Two tenured librarians will present on tips & tactics which help new librarians build up “accomplishments” for earning tenure. We will speak from two different vantage points. Angela has mentored librarians working towards tenure (formally and informally) for almost twenty years, and Amy has only recently begun her role. We will discuss our experiences, and identify the support practices we find important to provide. We encourage audience members to share ideas they think work well!
Prescott Memorial Library has been reimagining library spaces and services to strengthen its role as a welcoming, open space. Over the past year, we have attempted to transition from being largely ignored and forgotten on campus, to serving as an active hub by teaming up with campus partners, hosting conferences/symposia, and more. We’ll discuss these efforts, as well as strategies for building relationships across campus and ways to transform library spaces for multiple uses and users.
Tired of piecing together weeding lists in Excel or dreading renewal season? Come see two free tools that do the heavy lifting: a dashboard that turns your circulation data into LC trend charts, tiered weeding candidates, and ebook targets in a few clicks, and a renewal review app that ingests usage data, checks uniqueness, and drafts renew/negotiate/cancel briefs. Both are open-source and ready for your own data. Bring a laptop if you'd like to follow along.
AI is the newest term for machine learning technologies which have had a profound impact on academic libraries. However, this use of artificial intelligence in publishing has left a negative impact on information stewardship. Academic and specialized librarians will need to develop a stronger skill set in identifying AI-generated content if this tool is utilized by academic publishers.
Course-integrated individualized research consultations represent a blending of instruction and reference pedagogy. In Summer and Fall 2025, the Health Sciences Librarian conducted a study to assess the impact of an individualized research consultation program targeted at counseling and nursing graduate students. This session will discuss the institutional context, design, implementation, and findings of the study.
Calendar management in the Library Services Platform is important to ensure accurate due dates/times for circulation. This session covers lessons learned working with Alma related to the ongoing management of library open hours, end of semester due dates, and unexpected building closures.
Staff members from Frazar Memorial Library discuss some of the obstacles that they have stumbled upon in enacting their information literacy program at McNeese State University as well as some of the solutions that they have found. They invite you to share your own obstacles that might have arisen at your library as well as any possible solutions that you have discovered.
