2024 Core Forum

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2024 Core Forum

7:00am CST

Registation Open

7:30am CST

Public Library Tour

8:00am CST

Hello from the Outside: Reorganizing Library Space for InclusionDavid Vinjamuri Introduction to Digital Preservation: Safeguarding Digital HeritageElizabeth La Beaud

9:00am CST

The Somali Museum of Minneapolis Tour

1:00pm CST

Don't Abandon Your Strategic Planning Model, Adapt it!Kyle Cox • Candelaria Mendoza • Elissa Burnley Leading Libraries Committed to Community-Centered Collaboration and ImpactErik Mitchell • Misty Jones • Scott Walter • Oscar Gittemeier • Margaret Henderson Collections Facility Tours on the University of Minnesota Campus Minneapolis Institute of Art Tour

4:00pm CST

Welcome Reception

7:00am CST

Registation Open

8:30am CST

Keynote Presentation: More than HopeSaray Garnett-Hochuli

10:00am CST

Morning Break/Poster Setup/Exhibitor Displays

10:30am CST

Calling It Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop DoingErinn Aspinall • Emma Molls • Danya Leebaw Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository: Metadata for StorytellingEmily Baldoni • Angela Yon • Maddi Loiselle Neurodiversity in the Academic LibraryCorin Sowers • Olivia Davison Reimagine Your Creative Lab/MakerspaceAmber Lawvor • Luka Redmond The Multi-generational Library as a Flexible Community AssetJenny Gallow • Allison McKenzie Working on New Construction or Renovation Projects: Learn to Talk the Talk and Walk the WalkJessica Edwards • Seth Pechansky • Kerry Clifford • Janet Nelson • Joe Agati

11:30am CST

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm CST

A Year of Change: Revitalizing an Outdated CollectionErin Brallier Celebrate International Students Stories by Story StitchingDr. Elizabeth Johnson Cut Through the Noise: Elevating Your Library & Engaging Users through Strategic PromotionChris Boivin • Gregg Dodd • Kelly Sitzman Leading with listening: Developing newsrooms with our neighborsTerry Parris Jr. • Eliana Miller • Asar Johns • Divya Murthy • Nick Higgins • Maria Elena Garcia Only Managers in the Building: Everything you wish you knew before becoming a managerCyndi Hamann • Molly Scheibler • Heather Love Beverley The Goldilocks Game: Right-sizing Your Building ProjectTraci Lesneski • Pamela Westby • Kate Michaud Convincing E-Resources to Work Together: Doing the Impossible, DailyPeter McCracken Using your character strengths to boost wellbeingAndrew Whitis • Jillian Tuttle

2:15pm CST

Fortifying Libraries: Cultivating Information Security in Shared EnvironmentsJustin Bumbico Improving preservation and metadata practices for better digital projects: Streamlining a workflow preparing collections for digitizationMelanie Wacker • Brianna Gormly • Morgan Adams Integrating Community Engagement into the Building's DesignKristilyn Vercruysse • Sean Higgins • Melissa Grygla Mapping Your Skill Sets: Understanding and Using the Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata ProfessionalsBobby Bothmann • Karen Snow Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans MisinformationHeath Umbreit (they/them) Your Own Personal Board of Directors: Building a Professional Peer NetworkSarah Sogigian • Matt McLain • Denise Lyons

3:15pm CST

Afternoon Break with Exhibitor & Poster Session Display (No presenters)

3:45pm CST

Adapting Troop Leading Procedures to Your Library ProjectsGeo Flores Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, and Open: Insights from a new metadata handbookHeather M. Campbell • Christopher S. Dieckman • Nausicaa L. Rose • Harriet E. Wintermute Embedding EDI: A tangible toolkitLynne Serviss • Crystal Mark Finding Balance: Designing and Managing Academic Libraries for Inclusion and SecurityKelly Karpinsky • Carla H. Lee • Rhonda Gonzales Manzanares • Sarah E. Sheehan • Rachel Slotter Generative AI Tools and Library MaterialsHeidi Voss Taking a Step Back to Move ForwardAmy Pennington • Sarah Pugachev

6:00pm CST

MSR Design Reception

7:30am CST

Registation Open

8:30am CST

Keynote Presentation: Dr. Kate Beane, Executive Director, Minnesota Museum of American ArtDr. Kate Beane

10:00am CST

Vendor Time/Break/Poster Session (Presenters present) A detailed look into e-resources metadata training, coaching, and mentoring of library staff.Irina Stanishevskaya A solution looking for a problem? Evaluating the applicability of artificial intelligence in catalogingKate Slauson Assessing the ThirdspaceRachel Lawyer • Michael Harris • Steph Crowell CARE Data Primer for Ethical Data StewardshipKatie Pierce-Farrier • Sarah Barsness • Alex Wieker Centralizing Communication and Tasks: Managing E-Resource Projects with Microsoft PlannerElizabeth Fairall (she/her) • Shokoofeh Sabet Collaboration & Outreach for AI LiteracyTristan Draper Collections and Scholarly Communications at VT Libraries: Creating Synergy at a Large Academic LibraryJulie Griffin • Ed Lener Empowering Library Support Staff: Planning for a Mixed-Methods Research StudyAparna Ghosh • Natalie Polson Four Seasons in a Day: Leading a Library Through Frequent ChangeAnn Dyer From Audit to Action: Cultivating & Sustaining Organizational Efforts in DEIAAlicia Zuniga • Rachael-Joy Davis From Consumers to Creators: Rethinking Marginalia in Library MakerspacesLeanne Nay Honeybees and LibrariesAmber Lawvor Librarian Perceptions of Job Control: Considerations for Leaders and ManagersMatthew Weirick Johnson Look At What You Made Me Do: Shepherding Liaisons Through ChangeJeremiah Paschke-Wood Make Your MARC: Creative and Collaborative Approaches to Developing New CatalogersMaria Planansky Managing Metadata MappingTrevor Stratton Meeting the Needs of Student Parents: Early Literacy KitsApril Witteveen Moving on up: Reflections on a first-time supervisorB. L. Hendrickson National Coming Out Day: Success and FailureLynne Lambdin Open 24/7: How a bookless library adapts to student needsOlivia Kavapalu • Heidi Greenberg Planting ORCID at the University of Houston Law CenterDiana Dulek • Robert (Rob) Brownell The Family Corner: A library space for students who parent on campusTim Klassen Using State Document Depository Requirements to Acclimate Stakeholders to Open Science InitiativesTressa Graves

11:00am CST

Integrating Linked Data into Library WorkflowsJeff Mixter Keys to the Library: Extending Library Hours with Self Service TechnologyShawn Foster-Huot • Kristy Rieger • Drew Wylie • Scott Duimstra Neurodivergent Leadership: Learning to Lead in a Neurotypical WorldMike Holt The future will be AI-generated: How emerging AI tools can inform library renovations & designAmy Hoseth • Robert Ayala The Greatest Obstacle of Discovery: Assessment of Library Discovery SystemsAnne Pepitone • Emily Fidelman • Richard Wisneski The Library of the Future: Health, Wellbeing, & SustainabilityVeronica McCracken • Simona Fischer • Emily Gross

12:00pm CST

Lunch On Your Own

1:30pm CST

Creating Metadata with Subscription Generative AIsJenny Bodenhamer Don't Get Locked Out II: Updates from the Core Authentication and Authorization CommitteePeter McCracken Innovative Social Work and Public Safety CollaborationDavid Corrington • Nicole Campolucci Investigating Information Privilege with First-Year College Students: A Partnership Between Librarians and Teaching FacultyShannon Tennant • Patrick Rudd Library Internships 2.0: A retrospective assessment of paid summer internships as a DEI strategySofia Slutskaya • Margaret Ellingson • Ephranette Brown • Lyndon Batiste • Kim Copenhaver Saying Less, Asking More: Expand your impact with coachingStacey Hendren • Carol Jackson Developing Resilience As A Library ManagerJulie Judkins

2:45pm CST

Get Informed about Genre/Form TermsKate James Judging a book by its cover: Investigating arsenic and other heavy metals in 19th Century book bindingsShelby Strommer (she/her) • Arthur Hall So. Much. Shipping.: The Move to Discovery-Integrated, Network-Enabled Resource SharingWade Wyckoff • Lynne Serviss • Adam Snively Transforming Libraries with AI: Enhancing Access, Efficiency, and Community EngagementBrian Pichman Trends in Academic and Public Library DesignWendy Tressler When It Rains, It Pours: Harness Rain Showers to Revitalize Your Library on SaturdayJenny Meslener

4:00pm CST

Assessing the Alignment of University Library Collections with Scholarly Research OutputsXiying Mi • Chaoqun Ni • Anlin Yang At the Source: State Level Anti Book Ban LegislationKate Alderete If I hear the word AI one more timeJustin Bumbico • Michaela Herrick Leading for creativity: Habits and practices to shape the work environmentNancy Falciani-White Web Accessibility and DEIAChristine Peterson Wins and Woes: Successfully Navigating A Library RenovationAmy Harris Houk • Cindy Thompson • Ginger Williams • Andrea Brundis • Angel Jenkins