2019 Symposium on the Future of Libraries
January 25 - 29, 2019 – Seattle, Washington
Provided below is a linked list to 2019 Symposium on the Future of Libraries sessions with FREE access to slides and audio. A special thank you to session presenters for granting permission for the recording and sharing of their sessions.
Hyperlinks direct to the session's page in the Meeting Scheduler. Using the "Login" link in the upper right, simply login with your ALA username and password (free to create for members and non-members).
Visit the 2019 Midwinter Meeting site for the complete schedule of Symposium Sessions.
The Academic Library in an Open Access World: Threats and Opportunities
Rick Anderson
Algorithms, Implicit Bias, and Search Literacy: Exploring Beliefs Among Computer Science Students About Search Engine and Machine Learning Models
Shalini Ramachandran, Steven Cutchin, Sheree Fu, & Karen Howell
Breaking Down the Barriers to Advocacy for School Libraries
Deborah Rinio, Ann Ewbank, & Jenna Nemec-Loise
Bridging the Digital and Physical: Increasing Engagement with Unique Collections Through Digital Tools
Alix Norton, Ann Hubble, & Kristy Golubiewski-Davis
Build Awareness, Drive Engagement, Measure Impact: A Hands-on Workshop to Improve Your Library’s Community Engagement Strategy
Jackie Flavin & Kayla Fargo
Building a Future-ready Workforce: How Public Libraries Can Create Resilient and Entrepreneurial Communities
Audrey Barbakoff & Jay Lyman
Checking Out YouTube: Using Online Video as a Library Outreach Tool
Peter Musser & Colleen Thiessen
Community, Equity, and Storytimes
CiKeithia Pugh & Betha Gutsche
Community Webs: Empowering Public Librarians to Create Community History Web Archives
Maria Praetzellis, Julie Tabberer, & Dylan Gaffney
Creating a Healthy Marketplace With FOLIO
Peter McCracken & Sebastian Hammer
Designing Future Library Leaders: Incorporating Design Thinking, Methods and Principles into Master’s Level Library Education
Rachel Ivy Clarke
Digital Discovery and Architectural Interface Design: Prototyping Architectural-scale Interfaces for Discovery Across Digital and Tangible Collections
Marie S.A. Sorensen, AIA
Efficient, Paperless, Private - Streamlining Holds Processing for Current Needs
Katie DuPraw, Mika Kristian Passila, & Cody Flood
Estelita’s Library - A Space for Social Justice
Edwin Lindo
Global Citizenship Education: Making Libraries Innovative for Learners of All Ages
Michelle Carton
Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Computational Thinking: An Equity Issue for Libraries
Caitlin K. Martin
Leadership for the Future of Libraries
Harry Bruce, Susan Hildreth, Brian Bannon, Lisa Rosenblum, Marcellus Turner, Cindy Aden, & Rolf Hapel
Learning from Each Other: Intergenerational Learning with Storytelling and STEM
Ashley Braun, Amy Twito, & Carrie Tzou
Libraries in the Subscription Economy
Karen Keefe
Libraries Transform - Civic Innovation
Lesley Bain & Amie Thao
Libraries Transform - Education Innovation
Betheny Gross & Rolin Moe
Libraries Transform - Social Innovation
Arnold Phommavong & Sarah Studer
Machine Learning: How Does It Work?!
Andromeda Yelton
Making the Connection: Early Literacy and Computational Thinking for Young Children
Claudia Haines & Paula Langsam
Meeting Patrons Where They Are: The Library’s New Place in the Digital World
Kathryn Harnish
Misinformation and its Malcontents: University of Washington Research and Implications for Libraries
Emma Spiro, Jevin West, & Chris Coward
Modernized Collaborations: Technologies Affecting Librarian Research Connections
Ngoc-Yen Tran & Emily Chan
A Native Perspective on Trauma: Bridging Past, Present, and Possibilities
Wendy Peters
Optimizing the Library Foundation's Impact
Elizabeth Castleberry, Lisa Rosenblum, & Nicole Partridge
Public Libraries as Partners in Healthy Communities
Bobbi Newman & Carolyn Martin
Pushing on the Frontier: Disability Access and the Future of Libraries
Kate Deibel
Racial Equity: Libraries Organizing to Transform Institutions
Amita Lonial, Gordon Goodwin, & Sarah Lawton
Re-Imagining the Public Library
Sara Rothholz Weiner, Anthony Harris, & Allison Marshall
Return to the Real: The Library as Social Connector
Betha Gutsche & Jennifer Peterson
The Role of Libraries in Addressing Homelessness and Poverty
Julie Winkelstein, Hilary Jasmin, Jessica Ball, & Tina Reid
Speculative Design: Design and Strategy
John Jung
What Does Your Community Want? Using Google Search Data for Strategic Planning
Peter Velikonja
Where Journals and Journalism Collide: Does a Future for Libraries Lie in News Creation, Aggregation, and Dissemination?
Kenn Bicknell
XR (Augmented, Virtual and Mixer Reality) Programming in Libraries: Integrating Immersive Media into Library Collections
John MacLeod, Cindy Aden, Joe Olayvar, Negin Dahya, Tammy Westergard, Sara Jones, Jessica Hughes, Cindy Ball, & Mark Andersen