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Wednesday
, May 6
Park Place Hotel and Conference Center
5:30pm •
Opening Reception
Thursday
, May 7
Boardman
11:30am •
Exploring Autonomy in Academic Librarianship: Strategies from Early Career Librarians
1:20pm •
From One-Shots to Syllabi: Charting the Possibilities of Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Instruction
2:15pm •
Connecting Library Work to the Dimensions of Belonging
4:15pm •
AI-Supported Curation of Zero-Cost Materials for a New Course
4:30pm •
Promoting AI Literacy (Without Promoting AI)
4:45pm •
Preparing the Next Generation of Researchers on Using AI in Evidence Synthesis
Courtyard I & II
11:30am •
Navigating Rough Terrains: Empowering Liaisons in Collection Decisions
1:20pm •
When Cost-Per-Use Isn’t Enough: Solving the Small Department Dilemma
2:15pm •
The Packaging Reuse Project: Creating Connections with Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
4:15pm •
Ask Us: Creating an Auto-Triaging Contact Form
Front
11:30am •
Crafting our Collective Compass: Collaborations to Advance Incarcerated Students' Academic Library Access
1:20pm •
The CAPS Matrix: A Values-Driven Framework for Strategic Alignment in Academic Libraries
2:15pm •
Reparative Work in Academic Special Collections and Archives: An Ethnographic Case Study
4:15pm •
Reimagining Reference: Training Undergraduates as Peer Research Consultants
Grandview I
8:30am •
Registration
9:00am •
Continental Breakfast
9:45am •
President's Welcome
10:00am •
Keynote Address
12:15pm •
Birds of a Feather Lunch
3:15pm •
AI as Wayfinder or Deceiver? Google Lens and Human Catalogers in Describing Detroit's Murals
3:15pm •
Did ChatGPT Write This Job Description? The Changing Landscape of Academic Library Job Descriptions
3:15pm •
Why We March: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter
3:15pm •
One Question, Three Perspectives: Views on AI Among LIS Students, Faculty, and Librarians
3:15pm •
Leveraging Early Librarian Status for Optimal Strategic Career Advancement
3:15pm •
Librarian Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Research Confidence and Competence Among Tenure-Track Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study
3:15pm •
Participatory Design for MLIS Coursework in Computing
3:15pm •
Building Community on Knowledge Commons: Strategies for Spreading the Word about an Open Access Platform
3:15pm •
Citation and Acknowledgement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
3:15pm •
Different Platforms Report Researcher Output in Different Ways
3:15pm •
Academic, Public, or a Secret Third Thing? Where Library Users Are Really Going to Access Scholarly Work.
3:15pm •
Academic Libraries as a Science Communication Hub
3:15pm •
Sponsor Tables
Minerva's Restaurant (Park Place Hotel)
5:00pm •
Interest Group Leaders Meet-up (Invitation Only)
Park
11:30am •
Illuminating Digital Learning: A Library-Led Faculty Development Journey
1:20pm •
MeL Map: 20 Years of Connections Between Wayne State and Michigan Libraries
2:15pm •
MiALA Interest Groups: Making Colleague Connections to Illuminate Our Way
4:15pm •
'Baby Bargain Basement Librarians' and 'Has Beens': Surveying Ageism in Research Libraries
Park Place Hotel Lobby
6:30pm •
Dine-Arounds
Torch/Leelanau
11:30am •
Fit to Print: How to Create a Student-Led Research Journal
1:20pm •
Creating Connections Through Slow Librarianship
4:15pm •
FLITE BITES: Fueling Study and Combatting Food Insecurity
Friday
, May 8
Boardman
10:00am •
Formalizing Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis Support: Boundary Setting as Self-Care
10:15am •
Analysis of Bibliometric Data Reporting Possibilities of Various Research Reporting Systems
10:30am •
Navigating Tension Between Academic Freedom and Standardization in a LibGuides Streamlining Project
11:00am •
A Critical Analysis of AI Fatigue in Libraries
Courtyard I & II
10:00am •
The Patchwork Quilt of Reparative Description: Short History and Modern Projects
11:00am •
Digital Archaeology: Using Artificial Intelligence to Extract and Understand Cultural Heritage Materials
Front
10:00am •
Library of Things: Powered by Enthusiasm, Not Dollars
11:00am •
Reflecting Your Campus: Using Diversity Audits to Inform Collection Development
Grandview I
8:00am •
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am •
MiALA Membership Meeting
12:00pm •
Boxed Lunch
Park
10:00am •
Active Learning Strategies: A Show and Tell
11:00am •
More than Crafting: How F.U.N. Committee Fostered Resilience and Collaboration
11:15am •
Sensory Experiences at the Michigan State University Libraries: Reaffirming Inclusion and Belonging
11:30am •
The Good Soldier: Understanding Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Torch/Leelanau
10:00am •
Library Scholars in Community: A Workshop for Building Connections
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