2025 AC Breakout Session Schedule

2025 Annual Conference Breakout Session Schedule


Breakout Session Descriptions are available here.


Schedule at-a Glance

 
Monday, May 19                        Suite A                                            Suite B/C                                        Suite D                                        Suite E
Breakout Session #1
11:30am - 12:15pm 

 

Lightning Talks 1

Using Tutorial Software as a Training Tool for Copy Cataloging.
Manuel

Benefits of Hosting a Library Student Practicum
Mitchell, Robinette 

From Concept to Creation: Guiding Early Research Through Collaborative Scholarship
Cantrell
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Time Well-Spent: Working and Living Intentionally
McGlothlin, Stypa



 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

No' Money, Mo' Problems: Cost & Time-Saving Strategies for Academic Library Resource Budgets
Cooney
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Creativity, authenticity, and copyright in the age of generative AI
Eckel

Breakout Session #2
1:20pm-2:05pm

Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Beyond the Classroom: How Librarians Enrich Study Abroad Programs
Lambdin
 
Workshop 1

Finding, Executing, and Succeeding with Informal Leadership Opportunities: A Knowledge Share Session
Markgren, Miles
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Improving the student experience of a 24/7 academic library space
Kucera
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

The IIT Model: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Research Question Design
Parker

 

Breakout Session #3
2:15pm- 3:00pm

Presentation/Panel/Discussion

MiALA Strategic Plan Launch: what we learned and what's to come
Leyton


 
Workshop 1, cont.

Finding, Executing, and Succeeding with Informal Leadership Opportunities: A Knowledge Share Session
Markgren
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Supporting Systematic Reviews Across the Disciplines: The Practicalities of Getting Involved
Hristova, Kepsel, Senderâ, Swanberg

 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Utilizing the Opportunity of Change for Liaison Reconnection
Brown, Winans
 

Breakout Session #4
4:15 pm- 5:00 pm

Lightning Talks 2

Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Expanding a 'Blind Date with a Book' Program
Svoboda

Constructing a Library of Things with a Merit Grant
Scott, Vogt

Leveraging Social Media to Build Bridges: Enhancing Student Engagement and Campus Connections
Jewell, Fisher
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Library Student Employees: Charting a course for job success
Baar, White
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Breaking through the backlog: Technology, Access, and Critical Considerations in Digital Collections
Marks, Barnes, Lee
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Some problems with authority: A proposed mathematic model for mapping misinformation behavior
Lowe, Reynolds
 
Tuesday, May 20                       Suite A                                            Suite B/C                                    Suite D                                            Suite E

Breakout Session #5
10:00 am- 10:45 am

Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Plant-care & Self-care: Creating & Promoting A Plant Propagation Station
Beckwell, Jimenez, Koet

 
Workshop 2

Closing the Loop: Rhetorical Usage as Part of Source Evaluation
Svoboda
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Leveraging Statewide Services for Digital Collections at Liberal Arts & Community Colleges
Adler, Denualt, Gallo
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Relinquish Control and Embrace Challenge to Create Resilient Researchers
McGlothlin, Eckel
 

 

Breakout Session #6
11:00 am- 11:45 am

Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Growing Together: Cultivating Student Employees to Create a Bibliographic Database
Lundeen, Marie
 
Workshop 2, cont.

Closing the Loop: Rhetorical Usage as Part of Source Evaluation
Svoboda
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Gamified Librarianship: Tackling Professional Challenges with Whimsy
Benallack
 
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Navigating Title II: Steering the MSU Libraries Towards Compliance
Deneau, Gaddam, Schroeder