2026 ALISE Annual Conference

2026 ALISE Annual Conference

Kawanna Bright

East Carolina University

Assistant Professor

Greenville, NC

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About me

PhD in Research Methods & Statistics. Work experience in academic libraries (RIS, Information Literacy, Outreach, Collection Management, Middle Management). Research in RIS, Diversity in Libraries.

9:00am EST

Registration & Badge Pick Up TBA

12:00pm EST

Break - Lunch on Own TBA

1:30pm EST

Breakout 1.4: It Depends on Who’s Asking: Positionality, Power, and Care in Qualitative Research with Equity-Deserving Communities TBA

2:45pm EST

3:00pm EST

Breakout 2.2: Understanding the Role of Brain Breaks in Asynchronous Graduate Courses TBA Breakout 2.2: Where Should Librarians Learn to Teach Online? A Diagnostic Framework for LIS Curriculum and Professional Development TBA Breakout 2.2: Who Better than a Peer? Increasing Graduate Student Engagement in an Online MLS Program TBA

6:00pm EST

Opening Night Reception TBA

7:10pm EST

Interrogo – A Poetic Dialogue TBA

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast TBA Registration & Badge Pick Up TBA

9:00am EST

President's Welcome & Opening Plenary Session TBA

10:15am EST

10:30am EST

Breakout 3.4: Confidence and Capacity: Research Self-Efficacy and Institutional Support among Academic Librarians TBA Breakout 3.4: Leadership Challenge: Upskilling staff via micro-credentialing: What are the necessary skills? TBA Breakout 3.4: Micro-Credentials as Continuing Education Infrastructure for Librarianship: Preparing LIS Educators to Address Digital Equity, Mental Health and Wellness, and Disaster Preparedness TBA

11:50am EST

Lunch and Learn TBA

12:00pm EST

Council of Deans, Directors, Chairs Luncheon TBA Poster Setup TBA

12:30pm EST

1:05pm EST

Breakout 4.6: Inquiry Toward Liberation: Teaching Critical Library and Information Science Curricula TBA

2:20pm EST

2:35pm EST

Breakout 5.5: Leave the Mess: Embracing the Untidiness of Qualitative Research TBA

3:50pm EST

4:20pm EST

Breakout 6.1: Youth Services in LIS: Celebrating a plurality of perspectives TBA

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast TBA Registration & Badge Pick Up TBA

9:00am EST

Breakout 7.1: Expressive Freedom and LIS Education TBA

10:15am EST

10:30am EST

Breakout 8.5: Academic Hazing: Why Does it Exist in LIS? TBA

12:00pm EST

Awards Luncheon & Annual Business Meeting TBA

1:40pm EST

Breakout 9.4: More Than a Literature Review: Discussing the Problem of Citing Retracted Papers TBA