Katina is a digital publication that uniquely addresses the value of librarians to 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 communities of librarians, vendors, and publishers.

Katina’s mission is to improve library and information science and inspire a sense of fulfillment among its worldwide professionals. It delivers content that is easy to understand, engaging, informative and accurate. It covers key topics, emerging trends, transformative technologies, and library resources, and 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 through each of its three sections:

• Resource Reviews, which builds on the groundwork set by The Charleston Advisor to provide critical reviews of products and resources for the information industry. Overseen by senior editor Jill Emery, Collection Development and Management Librarian at Portland State University.
• Open Knowledge, which addresses the evolving roles of libraries and librarians and their contributions towards an open knowledge ecosystem. Overseen by senior editor Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian at Iowa State University.
• The Future of Work, which offers practical insight into the future of work, careers, and organizational development. Overseen by senior editor Tony Zanders, founder and CEO of Skilltype.

Katina Magazine Features:

• All active subscriptions will include access to all back volumes of The Charleston Advisor [2] with an active subscription.
• Articles are published by Annual Reviews’ Editorial Team with 90+ years of scholarly publishing experience.
• Comments, highlighting, annotation facilitated by Hypothes.is [3].
• Articles published CC BY-NC with sufficient funding under Subscribe to Open (S2O) [4].