2025 AC Breakout Session Schedule

2025 Annual Conference Breakout Session Schedule


Breakout Session Descriptions are available here.


Schedule at-a Glance

 
Monday, May 19
Breakout Session #1
11:30am - 12:15pm 

 

Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Creativity, authenticity, and copyright in the age of generative AI
Eckel
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Time Well-Spent: Working and Living Intentionally
McGlothlin, Stypa
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

No' Money, Mo' Problems: Cost & Time-Saving Strategies for Academic Library Resource Budgets
Cooney
Room TBD
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

Room TBD

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

Workshop 1

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

The IIT Model: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Research Question Design
Parker
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

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

Beyond the Classroom: How Librarians Enrich Study Abroad Programs
Lambdin
Room TBD

 

Breakout Session #3
2:15pm- 3:00pm

Workshop 1, cont.

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

Supporting Systematic Reviews Across the Disciplines: The Practicalities of Getting Involved
Hristova, Kepsel, SenderĂ¢, Swanberg
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

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

Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Utilizing the Opportunity of Change for Liaison Reconnection
Brown, Winans
Room TBD

Breakout Session #4
4:15 pm- 5:00 pm

Presentation/Panel/Discussion

Some problems with authority: A proposed mathematic model for mapping misinformation behavior
Lowe, Reynolds
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

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

Breaking through the backlog: Technology, Access, and Critical Considerations in Digital Collections
Marks, Barnes, Przybylski
Room TBD
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

Room TBD
Tuesday, May 20

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

Workshop 2

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

Relinquish Control and Embrace Challenge to Create Resilient Researchers
McGlothlin, Eckel
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

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

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

 

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

Workshop 2, cont.

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

Growing Together: Cultivating Student Employees to Create a Bibliographic Database
Lundeen, Mabie
Room TBD
Presentation/Panel/Discussion

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

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