Program

ACRL - NEC 2026 Conference "Hail to the Exhale" 

Confirmed Speakers List 

Please note: We are currently still collecting speaker confirmations for accepted proposals until 5/22/2026. Below, conference attendees can view all accepted and confirmed speaker engagements, as well as the presentation modality & day (i.e., virtual engagements on 6/11, in-person engagements on 6/15). 

Once the speaker confirmation window has closed, we will contact all presenters with detailed schedules, time-slots, and room designations, as well as post the detailed schedule to this site and circulate it in subsequent attendee pre-conference communications. 

Thank you for your patience! Amy, Jason, Erica, and the Conference Planning Committee

Virtual/ Online Presenters – 6/11/2026  

50-minute Presentations:

• Are we still teaching Boolean? The evolution of a searching fundamentals workshop - Lindley Homol

• Tour De Force: Build Bridges By Leading Tours of Your Library - Karla Boeddinghaus Umland,

• Beyond Citation Management: Using Zotero to Build Publication Portfolios That Demonstrate Research Impact - Samantha Porter

Lightning Talks:

• Take Time to Play! A Library, University, and Community Organization Partnership to Enhance Children’s Learning and Well-being - Carolyn White Gamtso

• Two Librarians, No Waiting - Rachel Sperling

• Consequences of Saying No - Cheryl McGrath

• Creatureliness, Research Dark Matter, and the Limits of the Machine: Feminist and Gender Studies Research in the AI Era - Madeleine Murphy

In-person Presenters – 6/15/2026  

50-minute Presentations:

• Drawing Collections: Slow-seeing to connect with collections, one another, and yourself - Paulina Borrego

• Inclusive Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education - Sammi Tartaglia

• Gathering Free Rosebuds: Making Free Electronic Primary Sources Visible - Sarah Moazeni

• Leading Campus Digital Accessibility: Preparing LibGuides for Title II Compliance - Olivia Rossetti

• Who’s teaching students how to read? A collaborative effort between Faculty & Librarians - Barrie Mooney

• Panning for Gold: Treasures from a Low-Response Survey - Russell Perry

• Essential work at a human pace: conducting a DEI-focused space audit at the UConn Library - Susanna Cowan

• Building a Stronger Message: Strategic Communication in Academic Library and Vendor Relationships - Mark Shelton

• Taking a Breather: Communities of Practice as Professional Self-Care - Laura Hibbler

Posters:

• Academic Libraries Support for Research and Scholarship: A Qualitative Case Study - Shokria Ahmadi

• Squirrel Scouts Assemble! Engaging Citizen Science in the Academic Library - Joanna Flanagan

• Emphasizing Original Research at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine - Bridget O'Leary

• Scaffolding the Future of Nursing Research - Winter Royce-Roll

• Clear the Air: Negotiating AI Clauses to Allow Evidence Syntheses Projects - Erin Wentz

Lightning Talks:

• Celebrating Campus Scholarship: How, Why, Try - Lyena Chavez

• Build a better search - Sara Kelley-Mudie

• "Yo, Bubbles is Mad Cute" Building Student Engagement with a Library Fish - Jaime Hammond

Workshops: 

• The Herb Library: A Place to Explore, Express, Enjoy! - Madeleine Charney

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Program Preview

 Thursday, June 11th (virtual)

Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 

• Lunch Break 12:00 pm - 1:00pm

Program Includes:

• • 4 Presentations

  • 7 Lightning Talks 

  • 1 Interactive Workshop

Monday, June 15th (in person, College of the Holy Cross) 

Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm 

• Breakfast 8:00 am - 9:00 am

• Lunch 12:00 pm - 1:30pm

• Business Meeting 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Program Includes:

• • 10 Presentations

  • 6 Lightning Talks 

  • 1 Interactive Workshop

  • 1 Moderated Panel

  • 7 Posters