Program Schedule: Library Assessment Conference 2024

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Start Time	End Time	Concurrent Session	LAC Session Type	Name	Speakers
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
9:00 AM	12:30 PM		Workshop	Accessible Data Communication and Visualization	Negeen Aghassibake, University of Washington Maggie Faber, Unversity of Washington
9:00 AM	12:30 PM		Workshop	Practicing Participation: Tools, Techniques, and Process for Participatory Design in Library Assessment	Scott Young, Montana State University
1:30 PM	5:00 PM		Workshop	What Makes It a Library? Approaches to Library Space Assessment	Valrie Minson, University of Florida Libraries Laura Spears, University of Florida
1:30 PM	5:00 PM		Workshop	Exploring Holistic Impacts of Whiteness on Collection Building Practices	Arthur Aguilera, University of Colorado Boulder Amanda Rybin Koob, University of Colorado Boulder
1:30 PM	5:00 PM		Workshop	Communicating and Using Assessment Data for Change and Impact	Becky Croxton, UNC Charlotte Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
Thursday, November 7, 2024
8:45 AM	10:00 AM		Plenary	Equity-Centered Assessment: A Call to Action for Libraries	Ciji Heiser, Co-Creating Action and American University
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	Using analytics and qualitative methods to improve and sustain online tutorials and research guides	Samantha Harlow, UNC Greensboro
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Learning Lab	Wonders of Data: Planning, Assessment, and Storytelling	Brooke Doyle, OCLC Research Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., OCLC Research
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	Faculty Opinion of Subject Librarians	Duane Wilson, Brigham Young University
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Learning Lab	Level Up in Excel: Using Excel to Perform Serials Value Analyses	Sephra Byrne, University of North Texas Libraries Whitney Johnson-Freeman, University of North Texas
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	Using themes in area studies collection descriptions to assess strength	Ambra Gagliardi, University of Utah
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	An assessment project of research consultations	Megan Kennedy, University of Alberta Lucinda Johnston, University of Alberta Libraries
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	Our Future is in the Past - The Predictive Power of Consortial ILL Transaction Data	Steve Smith, University of Massachusetts Boston
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Learning Lab	Cultural Competence and Social Justice in Assessment: Using the New Proficiencies to Initiate Learning Plans for You and Your Colleagues	Becky Croxton, UNC Charlotte Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University Jung Mi Scoulas, University of Illinois Chicago
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	A collaborative assessment approach: Evaluation of an advanced searching workshop	Kim Bates, University of Alberta Megan Kennedy, University of Alberta
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	Combining Circulation and Citation Metrics to Assess an Approval Profile	John Russell, The Pennsylvania State University Andrei Mihailovic, Marquette University
10:30 AM	12:30 PM	Concurrent Session 1	Paper	The ReShare Paradigm — What can we achieve?	Karin Gilje, University of Pennsylvania
12:45 PM	1:55 PM		Meal	Lunch
2:25 PM	4:25 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Paper	Assessing Environmental Sustainability in Canadian University Libraries’ Strategic Plans	Paige Roman, McMaster University Nicole Doro, McMaster University
2:25 PM	3:15 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Panel	Demonstrating Library Impact on Faculty Research	Lisa Hinchliffe Consuella Askew, Rutgers University Libraries Hilary Craiglow, Attain Partners Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC Scott Walter, San Diego State University
2:25 PM	3:15 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Common Read Discussion	Discussion of: The Data Detective—Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics	Anne Koenig, University of Pittsburgh Jennifer Moon-Chung, University of Pittsburgh
2:25 PM	4:25 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Learning Lab	Multnomah County Library’s formation of the Office of Project Management & Evaluation to advance systemwide values and cohesive priorities	Elizabeth O'Neill Annie Lewis, Multnomah County Library
2:25 PM	4:25 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Learning Lab	How to create a successful, sustainable, standards-based, schedule of assessment for libraries of all sizes	Melissa Jadlos, St. John Fisher University
2:25 PM	4:25 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Paper	(The Problem with) UN SDGs as a Measure of Sustainability in Academic Libraries, and an Exploration of Alternatives	Nicole Doro, McMaster University
3:30 PM	4:20 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Panel	Academic Library Managers: A Conversation about the Gaps and Opportunities for Professional Development	Kathleen Bell, George Mason University Dani Brecher Cook, UC San Diego Maoria Kirker, George Mason University
3:30 PM	4:20 PM	Concurrent Session 2	Common Read Discussion	A Conversation on Critical Assessment: Where are we now?	Maggie Faber, Unversity of Washington Jackie Belanger, University of Washington Libraries
5:00 PM	6:30 PM		Reception	Welcome/Networking Reception
Friday, November 8, 2024
7:00 AM	8:45 AM		Meal	Breakfast
8:45 AM	9:35 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Panel	Educating for Assessment	Kara Malenfant, Dominican University Lisa Hinchliffe Starr Hoffman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University Devin Savage, Illinois Institute of Technology
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	Library Space Summit our vehicle to a participatory approach, expanding facility renovation planning from one campus to twenty	Steve Borrelli, Penn State University Libraries Robin Tate, Penn State University Libraries
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	Should We Start at the North Entrance? Library Space and an Inclusivity Mindset	Susanna Cowan, University of Connecticut
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	Using assessment as a tool for relationship-building: proving need, gaining traction with your strategic goals, and demonstrating a dedication to equity	Michael Harris, Utah State University Lindsay Ozburn, Utah State University
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	Building Equitable User Research Methodologies: Lessons and Guidance from the Installation of a Sensory Space	Harini Kannan, New York University Libraries Lauren Kehoe, New York University
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	Local Taxonomies Supporting Campus Analysts: Integrating Research Impact and Data Visualization Services	Sarah Murphy, The Ohio State University
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	What’s on your website?: Findings From a Nationwide Inventory of Basic Needs Services on Library Websites	Sindy Lopez, Ithaka S+R Sage J. Love, Ithaka S+R
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	Consortium Complications: Scholars Portal’s Service Assessment Framework and the Evaluation of the Accessible Content ePortal	Sabina Pagotto, Scholars Portal \| Ontario Council of University Libraries
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Paper	If You Rebuild It, Will They Still Come? Evidence-Based Library Space Planning, Post-COVID	Cynthia Kane, Emporia State University Alexander Mosakowski, Emporia State University
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Learning Lab	Powering up your data work with Excel's PowerQuery	Angela Zoss, Duke University Libraries
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Learning Lab	A Participatory Process: Shaping Learning Materials with Minoritized Students’ Mental Models	Rebecca Greer, University of California, Santa Barbara Tina Lin, University of California Santa Barbara
8:45 AM	10:45 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Learning Lab	Empowering Libraries: Assessment Tools for Examining Campus Engagement and Library Use for Student-Centric Success	Sandra De Groote, University of Illinois Chicago Jung Mi Scoulas, University of Illinois Chicago
9:50 AM	10:40 AM	Concurrent Session 3	Panel	UX and Assessment: Bold Statements & Engaging Conversation on the Role of UX in Library Assessment	Kris Johnson, Montana State University Library Beth Filar Williams, Oregon State University Libraries and Press Lindsay Ozburn, Utah State University Krystal Wyatt-Baxter, University of Texas at Austin Amy Bailey, Grand Valley State University Libraries
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Common Read Discussion	Intangibles Aren't Immeasurables	Lisa Hinchliffe
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Common Read Discussion	Discussion of "Moving from critical assessment to assessment as care"	Cecelia Parks, University of Virginia Amanda Rizki, University of Virginia
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Paper	Assessment as change management: Facilitating consensus, decision-making, and culture change through a scaffolded approach to ILS review and selection	Lindsay Ozburn, Utah State University Joseph LaSure, Utah State University
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Paper	Faculty Reversion or Student Persistence? Investigating Differential User Group Trends in Library & IT Services Post-Pandemic	Craig Milberg, Willamette University David Consiglio, Bryn Mawr College
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Paper	AI and Library Assessment: A world of learning and opportunities	Leo Lo, University of New Mexico Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Paper	Using an environmental scan process and an AI assistant to evaluate the current OER and Open Practice landscape	Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Panel	Planning Masquerading as Strategy: Creating a Future that Doesn’t Exist	Starr Hoffman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Kathleen Bell, George Mason University Steve Borrelli, Penn State University Libraries Rebecca Greer, University of California, Santa Barbara Maurini Strub, University of Rochester
11:05 AM	12:05 PM	Concurrent Session 4	Panel	No “One Size Fits All”: An Array of Approaches for Assessing the Library’s Contributions to Student Learning	Becky Croxton, UNC Charlotte Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University Jung Mi Scoulas, University of Illinois Chicago Kenneth Varnum, University of Michigan Shane Nackerud
12:00 PM	1:30 PM		Plenary	Lunch and Keynote: Sonia DeLuca Fernández	Sonia DeLuca Fernández, University of Colorado Boulder
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Show Me the Data: Using Numbers to Drive DEI Progress in Libraries and IT	Katherine Furlong, Bucknell University David Consiglio, Bryn Mawr College
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Success Beyond the Stacks: Narratives of Former BIPOC Students in Academic Library Employment	Vashalice Kaaba, Florida State University Maria Aleman Martinez, Florida State University
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Regrounding the theory of LibQual for mid-century: a qualitative study	Colleen Cook, McGill University
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Press Here for More Data: Advanced Tracking with Simple Technology	Sarah Leonard, United States Military Academy at West Point
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Interpretive Description: A practical, rigorous qualitative approach for applied research	Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	To Benchmark or not to Benchmark: Should We Do Peer Comparisons in Academic Library EDI Assessment?	Kawanna Bright, East Carolina University
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	At the intersection of information literacy and written communication: Assessing students’ source-based writing	Sarah Dahlen, California State University, Monterey Bay
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Empowering Librarians to Support Students Navigating College with College Fluency	Elmira Jangjou, Ithaka S+R Melissa Blankstein, Ithaka S+R
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Using Data Parties to Engage Students in the Survey Lifecycle	Angela Zoss, Duke University Libraries
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Learning Lab	Facilitation Techniques for Connection, Engagement, and Quality Feedback	Anita Hall, University of Louisville Libraries
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Please, not another climate survey: Lessons learned from a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility focus group study	Jen-chien Yu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Learning Lab	Survey to Impact: Assessing for Inclusive Employee Experience	Catalina Piatt-Esguerra, University of Virginia Library Scott Ackerman, University of Virginia Library Anthony Lindsay, University of Virginia Library
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Listening (well) to students: Sustainable relational student consultation in support of library service assessment	Karen Munro, University of Victoria Courtney Lundrigan, University of Victoria Libraries
1:50 PM	3:50 PM	Concurrent Session 5	Paper	Quality assessment of Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina libraries based on UX management model	Soledad Lago, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Paper	"Transform to Open": Analysis & Insight for Transformative Agreements at the University of Miami	Kineret Ben Knaan, University of Miami Lisa Fish, University of Miami
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Paper	Open House: Socializing Assessment and User Experience Within Your Library	Katherine Ahnberg, Princeton University Library
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Paper	A Multi-method Analysis of Faculty Perspectives on Open Access Publishing	Alexa Pearce, University of Michigan Lori-Ann Tschirhart, University of Michigan
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Paper	Partnering with Alumni Donor Board: Leveraging outside expertise to enhance a donor engagement initiative	Steve Borrelli, Penn State University Libraries Robin Tate, Penn State University Libraries
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Paper	Building Cross-Campus Collaborations	Maggie Faber, Unversity of Washington Jackie Belanger, University of Washington Libraries
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Panel	Ethics, Evaluation, AI, and Storytelling: Data Lenses on Library Assessment	Ashley Sands, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Lisa Hinchliffe Kate McDowell Scott Young, Montana State University Kyle Jones
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Panel	Library Assessment in Canada: A Cross Country Checkup	Mary-Jo Romaniuk, University of Calgary Julie Morin, Canadian Association of Research Libraries Justine Wheeler, University of Calgary Shahira Khair, University of Victoria Vivian Lewis, McMaster University Libraries
4:20 PM	5:20 PM	Concurrent Session 6	Paper	VIABILITY OF LIBRARIES ON HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA	Abimbola Oyindamola Fagbe, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Nigeria
6:30 PM	8:30 PM		Reception	Reception & Poster Session
Saturday, November 9, 2024
7:45 AM	8:45 AM		Meal	Breakfast
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	KnitBI: Stitching Together Library Data with Power BI	Cairo Sanders, University of Victoria
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Anything I Can Do, You Can Do Meta: An EDI-Informed Process to Evaluate Your Libraries’ Assessment Practices	Harini Kannan, New York University Libraries Hafeezah Hussein, New York University (NYU)
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Library Virtue 1: excellence and ethics in library strategy and assessment	Stephen Town, University of York
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Navigating the forest with tree diagrams to visualize library research support	Sarah Murphy, The Ohio State University
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	The Re-ID Risk is Real: Quasi-identifiers in Library Learning Analytics Data	Andrew Asher, Indiana University
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Building Things to Break: Ambiguity as an Interface for Library Assessment	Joshua Herter, University of Winnipeg Gabrielle Prefontaine
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Adapting the Program Review for the Academic Library	Amy McLay Paterson, Thompson Rivers University Elizabeth Rennie, Thompson Rivers University
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Reflective storytelling in research and evaluation before, during, and after COVID-19	Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Strategic Planning as an Iterative, Emerging Process	Louis Becker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries Olivia Kelley, University of Tennessee
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	What “Assessment” Means to Us: A Case Study of a Department-level Assessment Framework within a University Library	Olivia Baca, University of New Mexico Holly Surbaugh, University of New Mexico
9:05 AM	11:05 AM	Concurrent Session 7	Paper	Library Virtue 2: assessing excellent leadership in the research library	Stephen Town, University of York
1:00 PM	4:30 PM		Workshop	Disambiguating Strategy: Plan the Work and Work the Plan	Maurini Strub, University of Rochester Rebecca Greer, University of California, Santa Barbara Starr Hoffman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1:00 PM	4:30 PM		Workshop	Assessing EDI in Libraries and Information Organizations	Kawanna Bright, East Carolina University
1:00 PM	4:30 PM		Workshop	Using National Data for Local Benefit	Devin Savage, Illinois Institute of Technology Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC