Blurred Lines: Libraries, Bookstores, and Academic Partnerships
Session summary: Libraries and bookstores have traditionally co-existed on campus, each serving discrete functions and together, powering the information needed to support the academic and research enterprise. In the era of electronic information, e-learning and the...Day 2 Welcome and ABC-Clio Leadership Award
Leah Hinds shared some statistics from yesterday. Beth Bernhardt presented the Vicky Speck award to Meg White, a publishing and information services professional with 25 years of experience in the health sciences publishing industry.Rebuilding the Plane Mid-Flight: Academic Libraries responding to crisis
Six librarians gave brief presentations on the challenges we face in changes of services and procedures during COVID. Gabrielle Wiersma The closures felt like a crash landing. We asked vendors to hold shipments, streamlined workflows to let people pass data...Day 2 Keynote: Do Librarians Matter and What Might Matter to Librarians?
John Palfrey The day 2 keynote was by John Palfrey, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and moderated by Judy Luther, President of Informed Strategies, LLC. He presented his thoughts on the importance of librarians and their work. In his book,...2020: Fond Farewell or Good Riddance?
Erin Gallagher This session featured questions and answers by a panel of librarians. What is your library’s reaction to the COVID pandemic? We went remote in March. Library on central campus reopened and did telereference. Staff stayed at home; some departments...The Conference Opens
Leah Hinds, Beth Bernhardt, and Katina Strauch opened the conference, welcomed attendees, and presented a scholarship award. The session kicked off with a video of the staff sending greetings. Leah showed the staff room at the Gailliard Center and said that it seemed...Reimagining the Conference Experience in a Post-COVID Library World
Tony Zanders and Eleanor Cook Session summary: In a Post-COVID world, conferences have entered a historic moment of transformation. As attendees sit at home in front of screens, organizers are tasked with balancing the pressing matters of today while preparing for...Building Blocks for Real Change in a Post Covid Landscape
L. Angie Ohler L. Angie Ohler, Associate Dean, University of of Arkansas listed some building blocks for change and asked where we go from here. She said that we must stop trying to reinvent the wheel and manage the pandemic where we can. COVID has revealed how...What would it really take to achieve a full OA transition? An “open” take from a publisher, librarians, and a funder
Session summary: The urgency for broader access to research has accelerated recently as scholars across the globe work swiftly, building upon previous work, to address issues of enormous public significance ranging from COVID-19 to structural racism and police...Subscribe to our Podcast:
