Session List

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List of sessions:

Wednesday:

BlockSession TitlePresenter(s)
Pre-Conference WorkshopsTips and Tricks for Using Microsoft Excel to Analyze Library DataAngela Rhodes, SUNY Morrisville
Integrating CLEAR into Your Instruction: A Tool for Information EvaluationLogan Rath, SUNY Brockport

Thursday:

BlockSession TitlePresenter(s)
AGraphic Novel Research ExpansionAbby Adams, Ryan Clow, Amanda Lowe, and Wendy West, University at Albany
Which is More Difficult: Summiting Everest or Coordinating Large-Scale Information Literacy InstructionBeth Carpenter, University at Buffalo
Woven Together: A Makerspace Community Weaving ProjectKaren Dafoe, SUNY Cortland
SUNY AI LibGuide CollaborativeKen Fujiuchi, Buffalo State, Paul Bond, Broome CC, Maureen Clements, OLIS, Michelle Eichelberger, OLIS, Christina Hilburger, Fredonia, Emily Mitchell, Oswego, Yvonne Rode, Westchester CC, Noah Roth, Broome CC, Adam Saunders, SUNY Morrisville
Research Wizards: An Open Access Card Game for Source EvaluationLauren deLaubell, SUNY Cortland
Spotlight A1: Not Just Fun and Games: Board Game Outreach for Future TeachersLisa Czirr and William Gore, SUNY Cortland
Spotlight A2: Bringing Critical Information Literacy into the Stacks: Subject-Based Signage at Cornell’s Mann LibraryMarty Cain and Carson Williams, Cornell University
BUsing AI for Scholarly CommunicationsGregg Headrick, SUNY Downstate
Ack! Zines are Taking Over the Library!Margaret Roach and Gill Friedlander, Marist University
“I’m in My Supervisor Era”: Managing Student Employees in Academic LibrariesMechele Romanchock and Rai Yiannakos, Alfred University/Alfred University/NYS College of Ceramics
Primo NDE and AI Research Assistant: Building Your Discovery Environment of the FutureMichelle Eichelberger, SUNY OLIS/SUNY Library Services
Journals and E-Package Renewals with EBSCONETFrank Durkin, EBSCO
Spotlight B1: Who are you? Rebuilding College History through a Crowdsourcing ProjectJoan Cook and Dana Antonucci-Durgan, Suffolk County CC
Spotlight B2: Creating Community and Building Together: Binghamton’s Digital Humanities Project IncubatorRuth Carpenter, Binghamton University
CImproving Library Services for Student Success and EngagementAyiana Crabtree, SUNY Polytechnic
Embracing Zines at an Academic LibraryJulie Setele, Buffalo State
The Library Third Space: The Intersection of Digital Literacy, Critical Information Literacy, and a Resiliency HubRuth Owens and Hanna Seraji, SUNY ESF
Climbing As One: Strengthening Communities Through Collective EffortsViolet O. Price, SUNY Downstate
 Scale up and across the EBSCO database, archive and SaaS slopesNancy Grimaldi, EBSCO
Spotlight C1: Performing, Playing & Creating: Library Liaison as Ethnographer and Participant in Embodied Information BehaviorsBrigette Meskell, SUNY Brockport
Spotlight C2: Leaving the Library to Invite Others InFatoma Rad, Farmingdale State College
DCreating Inclusive Spaces: Addressing Student Mental Health and Wellness NeedsJennifer Kegler, SUNY Brockport, Michelle Beechey, Monroe CC, Lauren Puzier, University at Albany, and Milo Cameron, Mohawk Valley CC
Tenure Tracks: Uncovering Stories by Engaging Pre-Tenure LibrariansJaime Neudecker and Lorraine Laprade, Purchase College
Building our future together: Envisioning the next iteration of OLIS’ strategic plansMaureen Clements, SUNY OLIS
Rising Together: Uniting Campus Departments to Support the Finals ClimbMegan Palmer and Sophia Dunne, SUNY Oneonta
In This Together: Tackling SUNY’s Gen-Ed Information Literacy Mandate with a Shared Micro-Course CurriculumNicole Baker, SUNY Brockport, Holly Kuhl, Cayuga CC, Bryan Kvet, SUNY Potsdam, and Sarah Petras, SUNY Plattsburgh
Spotlight D1: Prompt Engineering in Primo Research Assistant vs. LLMs like ChatGPTBen Hockenberry, St. John Fisher University
Spotlight D2: Revamping the Purchase Request Process at SUNY BrockportDana Laird and Casey Spark, SUNY Brockport
Poster Session

Friday:

BlockSession TitlePresenter(s)
EThird Space in Action: Engaging Students Beyond AcademicsAmanda M. Lowe, University at Albany
Introduction to AI and Information LiteracyAyiana Crabtree, SUNY Polytechnic
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Reflective Practice for Culturally Responsive Information Literacy InstructionLisa Czirr and Jenifer Phelan, SUNY Cortland
Sustainability SwapZachary Vickery, SUNY Oswego, Morgan Bond, SUNY Oswego, Catherine Carrà, SUNY Oswego, Amanda Hutchinson, Binghamton University, Ali Larsen, Siena College
Lightning E1: Fashionably Late? Delay in Issue Assignment and Aggregator DatabasesBen Hockenberry, St. John Fisher University
Lightning E2: Comics in the Classroom: Reaching Out Across DisciplinesMilo Cameron, Mohawk Valley CC
Lightning E3: Leading not Managing: Building a Culture of Teaching and LearningMatthew Flaherty, Quinnipiac Univeristy
Lightning E4: I’ve Seen it All Before: Transitioning from Public to Academic LibrariesRai Yiannakos, Alfred University
FTo Use or Not to Use: The Ethics and Impacts of Artificial IntelligenceAlayna L. Vander Veer, SUNY Oneonta
“Shutting Out the Noise: How Creating a Custom Search Box Can Reduce Info Overload”Logan Rath and Casey Spark, SUNY Brockport
What is Title II, and Why Do I Need To Know About It?Laura Harris, SUNY Oswego
Co-teaching & Community in an Online Information Literacy CourseJennifer Newman and Samantha Slattery, CUNY Hunter College
Spotlight F1: Cultivating Holistic Student Support to Enhance Wellbeing and Academic SuccessChristi Sommerfeldt, SUNY Potsdam
Spotlight F2: What is Student Agency and What Does it Have to Do with Wanting an ebook?Stephan J. Macaluso and Madeline Veitch, SUNY New Paltz
GBeyond Banned Books WeekAmanda M. Lowe, University at Albany
Librarianship and Advocacy: How Much is Enough?Milo Cameron, Mohawk Valley CC
Solving Scribble: Transcription of Handwritten Archival DocumentsSamantha Misa, Delaware County Historical Association Library & Archives
Spotlight Ga1: MVCC Reads in Many Languages: Developing a Multilingual Leisure Reading CollectionClaire Ehrlich, Mohawk Valley CC
Spotlight Ga2: Coordinating Campus Initiatives: Opportunity or Out of Scope?Samantha Dannick, Alfred University/NYS College of Ceramics
Spotlight Gb1: Art as a Spark: Igniting Opportunities for Connection and Belonging in Library and Campus SpacesLori Wienke, SUNY Oneonta
Spotlight Gb2: Student-Designed “Merch”! Engaging Students Through a Sticker Design ContestSamantha Slattery, CUNY Hunter College