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2016 MLA Annual Conference

Welcome to the 2016 MLA Annual Conference! MLA looks forward to celebrating its 125th Anniversary with you.

Jennifer Hootman

University of Minnesota Libraries
Digital Arts, Sciences, & Humanities (DASH) Program Associate
Minneapolis, MN

Minitex

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast, Welcome & Awards presentation Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2 Registration Registration Area - Floor 1

8:50am CDT

Deep Dive Into Digital Content: Minnesota Reflections Primary Source Sets Split Rock Room 1Jennifer Hootman, Digital Arts, Sciences, & Humanities (DASH) Program Associate, University of Minnesota Libraries • Greta Bahnemann, Metadata Librarian, Minnesota Digital Library, Minitex

10:00am CDT

Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Hours Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1 Morning Break with Exhibitors Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

10:55am CDT

Development of eBook Purchasing Guidelines Gooseberry Falls Room 3Greg Argo, Associate Library Director and Systems Librarian, Concordia University, St. Paul • Meg Manahan, Associate Director for Collection Management and Services, University of St. Thomas • Heather Tompkins Head of Collection Services, St. Catherine University • Rhonda Gilbraith, Associate Director and Collection Development Librarian, Bethel University

12:05pm CDT

Lunch Keynote: Relevance with Nina Simon Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2Nina Simon, Director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

1:45pm CDT

Pop-up Library Services: Hennepin County Library service to Cedar Riverside Gooseberry Falls Room 3Chip Gehring, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Kelly Stade, Library Services Manager, Hennepin County Library • Ruqia Abdi, Cultural Liaision, Hennepin County Library

2:55pm CDT

Afternoon Dessert in Exhibit Hall Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

3:50pm CDT

Pause with a Purpose French River Room 1Carla Powers, Manager, Duluth Public Library

5:00pm CDT

MLA Membership Annual Meeting Lake Superior Ballroom MN

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1 Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Hours Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

8:50am CDT

State Library Services On-Demand! St. Louis River RoomCatherine Durivage, Braille & Talking Book Library Supervisor, MN Department of Education • Emily Kissane, Library Development Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education • Jacqueline Blagsvedt, Youth Literacy and Library Program Specialist, MN Department of Education • Jennifer Nelson, Director of State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education • Jennifer Verbrugge, Library Program and Partnership Coordinator, State Library Services, MN Department of Education • Joe Manion, Library Development Specialist, MN Department of Education Beyond the Reading Room: Engaging Archives Users through Social Media Gooseberry Falls Room 2Jamie Hoehn, Assistant Archivist, Migration and Social Services Collections, University of Minnesota • Jennifer Rian, Reference Librarian, Gale Family Library, Minnesota Historical Society

10:00am CDT

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

10:55am CDT

Diversity Salons: A Safe Place to Engage in Challenging Conversations Gooseberry Falls Room 3Lara Friedman-Shedlov, Description and Access Archivist, University of Minnesota Libraries • Scott Marsalis, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries • Todd Fenton, External Services Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries

1:45pm CDT

Moving On: Lessons Learned from an Information Literacy Instruction Assessment Project St. Louis River RoomSue Gray, Reference and Circulation Librarian, St. Catherine University Minneapolis Campus Library • Anne Beschnett, Research and Instruction Librarian, St. Catherine University

2:55pm CDT

Afternoon Desserts in Exhibit Hall Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

3:50pm CDT

How to Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Mindfulness: Wellness in the Workplace Split Rock Room 2Katherine Chew, Associate Librarian & Research/Outreach Services Librarian, UMN Health Sciences Library • Julie Rashid, Manager, Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging Unit, University of Minnesota The Night Library: Providing Outreach through a Massive Interactive Art Installation French River Room 1Amy McNally, Library Services Manager, Hennepin County Library • Elizabeth Hilber, Associate Librarian, Hennepin County Library