2026 Core Forum

2026 Core Forum

DH

Doreen Herold

8:30am EST

Opening General Session - Nick Laucuente - Bourbon Archaeology: Unearthing Spirited Stories

10:30am EST

Tackling Problematic Subject Categories In the Stacks: Promoting Inclusivity Through Signage, Marketing Efforts, and Strategic PartnershipsYelena Gordiyenko

11:30am EST

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm EST

Building the Learning Hub: A Flexible Model for Equitably Supporting Library LearnersTerry McQuown • Hillary Washburn From Assumptions to Insight: Attribution Theory in Library LeadershipJenny Meslener • Regan McClure

2:00pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

2:30pm EST

Digital Preservation for LibrariansDerek Clark Stuck in the Middle: Positionality and the Emotional Labor of Academic Library LeadersSusan R. Franzen • Kate Tallman

3:30pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

3:45pm EST

The Tech Services Librarian Behind the Curtain: Building Relationships for Behind the Scenes PositionsEmma Beck • Challen Wright When Things Fall Apart: Learning from Management FailuresDr. Janette Klein

8:30am EST

Opening General Session - Frank X Walker - Curious George Goes to the Library(and Gives Birth to a Poet)

10:00am EST

A Comparison Study on the Influence of Social Movements on Collection Building and Use of Print Monographs at a Large Research University LibraryDerek Wilmott Automating MARC Holdings Generation with AI: Lessons from the FieldMatthew Codey Can They Find the eBook? Whether and How Metadata Quality Shapes Discoverability and Academic Library ROIMichele K. Hahn Down with the "System": Taking Back Cataloging Statistics in AlmaAlexa Torchynowycz Enhancing Records, Expanding AccessWilliam Blueher Every Voice in the Plan: A Collaborative Approach to Operational Planning in a Large Library DivisionAmanda Zerangue From the Ground Up: One Academic Library's Quest to Implement Linked Data with Limited ResourcesYelena Gordiyenko Goals, Roadmaps, and Checkpoints: A Successful Project Management Framework for Library TeamsMea Warren Living Lands and Memories: Indigenous Paths through Google EarthCarla Maria Rodrigues de Souza Looking Past Cost Per Use: Metrics to Evaluate JournalsMelissa M Johnson Mentoring MadnessEmily Thompson Open Rules for CatalogingBobby Bothmann Pivot, Buffer, Repeat: How Middle Managers Navigate Constant ChangeJenny Meslener Reclaiming Scope: Job Crafting as a Response to Role Creep and Role Displacement in E-Resources & Serials LibrarianshipCalida Barboza Recognizing OER Champions: Assessing a Library-Led Award Advancing Student AffordabilityPaul C. Campbell Reframing Leadership: Updating Core’s Leadership and Management CompetenciesVirginia Cairns • Jonathan Shank Second Acts in Academic Librarianship: Trends, Impacts, and ImplicationsPhill Johnson • Dr. Tiffany Davis Norris Subject Heading Triage: Remediating With Limited ResourcesJenny Bodenhamer The Open Access Trap? Navigating the Fair Use Paradox of AI in Academic LibrariesTreshani Perera

11:00am EST

Top Tech TrendsAmanda Gray Perry Two Sides, Two Coins: Shared Print and PreservationShari Laster • Hannah B. Tashjian

12:00pm EST

Lunch On Your Own

1:30pm EST

Modern Middle Leadership: Redefining How to Lead at the Most Crucial LevelJoLyn Reisdorf • Tracy Cornelius On Our Terms: Building a Community Subject Thesaurus for Radical MaterialsViolet Fox • Jesse Cole

2:30pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

3:00pm EST

Digital Collections Made Better: Accessibility, Discoverability, Usability When the Big Project Won’t Come: Leading Library Renewal One Phase at a TimeDianne Chia • Jared Hoppenfield • James Fulton

4:00pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

4:15pm EST

AI Use by Library Technical Services Workers in the U.S. and CanadaSean Kennedy • Arpi Anderson From Flat Files to Knowledge Graphs: Rescuing an Endangered Dataset with WikidataEmily Baldoni I Trust You: How Three Little Words Can Unleash Your TeamMarna Hosteller