MiALA 2023 Annual Conference: Riding the Waves: Finding Balance in an Age of Uncertainty
May 17-19, 2023 Hope College Haworth Hotel Holland, Michigan
We are looking forward to our 2023 Annual Conference at the Haworth Hotel, located on the Hope College campus near downtown Holland, Michigan, on Wednesday, May 17, through Friday, May 19! This will be our first in-person conference since 2019, and we are looking forward to welcoming our members back for lively engagement and networking.
This year’s theme is Riding the Waves: Finding Balance in an Age of Uncertainty.
Conference Rates
Full Conference Registration - $150 for MiALA, ALAO, and MHSLA members, $100 for MiALA members who are library support staff and/or part-time librarians, $25 for MiALA members who are LIS students, $50 for non-member LIS students, $250 for all others.
One Day Registration - $100 for MiALA, ALAO, and MHSLA members, $75 for MiALA members who are library support staff and/or part-time librarians, $15 for MiALA members who are LIS students, $25 for non-member LIS students, $200 for all others.
Hotels
A block of rooms is being made available at the Haworth Hotel for the nights of May 17 and May 18, 2023.
Haworth Hotel
Room rate: $194 Booking instructions: Reservations can be placed online at https://haworthhotel.com/. Please use promo code: MALA22 to secure our special conference rate.
Dine Around Information
A dine-around event at downtown Holland restaurants is being arranged for the evening of Thursday, May 18. Further information will be placed here when available.
Conference Schedule of Events
A conference schedule will be posted here when available.
Opening Reception
An opening reception is being planned for the evening of Wednesday, May 17, at an event space walkable from the Haworth Hotel.
Keynote Speaker
The Conference Committee is in the process of determining a keynote speaker. More information will be posted here when available.
Breakout Sessions: Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals Closed
Riding the Waves: Finding Balance in an Age of Uncertainty
In many ways, the world around us seems increasingly unsettled, as libraries face challenges from economic uncertainty, polarized politics, and transitions from paid subscriptions to constantly shifting models of open access. The Michigan Academic Library Association invites you to consider how library professionals can navigate today’s uncertain times and find our own inner stability while providing balanced, reliable and diverse resources and services to our students and faculty.
MiALA invites you and your colleagues to submit presentation proposals for the 8th annual conference. Participation from librarians, library staff, LIS students, and administrators from all types of academic libraries is encouraged. MiALA membership is not required to submit a proposal. We welcome proposals on any topic related to academic libraries, including, but not limited to:
Access ServicesAccessibility
Administration and Management
Archives
Assessment and Evaluation
Budgets
Cataloging and Metadata
Campus and Community Collaboration
Collections
Community College Libraries
Critical Librarianship
Data Management
Digital Humanities
Distance or Online Learning
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Education and Curriculum
Electronic Resources
Fine Arts and Humanities
Health Sciences
Instruction and Information Literacy
Leadership
Library Liaisons Work
Open Educational Resources
Outreach
Research Services (including in-person or virtual reference)
Resource Sharing
STEM
Strategic Planning
Technical Services
Technology
User Experience
Web Development and Design
We are seeking the following presentation formats:
Presentations (45 min.)
Panels (45 min.)
Moderated group discussions or mini-workshops (45 min.). The committee is particularly interested in proposals that include interactive or active learning components.
Mini-presentations (20 min.)
Along with presenter(s) information, program proposals must include title, presentation format, topic tags, abstract (up to 75 words), description (up to 300 words), learning objective(s), and intended audience (up to 25 words). Proposals will be evaluated on relevance to the conference theme, impact on academic libraries, originality, creativity, clarity, audience engagement, and applicability of content and outcomes.
All speakers should be prepared to move their presentations to an online format if conditions merit.
Poster Session Information
The Michigan Academic Library Association invites you and your colleagues to submit poster proposals for the 8th annual conference to be held May 17-19, 2023, at Hope College in Holland, MI. Please consider sharing your innovations, creative endeavors, and practical solutions for navigating today’s uncertain times and finding our own inner stability while providing balanced, reliable and diverse resources and services to our students and faculty.
We welcome posters in any topic related to work in academic libraries, and particularly if they have a connection to the conference theme. Broad participation is encouraged from librarians, library support staff, LIS students, and administrators from all types of academic libraries (including but not limited to public universities, private colleges, and community colleges). Poster proposals should include a description of no more than 300 words. They will be evaluated on relevance to the academic library profession, originality and creativity, and clarity/applicability of content and outcomes.
MiALA membership is not required to submit a proposal. Regardless of the decision on a proposal, MiALA encourages you to attend the conference. Poster session proposals may also be submitted if your presentation proposal is not accepted.
The primary contact listed on each proposal will receive a message indicating receipt of the proposal when it is submitted; decisions on all proposals will be communicated to the primary contact by February 24, 2023.
Questions can be sent to Poster team leader, Jill Spreitzer (werdeljc@udmercy.edu).
Breakout and Poster Session Reviewers
The MiALA Conference Committee is seeking volunteers to review breakout and/or poster session proposals. If you are interested in reviewing either (or both!) of these please use this form:https://forms.gle/d2PoZgMjCep1FVgN6
Thank you for your interest in helping with this important step in preparing for the annual conference being held May 17-19, 2023, at Hope College, Holland, Michigan!
Questions about serving as a reviewer can be sent to Jill Spreitzer at werdeljc@udmercy.edu.
Interest Group Meetings
Plans are being made for Interest Groups to host tables during a round table event.
Archives & Special Collections
Assessment
Cataloging and Metadata
Critical Librarianship
Distance and Online Learning
E-Resources
Fine Arts
Health Sciences
Instruction and Information Literacy
Michigan Alma
Michigan Community College Libraries
Mid-Level Leadership
Open Educational Resources
Outreach
Residency
Web/UX
Pre- or Post-Conference Event
The Conference Committee is working with the Interest Group Coordinating Council to determine whether a pre- or post-conference event will take place.
Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarship applications will be available for conference attendance. Information about the application process will be available soon.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Conference Committee welcomes those who are interested in volunteering to run the annual conference. Contact details will be made available soon.
Code of Conduct
MiALA is committed to creating and supporting inclusive, diverse, and equitable conference participation, task forces, and Interest Groups (IGs). In March 2021, the MiALA Board approved the Annual Conference Code of Conduct presented by the IDEA committee. Participants and presenters will be expected to agree to abide by the Code of Conduct upon registration.
Sponsorship Opportunities
MiALA welcomes sponsorship of the 2023 Annual Conference. More information will be available soon concerning registering as a sponsor.
Questions?
If you have any questions please contact the Conference Committee at conference@miala.org.