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ULA Annual Conference 2022

ULA wants to allow for physical distancing so rooms will have some lower capacity. Arrive early to your sessions. When a room reaches capacity, the doors will be closed to indicate that the session is full.

HIGHLIGHTS | Unforgettable Speakers, Exhibitors, New Products and Services, Fun and Entertaining Networking Activities and Social Events

TRACKS | General Librarianship, Public Librarianship, Academic Librarianship, Management & Leadership, Technical Services, and Youth Services

The Utah Library Association advocates for libraries and cultivates leadership development to promote library excellence for the Utah Library community.

Maggie Marchant

Brigham Young University
Economics, Finance & Data Librarian

I am the Economics, Finance, and Data Librarian at Brigham Young University. I started my current role in the fall of 2021 and love the opportunity to work with and help students and faculty. I also love getting to work and constantly learn with great colleagues at BYU and throughout the state.

8:00am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Sky Lobby

9:00am MDT

Introduction to Library Assessment Twilight 1 & 2Holt Zaugg

10:30am MDT

Morning Refreshment Break Break Station East

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on your own TBA

1:00pm MDT

Managing Change When You’re not in Charge: How to keep your sanity during organizational change. Twilight 3 & 4Catherine Soehner

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Break Station East

7:30am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Sky Lobby

8:00am MDT

Silent Auction Eclipse

8:30am MDT

President's Address & Keynote: Centering Diversity through Individual Awareness, Action and Advocacy EclipseTwanna Hodge

10:00am MDT

Morning Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

10:30am MDT

Comic Books, Coding, Cosplay, Crazes, and D&D: Making Libraries a Hub for the Inclusive Nerd Culture Stratus 5 & 6Sarah Hall • Gloria Larson

11:30am MDT

How nurses evaluate consumer and scholarly health information: implications for information literacy Meridian BAnne R. Diekema • Brandon Patterson • Betsy Hopkins • Nena Schvaneveldt

12:00pm MDT

Showcase of Business Books on Diversity and Inclusion Meridian BLeticia Camacho • Maggie Marchant

12:30pm MDT

Lunch & Diversity Book Club Break Station East; Solstice CourtyardPublic Section of ULA

1:30pm MDT

Caveat Emptor: Scan Quality of Elsevier’s Electronic Backfile PDF Collection Meridian BGreg Nelson • Paul Robbins

2:00pm MDT

Documenting Ourselves: Writing Procedural Manuals Meridian BTeresa Hebron

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

Using Entrepreneurship Principles to Guide Library Innovation Twilight 3 & 4Donna Cardon • Benjamin Cardon

4:00pm MDT

Author Keynote and Q&A: "Mending the Circle" EclipseCarole Lindstrom

5:00pm MDT

Social, Happy Hour, and Book Signing with Carole Lindstrom Eclipse

8:30am MDT

Awards Ceremony & Keynote: Empowerment, Leadership & Diversity EclipsePatty Wong

10:00am MDT

Morning Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

10:30am MDT

The Library E-Book Wars and State Legislation Stratus 5 & 6Annalee Hickman Pierson • Iantha Haight

11:30am MDT

Building a Diverse Portfolio of OER Services Twilight 2Andrew Stapley • Justin Kani • Diana Meiser • Misty Allen

12:00pm MDT

Investigation of Tenured and Tenure-Track Academic Librarians’ Service Loads at Public Association of Research Libraries’ (ARL) Institutions. ZephyrTallie Casucci • Lorelei Rutledge • Savannah Kelly

12:30pm MDT

Lunch & Diversity Book Club EclipsePublic Section of ULA

1:30pm MDT

How to Speak WHALE: A patron focused model of technology customer service Twilight 3 & 4Ben Nielsen

2:00pm MDT

How did they feel about our weeding project? Lessons gleaned from interviewing stakeholders at an academic library. Twilight 2Greg Nelson • Dan Broadbent • Meg Frost • David Pixton

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

None of our Business: Examining the Economics and Business Dynamics of the Library and Information Industry ZephyrAlex Sundt • Robert Heaton • Jason Folkman • Nick Gittins • Erica Finch • Stephanie Western Cataloging Conundrums: Challenging Items that have Crossed our Desks Stratus 5Rebecca A. Wiederhold • Kjerste Christensen • Sharolyn Swenson • Jessie Christensen

4:00pm MDT

Gaming the System: Using Student Employees to Teach Information Literacy and Library Navigation Twilight 3 & 4Jessica Green • Brittany Maloy • Lily Skinner