In ecology, it is well recognized that most biodiversity occurs at the margins of ecological zones - where one zone (e.g., a forest) meets another (e.g., a meadow). This insight feels particularly relevant to Fiesole, where publishers, vendors, librarians, and scholars can talk and create together on common ground. In this session, we'll explore some areas of productive tension ("ecotones") where opportunities for innovation in our work may be most potent. The first two presentations will focus on the sometimes contested intersection between "institutions" and "communities" at a moment when engaged scholarship is at the heart of most university strategic plans, but many communities feel alienated. The second two presentations explore the relationship between "content" and "platforms" when a proliferation of custom publishing platforms is jarring with library needs for consistent workflows and predictable user experiences. Join expert speakers to explore these scholarly communication "ecotones" and collaborate to discover the innovation possibilities that they offer. Before the break, we'll hear from the speakers; after the break, we'll engage in a wide-ranging discussion of the themes surfaced. The Fiesole conference happens just after the launch of Doing the Charleston: My Personal History of Scholarly Communication by Katina Strauch with Darrell W. Gunter. Fiesole and the Charleston Conference originate from Katina's realization of the creative potential of bringing different species in scholarly communication together - publishers, librarians, vendors - so it is appropriate to publicize a link to the book - a place where the open access edition can be downloaded and the paperback version purchased at 30% off using the code Charleston30:
https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14621062