2026 Core Forum

2026 Core Forum

Kelsey Geller

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

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5:00pm EST

Opening Welcome Reception

8:30am EST

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

10:30am EST

Distilling Our Priorities: Iterative and Inclusive Strategic Planning in Challenging TimesCourtney Stine • Rob Detmering • Anita Hall Tackling Problematic Subject Categories In the Stacks: Promoting Inclusivity Through Signage, Marketing Efforts, and Strategic PartnershipsYelena Gordiyenko The ROI of Open: Communicating the Value of Transformative AgreementsMark Robison • Erika Hosselkus

11:30am EST

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm EST

Accessibility in the Research Data Ecosystem: Emerging Practices and Persistent GapsKelly Denny From Assumptions to Insight: Attribution Theory in Library LeadershipJenny Meslener • Regan McClure

2:30pm EST

Cataloging Non-Roman Scripts With Help From AI: A Case Study of Chinese Language MaterialsAdrienne Sanders

3:45pm EST

Social Work Informed Library Services: They Do Teach That in Library School!Brian Real • Beth Wahler 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

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 From the Ground Up: One Academic Library's Quest to Implement Linked Data with Limited ResourcesYelena Gordiyenko Leveling Up: Building a Circulating Video Game Collection at an Academic LibraryPresley Dyer Libraries as Gateways to Digital Equity in Underserved Communities: Lessons from Indian Libraries in a Global ContextTanish Living Lands and Memories: Indigenous Paths through Google EarthCarla Maria Rodrigues de Souza Open Rules for CatalogingBobby Bothmann Subject Heading Triage: Remediating With Limited ResourcesJenny Bodenhamer

11:00am EST

Navigating the Surge: Developing Policies for AI-Generated BooksLora Ericson • Stacey Wolf

1:30pm EST

Contributing Back: How Libraries Can Participate in Open-Source Communities Without a Developer on StaffChristine Peterson On Our Terms: Building a Community Subject Thesaurus for Radical MaterialsViolet Fox • Jesse Cole Safe by Design: Moving Beyond Technology to Create Safer LibrariesWendy Tressler • Andrea Quillici

3:00pm EST

Digital Collections Made Better: Accessibility, Discoverability, Usability

4:15pm EST

Access in Flux: What Librarians Need to Know About the Changing Scholarly LandscapeJohn Felts AI Use by Library Technical Services Workers in the U.S. and CanadaSean Kennedy • Arpi Anderson