Program Schedule: Library Assessment Conference 2024

Time	Name	Speakers
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Practicing Participation: Tools, Techniques, and Process for Participatory Design in Library Assessment	Scott Young, Montana State University
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Accessible Data Communication and Visualization	Negeen Aghassibake, University of Washington Maggie Faber, Unversity of Washington
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Communicating and Using Assessment Data for Change and Impact	Becky Croxton, UNC Charlotte Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM	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	Exploring Holistic Impacts of Whiteness on Collection Building Practices	Arthur Aguilera, University of Colorado Boulder Amanda Rybin Koob, University of Colorado Boulder

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Faculty Opinion of Subject Librarians	Duane Wilson, Brigham Young University	Galleria North
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Using analytics and qualitative methods to improve and sustain online tutorials and research guides	Samantha Harlow, UNC Greensboro	Galleria North
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	A collaborative assessment approach: Evaluation of an advanced searching workshop	Kim Bates, University of Alberta Megan Kennedy, University of Alberta	Galleria North
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	An assessment project of research consultations	Megan Kennedy, University of Alberta Lucinda Johnston, University of Alberta Libraries	Galleria North

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Combining Circulation and Citation Metrics to Assess an Approval Profile	John Russell, The Pennsylvania State University Andrei Mihailovic, Marquette University	Pavilion Ballroom West
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Our Future is in the Past - The Predictive Power of Consortial ILL Transaction Data	Steve Smith, University of Massachusetts Boston	Pavilion Ballroom West
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Using themes in area studies collection descriptions to assess strength	Ambra Gagliardi, University of Utah	Pavilion Ballroom West
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	The ReShare Paradigm — What can we achieve?	Karin Gilje, University of Pennsylvania	Pavilion Ballroom West

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Wonders of Data: Planning, Assessment, and Storytelling	Brooke Doyle, OCLC Research Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., OCLC Research	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	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	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	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	Broadway 3/4

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
2:25 PM - 4:25 PM	Assessing Environmental Sustainability in Canadian University Libraries’ Strategic Plans	Paige Roman, McMaster University Nicole Doro, McMaster University	Galleria North
2:25 PM - 4:25 PM	(The Problem with) UN SDGs as a Measure of Sustainability in Academic Libraries, and an Exploration of Alternatives	Nicole Doro, McMaster University	Galleria North

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
2:25 PM - 3:15 PM	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	Pavilion Ballroom West
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM	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 Julie Adamo	Pavilion Ballroom West

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
2:25 PM - 4:25 PM	How to create a successful, sustainable, standards-based, schedule of assessment for libraries of all sizes	Melissa Jadlos, St. John Fisher University	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
2:25 PM - 4:25 PM	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	Broadway 3/4

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
2:25 PM - 3:15 PM	Discussion of: The Data Detective—Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics	Anne Koenig, University of Pittsburgh Jennifer Moon-Chung, University of Pittsburgh	Pavilion Ballroom East
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM	A Conversation on Critical Assessment: Where are we now?	Maggie Faber, Unversity of Washington Jackie Belanger, University of Washington Libraries	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Galleria North
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Local Taxonomies Supporting Campus Analysts: Integrating Research Impact and Data Visualization Services	Sarah Murphy, The Ohio State University	Galleria North
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Galleria North
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Galleria North

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Galleria South
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Galleria South
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Galleria South
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Should We Start at the North Entrance? Library Space and an Inclusivity Mindset	Susanna Cowan, University of Connecticut	Galleria South

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Powering up your data work with Excel's PowerQuery	Angela Zoss, Duke University Libraries	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Broadway 3/4

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM	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	Pavilion Ballroom West

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 9:35 AM	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	Pavilion Ballroom East
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM	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	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	AI and Library Assessment: A world of learning and opportunities	Leo Lo, University of New Mexico Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC	Galleria North
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	Using an environmental scan process and an AI assistant to evaluate the current OER and Open Practice landscape	Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah	Galleria North

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	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	Galleria South
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	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	Galleria South

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	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	Pavilion Ballroom West
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	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	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	Discussion of "Moving from critical assessment to assessment as care"	Cecelia Parks, University of Virginia Amanda Rizki, University of Virginia	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM	Intangibles Aren't Immeasurables	Lisa Hinchliffe	Broadway 3/4

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Interpretive Description: A practical, rigorous qualitative approach for applied research	Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University	Galleria North
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Press Here for More Data: Advanced Tracking with Simple Technology	Sarah Leonard, United States Military Academy at West Point	Galleria North
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Quality assessment of Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina libraries based on UX management model	Soledad Lago, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina	Galleria North
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Regrounding the theory of LibQual for mid-century: a qualitative study	Colleen Cook, McGill University	Galleria North

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	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	Pavilion Ballroom West
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Show Me the Data: Using Numbers to Drive DEI Progress in Libraries and IT	Katherine Furlong, Bucknell University David Consiglio, Bryn Mawr College	Pavilion Ballroom West
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Success Beyond the Stacks: Narratives of Former BIPOC Students in Academic Library Employment	Vashalice Kaaba, Florida State University Maria Aleman Martinez, Florida State University	Pavilion Ballroom West
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	To Benchmark or not to Benchmark: Should We Do Peer Comparisons in Academic Library EDI Assessment?	Kawanna Bright, East Carolina University	Pavilion Ballroom West

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	At the intersection of information literacy and written communication: Assessing students’ source-based writing	Sarah Dahlen, California State University, Monterey Bay	Pavilion Ballroom East
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Empowering Librarians to Support Students Navigating College with College Fluency	Elmira Jangjou, Ithaka S+R Melissa Blankstein, Ithaka S+R	Pavilion Ballroom East
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	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	Pavilion Ballroom East
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Using Data Parties to Engage Students in the Survey Lifecycle	Angela Zoss, Duke University Libraries	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	Facilitation Techniques for Connection, Engagement, and Quality Feedback	Anita Hall, University of Louisville Libraries	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
1:50 PM - 3:50 PM	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	Broadway 3/4

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	Building Cross-Campus Collaborations	Maggie Faber, Unversity of Washington Jackie Belanger, University of Washington Libraries	Galleria North
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	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	Galleria North

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	Open House: Socializing Assessment and User Experience Within Your Library	Katherine Ahnberg, Princeton University Library	Galleria South

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	A Multi-method Analysis of Faculty Perspectives on Open Access Publishing	Lori-Ann Tschirhart, University of Michigan Craig Smith, University of Michigan	Pavilion Ballroom East
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	"Transform to Open": Analysis & Insight for Transformative Agreements at the University of Miami	Kineret Ben Knaan, University of Miami Lisa Fish, University of Miami	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	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	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM	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	Pavilion Ballroom West

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Building Things to Break: Ambiguity as an Interface for Library Assessment	Joshua Herter, University of Winnipeg Gabrielle Prefontaine	Broadway 1/2
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	KnitBI: Stitching Together Library Data with Power BI	Cairo Sanders, University of Victoria	Broadway 1/2
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Navigating the forest with tree diagrams to visualize library research support	Sarah Murphy, The Ohio State University	Broadway 1/2
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Reflective storytelling in research and evaluation before, during, and after COVID-19	Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC	Broadway 1/2

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Adapting the Program Review for the Academic Library	Amy McLay Paterson, Thompson Rivers University Elizabeth Rennie, Thompson Rivers University	Pavilion Ballroom East
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	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)	Pavilion Ballroom East
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Strategic Planning as an Iterative, Emerging Process	Louis Becker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries Olivia Kelley, University of Tennessee	Pavilion Ballroom East
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	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	Pavilion Ballroom East

Time	Name	Speakers	Location Name
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Library Virtue 1: excellence and ethics in library strategy and assessment	Stephen Town, University of York	Pavilion Ballroom West
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	Library Virtue 2: assessing excellent leadership in the research library	Stephen Town, University of York	Pavilion Ballroom West
9:05 AM - 11:05 AM	The Re-ID Risk is Real: Quasi-identifiers in Library Learning Analytics Data	Andrew Asher, Indiana University	Pavilion Ballroom West

Time	Name	Speakers
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	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	Assessing EDI in Libraries and Information Organizations	Kawanna Bright, East Carolina University
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Using National Data for Local Benefit	Devin Savage, Illinois Institute of Technology Martha Kyrillidou, QualityMetrics LLC