Schedules

* * *

Symposium 1: Post-Neutrality Librarianship
October 28, 2021

Time	Session Description	Presenters
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM	Welcome & Introduction to Session	Vanessa Kitzie and R. David Lankes
9:10 AM – 10:20 AM	Regional Manifestations Panel: How post-neutrality operates in different geographic regions of the world. Panel session comprised of moderator questions posed to panel members	· Moderator: Marcia Mardis Information Literacy Working Group of the Brazilian Federation of Associations of Librarians, Information Scientists and Institutions: collaborations for a new awakening of Librarianship in Brazil (Grupo de Trabalho Competência em Informação) A Case for Open Educational Resources (OERs) for Liberation: Leveraging Librarians and Library Skills (Aisling Coyne and Amy Fitzpatrick, Technological University Dublin and Dublin Business School) Progressive Librarianship in “Red” America (Bill Crowley, Dominican University)
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM	Coffee Break
10:35 AM – 11:35 AM	In-context Panel: Applications of post-neutrality ideals to specific practice-based initiatives. Panel session comprised of moderator questions posed to panel members	Moderator: Raphaëlle Bats An ESG Research Framework for Measuring Social Responsibility of Businesses (Reece A. Steinberg, Ryerson University) Fecundity of the field of environmental education for library impact in the current decade of transformation (Pascale Félizat, University of Montreal)
11:35 AM – 11:50 AM	Coffee Break
11:50 AM – 12:40 PM	In-society Panel: Theoretical and conceptual treatments of post-neutrality. Panel session comprised of moderator questions posed to panel members	Moderator: R. David Lankes Building bridges: The role of the Relational Librarian (Sunniva Evjen, Hogskolen i Oslo) Public librarianship for a pluralism of values in agonistic democracies (Frank Huysmans, University of Amsterdam) The Librarians’ role in the Society 5.0 (Dalbert Marques Oliveira and Luís Silva Rodrigues, University of Coimbra and Instituto Politecnico do Porto) Is neutrality overrated? A few thoughts on librarians’ legitimacy to take action for the common good (Johanna Ouazzani, French Ministry of Culture)
12:40 PM – 12:55 PM	Coffee Break
12:55 PM – 1:55 PM	In-communities Panel: How post-neutrality operates in various group and community contexts. Panel session comprised of moderator questions posed to panel members	Moderator: Jorge Moisés Kroll do Prado (FEBAB) Heritage Storytelling, Information Ethics, and Post-Neutrality Archival Practice: Drawing from Critical Heritage Studies and Critical Archivist Approaches to Move Toward a Polyvocal Archival Record (Tami Blumenfield, University of South Carolina) Public sphere institutions or safe spaces — can libraries be both? (Kira Del Mar, Oslo Metropolitan University) Revisiting the ideal of neutrality (Anne-Sofie Bollerup, University of Copenhagen) Working for a better world: the librarian as a change agent, an activist and a social entrepreneur (Mia H. Mathiasson and Henrik Jochumsen, University of Copenhagen)
1:55 PM – 2:00 PM	Closing Remarks	Vanessa Kitzie and R. David Lankes

Symposium 2: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
November 4, 2021

Time & Description	Presenters and Titles
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome & Introduction to Symposium	Clayton A. Copeland (University of South Carolina) and R. David Lankes (University of Texas at Austin)
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM Regional Manifestations Panel: How EDI operates in different geographic regions of the world.	Moderator: Cindy Hohl, Kansas City Public Library Addressing inaccessibility to library services: perspectives of students with visual impairment in a Nigerian University (Ngozi Eunice Osadebe, University of Nigeria Nsukka) African and Afro-Brazilian cultures in education in Library Science in Brazil: From Epistemicide to strategies for inclusion of ethnic-racial themes in teaching (Franciéle C. Garcês, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Gustavo S. Saldanha, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia) Peer learning experience to grow public library innovation: the Initiative for Young African Library Innovators (Ramune Petuchovaite and Ugne Lipeikaite, EIFL) Praler (For reading) - Reading Pleasures: Field for experiencing extension actions in living libraries (Pierre André Ruprecht and Giovanna Sant'Ana, SP Leituras)
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM Coffee Break
10:25 AM – 11:25 AM In-context Panel: Applications of EDI ideals to specific practice-based initiatives.	Moderator: LaVerne Gray, Syracuse University Be my Guest! From Welcoming to Hospitality in Libraries (Raphäelle Cecile Bats, Urfist de Bordeaux, Université de Bordeaux) Librarians, Outreach and Evaluation: EDIA in a Large Urban Public Library (Mariella Colon, Chicago Public Library) Fostering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion by Adopting Universal Design for Learning principles in Academic Libraries (Stefanie Havelka, Humboldt-University Berlin) Third Place Libraries: Between the Intercultural Approach and Commitments to Equity-Diversity-Inclusion (Marie D. Martel, Montreal University, School of Librarianship and Information Science and Bob White, Montreal University, Anthropology Department)
11:25 AM – 11:40 AM Coffee Break
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM In-society Panel: Theoretical and conceptual treatments of EDI.	Moderator: Abigail Phillips, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries as pluralistic public spheres. Acknowledging conflict to promote democratic discourse (Lisa Engström, Lund University) Information Intersections: Mis-and Disinformation at the Convergence of Critical Information, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Race Theory (Don Wayne Simmons Jr., SUNY Westchester Commmunity College and Laura Saunders, Simmons University) Informational sustainability in libraries: enhancing more inclusive, egalitarian and sustainable services (Genilson Geraldo GG and Marli Dias de Souza Pinto MP, Federal University of Santa Catarina) Managing Without Capitalism: Transforming Library Leadership in Service of Anti-Racism, Inclusion, and Equity (Heather Slania, Maryland Institute, College of Art)
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM Coffee Break
12:45 PM – 1:50 PM In-communities Panel: How EDI operates in various group and community contexts.	Moderator: Kevin Mallary Decolonising the school library (Lana Alsabbagh, Manurewa High School) Libraries advancing social justice and improving the health care of the LGBTQAI+ communities (Daniel Delmonaco, University of Michigan; Kayo Denda, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/ Piscataway; and Victoria Wagner Rutgers University - New Brunswick/ Piscataway) Minimizing harm while maximizing engagement: using identity affinity groups to engage with diversity, equity, and inclusion topics in LIS courses (Sarah De La Rosa, Aaron Elkins, Tulip Majumdar, Vikki Orepitan, Rachel Simons, and Andrew Vierkant, Texas Woman's University) Library information and communication - invitation or barrier to the public space? (Marie E. Eiriksson, Bevica Foundation) Doing Justice to Language in the Library: Beyond Signage and Collections (Ean Henninger, Liaison Librarian, University Canada West and Nadia Caidi, Professor, University of Toronto)
1:50 PM – 2:00 PM Closing Remarks	Clayton A. Copeland and R. David Lankes

Time & Description

Presenters and Titles

Note: All times are given in U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. See the World Time Zone converter for local time in your region.

Access presenter-uploaded content through this link

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Welcome & Introduction to Symposium

Clayton A. Copeland (University of South Carolina) and R. David Lankes (University of Texas at Austin)

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM

Regional Manifestations Panel: How EDI operates in different geographic regions of the world.

Moderator: Cindy Hohl, Kansas City Public Library

Addressing inaccessibility to library services: perspectives of students with visual impairment in a Nigerian University (Ngozi Eunice Osadebe, University of Nigeria Nsukka)

African and Afro-Brazilian cultures in education in Library Science in Brazil: From Epistemicide to strategies for inclusion of ethnic-racial themes in teaching (Franciéle C. Garcês, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Gustavo S. Saldanha, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia)

Peer learning experience to grow public library innovation: the Initiative for Young African Library Innovators (Ramune Petuchovaite and Ugne Lipeikaite, EIFL)

Praler (For reading) - Reading Pleasures: Field for experiencing extension actions in living libraries (Pierre André Ruprecht and Giovanna Sant'Ana, SP Leituras)

10:10 AM – 10:25 AM

Coffee Break

10:25 AM – 11:25 AM

In-context Panel: Applications of EDI ideals to specific practice-based initiatives.

Moderator: LaVerne Gray, Syracuse University

Be my Guest! From Welcoming to Hospitality in Libraries (Raphäelle Cecile Bats, Urfist de Bordeaux, Université de Bordeaux)

Librarians, Outreach and Evaluation: EDIA in a Large Urban Public Library (Mariella Colon, Chicago Public Library)

Fostering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion by Adopting Universal Design for Learning principles in Academic Libraries (Stefanie Havelka, Humboldt-University Berlin)

Third Place Libraries: Between the Intercultural Approach and Commitments to Equity-Diversity-Inclusion (Marie D. Martel, Montreal University, School of Librarianship and Information Science and Bob White, Montreal University, Anthropology Department)

11:25 AM – 11:40 AM

Coffee Break

11:40 AM – 12:30 PM

In-society Panel: Theoretical and conceptual treatments of EDI.

Moderator: Abigail Phillips, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Libraries as pluralistic public spheres. Acknowledging conflict to promote democratic discourse (Lisa Engström, Lund University)

Information Intersections: Mis-and Disinformation at the Convergence of Critical Information, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Race Theory (Don Wayne Simmons Jr., SUNY Westchester Commmunity College and Laura Saunders, Simmons University)

Informational sustainability in libraries: enhancing more inclusive, egalitarian and sustainable services (Genilson Geraldo GG and Marli Dias de Souza Pinto MP, Federal University of Santa Catarina)

Managing Without Capitalism: Transforming Library Leadership in Service of Anti-Racism, Inclusion, and Equity (Heather Slania, Maryland Institute, College of Art)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM

Coffee Break

12:45 PM – 1:50 PM

In-communities Panel:

How EDI operates in various group and community contexts.

Moderator: Kevin Mallary

Decolonising the school library (Lana Alsabbagh, Manurewa High School)

Libraries advancing social justice and improving the health care of the LGBTQAI+ communities (Daniel Delmonaco, University of Michigan; Kayo Denda, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/ Piscataway; and Victoria Wagner Rutgers University - New Brunswick/ Piscataway)

Minimizing harm while maximizing engagement: using identity affinity groups to engage with diversity, equity, and inclusion topics in LIS courses (Sarah De La Rosa, Aaron Elkins, Tulip Majumdar, Vikki Orepitan, Rachel Simons, and Andrew Vierkant, Texas Woman's University)

Library information and communication - invitation or barrier to the public space? (Marie E. Eiriksson, Bevica Foundation)

Doing Justice to Language in the Library: Beyond Signage and Collections (Ean Henninger, Liaison Librarian, University Canada West and Nadia Caidi, Professor, University of Toronto)

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Clayton A. Copeland and R. David Lankes

* * *

Symposium 3: International Influences in New Librarianship
November 11, 2021

Session Description	Presenters
Welcome & Introduction to Symposium 9:00 – 9:15 AM	R. David Lankes (University of Texas at Austin), Liz Jolly (British Library), and Tami Blumenfield (University of South Carolina / University of New Mexico)
Session 1: Internationalization and Diplomacy 9:15 – 10:05 AM	Moderator: Erik Boekesteijn, KB National Library of the Netherlands Back to the Future! Library History as Forecast: Discovering Core Concepts of Librarianship in the Public Library’s Past (Sara Wingate Gray, University College London) Searching for a concept of library diplomacy within the international relations and library and information science context (Randolf Mariano, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway) Engines of Social Infrastructure: libraries reducing barriers to local goods (Jeffrey T. Davis, San Diego Public Library, United States)
Break 10:05 – 10:20 AM
Session 2: Regional Perspectives 10:20 – 11:15 AM	Moderator: Marie Østergård, Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark Cultivating innovation in African public libraries (Ramune Petuchovaite and Ugne Lipeikaite, EIFL [Electric Information for Libraries], Lithuania) From local innovation towards systemic change and a global voice of a profession: lessons from Eastern Europe (Claudia Serbanuta, Progress Foundation, Romania) Decolonising the school library: Embedding indigenous authority, advocacy, and power in information and learning spaces (Lana Alsabbagh, Manurewa High School, New Zealand)
Lunch Break / Optional Informal Discussions in Breakout Rooms 11:15 – 11:35 AM
Session 3: Dialogue and Engagement: Transcending Categories 11:35 AM – 12:30 PM	Moderator: Tami Blumenfield, University of South Carolina and University of New Mexico, United States Moving Beyond World Music: An Exploration of Non-Western Music Cataloging Practices in Higher Education and Where to Go from Here (Alastair L. Canavan, University of Maryland at College Park, United States) What We Learned from The Memory Project: A Video Oral History Archive with Bilingual Content (Luo Zhou, Duke University Libraries, United States) Localization and Cross-Cultural Transferability of Community Engagement and Community Development Concepts: From Texas to Taiwan (Ling Hwey Jeng, Texas Woman's University, United States)
Break 12:30 – 12:45 PM
Roundtable: Indigenous Librarianship and International Ideas 12:45 – 1:40 PM	Roundtable Moderator: Camille Callison, University Librarian and Head of UFV Libraries, University of Fraser Valley, Canada Roundtable Participants: Anahera Morehu, Convener of International Indigenous Librarians Forum (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Stacy Allison-Cassin, Chair of the IFLA Indigenous Matters Section (University of Toronto, Canada)
Synthesis and Closing Remarks from the International Influences Editorial Board Members 1:40 – 2:00 PM	Tami Blumenfield (University of South Carolina and University of New Mexico) Erik Boekesteijn (National Library of the Netherlands) Camille Callison (University of the Fraser Valley) Keren Dali (University of Denver) Jorge Moisés Kroll do Prado (Brazilian Federation of Librarians Associations, Information Scientists and Institutions) Marie Østergård (Aarhus Public Libraries) Luo Zhou (Duke University Libraries) R. David Lankes

Session Description

Presenters

Please note: All times are given in U.S. Eastern Standard Time. See the World Time Zone converter for local time in your region.

View papers and pre-recorded presentations prior to the symposium.

Welcome & Introduction to Symposium

9:00 – 9:15 AM

R. David Lankes (University of Texas at Austin), Liz Jolly (British Library), and Tami Blumenfield (University of South Carolina / University of New Mexico)

Session 1: Internationalization and Diplomacy

9:15 – 10:05 AM

Moderator: Erik Boekesteijn, KB National Library of the Netherlands

Back to the Future! Library History as Forecast: Discovering Core Concepts of Librarianship in the Public Library’s Past (Sara Wingate Gray, University College London)

Searching for a concept of library diplomacy within the international relations and library and information science context (Randolf Mariano, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway)

Engines of Social Infrastructure: libraries reducing barriers to local goods (Jeffrey T. Davis, San Diego Public Library, United States)

Break

10:05 – 10:20 AM

Session 2: Regional Perspectives

10:20 – 11:15 AM

Moderator: Marie Østergård, Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark

Cultivating innovation in African public libraries (Ramune Petuchovaite and Ugne Lipeikaite, EIFL [Electric Information for Libraries], Lithuania)

From local innovation towards systemic change and a global voice of a profession: lessons from Eastern Europe (Claudia Serbanuta, Progress Foundation, Romania)

Decolonising the school library: Embedding indigenous authority, advocacy, and power in information and learning spaces (Lana Alsabbagh, Manurewa High School, New Zealand)

Lunch Break / Optional Informal Discussions in Breakout Rooms

11:15 – 11:35 AM

Session 3: Dialogue and Engagement: Transcending Categories

11:35 AM – 12:30 PM

Moderator: Tami Blumenfield, University of South Carolina and University of New Mexico, United States

Moving Beyond World Music: An Exploration of Non-Western Music Cataloging Practices in Higher Education and Where to Go from Here (Alastair L. Canavan, University of Maryland at College Park, United States)

What We Learned from The Memory Project: A Video Oral History Archive with Bilingual Content (Luo Zhou, Duke University Libraries, United States)

Localization and Cross-Cultural Transferability of Community Engagement and Community Development Concepts: From Texas to Taiwan (Ling Hwey Jeng, Texas Woman's University, United States)

Break

12:30 – 12:45 PM

Roundtable: Indigenous Librarianship and International Ideas

12:45 – 1:40 PM

Roundtable Moderator: Camille Callison, University Librarian and Head of UFV Libraries, University of Fraser Valley, Canada

Roundtable Participants:

Anahera Morehu, Convener of International Indigenous Librarians Forum (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Stacy Allison-Cassin, Chair of the IFLA Indigenous Matters Section (University of Toronto, Canada)

Synthesis and Closing Remarks from the International Influences Editorial Board Members

1:40 – 2:00 PM

Tami Blumenfield (University of South Carolina and University of New Mexico)
Erik Boekesteijn (National Library of the Netherlands)
Camille Callison (University of the Fraser Valley)
Keren Dali (University of Denver)
Jorge Moisés Kroll do Prado (Brazilian Federation of Librarians Associations, Information Scientists and Institutions)
Marie Østergård (Aarhus Public Libraries)
Luo Zhou (Duke University Libraries)

R. David Lankes

Symposium 4: A New Normal Agenda in a Covid-Affected World
November 18, 2021

Please note: All times are given in U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
See the World Time Zone converter for local time in your region.

Papers and presentations are available from this ScholarCommons page.

Time and Description

Presenters

9:00 – 9:20 AM

Welcome & Introduction to Session

R. David Lankes (University of Texas at Austin)

9:20 – 10:15 AM

Access to Education and Literacy

Panel session comprised of brief panelist remarks (10 minutes maximum) followed by moderator questions posed to panel members (30 minutes) then moderator transitions to open discussion.

Moderator: Dr. Beth Patin (Syracuse University)

Eight Basic Literacies for Librarians: A New Normal Agenda for Librarianship Education (Lorri Mon, Florida State University)

An Exploratory Study of School Librarians’ Advocacy for Equitable Access During a Pandemic (Diane Gill and Diana Colby, University of North Texas)
Web-Based Newcomer Orientations: Supporting Immigrant Information Needs When the Library is Closed (Corey J. Allender, University of Maryland at College Park)

10:15 – 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Public Health and Community Development

Panel session comprised of brief panelist remarks (10 minutes maximum) followed by moderator questions posed to panel members (30 minutes) then moderator transitions to open discussion.

Moderator: Dr. Megan Threats (Rutgers University)

Health Information Access as a Human Right (Margaret Zimmerman, Florida State University)
Libraries are Outdoor Spaces (Noah Lenstra, University of North Carolina Greensboro)
Rural Libraries Extending Public Services (Dianne Connery, Pottsboro Area Public Library)
Rural Resiliency Hubs: An Integrated, Community-Centered Approach to Addressing the Resiliency Divide through Rural Public Libraries (Marcia A. Mardis, Eren E. Ozguven, Faye R. Jones, Mark Horner, Ellen Piekalkiewicz, Scott Pickett, John Mathias, and Jessica De Leon, Florida State University

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Lunch Break / Optional Breakout Rooms

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Re-Imagining the Future: New Visions and Scenario Planning.

Panel session comprised of brief panelist remarks (10 minutes maximum) followed by moderator questions posed to panel members (30 minutes) then moderator transitions to open discussion.

Moderator: Dr. Lorraine J. Haricombe (Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin)

Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Envisioning a New Model Library (Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ixchel M. Faniel, Brooke Doyle, Brittany Brannon, Brian Lavoie, and Christopher Cyr, OCLC Research

Mapping the Future: Scenario Planning for the Post-Pandemic Library (Matthew Finch, University of Oxford)

Postdigital Librarianship (Michael Paulus, Seattle Pacific University)

1:00 – 1:10 PM

Break

1:10 – 1:45 PM

Open Conversation

Participants identify important ideas, actions, and research that can form a New Normal Agenda for librarianship. Participants are encouraged to include ideas from the other symposia in the series.

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

Closing Remarks

R. David Lankes

Schedules

Search