ISS/SLC26 Detailed Schedule
As of February 25, 2026 (subject to change).
All sessions will be presented on the dates and times noted below. Times shown in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Time
Event
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Community Events (TBA)
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration + Badge Pickup
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Town Hall
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception
7:30 PM -
SIG-CMR No-Host Dinner (Community Event)
Time
Event
Sunday, June 7, 2026
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration + Badge Pickup
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome Session: Opening Keynote & Awards Ceremony
Working GenAI into Shape: Ethics as Professional Agency and Leadership
Stephanie Moore, Associate Professor in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences
University of New Mexico
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Poster Presentations:
- Better Answers = Smarter Docs: Applying WCAG and RAG to Institutional Knowledge
- Beyond Automation: Why Human Experts Volunteer in Biomedical Ontology Communities in the Generative AI Era
- Beyond Links and Lists: Building a CAS SciFinder User Manual in LibGuides
- Beyond the Stacks: How Librarians Teaching University Seminars Drive Campus Impact and Outreach
- Collaborating with AI: English as a Second Language Librarians’ Applications and Breakthroughs
- Curriculum Audit of Radiologic Sciences’ Syllabi Using Microsoft Copilot
- Empowering Enterprise: Collaborative Digitization of Scientific Information
- Evaluating capacity-building: Findings from evidenced-based training for improving library partnerships with immigrants
- From Usable to Trustworthy: Provenance-Based Governance for AI Training Data Risks
- Leveraging Publication Data to Create a Power BI Research Connections Dashboard
- Makerspaces Meet AI: Teaching Youth to Navigate Generative Tools and Deepfakes Ethically in Public Libraries
- Sustaining Scholarly Legacy Through Digitization: A Strategic Framework from Pakistan’s Bait Al Hikmah Archives
- Transforming Allyship: Trauma Informed Strategies in Fostering Indigenous Archival Stewardships and Partnerships
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout Sessions:
6:60 PM -
Community Events
- Solos and Small Staff Community (Location TBA)
Get to know other Solo/Small Staff info pros over tasty food and beverages! - More events TBA
Monday, June 8, 2026
Time
Event
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration + Badge Pickup
7:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Community Meetings:
- SLA Fellows Business Meeting
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Learn (TBA)
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Breakout Sessions:
- Lightning Talks
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- Engage, Inform, Connect: Using Viva Engage to Amplify Library Services
- From Stacks to Spaces: Redesigning the Academic Library in Support of the Whole Student
- Gamification + Collaboration = BINGO. Using Digital Technology to Enhance Student Learning
- Key Intelligence Questions in Business Reference
- Our Transferable Skills Are Valuable in Any Industry: Trends in The Librarian Linkover Podcast
- Primary Source Literacy in the Age of AI
- PAM Industry Partners Roundtable: Constantly Evolving Business Models and Publishing Initiatives
- SIG-BIZ Round Table: Navigating change through connection and collaboration in business & information practice
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Community Events (TBA)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Dance Party
Sponsored by the American Physical Society
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time
Event
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Community Meetings
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Session: Debate