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The Charleston Advisor

Founded in July, 1999, The Charleston Advisor publishes detailed product reviews of proprietary and freely available web-based resources for the library market. Reviewed product types include databases, pricing tools, scholarly journals, and collections. More than 800 searchable expert reviews, peer-reviewed by the library community, are currently available to help optimize library services. 

Annual Reviews recently acquired The Charleston Advisor this past June, 2022. As a publisher of reviews with a mission to synthesize and integrate knowledge, we saw The Charleston Advisor as a great fit for our organization. The Charleston Advisor will continue to be available via IngentaConnect at the following URL, http://charlestonco.com. More information regarding the recent acquisition is available in the following press release here. 

Subscribers to The Charleston Advisor receive the following benefits: 

  • Access to more than 800 reviews published 
  • Online edition includes full backfile database 
  • Unlimited access via IP Filter or name/password 
  • Comparative reviews of aggregators featured 
  • Leading opinions in every issue