written by and for the international community of librarians and is also of special interest to publishers and vendors. The content is easy to understand, engaging, informative, and accurate. During the inaugural year of publication (2025), all Katina content will be accessible without restriction. Annual Reviews is exploring approaches to ensure that Katina will remain open in subsequent years.

Organized into three sections—Resource Reviews, Open Knowledge, and The Future of Work—the publication covers key topics, emerging trends, transformative technologies, and library resources. It also offers guidance on career and organizational development. By celebrating librarian contributions to open science, scholarship, and the enrichment of society, Katina aims to provide a springboard for community discussion and engagement, keeping the discourse from the Charleston Conference active year-round.

Leah Hinds, managing editor of Katina and executive director of the Charleston Hub, said: "Katina fills two gaps in the library ecosystem: it provides a home for continuing the important conversations that take place at the Charleston Conference, and it elevates the profile of librarians by illustrating the value of their work to scholarship and society. Our hope is that this publication becomes required reading for our community. I want to recognize the contributions of the community-based Katina editorial team and Elizabeth Weiss, our developmental editor."

The three editorial leads of Katina commented on their sections:

Jill Emery, collection development and management librarian, Portland State University, and senior editor of Resource Reviews, said: "This section provides reviews of library resources to help collection development and subject liaison librarians make appropriate selections for their library patrons. It builds on the previous work of The Charleston Advisor."

Curtis Brundy, associate university librarian for scholarly communications and collections, lowa State University, and senior editor of Open Knowledge, said: "We aim to share the success stories and lessons learned from the open transition across the world, including open data, open access, open science, and open infrastructure."

Tony Zanders, founder and CEO of Skilltype and senior editor of The Future of Work, said: "There's no blueprint for managing a library today. There is no roadmap for what your job looks like or what your organization will be in the future. This section seeks to create the dialogue, establishing best practices and supporting an exchange of ideas on what managing an organization or career should mean in the twenty-first century."

For further information or an interview, please email: lallen@annualreviews.org.

About Annual Reviews

A nonprofit organization that synthesizes and integrates knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society through three divisions:

• Annual Reviews Journals | Expert review articles that synthesize primary literature.. Visit www.annualreviews.org and follow @AnnualReviews
• Knowable Magazine | Award winning science journalism. Visit www.knowablemagazine.org and follow @Knowablemag
• Charleston Hub | Knowledge sharing and community connection. Visit www.charleston-hub.com and follow @chscon.