2026 Core Forum

2026 Core Forum

Kerry Walton

West Chester University

West Chester, PA

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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

Stop Beating Yourself Up: Leading with Compassion Tackling Problematic Subject Categories In the Stacks: Promoting Inclusivity Through Signage, Marketing Efforts, and Strategic Partnerships

1:00pm EST

Building the Learning Hub: A Flexible Model for Equitably Supporting Library Learners From Assumptions to Insight: Attribution Theory in Library Leadership Leveraging Librarian Expertise for Systematic Faculty-Acquired Subscriptions Review

2:30pm EST

Stuck in the Middle: Positionality and the Emotional Labor of Academic Library Leaders The Plan, the Problem, and the Solution: Using Asana’s API and ChatGPT to Build a Web Interface for Liaison Statistics

3:45pm EST

The Tech Services Librarian Behind the Curtain: Building Relationships for Behind the Scenes Positions When Things Fall Apart: Learning from Management Failures

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 Field Can They Find the eBook? Whether and How Metadata Quality Shapes Discoverability and Academic Library ROI Down with the "System": Taking Back Cataloging Statistics in Alma Enhancing Records, Expanding Access From the Ground Up: One Academic Library's Quest to Implement Linked Data with Limited Resources Goals, Roadmaps, and Checkpoints: A Successful Project Management Framework for Library Teams Leveling Up: Building a Circulating Video Game Collection at an Academic Library

11:00am EST

Top Tech Trends Understanding Career Advancement in Academic Libraries: Motivators, Barriers, and Pathways to Leadership

1:30pm EST

Contributing Back: How Libraries Can Participate in Open-Source Communities Without a Developer on Staff Modern Middle Leadership: Redefining How to Lead at the Most Crucial Level

3:00pm EST

When the Big Project Won’t Come: Leading Library Renewal One Phase at a Time

4:15pm EST

Access in Flux: What Librarians Need to Know About the Changing Scholarly Landscape Designing for Behavior: How Space Planning Shapes Student Conduct I Trust You: How Three Little Words Can Unleash Your Team