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Monday, November 16
 

1:30pm EST

Breakout 1.4: It Depends on Who’s Asking: Positionality, Power, and Care in Qualitative Research with Equity-Deserving Communities
Monday November 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
positionality; qualitative research; community voices; research ethics; insider/outsider.
Speakers
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Yi Wan

PhD Candidate, University of South Carolina
Yi Wan is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on how power systems shape information access at the individual, community, institutional, and societal levels, with a particular attention to health information and improving equity in information... Read More →
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Kim M. Thompson

Professor, School of Information Science College of Information and Communications University of South Carolina
ProfessorSchool of Information Science
College of Information and Communications
University of South Carolina
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LaTesha Velez

Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
LaTesha Velez (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro LIS program. After working in libraries off and on since 1994, she is now focused on teaching new professionals to thrive in a growingly diverse and globalized field. LaTesha critically... Read More →
Monday November 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
TBA

1:30pm EST

Breakout 1.5: Teaching Technical Troubleshooting in LIS Education: Moving from “It was Implied” to a Pedagogical Norm
Monday November 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Information technology; library technical services; troubleshooting; LIS education
Speakers
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Laura Ridenoour

University of Missouri
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C. Sean Burns

Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, School of Information Science
C. Sean Burns is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky’s School of Information Science, where he teaches courses in the undergraduate ICT program and the graduate LIS program. Several of these courses, such as his LIS systems librarianship course and ICT systems administration... Read More →
Monday November 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
TBA

1:30pm EST

Breakout 1.6: Co-Designing an Engaged Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Course for LIS Students
Monday November 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Storytelling; Advocacy; Policy; Safety; Collaborative
Speakers
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Leah T. Dudak

Ph.D. Candidate, Syracuse University, iSchool
Leah T Dudak is a former librarian and current Ph.D. candidate at Syracuse University’s Information School. Dudak’s research looks at public libraries and the trauma that library staff encounter giving attention to supporting library workers, systemic issues contributing to trauma... Read More →
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Jieun Yeon

Assistant professor, University of Maryland College of Information
Dr. Jieun Yeon is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College of Information. Her research interests include public library policies and governance, censorship, and community engagement in public libraries. Her current research project examines the decision making... Read More →
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Kate McDowell

Professor, University of Illinois iSchool
Professor Kate McDowell’s interdisciplinary work at the University of Illinois examines how storytelling plays a vital role in humanizing data analysis and communication. She focuses on storytelling as information research and how the history of library storytelling informs data... Read More →
Monday November 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
TBA

3:00pm EST

Breakout 2.5: Documenting the Destruction of Ukrainian Libraries in Wartime: A Transnational Service-Learning Initiative
Monday November 16, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm EST
Service learning; War in Ukraine; Documentation of destruction of libraries; Reciprical relatinship; Protection of libraries in wartime
Speakers
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Ulia Gosart

Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, School of Information
Ulia Gosart is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information, San Jose State University. Since 2022 she advocates for peace in Ukraine through fundraising, thematic symposia, traveling exhibit and publishing. She is a co-founder of Librarians for Ukrainian Peace and Indepen... Read More →
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Rhonda Clark

Professor, PennWest Clarion
Dr. Clark studied history and political science as an undergrad and holds a Master’s in Russian and East European Studies, and MLIS, and a Ph.D. in Imperial Russian History. Dr. Clark volunteered extensively translating for Russian and Ukrainian Pentecostals leaving Russia during... Read More →
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Irene Lopatovska

Professor, Pratt Institute School of Information.
I worked as an information professional in government and corporate organizations, and earned my Ph.D. in Information Science (with minor in Decision Making) at Rutgers School of Communication and Information. My interests evolve around humanistic research and understanding of relationships... Read More →
Monday November 16, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm EST
TBA

3:00pm EST

Breakout 2.6: Leveraging Cross-Campus Collaboration: Strategies and Reflections from LIS-led Initiatives
Monday November 16, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm EST
Collaboration; Cross-campus collaboration; Cross-disciplinary collaboration; Cross-unit collaboration; Partnership
Speakers
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Jeonghyun (Annie) Kim

Professor, University of North Texas
Jeonghyun (Annie) Kim a Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas, where she has been directing the Digital Curation and Data Management Graduate Academic Certificate program. 
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Edward A. Benoit

Associate Professor, Louisiana State University
Edward Benoit III is the Interim Director and Associate Professor in the School of Information Studies at Louisiana State University. Benoit coordinates the archival studies and cultural heritage resource management programs. 
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Youngok Choi

Professor, University of Kentucky
Youngok Choi is the Director and Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. 
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Iulian Vamanu

Associate Professor, University of Iowa
Iulian Vamanu is the Associate Director and Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. 
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Rebekah Willett

Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rebekah Willet is Professor and Director of the iSchool PhD Program in the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Monday November 16, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm EST
TBA
 
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