SLA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo

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SLA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo

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7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Buffets at CBLS Atriums Registration + Attendees Service Desk Open CBLS - Upper Atrium

8:00am EDT

Exhibit + Networking CBLS - Atriums

9:15am EDT

SLA 2024: Welcome CBLS - Room 100

9:45am EDT

Keynote Address | Uncharted Together: Navigating AI's New Frontiers in Libraries CBLS - Room 100Brian Pichman | Keynote Speaker

11:00am EDT

CS 1 hr. | Cyber-attacks and Information content: What’s your Game Plan? CBLS - Room 100Helen Josephine • Seema Rampersad • Emily Singley CS 1 hr. | Exploring the Adoption and Usage of Data Science in the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India CBLS - Room 10Nabi Hasan • P.K. Jain CS 1 hr. | Maximizing Your Skills in Effective Communication in Presentation & Elevator Speeches CBLS - Room 152Crystal Greene • Joyce L'Heurex • Priscilla Young CS 1 hr. | What Library and Information Science Students Learn Today CBLS - Room 252Amanda Crego-Emley • Laura Dowell • Julie Maekask

12:00pm EDT

Lunch with SLA Sandwich Buffets at CBLS Atriums

12:30pm EDT

Lunch + Learn and Desserts with Clarivate CBLS - Room 10Clarivate

1:30pm EDT

CS 1 hr. | American Community Survey (ACS) and the Economic Census: Gathering and Interpreting Powerful Data that is Already at Your Fingertips CBLS - Room 152Jennifer Boettcher • Vicki Mack • Maria Valdisera CS 1 hr. | Artificial Intelligence and Military Libraries [presented by: MLC] CBLS - Room 10Greta Braungard • Edward Corrado • Lauren Dodd • Kimberly Reels • Stephanie Rollins CS 1 hr. | Content Licensing Roundtable CBLS - Room 100Kim Beets • Jayme Crowder • Jen Evert CS 1 hr. | Recommendations for a Seamless Transition to a New Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) CBLS - Room 252Cara Marcus

2:45pm EDT

Poster 1.1 - “Are you real?” Implementing a Chatbot Without Sacrificing the User Experience CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallKara Rawlins Poster 1.2 - A Semantic Layer Approach to Enterprise Knowledge Management and Information Findability CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallHeather Hedden • Jane Mosczynski Poster 1.3 - An Easy Introduction to Koha, the Best and Most Wonderful ILS Ever! CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallFred King Poster 1.4 - AI and Automation in Library Operations: A Case Study CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallNabi Hasan Poster 1.5 - Comprehensive Database Reevaluation: Starting from Scratch - Impossible Task or Unique Opportunity? CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallNathan Rosen Poster 1.6 - An Investigation of the Influence of the Zotero Reference Manager Software on Library Patrons CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallP.K. Jain • Kutty Kumar Poster 1.7 - Geology in Your Kitchen CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallEmily Wild Poster 1.8 - Data Quality Evaluation: Awareness + Competencies for Librarians CBLS - Exhibitor/Poster HallJennifer Boettcher Exhibits + Posters Group 1 + Coffee Break CBLS - Atriums

3:30pm EDT

CS 1 hr. | Eclipsing Topics for Astronomy and Other Science Librarians [presented by: PAM] CBLS - Room 152Jenny Mueller-Alexander • Donna Thompson CS 1 hr. | Empower your Standards Journey: Top Tips and Insights for Delivering Success and Driving Innovation CBLS - Room 252Kelly Bunting • Kim Beets • David Serrano CS 1 hr. | Engaging Generative AI to Enhance Your CI Practice CBLS - Room 100Austin Fleisher • Liz Frickelton CS 1 hr. | Taxonomy Roundtable Discussion: The Role of Collaboration in Taxonomy Development and Maintenance CBLS - Room 10Heather Hedden • Yonah Levenson • John Magee • Donna Popky

5:00pm EDT

Dinner with SLA (All Attendees are Invited!) URI Dining Hall