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MiALA 2026 Annual Conference

5:30pm EDT

Opening Reception Park Place Hotel and Conference Center

8:30am EDT

Registration Grandview I

9:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Grandview I

9:45am EDT

President's Welcome Grandview IMary O'Kelly

10:00am EDT

Keynote Address Grandview ISteven M. Adams

11:00am EDT

11:30am EDT

Crafting our Collective Compass: Collaborations to Advance Incarcerated Students' Academic Library Access FrontJessica Hronchek • Cara Medvedenko • Jen Fiero • Sarah Kolk Exploring Autonomy in Academic Librarianship: Strategies from Early Career Librarians BoardmanMichelle Rau • Janelle Lyons • Delaney Jorgensen Fit to Print: How to Create a Student-Led Research Journal Torch/LeelanauKT Lowe Illuminating Digital Learning: A Library-Led Faculty Development Journey ParkKatie Edmiston Navigating Rough Terrains: Empowering Liaisons in Collection Decisions Courtyard I & IITiler Jewell • Alex Hauser

12:15pm EDT

Birds of a Feather Lunch Grandview I

1:20pm EDT

From One-Shots to Syllabi: Charting the Possibilities of Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Instruction BoardmanSamantha Minnis • Cayla Dwyer • Mary Ruge • Gayle Schaub • Hazel McClure MeL Map: 20 Years of Connections Between Wayne State and Michigan Libraries ParkVaughn Xavier Haynes • Theresa Hovey The CAPS Matrix: A Values-Driven Framework for Strategic Alignment in Academic Libraries FrontMary O'Kelly When Cost-Per-Use Isn’t Enough: Solving the Small Department Dilemma Courtyard I & IIJohanna Boyle • Marcia Masters Creating Connections Through Slow Librarianship Torch/LeelanauAshley Rosener

2:15pm EDT

MiALA Interest Groups: Making Colleague Connections to Illuminate Our Way ParkJennifer L. Dean • Elizabeth Kenney • Christina Radisauskas • Mary O'Kelly • Beth Wallis • Rochelle Zimmerman Connecting Library Work to the Dimensions of Belonging BoardmanJon Jeffryes Reparative Work in Academic Special Collections and Archives: An Ethnographic Case Study FrontJesse Johnston • Nazelie Doghramadjian The Packaging Reuse Project: Creating Connections with Mutually Beneficial Partnerships Courtyard I & IIBrenna Wade

3:15pm EDT

Academic Libraries as a Science Communication Hub Grandview IEli Wachter (they/them) • Jodi Coalter (she/her) Academic, Public, or a Secret Third Thing? Where Library Users Are Really Going to Access Scholarly Work. Grandview IAmber Dierking AI as Wayfinder or Deceiver? Google Lens and Human Catalogers in Describing Detroit's Murals Grandview IJoan E. Beaudoin, PhD, MLIS, MA • Sarah Offerman Building Community on Knowledge Commons: Strategies for Spreading the Word about an Open Access Platform Grandview ILarissa Baca Citation and Acknowledgement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools Grandview IRebecca Hill Renirie Did ChatGPT Write This Job Description? The Changing Landscape of Academic Library Job Descriptions Grandview ISara Klink • Melissa Bauer Different Platforms Report Researcher Output in Different Ways Grandview IAmy Seipke • Jeneen Jadallah Leveraging Early Librarian Status for Optimal Strategic Career Advancement Grandview ILaCharmine Jefferson, M.B.A, M.L.I.S Librarian Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Research Confidence and Competence Among Tenure-Track Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study Grandview IElizabeth Heitsch One Question, Three Perspectives: Views on AI Among LIS Students, Faculty, and Librarians Grandview IVaughn Xavier Haynes Participatory Design for MLIS Coursework in Computing Grandview IEvan Gomish Why We March: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter Grandview IErik Ponder Sponsor Tables Grandview I

4:15pm EDT

AI-Supported Curation of Zero-Cost Materials for a New Course BoardmanLuMarie Guth • Bradford Dennis 'Baby Bargain Basement Librarians' and 'Has Beens': Surveying Ageism in Research Libraries ParkJodi Coalter (she/her) • Gennifer Iverson • Evalyn Stow (she/her) • Eli Wachter (they/them) Ask Us: Creating an Auto-Triaging Contact Form Courtyard I & IIEmilia Marcyk • Sruthin Gaddam • Cameron Johnson FLITE BITES: Fueling Study and Combatting Food Insecurity Torch/LeelanauLauren Vogt Reimagining Reference: Training Undergraduates as Peer Research Consultants FrontMalyn Berger (they/them) • Micaela Carignano (she/her) • Carrie Leatherman (she/her)

4:30pm EDT

Promoting AI Literacy (Without Promoting AI) BoardmanJen Fiero

4:45pm EDT

Preparing the Next Generation of Researchers on Using AI in Evidence Synthesis BoardmanAndrea Kepsel • Jessica Sender

5:00pm EDT

Interest Group Leaders Meet-up (Invitation Only) Minerva's Restaurant (Park Place Hotel)

6:30pm EDT

Dine-Arounds Park Place Hotel Lobby

8:00am EDT

Registration and Breakfast Grandview I

9:00am EDT

MiALA Membership Meeting Grandview I

10:00am EDT

Formalizing Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis Support: Boundary Setting as Self-Care BoardmanElizabeth Heitsch • Rebecca Hill Renirie • Tamara Sawyer Active Learning Strategies: A Show and Tell ParkSamantha Minnis • Mary Ruge Library of Things: Powered by Enthusiasm, Not Dollars FrontLauren Vogt • David Scott The Patchwork Quilt of Reparative Description: Short History and Modern Projects Courtyard I & IIRebecca R. Daly, MLIS Library Scholars in Community: A Workshop for Building Connections Torch/LeelanauCaitlin Benallack • Dylan McGlothlin

10:15am EDT

Analysis of Bibliometric Data Reporting Possibilities of Various Research Reporting Systems BoardmanJeneen Jadallah • Amy Seipke

10:30am EDT

Navigating Tension Between Academic Freedom and Standardization in a LibGuides Streamlining Project BoardmanJennifer J. Rundels • Elizabeth Heitsch

11:00am EDT

More than Crafting: How F.U.N. Committee Fostered Resilience and Collaboration ParkLee Parker • Ariel Wiborn A Critical Analysis of AI Fatigue in Libraries BoardmanJesus Espinoza • Naomi Binnie • Sheila Garcia Mazari • Kelleen Maluski Digital Archaeology: Using Artificial Intelligence to Extract and Understand Cultural Heritage Materials Courtyard I & IIPaul Gallagher Reflecting Your Campus: Using Diversity Audits to Inform Collection Development FrontJosie Columbus • Natalie Hagopian

11:15am EDT

Sensory Experiences at the Michigan State University Libraries: Reaffirming Inclusion and Belonging ParkHeidi Schroeder

11:30am EDT

The Good Soldier: Understanding Organizational Citizenship Behavior ParkJennifer L. Dean

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Grandview I