Conference reports and more from ZSR Librarians
I had the pleasure of attending this year’s NC LIVE Conference both in-person (Friday, May 16) and virtually (Monday, May 19), and once again, it was an absolute blast! I’ve been a fan of NC LIVE’s programming since my public library days because their sessions are always timely, practical, and full of inspiration. This year’s... more ›
Amanda, Elizabeth, and Joy @ LOEX 2025 – Pasadena, California Opening Keynote (All) This year’s opening keynote was Allison J. Head from Project Information Literacy. Her presentation reflected on the close to 15~ years of Project Information Literacy research projects, looking for common themes among the findings, even as technology has rapidly changed. Head described... more ›
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this…recap of ZSR at ACRL 2025! From April 2 – 5, a contingent of ZSR folks descended on Minneapolis, Minnesota (Prince, Mall of America, Lakes, Cheese Curds!) for the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Biennial Conference. Here is what we got up to!... more ›
This year’s meeting of the Music Library Association was held online, and, following the latest trend, offered several sessions on generative AI. Metadata discussions posed the question “Can AI be an author?” In both copyright law and cataloging standards, the answer appears to be “no”: the legal term “author” applies only to humans; RDA, the... more ›
Last month, I attended my first ER&L (Electronic Resources and Libraries), a conference for e-resources, digital services, and related library folks. In past years, I would have attended Designing for Digital (D4D), a conference for UX and libraries, held in Austin, TX (and online) in March. Unfortunately, D4D has been retired. Picking up the slack,... more ›
If there is a thick level of yellow pollen on the hood of my car then it must be time for SOUCABL! Typically held every spring, the Southern University College and Academic Business Librarians’ Conference (SOUCABL) is a can’t miss event if you happen to be… you guessed it… a Business Librarian* (check) at an... more ›
The Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians (CAIFL) is hosted by the New York Medical College Phillip Capozzi, M.D. Library and has been offered to medical and health science librarians every year since 2019. The institute aims to develop librarians’ critical appraisal skills which include a comprehensive understanding of clinical research design, biomedical statistics, and critical... more ›
ZSR went to the 2024 Charleston Conference in a big way back in November with six attendees! Rather than submit six different blog reports, we’re giving a high-level overview here. Interested in learning more? Ask any of us and we’ll be happy to chat in detail! Carol Most interesting presentation/meeting: At the risk of being... more ›
On Monday, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s LAUNC-CH Conference. I’ve attended LAUNC-CH many times over the years, and while I was a bit disappointed that this year’s event was almost entirely virtual—with only the keynote being hybrid—the conference did not disappoint! This year... more ›
I’m on my way back from Code4Lib, which has really become the go-to library technology conference (in this country). C4L 2025 was held at Princeton University. Some notes: We build scaffolding: locally built and maintained support structures around the Big Systems we buy, to make them work the way we want. We may start out... more ›