2022 SLA Midwest Symposium

Find out why the Midwest is home to some of the most innovative thinking in information services and specialized libraries! Learn from your colleagues' lightning talks, discussions, and keynotes.

This year’s theme is the Transformation of Librarianship. You're invited! Please join us for this fun and professional half-day event.

Agenda (all times CENTRAL):

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Updates from communities

9:15 - 9:30 AM

Catherine Lavallée-Welch to give opening remarks

9:30 - 10:00 AM - Education Session 1

Library Career Alternatives, Rachael Altman

10:00 - 10:30 AM - Education Session 2

"I’m Afraid We Really Must Dash”: Building Data Dashboards for COVID-19 Response in Dentistry, Nicole Strayhorn

10:30 - 10:50 - AM

Break/Networking in breakout room with moderator

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM - Lightning Talks

• Local Informal Network Support and Shared Expertise: the 20-year experience of CAMA, Ramune Kubilius & Megan Keller Young
• Creating a Database to Improve Awareness and Output of Scholarly Activity, Margaret A. Hoogland
• Finding Organization In Data Science, Lori Alynn Snyder
• Meredith Bixby Marionette Collection | Organizing and Cataloging Project, Taylor Wegner & Kelsey O'Rourke
• The Librarian as Brand Marketer: Developing, Planning, and Implementing a User Awareness Campaign, Allison Repking
• Confronting Bias in Search Results and Sources, Marydee Ojala
• How to Craft an Effective KM Elevator Pitch, Allison Blanning

12:00 - 12:30 PM - Education Session 3

A Framework for Regulating User Access to Heritage AV Collections at Galter Health Sciences Library, Katie Lattal / Mohammad Hosseini

12:30 - 1:00 PM

Closing keynote with Gary Price

Registration:

• SLA Member - $10
• SLA Non-member - $20
• Students, speakers, and planning committee - Free